Name: June First Friday
Start: 2026-06-05T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-05T23:45:00-04:00
Location: Downtown Macon

First Friday, presented by Robins Financial Credit Union, is your ticket to downtown Macon! Be sure to use #downtownmacon in your posts.
SPECIAL EVENTS!
- Picnics & Popsicles: We are fully embracing summer vibes on June 5! Grab to-go specials from any of our participating downtown restaurants, head to Turpin Park, and enjoy free popsicles, yard games, live music, and Soul Spots artist, The Basement Club. Robins Financial Credit Union will have a picnic basket raffle on site. You can enjoy all of thise from 5-7 PM at Turpin Park(3rd and Poplar Street park with muscial instrument near Kudzu Seafood block.) Full list of specials on our website or the Pinics and Popsicles Facebook event!
ART WALK:
- McEachern Art Center,(332 2nd St.), 6 PM
Summer Exhibit Opening Reception:Bringing together a range of practices, materials, and perspectives, this exhibition highlights how artists at different stages engage process, experimentation, and form in distinct but connected ways.
Artist Featured:�Craig Coleman�Wendy Deschene�Reed Gallo�Jenni Horne�Hannah Mock�Isabel Neely�Meredith Ochoa�Jeff Schmuki
- Macon Arts Alliance (486 1st Street), 4-7 pm
Macon Arts Alliance is excited to present their June show, “Embodiment”, featuring works by mixed media artist Courtenay Puckett. This mixed media body of work explores the banana tree as a metaphor for the human life cycle, its rhythms of growth, fruiting, decay, and renewal reflecting our own processes of becoming "Embodiment" will be available to view from June 5 to June 26.
- Bohemian Den,(502 Cherry Street) 5-7 PM
First Friday is for art, community, and liberation. Join us June 5th from 5–7 PM at The Bohemian Den for UNRESTRICTED, an art exhibition by Rhonda Sunshine Miller celebrating freedom, vision, and resilience.Come experience powerful works, meaningful connections, and the creative spirit that reminds us what it means to live unrestricted.All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
- Rose Room, 378 2nd Street, 5:30 PM - 12AM
Join us for First Friday at The Rose Room for “What We Grow Through,” a solo showcase by local artist & owner of Artspace Macon, Casie Trace. This collection explores womanhood, growth, and the experiences that shape us. Opening night is also Casie’s birthday celebration! Artist talk will begin at 5:30PM, followed by cake from @berserkdesserts and light snacks from @porchlightbakingco. Check out their picnic special too!

ENTERTAINMENT
- Grant's Lounge, 9-11 PM, Macon Music Revue self-described “preservation band,” Macon Music Revue celebrates the artists and songs associated with its namesake city. The five-piece group mines the catalogs of hometown heroes Little Richard and Otis Redding while also exploring the output of Capricorn Records.
- Hummingbird Stage & Taproom, 9:30-11 PM: Georgia Red Clay is a southern rock band based out of Atlanta, Ga. Playing all types of venues ranging from small bars to the large scale, GRC has left their mark all over the southeast.
- Soul Spots, presented by Bragg Jam and NewTown Macon, features live music from artists who play outside businesses every First Friday. You can catch The Dubshak Band perform outside of J. Reid's Tavern and Braddock's Cask and Table from 6-8 pm. Head to to Picnics & Popsicles in Turpin Park to catch The Basement Club from 5-7PM! The Social Duck will also have a Soul Spot with the time and performer being announced soon.

RETAIL & RESTAURANTS
- Sixth Avenue is teaming up with Switch Macon for a vendor market on First Friday! Sixth Avenue has vintage clothing bins and also puts out newly stocked items in their shop. Check out their autheticated shoes, clothes and more!
- Redemption Tattoo, 90s' and Picnic Flash Tattoos: Get themed flash tattoos at Redemption that are in coordination with Switch Macon's 90s' themed bar and features fun summer and picnic themed tattoos for First Friday!
- Switch Macon's Patio Market: First Friday is back, and our patio is turning into a curated summer market packed with local style, custom pieces, and all the nostalgic vibes you could ask for. Come shop local, sip themed cocktails, and experience our brand-new 90’s theme while you’re here.
✨ Featuring:
💎 Macon Sparx — Permanent jewelry
✨ The Vintage Thread — Custom charm bar
👗 Holy Fools — Vintage clothing + accessories
🤠 Soul Shine Hat Co — Custom + ready-to-wear hats
👟 Sixth Ave — Vintage Men’s ware and shoes
🍸 90’s inspired cocktails
🎶 Throwback vibes
🛍️ Patio shopping
📍 Downtown Macon at Switch Macon
- Shuster's Candy and Creamery is perfect for a date night! They are open through 10 PM on Fridays and are offering a Stormy Sip special!
- The Social Duck: Try duck pin bowling, and we guarantee you will be obsessed after one time! They also have drink and food specials! It's perfect for a group night out or even a date! Dance to a Soul Spot artist outside their business too!
- Flight Time at Bearfoot: Located above Bearfoot on Second Street, Flight Time is downtown Macon's newest elevated experience. Fusing Tiger Woods-caliber golf technology with F1 racing and flight simulators, all paired with craft cocktails and stunning views of Second Street — this is entertainment like nothing else in Macon. Come see what all the buzz is about!
- Reboot Retrocade and Bar: Macon's only arcade that doubles as a bar! Themed drink specials, plenty of arcade games, and good times guaranteed!
- The Bohemian Den: Stays open late through 9 PM on First Fridays and will have a art show! Check out their art gallery show!
- Sweet Eleanor's is now hosting Afterglow on Friday and Saturday nights. This is a sober late night event with low lights, coffee, mocktails,and small plates. Stop by and also get their Picnic specials!
- Longleaf Distillery has "Appy Hour!" From 4 PM to 7 PM, get the snack of the month for 50% off. Check out their picnic special!
- First Fridays at Loom, located in Hotel Forty Five: Kick off the month the right way—under the stars, with good vibes and even better deals! See local artists set the mood starting at 7 PM on the patio
More First Friday Fun: https://newtownmacon.com/enjoyingplaces/first-friday/

RETAIL SHOPS
The 567 Center for Renewal | Bear's Books | Bert Maxwell Furniture | BowFRESH Bowties | Chic Culture | Daphne's 525 | Elizabeth's Vintage Boutique | Fig & Ivy | Fresh Produce Records | Gallery West | Golden Bough Bookstore | Kaybee of Macon | Lawrence Mayer Florist | Lore Gallery | Macon Arts Alliance | MD Exchange | Mossy Creek Natural | Ocmulgee Outfitters | The Otis Redding Foundation | Petals | Rabbit Hole | Sheridan Studio | Sixth Ave | StARTup Studios | The Bohemian Den | The Vintage Thread | Wear. Your dollar makes change.

RESTAURANTS
Braddock's Cask & Table | Cashman's Pub | Churchill's on Cherry | Dovetail | Downtown Grill | Fall Line Brewing Co. | Famous Mike's of Macon | Fatty's Pizza | Flying Biscuit | Gangnam Grill | J. Reid's Tavern | Just Tap'd - Macon | Kudzu Seafood Company | Loom Comfort Kitchen + Cocktails | La Bella Morelia | Little India, Indian Cuisine | Macon Water Ice | Macon Bagel | Macon Made Nutrition | Ocmulgee Brewpub | Oliver's Corner Bistro | Parish on Cherry | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen | Rookery | Satterfield's Barbecue | Sweet Eleanor's | Taste and See Coffee Shop | Thaismile Macon | Third and Cherry | Tokyo Alley | Your Pie | The Mule Barn

ENTERTAINMENT AND NIGHTLIFE VENUES
| Apt.77 | BJ's Billiards | Cashman's Pub | Churchill's on Cherry | Daisy Tequila Bar | Flight Time at Bearfoot
| Grant's Lounge | House Cocktails | The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom | Hightales Rooftop Bar | JBA | Just Tap'd - Macon | Late Nite | Longleaf Distilling Co. | Macon Rocks Climbing Gym | Mercer Music at Capricorn | Monkey's Paw Tiki Lounge | Niche 385 | Quill | Reboot Retrocade & Bar | | Rose Room | Social Duck | Serenity Entertainment Complex | Switch Macon | The Man Upstairs
SPONSORS
First Friday is presented by Robins Financial Credit Union!
With support from:
100.9 The Creek
Cumulus
Visit Macon
The Grand Opera House
McEachern Art Center
Mercer Music at Capricorn
Fall Line Brewing Co.

ABOUT NEWTOWN MACON
We are an independent nonprofit that focuses on economic
development and revitalizing Downtown Macon. We make it safe
and beautiful and fun and affordable. And we keep it local. Visit www.newtownmacon.com for more information.