Experience Central Street 2024

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April 18-20, you’re invited to Experience Central Street. In honor of spring and Earth Month, come explore Central Street...the best place on earth! Enjoy Spring Fever shopping promotions, Taste of Spring dining specials, Spring Fling special experiences, Spring Refresh-ments, pre-Earth Day celebrations at participating businesses, and The Great Central Street Scavenger Hunt. 

The Great Central Street Scavenger Hunt - (Click here to sign up)!
New this year, we’re bringing you the Great Central Street Scavenger Hunt! We're partnering with Lock Chicago Escape Rooms and Roamli to create an interactive scavenger hunt that will take you and your team throughout the Central Street district. Riddles, puzzles, and challenges will be spread across the district, and teams with the most clues collected will win fabulous prizes. $300 Lock Chicago Gift Certificate, $200 Dining Gift Certificate, Central Street totes and mural note cards. 

Spring Fever Shopping Promotions (
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Participating businesses include:
Christian Science Reading Room • Evanston Imprintables • Frolic & Detour• Gameday Spirit • Lois & Co • Maya Papaya & Tony Macarony • myeyeDr. • Notice • Pilates Central Wellness • Sew on Central • Shower Blooms • Stella • Then Again • The Spice House

Taste of Spring Dining Specials (Click here for specials)
Comida Cantina • Db3 Donuts • DeSalvo's Pizza • Pinto Thai • Prairie Joe's West • Ten Mile House Restaurant • The Fat Shallot

Spring Fling Special Experiences (Click here for experiences)
The Alchemist's Wife • The Danon Gallery • Curt's Cafe • Evanston Art Center • Follow Your Nose • Heaven Meets Earth Yoga • Mack's Bike & Goods • Notice • Paper Source • Shower Blooms • Stella • Storm Print City • Then Again • Walsh Natural Health

Spring Refresh-ments (Click here for refresh-ments)
The Alchemist's Wife • Beer On Central • Comida Cantina • DeSalvo's Pizza • The Fat Shallot • Vinissimo Wine Shop

Pre-Earth Day Celebrations (Click here for experiences)
Beer On Central • Evanston Art Center • Mack's Bike & Goods • Stella Boutique

Art On Central (Click here and sign up to make art!)
You can't spell E-A-R-T-H without A-R-T! Let's shower Central Street with recycled art collages throughout the district, made at the Evanston Art Center's Earth Day Family art-making event!

Sustainable On Central (Click here for list of businesses)
It's Earth Month, and many of our @centralstreetevanston businesses follow sustainable practices. We'll be adding to our ever-growing list of businesses, so follow along all month long, and find out why Central Street is the best place on Earth!
The Great Central Street Scavenger Hunt

The Great Central Street Scavenger Hunt

Join us for the inaugural Great Central Street Scavenger Hunt as part of this year's Experience Central Street event!
Thursday through Saturday: April 18-20
You could win a $300 Lock Chicago Gift Certificate, $200 Dining Gift Certificate, $100 Shopping Gift Certificate, Central Street canvas totes and mural note cards. https://centralstreetevanston.com/the-great-central-street-scavenger-hunt

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Spring Fever Shopping Promotions

Spring Fever Shopping Promotions

Enjoy Spring Fever Shopping Promotions!

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Taste of Spring Dining Promotions

Taste of Spring Dining Promotions

Enjoy Taste of Spring dining promotions!

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Spring Fling Special Experiences

Spring Fling Special Experiences

Participate in Spring Fling Special Experiences

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Spring Refresh-ments

Spring Refresh-ments

Enjoy Spring Refresh-ments!

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Art On Central

Art On Central

You can't spell E-A-R-T-H without A-R-T! Join the Evanston Art Center for an Earth Day Family art-making event to celebrate Earth Day and create a recycled materials art collage! Artwork will be displayed in storefront windows throughout the Central Street district through May 4.

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Pre-Earth Day Celebrations

Pre-Earth Day Celebrations

Celebrate the earth with these pre-Earth Day experiences!

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Sustainable On Central

Sustainable On Central

It's Earth Month, and many of our @centralstreetevanston businesses follow sustainable practices. We'll be adding to our ever-growing list of businesses, so follow along all month long, and find out why Central Street is the best place on Earth!

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