First Friday

Get out and about for free art, activities, culture & live entertainment, plus food & beverage specials and merchandise discounts. Make rounds to the businesses & organizations participating in this community event. Venues include A.T. Walley; Auburn Discount Liquor; Cayuga Museum; Combgrown Mead,; Evolve CBD; Hairlooms Salon; Melody’s; Moondog’s Lounge; Next Chapter Brewpub; Prison City North; Refinery Modern Fare; Reuse Refuge; Seward House Museum; Schweinfurth Art Center; Shepherd’s Brewing Co. and Thirsty Pug Craft Beer.
Schweinfurth Art Center
From 5 – 7:30PM listen to music by Edgy Folk, enjoy refreshments and explore exhibitions: The Palace at 3AM by artist Gary Sczerbaniewicz; Nancy Crow: Sequences, Rifs, and Drawings; and I am a Friend of Dorothy by artist Kevin Carr.
Cayuga Museum
From 5 – 7:30PM tour a one-time only pop-up exhibit in partnership with Frontenac Historical Society featuring the uniform of Civil War surgeon, Dr. Benjamin Fordyce.
Thirsty Pug Craft Beer
From 5 – 8PM come in for Happy Hour and enjoy 10% off menu items and pints.
Reuse Refuge
From 4 – 7PM save 15% on all back-to-school items, plus free samples from the refill station and free books.
Shepherd’s Brewing Co.
From 5 – 10PM view artwork by Rebecca Moshaty, and try a first firkin beer release. Accredited Art will feature Auburn’s History coloring books & fairy hair tinsel @ 6PM.
Melody’s
From 9AM – 6PM stop in to receive a BOGO free coupon for a coworking day pass valued at $30 redeemable through August 2023.
A.T. Walley
From 3 – 6PM come in for Happy Hour drink specials including $3 domestic beer, $4 well drinks, $6 wine & specialty cocktails.
Moondog’s Lounge
From 8:30 – 11:30PM enjoy music by A Cast of Thousands, plus drink specials.
Next Chapter Brewpub
From 5 – 6PM enjoy Happy Hour specials, $1 off house pints & a free slice of pizza, $2 off pizza and $5 drink orders all night, plus music by Amy Lyn Trio 7 – 10PM.
Seward House Museum
From 5 – 8PM attend an opening for Patrick Hanay-Zaia in the gift shop gallery, music stylings by Colleen Kattau in the garden, refreshments & select museum room tours.
Combgrown Mead
From 4 – 8PM attend a special sampling event of their bourbon barrel-aged mead – available for purchase to enjoy in-house, or pre-order for take-home bottles.
Evolve CBD
From 11AM – 7PM view Blotter Art prints by Steve Cerio on display & for sale. Everyone 21+ will receive a 50mg edible, while supplies last.
Hairlooms Salon
From 4:30 – 7PM shop pop-up vending with Soul Sista Fashions & Artistic Impressions, plus refreshments, a door prize drawing, karaoke & DJ music.
Auburn Discount Liquor
From 2:30 – 5:30PM join a complimentary wine tasting.
Prison City Brewing North
From 7 – 10PM enjoy outdoor courtyard music by Inside Job and PC food truck vending.
Refinery Modern Fare
From 6 – 10PM see live music on the patio with Terry & Joe and try new cocktail flights and beer specials.
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