The Cedar Rapids Downtown District is proud to announce another Downtown Market will be held Saturday July 18th from 7:30a.m.-Noon in Downtown Cedar Rapids. This special market will be an official “Green Day” with over twenty local organizations demonstrating various Green projects-from recycling games, resources, cleaning products, composite and plant displays, solar toys, and more!
The market will be held along 3rd and 4th Avenues to include 2nd ,3rd Streets SE and Greene Square Park. The 4th Avenue parkade will be free and open to the public, with additional on street parking available. Handicapped accessible parking will be available in the True North Parking lot along 5th Street SE.
Entertainment for the July 18 market includes Kevin BF Burt, Dancer’s Edge, Twillering Starlets/Lin Mar Twillers, Open Mic, Library Story Time, Iowa Children’s Museum, street entertainment from Mark Brown and Junk Funk. Cooking demonstration will be hosted by DC Riverwalk. ImpactCR will be on site to launch their new program T.A.G. (Think. Act. Give.) and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will be on site for their Buy In program.
New features this season include open mic sessions, a Green Space sponsorship, recycling program, and a pet policy offering guidelines for patrons that bring their pets to the market. The pet policy includes a maximum 4 foot leash requirement, as well as basic health and social interaction guidelines. Another noteworthy addition to this season includes the acceptance of WIC checks by those vendors participating in both the City and Downtown Farmers’ Markets.
Thanks to July 18 market Corporate Sponsors: Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, ITC Midwest, the Eastern Iowa Airport, and Guaranty Bank. Thanks to media partners: Hoopla, 100.7 the Fox, 600 WMT AM, Corridor Business Journal, KHAK, KCRG-TV9, Rubicon Photo, The Gazette, Mediacom, and Z102.9, and 1600 ESPN.
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