Downtown Flagstaff · Free · Self-guided
First FridayArtWalk
The first Friday of every month, historic downtown Flagstaff opens its doors from 5 to 9 PM — galleries, studios, breweries, and shops filled with local art, artists, and live music. Free, walkable, and under some of the darkest skies of any city on Earth.
New for the 2026 season
The streets go car-free.
Every First Friday this season, the Aspen Street block by Heritage Square closes to cars — more room for people, pedals, and art. There's even a community bike ride rolling in for the 5 PM start. Love it? Help keep it past 2026.
How the night works
Start at Heritage Square
The walk's hub on Aspen Ave — grab a paper map, catch street performances, and get your bearings. In the 2026 season, Aspen goes car-free between Leroux and San Francisco.
Follow Gallery Row
N San Francisco Street packs seven art spaces into two facing buildings — co-ops, fine craft, working studios. Openings, artists in the room, and doors that stay open late.
Cross the tracks
The Southside keeps it going: a ceramics center, a working gallery district, breweries and an alcohol-free kava lounge — the locals' second half of the night.
47 stops, one constellation
Every gallery, brewery, studio, and shop on the walk — plotted and kept current. New venues appear here the moment they join the directory.
Lighting up downtown…
This month's bright lights
Venue partners and our monthly picks
Dark Sky Brewing Co. Beer Garden
Small-batch brewery's outdoor beer garden at Beaver and Birch, pairing experimental beers with live art and music on First Fridays.
Beer garden on Birch with rotating local art and a name straight out of Flagstaff's dark-sky identity.
103 W Birch Ave
Drinking Horn Mead Hall
Norse-styled mead hall on Route 66 pouring meads made with local honey; hosts ArtWalk events and community gatherings.
On the official 2026 ArtWalk venue list — expect openings, artists, and late hours on First Friday.
108 E Route 66
Freaky Foot Tours
Guided night walks of haunted historic downtown — true crime, tall tales, and Flagstaff's resident spirits, after the galleries close.
On the official 2026 ArtWalk venue list — and runs guided night walks after the galleries close; check the schedule for First Friday departure times.
120 N San Francisco St, Unit J
Heritage Square
Downtown's open-air plaza and the beating heart of First Friday — live performances, artist vendor tables, parades and concerts cluster here from 5–9pm during the ArtWalk season.
The walk's beating heart — pick up a map, catch live performances, and browse vendors in the warmer months.
E Aspen Ave between N Leroux St & N San Francisco St
Shane Knight Gallery
Fine-art gallery on Aspen Avenue near Heritage Square featuring Shane Knight's work and curated pieces in the historic downtown core.
A regular on past walk nights — participation can vary month to month.
11 E Aspen Ave
The Artists' Gallery
Long-running downtown artists' cooperative showcasing dozens of local Flagstaff artists across painting, ceramics, jewelry and more.
On the official 2026 ArtWalk venue list — expect openings, artists, and late hours on First Friday.
17 N San Francisco St
Wil McNabb Fine Jewelry Studio
Working fine-jewelry studio and showroom of metalsmith Wil McNabb, sharing the 17 N Leroux building with NorthEnd Consignment.
On the official 2026 ArtWalk venue list — expect openings, artists, and late hours on First Friday.
17 N Leroux St
Awa Kava Bar
Alcohol-free kava and coffee lounge in the Southside that hosts art, open mics and ArtWalk programming.
218 S San Francisco St
AZ Handmade: Fire on the Mountain Gallery
Arizona Handmade / Fire on the Mountain features fine craft by Arizona artists — glass, wood, ceramics, jewelry — in a storefront on the main gallery block.
20 N San Francisco St
Bright Side Bookshop
Beloved independent bookstore on San Francisco Street that hosts author events, local art and ArtWalk evenings.
18 N San Francisco St
Orpheum Theater
Flagstaff's historic 1911 movie house turned live-music venue, hosting concerts, film and community events; opens for ArtWalk programming.
15 W Aspen Ave
Phoenix Avenue Gallery
Artist-run gallery in the Southside creative corridor at Beaver Street and Phoenix Avenue, showing contemporary local work.
2 S Beaver St, Suite 125
The Wild Below
Underground art & event space beneath the historic Masonic Temple — closed for the August walk, back for September's First Friday (Sept 4).
120 N San Francisco St, Unit M
Weird & Wild West
Western-weird apparel, prints, and high-desert oddities — wear the mountain town that loves its brick, neon, and stars.
120 N San Francisco St Unit J & M
The 2026 season
Confirmed dates and themes from the event producer — each one 5–9 PM, free, downtown. Winter walks have historically continued in some form; we post dates the moment they're confirmed.
This month's spotlight
Gallery Row Original/This First Friday
AZ Handmade: Fire on the Mountain Gallery
Glass, wood, clay, and fire on the main gallery block.
Fine craft by Arizona artists in the storefront at 20 N San Francisco St: blown glass, woodwork, ceramics, and jewelry from a founding-era ArtWalk regular. On the official 2026 venue list, with openings, artists in the room, and late hours on First Friday nights.
After the walk
Freaky Foot Tours
Make a night of it
When the galleries close, keep exploring with Flagstaff's own guides. Three ways to keep the night going downtown — book direct:
Route 66 Walking Tour
The mother road through downtown — depots, neon, and a century of Flagstaff history.
Book nowMural Tour
Downtown's open-air gallery — the artists and stories behind Flagstaff's biggest walls.
Book nowHaunted History Ghost Tour
True crime, tall tales, and the Weatherford's spirits, after dark.
Book nowBooking via Freaky Foot Tours
Local notes
All posts →August 7, 2026
The Art of Dark Skies: Your Guide to the August 7, 2026 First Friday ArtWalk
What's on at Flagstaff's August 7, 2026 First Friday ArtWalk: the Art of Dark Skies theme, night-sky photographer Angela Yamauchi at Sosta, a string quartet at the Community Labyrinth, and where to start.
July 3, 2026
Art & the West: Your Guide to the July 3, 2026 First Friday ArtWalk
What's on at Flagstaff's July 3, 2026 First Friday ArtWalk: the Art & the West theme, a string quartet at the Community Labyrinth, the Orpheum Summer Bazaar, live music at Dark Sky, and three new venues on the official map.
June 12, 2026
Flagstaff's First Fridays Go Car-Free in 2026 — What to Know
This season, the Aspen Street block by Heritage Square is planned to close to cars every First Friday. Here's the story, who's behind it, and how to arrive without driving.