Per Baldwin City ordinance #1196, please do not bring dogs or other critters.
Sponsored by Baldwin State Bank and Standard Grooming Supply
The first Third Friday Market of 2026 kicks off with an exciting lineup of vendors and activities!
There will be vendors, open storefronts, live music, and activities for all ages.
Ice Cream Making Contest (with ice cream available for purchase following the contest). Register Here to Compete
A vendor list will be available closer to the market date.
5:00 pm: Ice cream freezing begins on the patio of This & That at 703 Eighth Street.
Competition is limited to six electric freezers, but there is no limit on hand crank freezers.
Prizes are: First: $75; Second: $50; Third: $25
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Artist Reception at Lumberyard Arts Center for Harley: A Life in Color - An Exhibition in Remembrance and Jettisoned Revival by Nick Schmiedeler.
6:00 pm: Storefronts, Restaurants, and Street Vendors open
6:45 pm: Mobile Dairy Classroom with Kari from Southwest Dairy Farmers will be located in the 8th Street ally between Grove and High Streets
7:30 pm: Homemade ice cream available for $1 a scoop or $4 for a sampler platter of six scoops.
7:30 - 9 pm: live music featuring Sky Smeed on the stage in Sullivan Square
9:15 pm: Outdoor movie in Sullivan Square: Remember the Titans
The July Third Friday Market is a quintessential small town America experience. There will be vendors, open storefronts, live music, and activities for all ages including
Mural Scavenger Hunt (thank you Lumberyard Arts Center)
Watermelon eating and seed spitting contests with free watermelon slices following.
A vendor list will be available closer to the market date.
6:00 pm: Vendors and activities open.
6:30 pm: Watermelon contests start in Sullivan Square. There will be three age groups: 0-6 years; 7-12 years; 13 and up.
7:15 - 8:45 pm: Live music featuring Pastense Bluegrass Band on the stage in Sullivan Square.
9:00 pm: Outdoor movie in Sullivan Square: GOAT
August Third Friday Market brings back a community favorite activity! Along with vendors, open storefronts, live music, and activities for all ages there will be a community water fight with the Baldwin City Fire Department. Water guns are welcome but water balloons are not.
A vendor list will be available closer to the market date.
6:00 pm: Vendors and activities open including a soil trailer with Douglas County Conservation District
7:30 - 9 pm: Live music featuring The Lintners on the stage in Sullivan Square. Sponsored by Standard Grooming Supply.
The final Third Friday Market is one last opportunity to savor the remnants of summer. There will be vendors, open storefronts, live music, and activities for all ages including
Pollinator activity with Vinland Valley Nursery
Petting zoo with Misfit Meadows including miniature donkeys, alpacas, and goats.
A vendor list will be available closer to the market date.
6:00 pm: Vendors and activities open
7:30 - 9 pm: Live music featuring Rosewood & Rosin on the stage in Sullivan Square. Sponsored by Hometown Construction.
More information and activities to be announced for each date.
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