Third Friday Downtown tonight guarantees "Fun and Adventure"

[August 18, 2017]  LINCOLN - This month the City of Lincoln continues the “3rd Fridays Downtown” series with a night of “Fun and Adventure” on Friday, August 18th between the hours of 5:30pm and 8:30pm.

The night guarantees fun for all with a 95-foot inflatable obstacle course, inflatable batting cage, and adult-sized tricycle races. As always giant versions of Jenga and Connect four will also be available for friends and family to play.

The Healthy Communities Partnership will be hosting a Bike Rodeo offering an opportunity for participants to learn, practice, and demonstrate their bicycle handling skills in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere. Participants must bring their own bike and helmet and children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Spirited Republic, and Alley-Bi Saloon will once again be sponsoring a blind draw bags tournament where advanced players will team up with novice players. The cost is $5 per person with prizes awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams.

Dinner options for the family include Sorrento’s pizza by the slice for $1, Mama’s Arcade cheeseburgers for $2, Alley-Bi Saloon cheeseburgers, bubble tea from Sir Renna Tea, as well as a variety of affordable food options from Flossie and Delzena’s. Faith Assembly Missions Team will also be offering sno-cones and Cub Scout Pack #101 will be serving ice cold lemonade shakeups.

This month’s musical entertainment will include performances by Sam Arias, Qajaq, and Rob Evans.

Visitors are encouraged to stop by tents of the numerous merchants, non-profit organizations, as well as the downtown businesses that will have their doors open during the event.

3rd Fridays Downtown is made possible by the generosity of sponsors such as Country Financial and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

If you have questions, or are interested in participating in a future event, please contact Clay Johnson by calling 217-732-2122.

[Clay T. Johnson
City Administrator]