Downtown Muncie

10/22/2026

Parade? ✅ Game? ✅ What’s next? DWNTWN.

This Saturday is the Ball State University Homecoming Parade and football game, capping off 100 years of Ball State Homecoming. Before kickoff or after the final whistle, head downtown to grab a bite, raise a glass to the Cardinals, and shop local while you’re in town.

10/15/2026

It was waiting for you!

Hey fam, we got a chocolate shop!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I'm overwhelmed with a lot of feelings and also recently gained a good understanding of the perspective of the dog that caught the car...

I'm ready but somehow surprised it's all now here and happening and real and WHAT!!??!??!!??

So, here's what y'all should look forward to in the coming days:

🍫GRAND OPENING IS OCTOBER 24TH!!!! 10a-5p!! 103 N High St. in Downtown Muncie!!

🍫Between now and then, I'm gonna spend the next several days getting the team trained and prepared for making products and running the shop as well as finish up the tiny touches needed in the physical space

🍫Pre-orders for shipping all over the country will be open starting tomorrow with the website updated to reflect all our offerings that are available for shipping!!! Pre-orders will go out on October 26th!!!

🍫Regular hours after the Grand Opening will be Wednesday - Sunday 10a-7p!!

🍫More to come regarding tasting events, tours, holiday activities, and beyond, but between now and the new year my priority is getting my team established and well-trained so that we can grow and expand sustainably!

Thank you for your support and encouragement and kindness throughout all the ups and downs and sidewayses...

Let the folks in your circles know that we are out and open for business

I hope to make it all well worth y'all's while!

Welcome to Q***r Chocolatier! Proudly Unapologetically Indulgent!

🏳️‍🌈🍫💪🧡🎉‼👀

10/14/2026

History meets innovation in Downtown Muncie!

This unique augmented reality experience brings some of downtown's lost landmarks back to life, allowing visitors to explore Muncie's history in an entirely new way.

A huge thank you to the Ball Brothers Foundation for supporting this project and to IDIA Lab The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts at Ball State University for their creativity, innovation, and incredible partnership in bringing this vision to life. We're proud to collaborate on a project that celebrates our past while embracing new technology and possibilities for downtown!

Thank you to The Star Press for highlighting this exciting project and the people behind it!

Read the full story below! 👇

Point your phone in the right place, and the old Muncie courthouse rises where a government building now sits. A bank becomes the Wysor Grand Opera House. See link below ⬇️

📸 Trinity Rea

10/14/2026

A very cool opportunity for local artists!

Artists, something exciting is coming!

We are getting ready to open applications for our 2027 art fence project, A Sense of Place, and we want to see YOUR art here!

📅 Applications open Monday, October 19.

Stay tuned for details!

Sponsored by the Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation

10/06/2026

DWNTWN looked pretty great with all of you in it! Thank you to the artists, makers, performers, and everyone who came out for ArtsWalk. Check out some of our favorite moments from the night.

10/05/2026

72 hours. That's how long the dough sits before it's ready for the oven at The Downtown Farm Stand. That patience is the secret behind Hoosier Crispy Pizza, the newest reinvention from a business that's been part of downtown Muncie for nearly two decades.
What started as a small farmers market grew into an organic grocery store and, most recently, a full-blown pizzeria.

The Downtown Farm Stand has never stopped evolving to meet what our community needs. Read the full story to learn how a family business became downtown's longest continuously operating restaurant.

10/02/2026

Watch the moment Leyton Martin was named the 2026 DWNTWN IDOL, followed by the performance that wowed the judges and the crowd. 🎤

10/02/2026

What you all have been waiting for!

We're happy to share that your 2026 DWNTWN IDOL winner is...LEYTON MARTIN!

The judges had an incredibly tough decision to make after all of last night's amazing performances.

Please also congratulate our runners-up:
- 2nd Place: Emma Rodden
- 3rd Place: Lydia Stephens
- People's Choice: Alex Ixcuna

Thank you to all the contestants who put their heart and soul into DWNTWN IDOL this year, and to everyone who came out and supported our talented local community.