First Friday | November 6
Start Your Holiday Shopping in Downtown York!
A thoughtful gift. A familiar face behind the counter. A night out that supports the places you love. Start the season with First Friday in Downtown York on Friday, November 6, from 5–9 p.m., presented by WellSpan Health!
November’s First Friday is all about exploring downtown, connecting with our small business community, and getting a head start on your holiday shopping. Bring a friend, make dinner plans, and spend the evening discovering what’s inside the shops, galleries, and restaurants that make Downtown York special.
Shop York this holiday season. Find something with a story—from locally made art and handcrafted goods to clothing, books, home décor, and unexpected treasures. Need a gift for someone who has everything? Consider a gift card to a favorite downtown restaurant, shop, or experience.
Every purchase helps support the business owners, artists, makers, and neighbors who bring our downtown to life. Their recommendations and personal touches can help you find a gift that feels just right.
Make time to explore the Market, Royal Square, and WeCo districts, stop into a business you’ve been meaning to visit, and enjoy dinner or drinks along the way. Whether you’re checking off your gift list or simply enjoying an evening with friends, First Friday is a great reason to spend some time downtown.
Join us November 6—and keep Downtown York on your shopping list all season long!
Check back for participating businesses and First Friday happenings as the date approaches.
Market district
- Dance the night away at the Handsome Cab with live DJ Superman and all your favorite Dance Music every 1st Friday of the month from 9pm…. .until?? No Cover. Late Night Happy Hour starts at 9pm.
- Children’s Home of York Annual Meeting & Exhibition Opening. An exhibit that features art by Children’s Home of York clients is open at Marketview Arts from 4pm-6pm. 2 P’s Curated is catering the event.
- Appell Center for the Performing Arts: First Friday Free Family Film – Disney Pixar CARS – 20th Anniversary Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on the old Route 66, he meets Sally (Bonnie Hunt), Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there’s more to life than trophies and fame. Jazz in the City Goes Psychedelic ’60s! Featuring… Tim Thompson, trumpet Kirk Reese, keyboard Steve Meashey, bass Jeff Stabley, drums Get ready for a far-out ride through the music that changed everything. Jazz in the City turns up the color and cranks up the creativity with fresh jazz arrangements of psychedelic ’60s favorites. Hear the music of Jimi Hendrix, Donovan, The Beatles and more like you’ve never heard it before—as iconic melodies collide with swinging rhythms, inventive improvisation and the unmistakable energy of live jazz. You know the songs. Now hear them in a whole new way. Groove along, dig the unexpected and take a musical trip back to one of the most revolutionary eras in music. This is the ’60s—with a Jazz in the City twist.
- Central Market is opening its doors at 5 PM, and we’re ready to kick off First Friday! We’ll have select vendors open for business, serving up delicious food, special treats, shopping, and specials of all kinds! Come hungry. Come ready to shop.
Come hang out with us. There’s a little something for everyone at Central Market — so make us one of your stops this First Friday! - Join Art & Framing Warehouse on Beaver Street in time for the Holidays! Stop this First Friday and choose a Mystery Envelope! Everyone wins and everyone receives a surprise discount. One lucky will discover the Golden Envelope! Have a special photograph, artwork, needlework or keepsake to frame? Now is the perfect time to preserve it for the Holidays
- At Gifthorse Brewing, live music from the Bottomfeeders, attorneys by day, rock stars by night, playing for a charity of their choice. The November Burger of the Month is the Smashgiving Melt: single or double turkey burger, Havarti cheese, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, between toasted bread, with a side of gravy. Our Economic Stimulus Drink Menu offers twelve $5 drink options, available all day every day.
royal square district
- Art, Oddities & a Little Holiday Magic at RELIQ! Open from 11 am to 9 pm! Experience Yozora, Noel’s fragrant homage to the night sky. It’s your last week to catch the wonderfully spooky gourdwork of L.G. Stinnette! Don’t miss these imaginative creations before they disappear. And while you’re here, get a little head start on holiday gifting! We’ve been gathering all sorts of beautiful and curious treasures: new teas, cozy cocoa, handmade luna moth brooches, mushroom magic, fragrant sandalwood combs, seed bombs, beeswax candles, and more. Come, curious minds. There’s always something to discover at RELIQ! RELIQ | 110 E. King Street, York, PA
- Venture celebrates the “Art Of The Brooch”. Wear your art and jazz up your holiday outfits. Opening First Friday/November, this show includes local & national artists creating brooches and pins from sterling silver, beads, industrial components, wool, brass, hand-painted and more. Also Dan Barry’s intriguing collage and tapestry exhibit has been extended through Nov 15 with new artwork added to the show. Don’t miss either exhibit! Live music by Sojrn outside Venture during the opening and nibbles inside. Venture is open Wednesdays 1-4, Saturdays 12-5, Sundays 12-4, First Fridays 5-9 or by appt. Location:128 E. King Street. Free weekend parking.
- Vibrissae Pet Grooming and Training First Friday: $10 nail trims, Please join us for Fall Bingo! Win lots of prizes and play in raffles! With $2 off any of our bingo card packages. Bingo will be November 8th 12-3pm!
- The Roaming Roast will be open 9-9! We will have our new November flavors start on first Friday! We have the Harvest chai, this is an Apple cider and chai hot latte. With cinnamon on top brown butter maple latte, pecan pie, latte, cinnamon apple tea, Pumpkin spice cold brew.
- HIVE artspace – Open 5-9. Join us on First Friday to get first dibs on over 100 tiny artworks in The Mini Art Show, visit our artist studios, view a fresh collection of Blackbird Designs jewelry, and Angel & Fitz will be here, too!
weco district
- Steph Holmes Artist Studio is open 8 AM to 3 PM! Stop in to explore an artist’s studio full of original nature-inspired paintings, prints, postcards, gifts and painted paper butterflies! On the second floor of Gather 256 at 256 W. Philadelphia St., York, PA. FREE street parking or FREE 2-hour parking lot at Foundry Plaza. Find more info at www.stephholmes.com.
- 8am-3pm Start your First Friday with something sweet—and a simple way to give back. On First Friday, enjoy a $1 cookie with the purchase of any specialty coffee. With every breakfast or lunch sandwich purchased, Gather 256 will donate $1 to our Pay-It-Forward Neighborhood Fund to help our neighbors in need. A sweet beginning to the day, with a little giving built into your visit. Use the hashtag #FirstFridayStartsatGather256 and be entered to win a free specialty beverage the next time you visit! First Friday Starts Here at Gather 256.
parking options
Parking is plentiful in Downtown York. There are 1,260 garage parking spaces and 350 on-street parking meters in our downtown area, and parking couldn’t be any easier for First Friday in Downtown York. On-street parking is free after 5pm.
Parking Garages: King Street Garage, Market Street Garage, Philadelphia Street Garage.Normal daily rates will apply from 8am-5pm.
Free parking is also available in the Royal Square District after 5pm at the following locations: Corner lot of E. Newton Ave and S. Duke Street and E. King Street and S. Queen Street Lot (directly across from The Bond). For Collusion Tapworks Customers, parking is available in the corner lot of S. Howard Street and E. Newton Avenue (directly behind the Bond).
WeCo: Free on-street parking on West Philadelphia Street and at the Foundry Park parking lot.
