Get Down Downtown

Get Down Downtown is a FREE, annual two-day, family-friendly outdoor festival featuring live music, vendors, games, rides and many more activities hosted by Main Street Searcy. The festival kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday night, September 27, and starts again at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 28.

The two-day festival has added new events and attractions this year, and features live music, vendors and family-friendly activities. Grab a lawn chair or quilt. It’s going to be a great event!

Nashville performing artist RODNEY ATKINS is the Saturday, September 28 headline act on the First Security Bank Stage! With more than 14 million records sold, more than 1.5 billion on-demand streams and multiple #1 hits, you won't want to miss country music favorites like "Caught Up In The Country, "Farmer's Daughter, "Take A Back Road" and "Watching You" at this free concert in downtown Searcy. Music brought to you in part by White River Flooring & Home Finishes and Experience Searcy (A&P Commission).

The Unity Health Kid Zone will be open from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 28. Children can enjoy lawn games, face painting, petting zoo, inflatable jumpers, carnival games and more. Carnival games cost 25 cents and pony rides $5.

Train rides and the Searcy Fire Department firefighter combat challenge will be happening throughout the festival. Along with Cirque Adventure performances on Saturday, September 30 at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Spring Street parking lot. A fire breather will also be in the Spring Street parking lot at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.

The Funnel Cake 5K will start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, on the corner of Spring and Arch Streets. Everyone who finishes the 5K will receive a voucher for a free funnel cake at the festival. Registration is $35 until Sept. 27, and $40 the day of the run. There’s also the Cotton Candy Classic, a one-mile option that is $25/$30 and receives a cotton candy voucher.

Admission for Get Down Downtown is free.

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