Events | 3rd Friday | Downtown Salisbury, MD

3rd Friday - Wheels | May 19, 2023

May 12, 2023

3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury | May 19, 2023

Salisbury, MD: May 19, 2023 is the next 3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury, with artists and crafters lining the streets, live music outside and loads of special activities. This month’s theme is Wheels, with everything from pottery wheels to skateboards, bicycles and souped-up cars. Art and hobbies collide this 3rd Friday, so get ready for a night of art, entertainment and fun.

On Main Street, check out the 3rd Friday Car Show with our community’s coolest cars of all styles and varieties competing for prizes and one amazing trophy. 3rd Friday coincides with National Bike to Work Day and the City of Salisbury is celebrating with a complimentary bike valet hosted by Salisbury’s B-PAC - Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Lurking Class Skate Shop will be hosting a Skate Ramp Zone on Main Street open to all ages and skill levels, just bring your own helmet and guardian if you’re under 18 years old. On North Division Street, check out live pottery wheel demonstrations with Amused Studios, plus live music from AMP Studios.

Salisbury Art Space will be hosting the opening reception for the United Way’s 2023 Lower Shore Addiction Awareness Art Competition. This moving competition showcases entries from high school students in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties exploring the theme of addiction awareness and recovery. The critical conversations that their art encourages are key to keeping opioid addiction awareness, and hope for recovery integrated in our community and family conversations. The reception and award ceremony will be held on 3rd Friday from 5 – 7 p.m. with the exhibition on display now through May 26th.

Salisbury University Art Galleries will also be open late with the 68th Biannual Senior Art Show: Elevator Daze featuring the work of this years Fine Arts B.F.A. Graduates. Elevator Daze features painting, mixed media, sculpture and installation works all from Fine Art Majors marking the end of the students’ undergraduate careers and the beginning of their professional lives. Salisbury University Art Galleries will be open on 3rd Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Shoppers be sure to stop by SBY Home Décor for 15% off all furniture and home décor this 3rd Friday. Blackwater Apothecary will also be celebrating their Grand Re-Opening this 3rd Friday at their new location 107 W. Main Street. Be sure to stop by and say hi, doors open at 5 p.m.

3rd Friday is a downtown economic development initiative and a project of the Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District, in cooperation with The City of Salisbury. There is no charge for artists to participate, but advance registration is required. For More Info: 3rdFridaySby.com

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3rd Friday - Spring Things | April 21, 2023

Apr 14, 2023

Updated: Apr 18, 2023

3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury | April 21, 2023

Salisbury, MD: April 21, 2023 is the next 3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury, with artists and crafters lining the streets, live music outside, and tons of special activities. This month’s theme is Spring Things, and it’s a chance to celebrate the warming weather, new growth, and all things spring. From seed bomb giveaways to baby animals and pony rides with Funny Farm Petting Zoo, art shows, plant swaps and more!

Springtime wouldn’t be complete without a focus on plants and animals. Funny Farm Petting Zoo will be back this year on Main Street with baby animals and barnyard friends that everyone can enjoy, with pony rides available at an extra charge.

Plant lovers can participate in the Downtown Salisbury Visitor Center’s Houseplant Propagation Swap, where houseplant cuttings can be traded between other local houseplant enthusiasts. Kids can free take-home pollinator seed bombs. Breathe Interiors will also be hosting a Make Your Own Miniature Terrariums pop-up tent outside of their store on N. Division Street, with options for faux moss terrariums and living, succulent terrariums.

The N. Division Street stage will have lots to enjoy with live music from The Permilla Project from 5 – 8 p.m. The stage will also feature a Trash Fashion Show at 6 p.m. hosted by the Salisbury University Environmental Students Association. Models from the Salisbury School and Salisbury University will showcase beautiful, hand-made garments made completely out of recycled materials to inspire us all to rethink the trash we throw out each day.

Art lovers should be sure to stop by Salisbury Art Space and Salisbury University Art Galleries to enjoy brand new exhibitions at each location. Salisbury Art Space is hosting the opening reception for “Life Through the Lens”, a photography exhibition sponsored by The Whaley Family Foundation. “Life Through the Lens” explores life from different perspectives through the eyes of photographers local and abroad, with winning selections judged by Jesse Halpern of UMES and Jesse James Photography. Salisbury University Art Galleries will be hosting the 68th Biannual Senior Art Exhibition showcasing the incredibly talented work of SU’s Fine Art majors as they prepare for graduation.

Looking for Live Entertainment? The Brick Room will be hosting Poetry Readings from 5 – 7 p.m. with City of Salisbury’s Poet Laureate Nancy Mitchell. Check out The Mercury Agenda at Market Street Inn starting at 8 p.m., plus Brew River Restaurant and Bar is celebrating spring with a “Rock the Dock” dock bar party. Check out their brand-new dock bar with live music and a country DJ, DJ Tailor Made, starting at 6 p.m.

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3rd Friday - St. Paddy's Day | March 17, 2023

Mar 13, 2023

3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury | March 17, 2023

Salisbury, MD: March 17, 2023 is the next 3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury, and it is the perfect excuse to head out for a night downtown. This month's event is hosted indoors only, so that means no artists and crafters outside on the street, but there is still tons to do and see indoors. From shops and gallery shows, to restaurants specials and live entertainment there is always something for everyone to enjoy – and its Saint Patrick’s Day!

Salisbury Art Space will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and Spring with an all-new exhibition titled “Getting Green” featuring local artists interpretations of a spring, transition, rebirth and renewal in a wide range of mediums. The show is judged by Elvin Hernandez, whose work will be highlighted in the Foyer Gallery. Salisbury Art Space will be holding an opening reception for the show on 3rd Friday from 5 – 7 p.m. where award winners will be announced, and to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, limericks with Salisbury’s Poet Laureate Nancy Mitchell.

For more art, check out Salisbury University Art Galleries for the exhibition Brooke Rogers: Mura Vive / Living Walls. The exhibition features new paintings by Brooke Rogers, a well-known Salisbury University Professor of Art. The exhibition includes works based on his recent sabbatical trip to Rome and three-dimensional constructed paintings created-using cannibalized parts from previous works. This fascinating exhibition will be on display at Salisbury University Art Galleries | Downtown location through the end of March, so be sure to stop by!

Downtown Salisbury’s retail shops will be open late for 3rd Friday and the bars and restaurants will be ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Stop by SBY Home Décor for 15% off all items just for 3rd Friday. Many Downtown Salisbury restaurants will have special menus for St. Patrick’s Day.

Looking for live entertainment? Market Street Inn Restaurant and Pub will have Endless Ember from 6 – 9 p.m. playing all of your favorite tunes. Brew River Restaurant and Bar will have an entertainment double header with Best Kept Soul from 7 – 11 p.m. and DJ Bubbalou from 9 to close.

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