2025 Merry on Main Street Participating Businesses

Four artists contribute to Fish Room mural Four local artists contributed to the creation of The Fish Room mural. A handful of brightly...

Investment, activity is increasing Numbers tell an interesting and encouraging story about downtown Fort Dodge. Kris Patrick, the...

Six buildings to be part of latest facade project Six downtown Fort Dodge buildings will be getting a fresh look financed by a recently...

More than $1 million has been awarded Downtown Fort Dodge is undergoing a gradual transformation and timely state grants are fueling the...

Pop-up museum welcomes Main Street directors; Local artists display their work Angel Crouse, hair colorist at Indigo Lotus Salon, works...

Fort Dodge wins Challenge Grant; Historic building will be rehabilitated Kris Patrick, director of Main Street Fort Dodge, right, accepts...

Main Street directors converge in Fort Dodge for fall conference Kris Patrick, director of Main Street Fort Dodge, listens in during a...

Months after a handful of downtown Fort Dodge buildings got a fresh new look thanks to a state grant-funded program, a similar project is...

Can you see it?!!! This Saturday night's Downtown Country Jam featuring Randy Houser (with Cory Waller & the Wicked Things plus Brad...

Downtown Country Jam 2021 featuring Randy Houser is October 2nd. Craig Schlienz will be our guest to talk about this event that will be...

Ready 2 Recruit! The Historic Downtown District of Fort Dodge / Main Street Fort Dodge is ready to recruit new development and...

Business Community Support 8-12-21 It is a Rukus. Well, really a Rib Rukus! Join us to learn more about this event coming up on August...

Business Community Support 8-5-21 How about a Doggy Spa? Well, that is what Wag Swag is all about and they are expanding. From the...

Business Community Support 7-29-21 Tee'd Off Against Violence Annual Golf Tournament is August 7th. Event information from...

Business Community Support 7-22-21 RAGBRAI "Rolling On The River" starts Monday and Cameron Nelson will be providing updates. The Karl...

Rib event returns with a car show, kids activities, and live music Mindy Hoover, of Fort Dodge, bites right into one of the rib samples...

Restaurant & pub was closed due to water leak First it was the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Then in the spring of 2021 it was a water leak....

Randy Houser will be singing his No. 1 hits like ”Running Outta Moonlight,” when the Downtown Country Jam returns to Fort Dodge on Oct....

Main Street Fort Dodge - This week we'll be talking about the Iowan's Unite Video Contest where Fort Dodge is competing to win a custom...

New trash receptacles adorn downtown Harrison Carzoli, a first-grader at St. Edmond Catholic School, stands by the Pick It Up Fort Dodge...