The San Marcos Downtown Association announced that it is launching a new Downtown Walkabout event to coincide with the current array of events that take place in downtown every second Saturday of the month.
The new Downtown Walkabout event will now help cap-off a series of standing monthly events with a late afternoon and early evening component — giving a wider variety of folks an opportunity to enjoy downtown from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. every second Saturday of the month starting June 8.
“Our ultimate goal is to create enough energy that our guests spend the entire weekend,” Downtown Association Board Chair Jean Baggett said in a press release. “We envision visitors taking in all the fun of the whole Second Saturday lineup downtown and then spending the night to take in a glass bottom boat tour, float the river, hike our trails, take in Wonder World Cave or hit the outlet malls on Sunday.”
The Downtown Association will now be coinciding with an array of other free downtown activities including the San Marcos Farmer's Market, Art Squared Arts Market, and Rooster’s Emporium and Freddy C’s Second Saturday Block Party. The Price Center has also decided to move its monthly market, the San Mercado, to the second Saturday of the month.
“We’re excited to be joining this engaging line-up of events and are certain our move will give Mercado guests and the visitors to the other downtown events, more to do each visit,” Price Center Executive Director Clay DeStefano said.
The Downtown Walkabout features businesses with expanded hours or specials, street artisans and pop-up shops, free pedicab rides, live outdoor music from KZSM and more.
San Mercado activities take place at the Price Center from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The San Marcos Farmer's Market takes place every Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on the San Antonio Street side of the Courthouse Square and Art Squared Arts Market takes place on the Courthouse lawn from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. every second Saturday from March through December. The Rooster's and Freddy C's Block Party happens from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. every second Saturday of the month.
The San Marcos Main Street program will also be holding an event in downtown to coincide with the first Second Saturday Downtown Walkabout. Enjoy an evening of family fun at the first ever Scoops On The Square from 5-8 p.m. This inaugural event will feature a progressive tour of retail businesses serving a variety of ice creams provided by Rhea's Ice Cream. Participants will also receive a commemorative mug and enjoy family-friendly activities while strolling the downtown streets. Tickets are $7.50 for adults (13+) and $5 for children (12 and under). Tickets are on sale online.
For more information about the Second Saturday Downtown Walkabout activities this month, visit the Downtown Association's website.
