Fun-filled Week in Downtown Huntsville and More!

In this edition of the Downtown Explorer, our Food Trailers are back in Big Spring Park, Super Saturday is happening this weekend, we are hosting another great National Day of Giveaway, and we have a very exciting announcement for our beer fans! Don't miss out on these events happening in Downtown Huntsville!

This Friday, join us for the Food Trailers edition of Food Trucks VS Food Trailers, presented by Amanda Howard Sotheby's International Realty. We will be in Big Spring Park from 5-9 pm with Food Trailers and Tent Vendors!

Our vendors include:

Food Trailers
2 Chicks On A Roll
Bruster's Ice Cream
Delicious
Grumpy's
Highway Kabobery
HIPPEA Camper
Level Up
Newsouth Hot Dog & Sushi
O Taste & See BBQ LLC
Southerland Sno Depot
Triple L BBQ

Tent Vendors
Forever Grateful, LLC
freethought coffee co.
Nanny's Old Fashioned Lemonade
Piper and Leaf
Regale Cupcakery
Suzy's Pops
Amanda Howard Sotheby's International Realty
AT&T
CycleBar Huntsville
Discovery Life Sciences
Onin Staffing

View the map and get more updates on the event through our Facebook Event Page!

Join us for another Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale in Downtown Huntsville! Father's Day is quickly approaching, so come grab the best gifts for the special occasion! This event is going to have local art vendors, musicians, retail deals, and more!

Don't miss out on any updates and RSVP to our Facebook Event Page!

We hope you enjoyed our National Burger Day Giveaway but don't worry there's more! This month we will be doing a special giveaway on June 4th, also known as National Donut Day! We have partnered with Piper & Leaf x Constitution Hall for a sweet treat!

More information will be given out on our Facebook Event Page so make sure you RSVP and turn on those notifications so you don't miss out!!!

We are very excited to announce our 1st Annual Downtown Huntsville Craft Beer Trail Fest!

You will have the exclusive opportunity to taste brews from our Downtown Huntsville Craft Brewery Trail stops at The Camp at MidCity! Below the Radar, Fractal, Green Bus, Innerspace, Mad Malts, Rocket Republic, Salty Nut, Straight to Ale and Yellowhammer are all going to wow you with their own unique taste!

There will be live music and The Camp food trucks will be open!

Two sessions will be available on Saturday, Aug 14th:
Session One: 12pm to 2pm
Session Two: 3pm to 5pm

Purchase tickets here
Tickets: $20 before Aug 1st
Tickets: $25 from Aug 1st to Aug 13th
Tickets: $35 at the door (If not sold out)
Only 100 tickets will be sold for each session. Get your tickets early!

NOTE: This event is a 21 years or over event. No one under the age of 21 will be allowed in the Beer Fest area.

MidCity is getting a taste of our Downtown Craft Beer Trail and we hope to see you there! RSVP to our Facebook Event Page.

This Week in Downtown Huntsville: Rocket City Adventure Race, DHI Logo Contest, and National Day of Giveaways!

The Rocket City Adventure Race and National Day of Giveaways are back, plus our DHI Logo Contest is coming to a close. These are fun and free events/activities you can enjoy in Downtown this week. Join in, and read more in this edition of the Downtown Explorer!

The Rocket City Adventure Race is back this year. Starting off as a DHI contest winner, the Rocket City Adventure Race is now a fan favorite here in Downtown! It is a free, fun athletic challenge made up of 15-20 stations of mental and physical challenges. Win prizes along the way while also supporting a great cause! The race begins at Cozy Cow Sunday at 2pm!

The race is free, but donations are appreciated. All proceeds benefit Girls On The Run Of North Alabama, an after-school girls’ mentoring program. This is a family-friendly event and suitable for all fitness levels.

RSVP to their Facebook Event Page to stay updated!

Downtown Huntsville, Inc. wants to reward the creative minds of Downtown Huntsville! What better way to do that than a little friendly competition? We invite you to participate in our DHI Logo Contest!!! Download our editable logo files here and recolor, animate, texturize, and more. Once you have finished your design, please email it to Alyssa at alyssa@downtownhuntsville.org for review.

You can recolor, add textures, animate, or whatever you so desire to our logo. Here’s the catch, you cannot change the overall layout and shape. The finished product must be a square with an “H Downtown Huntsville” in the corner. If you have any questions or concerns about your design, please email Alyssa at alyssa@downtownhuntsville.org.

Once the deadline closes, we will review the submissions with our DHI staff and pick 2 winners. Our first prize winner will receive a $100 gift card to a downtown establishment of their choice. The second prize winner will receive a $50 gift card to a downtown establishment of their choice. We can’t wait to see what you’ve got!!

To get some inspiration you can view our new gifs created by Rocket City Digital by typing in "Downtown Hsv" in the gif keyboard on IG Stories and more!

The deadline to enter is June 1st

Official rules can be found here. 

Join us on Friday, May 28th for National Burger Day! We have partnered with Below the Radar Brewing, Melt, and Jack Browns Beer & Burger Joint to celebrate this holiday. Courtesy of Downtown Huntsville, Inc., the first 5 burgers purchased at each of these establishments on Friday, are on the house! So, be sure to be one of the first 5 people in the doors on Friday to get your free burger!

If you want to be updated about future National Day of Giveaways, we will be announcing these giveaways through our Facebook Event Page so make sure you RSVP and turn on those notifications so you don't miss out!!!

This Week in Downtown Huntsville: Food Trucks, Fitness, and Giveaways!

In this edition of the Downtown Explorer, we are going to dish out all the details of this Friday's Food Truck Rally, the Fitness in the Park series, and the return of our "National Day Of" giveaways! You won't want to miss this insider look at what's happening in Downtown Huntsville.

This Friday, join us for the Food Trucks edition of Food Trucks VS Food Trailers, presented by Amanda Howard Sotheby's International Realty. We will be in Big Spring Park from 5-9 pm with Food Trucks and Tent Vendors! Our vendors include:

Tents
Forever Grateful, LLC
freethought coffee co.
Nanny's Old Fashioned Lemonade
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Piper and Leaf
Regale Cupcakery
Suzy's Pops
Amanda Howard Sotheby's International Realty
AT&T
Onin Staffing

Food Trucks

Badd Newz BBQ
Beast Mode
Betty Jo's
Fast Frankies
Fire & Spice
Get Loaded
Golden Years Ice Cream Parlor
Happi Pappi Beignets
Iceworks
Manic
What's Popp'N

View the map and get more updates on the event through our Facebook Event Page!

Fitness in the Park is here in Downtown Huntsville! Join Healthy Huntsville for a FREE group fitness class in Big Spring Park every Saturday until the end of June! Rain or shine!

Upcoming classes:
Saturday, May 22: POUND with 24/7 Health Club
Saturday, May 29: Dance Fitness with M.E.R.C. Fitness Asylum
Saturday, June 5: Dance Fitness with Hip Healthy Chick- Tasha Edwards
Saturday, June 12: Pure Barre with Pure Barre Huntsville
Saturday, June 19 (Big Spring Park West): Family Yoga with Righteous Wellness PRT Inc.
Saturday, June 26: BollyX with Rose Loves Fitness

Our "National Day Of" Giveaways are back! Every month we will be doing a special giveaway correlating with a fun "National day of..." theme! For example, today is National Be A Millionaire Day...no we are not giving away a million dollars! But we will be doing some fun giveaways very soon!

We will be announcing these giveaways through our Facebook Event Page so make sure you RSVP and turn on those notifications so you don't miss out!!!

St. Patricks Week in Downtown Huntsville- Shopping, Dining, and Beer!

Downtown Huntsville is turning green! This Saturday join us for a St. Patrick's Day Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale and the Holmes Ave. Block Party! Also in this edition of the Downtown Explorer, we give you our picks for the best St. Patrick's Day Beer in Downtown Huntsville! You don't want to miss this lucky week!

This St. Patrick's Day edition of our Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale is going to be a special one!

We are so excited to announce that we are doing another giveaway with our Downtown Businesses this Saturday!!! If you want to win a Shamrock Key Lime Pie from The Moon Bakeshop here's how:

• Roosevelt & Co.: After making a purchase on Saturday, you will get a chance to draw a ticket. If you draw the winning ticket, you will get to take home the Shamrock Key Lime Pie!

• Caley Paige Home & Gifts: Make a purchase Saturday before 3pm and be entered into the drawing! At 3pm a name will be drawn to decide the winner of the pie!

• Indigo's Boutique: On Indigo's Facebook Page you will find a social media contest taking place. Enter to win your pie online and pick it up in person on Saturday!

• Creative State at Clinton Row Shops: Customers will throw their name and number into the green hat for a chance to win the pie on Saturday at participating Clinton Row Shops.

• La Esquina Cocina: La Esquina will be open all day (not closing for a break after lunch like normal) offering their entire menu. If you want a free slice of pie with your meal, all you have to do is wear green!

• Phat Sammy's: Eat at Phat Sammy's on Friday, and get your name entered to win a pie on Saturday!

• Elitaire Boutique: Make a purchase Saturday before 3pm and be entered into the drawing! At 3pm the name will be drawn to decide the winner of the pie!

• Green Bus Brewing: Stop by Green Bus on Saturday between noon and 4pm to register for the drawing. The winner will be announced at 4pm!

• Honest Coffee Roasters: Honest will begin their giveaway on Friday morning on Instagram. Go like, save, share, tag ( all the good stuff ) on the post for a chance to win. The winner will be announced on social media and contacted by DM on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

• Corner Pour: Check out Corner Pours social media accounts to be entered to win the pie. The winner will be announced on Saturday!

This event is going to have local art vendors, musicians, retail deals, giveaways, and contests! But, that's not all! After our Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale, join us on Holmes Ave. for a St. Patrick's Day Block Party! Don't miss out on any updates and RSVP to our Facebook Event Page!

Join us on Holmes Avenue on the 13th from 3-9 pm for an amazing St. Patrick's Day-themed Block Party!

Live music will start at 11 am and last all the way until 9 pm! Melt Huntsville will be offering a traditional Reuben made with corned beef and Reuben fries, drink specials all day, and street seating from 3-9 pm. Moes Original BBQ will have a delicious crawfish boil. La Esquina Cocina will be open all day with their entire menu and drink specials. Plus, finish off the night at Stellas Elixir Lounge where a DJ will start playing at 9 pm.

Vendors will line the street and there will be great specials all day long. We hope to see you there!

St. Patrick's Day wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without a glass of beer! Here are our holiday beer picks for this special occasion:

• Straight to Ale: Rocket City Red- a yearly St. Patrick's Day special brew. This Irish Red Ale- is light, malty, and sessionable at 5% ABV. And, The Cow Tipper is Straight to Ale's take on a traditional Car Bomb cocktail, featuring a shot of Shelta Cavern Spirits Whiskeynaut and Irish Cream Liquor dropped into a pint of Lily Flagg Milk Stout.

• Old Town Beer Exchange: Cahaba Brewing Irish Stout on Nitro and Black Warrior Irish Red

• Yellowhammer Brewing: The Kolsch- a light and crisp German-style beer that has been given the luck of the Irish with its whimsical green color, and The Barrel-Aged Wee Heavy- aged for 15 months in Willett bourbon barrels, this silky smooth brew gives you caramel and heavy malt with a warm bourbon finish.

• Green Bus Brewing: Green Omnibus Cream Ale - A traditional American Cream Ale served up Green for St. Paddy's Day. Dominant Red - A traditional Irish Red Ale, an easy-drinking red ale made with an imported Irish malt.

• Chandlers Ford Brewing: Red Bird - Irish Red Ale - 4.2% ABV, Palate Dry Irish Stout - 5.4% ABV, and Catarina Sour - Guavasteen - 3.5% ABV

• Innerspace Brewing: Paddy's Dry Stout, a traditional Irish Stout served on nitro, and the Pub Ale, a traditional English bitter meant to be enjoyed with friends in a proper pub environment.

• Liquor Express: All of the Guinness Family of Brands including the new Nitro Cold Brew Coffee will be at Liquor Express Saturday through St. Patrick's Day. Plus, get 10% off all sizes of Jameson and Proper Twelve Irish Whiskies. The Craft Bar will have $5 Shots of Jameson and Cahaba Brewing Irish Stout on Tap!

• Corner Pour: A Beer by Against the Grain Brewery & IPAcalypse Now by the Singin' River Brewing Company

• Purveyor: Luck of the Irish, Lepre "matcha" Chan, and Irish Sour

• Pourhouse: Irish Mule (Far Left), Guinness Draught, and Lucky Sour Appletini (Far Right)

Drink up Downtown Huntsville!

St. Patricks Day Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale!

March is the month of St. Patrick's Day and you know we love the color green here at DHI! Therefore, join us next week for a Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale, Holmes Ave. Block Party, and the announcement of a new Downtown Huntsville Trail! You get all the details in this edition of the Downtown Explorer.

We are going all out for St. Patty's day in Downtown Huntsville! On Saturday March 13th, join us for a Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale on Clinton Avenue and a Block Party on Holmes Avenue! This outdoor event will include shopping, dining, drinking, gaming, and giveaways to celebrate this upcoming holiday!

Art Vendors and Buskers will be out from 11am to 3pm while local businesses will expand their merchandise to the sidewalk. At 3pm head over to Holmes Avenue for a fun block party with more shopping, dining, and entertainment.

View our Facebook Page to learn more about the art vendors, buskers, and updates on this event!

At this special Super Saturday, we are hosting an IG Reels contest!!! You must post an IG Reel on Saturday of you showcasing something green! Yes just show us something green! The more creative your IG Reel, the better chance you have of being a winner in this contest.

You can find green colored clothes in our local businesses, green plants from our art vendors, green colored food at our restaurants, and so much more! We want to see you having a great pre-St. Patrick's Day Saturday!!!

The best IG Reels will win a gift card to one of our Craft Beer Trail establishments!! Don't forget to tag us in your IG Reel to be entered to win!