South Bend First Fridays

The evening of the first Friday of every month is a downtown South Bend "First Friday", an evening when many local business organize special events --- live music, discount promotions, demonstrations, etc.. Events run from about 5pm to about 9pm. (Picture below from downtownsouthbend.com).

Each First Friday has a different theme. This coming Friday, February 3, the theme is "Fire and Ice", and will feature fireworks by the River Lights at 9pm, and live demonstrations of ice carving earlier in the evening. The full details are here.

The Friends of the local library runs a book sale every First Friday from 4pm to 8pm, near the main branch. There are usually great bargains on books and cds.

Visiting downtown during First Fridays is a good way to get a feel for what South Bend has to offer.