Step Outside and Enjoy Downtown Huntsville!

The weather is perfect here in Downtown Huntsville and we want you to take advantage of it! In this edition of the Downtown Explorer, we step outside to enjoy the 2020 Downtown Open course, the soon-to-come 2020 Pop-Up Parks, and watch our new Explorer Vlog series to learn more about our beautiful and unique downtown parks!

Have you been out to enjoy our 2020 Downtown Open course presented by Crunkleton Commercial Real Estate Group? This 17 hole course can be found around the downtown square and surrounding areas. Putt your ball around corners, through tanks and houses, into cups, and much more on this unique course. 

The scorecards and more information about the course can be found on our website. We hope to see you out there putting a hole in one!

Coming soon: 2020 Pop-Up Parks! Downtown Huntsville is welcoming back our Pop-Up Parks for 2020, presented by Redstone Federal Credit Union. Move out the cars and bring in the people from October 15th through the 25th!  

There will be 7 parking spots around the downtown square converted into mini parks for you to enjoy. Some may include fun activities while others may be a relaxing conversational space! 

This 10-day event is free to attend and open to the public! RSVP to our Facebook Event Page!

Did you know Downtown Huntsville is home to many unique and beautiful parks? In our new Explorer Vlog series, we are exploring some of these parks to see what they have to offer. Already checked off of our list is the urban pocket park, Washington Park, as well as the splashpad park, Bicentennial Park! 

You can view these videos on our website and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Join us each week to learn about more of our urban parks in Downtown Huntsville!

Here is your "staycation" itinerary for this Saturday in Downtown Huntsville!

This Saturday is the perfect day to have a "staycation" in Downtown Huntsville! In this edition of the Downtown Explorer, we are giving you the perfect itinerary to do just that! We've got food, shopping, putt putt, and much more on our list this weekend so don't miss out!

The first activity on our "staycation" itinerary is our Food Truck All Stars Brunch, presented by valleymls.com! This physically distanced event will be on Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Some of your favorite food trucks will be there serving breakfast, lunch, and everything in between! 

Confirmed participants include: Hippea Camper, Iceworks, Golden Years Ice Cream Parlor, Regale Cupcakery, and Beast Mode. For updates on the event and to view the event map, RSVP to our Facebook Event Page!

Just a short distance away from our Food Truck All Stars Brunch, you can find our Super Saturday Sidewalk Sale! From 10am to 5pm, enjoy amazing sales from the shops in downtown, a mini art walk, and a mini buskerfest! 

These shops and vendors are releasing Fall themed items and it is a perfect time to get some holiday shopping done. To see the list of art walk vendors and buskers, visit our Facebook Event Page!

Downtown Open 2020, presented by Crunkleton Commercial Real Estate Group,  has begun! From October 1st through the 11th you can enjoy this unique and urban putt putt course around the downtown square and surrounding sidewalks. This full 18 hole course is open 24 hours a day during this 10-day period for free!

For the safety of everyone, we ask that you provide your own putters and balls for this year’s course. Scorecards can be printed on our website. Updates on the event and exciting photos and videos will be shared on our Facebook Event Page!
 
This safe and unique course is fun for the whole family, so come out and enjoy our Downtown Open in Downtown Huntsville!

To finish off your Saturday "staycation", visit Lowe Mill for Monster Movies at the Mill! They will be screening a horror feature film in the North Lot on their 40 foot outdoor cinema screen every Saturday night in October at 7 PM!

Limited parking is available, so purchase your tickets for each screening online while they last for only $20 per vehicle. Social-distancing and face masks will be required at these events.

Check out the movie schedule here!

What do art, putt putt, and parks have in common? They are all in Downtown Huntsville!

As our 2020 Friday Night Art Walk comes to an end, Downtown Huntsville, Inc. is proud to announce the return of our Downtown Open Putt Putt course and our Pop-Up Parks this October! In this edition of the Downtown Explorer, we will give you exclusive details on these events so you can plan the perfect day in Downtown Huntsville!

We are proud to announce that our Downtown Open Putt Putt course, presented by Crunkleton Commercial Real Estate Group is making a return in 2020 on October 1st through October 11th! Play putt putt on this unique, urban course with 17 holes around the square over a 10-day period for FREE!

For the safety of everyone, we ask that you bring your own putter and ball to use for the course. You will be able to print your own score cards through our Facebook Event Page!

We hope this years course is safe and fun for you and your whole family! Don’t forget to tag us @DowntownHsv in all of your photos!

Come down to the square in downtown for our very last Art walk of 2020. Yes, you read that right! Our very LAST Friday Night Art Walk of 2020, presented by Amanda Howard Sotheby’s International Realty, is this Friday! So come to Downtown from 5-8pm and get your holiday shopping done early this year and snag some amazing Fall themed items. We also have some exciting new vendors joining us this Friday, so don't miss out!

The map and full list of vendors can be found on our Facebook Event Page.

The unique and quirky Pop Up Parks return to Downtown Huntsville October 15th through the 25th!

Pop Up Parks 2020 will feature 7 parking spots converted into mini-parks around the Downtown Square. The event's motto: "Move out the cars, bring in the people." Downtown Huntsville, Inc invites the community to come out, play on the mini-parks, and enjoy all the amazing things Downtown Huntsville has to offer. 
This 10-day event is free to attend and open to the public!

RSVP to our Facebook Event Page to see updates!

Explore the Art of Downtown Huntsville

Huntsville has a new mural and we are loving it! This 3-story mural is up in Downtown Huntsville to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Artist Kimberly Radford's 19th Amendment mural design is inspired by the site’s narrow dimensions and proximity to the tree growing on Washington Street. Radford created an epic sized young girl reaching high to share a neighborly drink with the tree. She is clothed in candy-colored fabric pieced together like a southern quilt, closely stitched to her surroundings. She blooms from a garden of enormous camellias, bold foliage, and stands tall on a nourished foundation of freedom fought & won by women and men long before her. On the ground level of the design, the girl looks to her future while honoring the past with a “Votes for Women” sash partially visible. 

You can view this mural on the side of the parking deck on Washington Street. We are glad to be adding this piece to a long list of beautiful art in Downtown Huntsville!

Find more information here!

The Downtown Huntsville Secret Art Trail aims to inspire people to explore and discover downtown’s public art, learn about the artists, and take a step off the beaten path. There are 18 stops along the trail and all of them are unique in their own way! 

A map of the trail can be found at the Downtown Huntsville Visitor Information Center. You can grab a drink to go (served in a purple cup) and take a stroll through the downtown Arts & Entertainment District. This is a great opportunity to explore downtown in a safe physically distanced way.  So, grab a map and see if you can take a photo at each stop; share your photos on social media and tag us!

It is time for another Friday Night Art Walk presented by Amanda Howard Sotheby's International Realty! Friday, August 28th from 5:00-8:00pm stroll the streets of downtown and support local creators. There will be over 30 local vendors selling handmade jewelry, T-shirts, home decor, and much more! The artists will be spread out along the Courthouse Square and adjacent streets to limit crowds and encourage social distancing!

We are also so excited to welcome Greater Huntsville Humane Society (GHHS) as our official Art Walk charity partner! They will have adoptable animals at the event, so if you are looking for your new furever best friend, this event is for you!

Even if you aren't in need of some new handmade items right now, there are still plenty of activities to enjoy at this event. Enjoy live music, stop in at your favorite local restaurants, and if you haven't already, begin the Craft Coffee Trail! Three stops on our Craft Coffee Trail are conveniently located nearby our Friday Night Art Walk vendors! Grab your Craft Coffee Trail card at the Huntsville/Madison Visitors Center or one of the stops along the trail and start collecting stamps!

To RSVP for this event, view the list of vendors, and view the event map, head over to our Facebook Event Page. We can't wait to see you there!