AllTogether First Fridays

Supporting Creativity in Motion: Expanding Dubuque’s First Fridays

Members of Dubuque Forward’s Culture & Creativity Passion Team are teaming up to energize and expand the city’s beloved First Fridays events. Building on the City of Dubuque’s creation of a central online arts hub—AllTogetherDubuque.com—the team is exploring new ways to elevate the First Fridays experience for artists, venues, and visitors alike.

Current ideas in motion include:

• Boosting digital and social media visibility
• Creating maps to make venues more walkable and connected
• Exploring fun and easy transportation options for multi-stop evenings
• Increasing visibility of participating venues through recurring banners and signage
• Developing tools to better track attendance and engagement
• Encouraging community support of local venues and artists through art, food, and beverage purchases
• Pursuing grant opportunities to fund these creative enhancements

Together, these efforts aim to raise awareness, grow attendance, make exploration easier, and boost sales for participating venues and artists—all while celebrating Dubuque’s vibrant creative culture.

If you’re an artist, gallery owner, arts enthusiast, nearby business, or someone with skills in marketing, data collection, or grant writing, we’d love your help bringing this vision to life!

Monthly volunteers are needed to help with maps, attendance tracking and engagement! Get involved by reaching out to director@driftlessalliance.com.