Main Street Elkader

08/31/2026

Many people know Main Street Elkader for our events — but we're so much more than that.

Every day, we work behind the scenes to strengthen our downtown through:
🏛️ Historic preservation
📈 Economic development
🏪 Business support
🎨 Downtown beautification
🤝 Community partnerships
🌟 Tourism and promotion

Our mission is simple: to create a vibrant downtown that benefits our entire community.

When downtown thrives, Elkader thrives. ❤️

08/29/2026

Who’s excited for this FALL 🍂 edition of Art in the Park?!? WE ARE! 🙌

The countdown is on, friends!
Find more info here. 👇👇

08/28/2026

Some days you just need a little retail therapy… and today might be that day. 😉

Visit our Main Street District to shop, sip, dine, and enjoy this beautiful late summer weather we are having!

Learn more + plan your visit at www.mainstreetelkader.org!

08/27/2026

The VERY early days of what is now our Main Street District…

“1884 a view looking up East Bridge Street. The courthouse does not have the clock tower yet.”

📸 David Beck

08/26/2026

We can’t let 🐾 go by without sharing a cute, four-legged-friend photo, too!

We are thankful to get this one (with our beloved Keystone Bridge in the background) to share from Riverside Canine Training Academy-RCTA.

Share YOUR photos 📸 with us in the comments below of your dogs taking walks in our downtown, Main Street District! ⤵

08/25/2026

Register TODAY! 🙌⤵️

🎄💡 HELP US LIGHT UP ELKADER! 🎄💡

Join as a participant in the 3rd annual Elkader Holiday Light Show!

‼️ EARLY BIRD PRICING = $40
— ENDS 8/31 so hurry and get registered!
(Worry about your display later😉) ‼️

REGISTER HERE ➡️ www.elkaderholidaylightshow.com

Questions? Shoot us a message or visit us online!

08/24/2026

BACK TO SCHOOL! 📚📝🍎

Happy to our Central Community School WARRIORS. We are so proud to have our school just walking distance from our Main Street District.

"A strong school community isn’t built by one person… it’s built by all of us."

Have a great year students, teachers and staff! We’re all rooting for you. ❤️

08/14/2026

Rhythm on the River happening NOW-8:30pm. Get to Founders’ Park! 🙌

🎶 Brian Herrin
✨ Thanks to Ole's 5 Star Realty Guttenberg - Elkader & Tea Alley - Elkader for sponsoring tonight’s event!

08/14/2026

NOW-8:30pm! ➡️ Come down to Founders’ Park and see us, listen to our live music 🎶(all the way from AMES, IA!)

+ Swing by and see our sponsors, Tea Alley - Elkader and Ole's 5 Star Realty Guttenberg - Elkader/Joe Sylvester! 🙌

Don’t let these sprinkles fool you; it’s going to pass and be another beautiful night in Elkader! 😍

See you soon, friends!

08/13/2026

Thanks to Travel Iowa for mentioning Elkader to-do’s in their recent post on what to do in/around Dyersville with the MLB game at The Field of Dreams Movie Site this week. We are in great company! 🫶

📍 Motor Mill Historic Site, just down river from our Main Street District
📍 Turkey River, running through our Main Street District