Downtown Benton’s Third Thursday adds a parade for April 15th street festival

See parade entry form, parade route, street festival map, and Baggo info below.

Downtown Benton’s Third Thursday is coming again on April 15th from 6 – 9 p.m., and this time, organizers are adding a parade.

Along with title sponsor Everett Chevrolet, the City of Benton is hosting a street festival, as they have in years past. It’s a time to come to downtown Benton and experience…

Live music,
Food trucks,
Beer garden,
Kid zone with inflatables,
Baggo tournament (info below),
Shops will be open late,
AND A PARADE…
Scroll down for links to more Third Thursday happenings downtown!

About that parade – the organizers are taking entries now for participants in the parade to happen right before the street festival. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. and follow a traditional route from CW Lewis Stadium on Market Street, northward to pass the courthouse and turn right onto North Street, then a right onto Main Street, passing the courthouse again, and ending at Smith Street to return to the stadium.

Downtown will already be set up for the street festival to begin directly after the parade. See the parade participant entry form and parade route and street festival map below:

: Parade Entry Form Due April 12

: Parade Route and Festival Map

Are you looking to get in on the Baggo tournament? Signup is free and starts at 6:30 p.m. and the games begin at 7:00 p.m. Compete for the first place trophy in the tournament at 118 W. Sevier Street in the alley by the dragonfly mural.

More Third Thursday happenings downtown:

Main St Station to host karaoke, shopping & food on Third Thursday, April 15th https://www.mysaline.com/tt-april-2021-main-st-station/