1st Thursdays: Aug 7, 2025

Join the Manheim Area Chamber of Commerce for 1st Thursday on August 7, 2025. Enjoy downtown Manheim and the surrounding areas as businesses and restaurants stay open between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Vendors and food trucks will be located around Market Square. Parking is easy and free!

If you are looking for ways to get involved as a business or individual, please see our get involved section.

Shop & Play

Downtown Participants

Divine Consign

37 Market Square / Like new clothing and decor

Stop in for a 1st Thursday special!

Fasig House

30 E High St / Historical building

Historic walking tours beginning at 5:30 & 6:30! (meet 5- 10 minutes before the tour begins)

Horst Arts

17 N Main St / Arts & crafts event space

It's almost time to pack those book bags as everyone, young and old(er), gets ready to start classes this fall! Why not kick off the new school year by creating a custom keychain to show off your personality? Come to Horst Arts from 5-8 pm during 1st Thursday to purchase your very own customizable wooden keychain. You'll have the option to use either mixed media or engrave your name and add some pretty designs to give it that extra flair. For a special $5.00 1st Thursday offer you have something personal for yourself or a gift for someone else. Hint: great way to have your child’s name on their bags in a totally unique way.

Jubilee Ministries Store

27 E Ferdinand St / Thrift shop

Keath House

32 E High St / Historical building

Open for tours

Nearly Nu Thrift Shop

9-11 N Main St / Thrift shop

Stop in or visit our Facebook page to see our weekly special!

Sloan’s Pharmacy

73 S Main St / Pharmacy and gifts

St. Paul's United Church of Christ

50 N Main St

Cool off! All children can select a water soaker ball for backyard playtime. We will also have free water and snacks for all visitors (including dogs).

The Green Room Organic Salon

6 S. Charlotte St. / Hair Salon/Spa/Esthetician

Hair tinsel with Chelsea! $1/strand

The Turntable Store

45 Market Square / Records and vintage audio

Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church

48 Market Square

$1 hot dogs with water and free ice pops and small back-to-school bags. All donations will go to the Lucas family to help repair fire damage to their home.

Nearby Participants

Manheim Community Library

547 N. Penryn Rd / Library

Sound Sleep

109 Doe Run Rd / Mattresses and furniture

On the Square

AAA Central Penn

Automotive, travel, financial

ABA Centers of Pennsylvania

ABA services for autism

Cavod Performing Arts

Games & Giveaways!

Glory Be Farm

Family Raised Quality Pork

Grace Community Fellowship

local Church

Hartz Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy

Home Decor Warehouse

Home decor, flowers & anitques

Lancaster County Chooses Love

Fun craft activities!

Manheim Central Democratic Committee

Voting information

Manheim Historical Society

Sharing Manheim’s heritage

Manheim Lions Club

Broom sale

Water's Edge Ministries

Ministry

Special Features

LIVE MUSIC
Rampart Street Ramblers New Orleans Duo

Lancaster resident Dave Wilson is a leading jazz saxophonist and recording artist in Central PA with an active venue and festival schedule as leader of his own contemporary jazz groups. He has seven recordings under his own name, all of which have received national airplay and positive reviews from leading jazz publications. Their fourth CD There Was Never (ZOHO Music, 2016), reached a high of #18 in the nationwide Jazz Weekly Jazz Radio Countdown, had a great review in Downbeat Magazine and was placed in nomination for a Grammy in 2016. The fifth One Night at Chris’ was released in the summer of 2019, achieved “Chartbound” status (Top 50) on jazz radio, and garnered positive reviews. Our 6th recording, released 1/7/2022, titled Stretching Supreme (Dave Wilson Music) is a tribute to John Coltrane. It reached a high of #31 in the Jazz Weekly Live Radio charts, and garnered some impressive reviews, among them. The seventh and latest recording Live at Silvana (Recorded Live in New York City) by the Dave Wilson Quartet was released this September 8th, and can be found on streaming platforms everywhere, including Spotify (at Dave Wilson Quartet) and Apple Music (at Dave Wilson Quartet), as well as on Bandcamp at www.davewilsonmusic.bandcamp.com. Dave is proud to be playing at 1st Thursday in a “Power Duo” context with his longtime friend and collaborator pianist and Elizabethtown native Kirk Reese. You can find them in the gazebo from 5:30- 7:30!

Eat & Drink

Downtown Participants

A&M Pizza

39 Market Square / Pizza and Italian foods

Artifice Ales & Mead

55 N Main St / Unique brews and food

Francesco’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant

30 S Main St / Pizza and Italian meals

Glasshouse Wineworks

8 S Charlotte St / Boutique winery, outdoor stage

$5 glasses of wine, cider and slushies! Plus, enjoy live music from Uncle Fester's Candy Shop in the wine garden from 6- 8 pm!

Tacos El Wey

39 Market Square / Authentic Mexican street food

Twisted Sisters Ice Cream & Handmade Chocolates

47 N Main St / Ice cream, candy, gifts

Food Trucks on Market Square

Gourmet Julie's Way

Award winning food truck!

Nearby Participants

Manheim Twin Kiss

309 S Main St / Ice cream and meals

Buy a Root Beer Float, Get One 50% off (Limit one deal per customer) **We will also count Root Beer Float Sales from August 1st Thursday toward the Fire Company Donation we do ever summer

Two Cousins Pizza

171 Doe Run Rd / Italian meals and pizza

Thank you to our title sponsors