Solar-Brate in Downtown Evansville with Eclipse Explore Passport

Downtown Evansville has all of the elements for the perfect eclipse celebration.

Free Prime Viewing

The Evansville riverfront is the perfect spot to experience the once-in-a-lifetime Total Solar Eclipse. Riverside Drive will be closed to traffic, so we can all enjoy the strangest 3 minutes of darkness ever.

Pre-Eclipse Events

Our friends with the Downtown Economic Improvement District know how to tie in our wonderful local businesses with their events. There are unique photo opportunities and a passport to direct you to Downtown shops.

“Evansville will not experience another Total Solar Eclipse for 600+ years, so we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate Downtown. Events like the Total Solar Eclipse drive consumer spending at businesses, activate our neighborhood, and create special memories for our visitors,” said Adam Trinkel, EID Executive Director.

7-Feet-Long  Eclipse Glasses 

Why in the world would you need eclipse glasses made for a giant? For cool photo ops of course! In partnership with Astound Broadband, the EID is hosting a photo opportunity with giant Eclipse glasses on Friday, March 29, from 11 AM – 1 PM in front of the Innovation Pointe building at 318 Main Street.

You will be able to purchase human-sized Eclipse glasses at a discounted rate of $2 each. The oversized Eclipse glasses will also be available for photo opportunities on April 8 at the Total Solar Eclipse event on Riverside Drive.

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Eclipse Explorer Passport

This is a fun way to explore and visit 9 incredible local businesses in Downtown Evansville. Every time you visit one of these businesses: (Emerald Design, Grateful Threads Fabric & Furnishings, Lic’s Deli & Ice Cream, Memo, Posh on Main, River City Coffee + Goods, River Kitty Cat Café, Sixth + Zero, and Your Brother’s Bookstore), you get a stamp on your passport! But wait, there's more!  If you make a purchase, you get an EXTRA stamp! The more stamps you collect, the more entries you have to win gift cards to these amazing Downtown businesses! That's right, win-win! You get to support local and score some awesome prizes!

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Free Eclipse Viewing Event Hosted by  Downtown Evansville Economic District 

The premiere viewing spot for the 3:03 minutes of totality will be along Evansville's Riverfront. The Total Solar Eclipse Event will kick off at 11 AM with some of the best food trucks in the Evansville area will be set up along Riverside Drive (from Court to Walnut Street), along with sponsor booths. Plus, there will be free activities at Riverside & Main, including face painting for children, photo points, and yard games. The celebration will wrap up at 4 PM.

Food trucks will include:

• Bruce Li
• JB’s Barnyard
• JT’s American on the Fly
• Kona Ice
• Lashbrooke’s BBQ
• Rock-A-Burger
• Uncle G’s Lemon Smashers

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