ButlerDowntown News

Purchase fresh, local, fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods and a variety of flowers and plants according to season; and, help support local Butler County growers by visiting the Butler City Farmers Market on Saturdays in May.  The newly renovated market is located at the intersections of Chestnut, Race and Shore Streets.  In May, the market will be open on Saturdays from 7:30 am to noon.  As the growing season progresses in June, the farmers market will have expanded hours on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 – 6:00pm, and Saturdays 7:30am – noon.   

Brand new this year, is the opportunity for customers to sign up for the Northwest Pennsylvania Growers Co-op Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.  Customers participating in this program will enjoy fresh, local vegetables that can be picked-up at the Butler City Farmer's Market on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm. For more information about the program visit www.nwpagrowers.com

Space is still available for vendors selling homegrown or handmade items.  Vendor stalls can be rented for $5.00 per day per stall.  If you are interested in becoming a Butler City Farmers Market vendor please contact Doug Green at 916-342-5256 or email cityfarmersmarket@gmail.com 

The Butler City Farmers Market is a partnership project between the City of Butler and Butler Downtown. 

Guided Tours in and around downtown Butler continue for the third season!

Tours are now offered in three formats: bus, bicycle and walking. Travel around Butler via bus or bicycle with an entertaining and knowledgeable guide. Or enjoy a leisurely stroll on themed walking tours—highlights include rare inside looks into upstairs lofts in our downtown and Butler's proud heritage of transportation history.

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Guided Tours in and around downtown Butler continue for the third season!

Tours are now offered in three formats: bus, bicycle and walking. Travel around Butler via bus or bicycle with an entertaining and knowledgeable guide. Or enjoy a leisurely stroll on themed walking tours—highlights include rare inside looks into upstairs lofts in our downtown and Butler's proud heritage of transportation history.

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The Bantam Jeep Community Art Project is designed to build awareness around Butler County of the 70th year of the Bantam Jeep and 1st annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, boost community spirit, promote the arts, and raise funds for Butler Downtown promotional efforts.

Seventy Bantam Jeep sculptures (4 feet tall by 8 feet long, by 4 inches deep) will undergo decorating and transformation at the hands of area artists and individuals. Patterned after similar public art projects such as Pittsburgh’s Dinosaurs, Erie’s Fish and Cleveland’s Guitars – the Bantam Jeep Community Art Project will feature a wooden, two-dimensional relief sculpture that depicts a BRC-40 Bantam Jeep. This icon was selected to promote Butler’s proud heritage of transportation and automobile history.

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The Bantam Jeep Community Art Project is designed to build awareness around Butler County of the 70th year of the Bantam Jeep and 1st annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, boost community spirit, promote the arts, and raise funds for Butler Downtown promotional efforts.

Seventy Bantam Jeep sculptures (4 feet tall by 8 feet long, by 4 inches deep) will undergo decorating and transformation at the hands of area artists and individuals. Patterned after similar public art projects such as Pittsburgh’s Dinosaurs, Erie’s Fish and Cleveland’s Guitars – the Bantam Jeep Community Art Project will feature a wooden, two-dimensional relief sculpture that depicts a BRC-40 Bantam Jeep. This icon was selected to promote Butler’s proud heritage of transportation and automobile history.

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