Downtown Concrete Project

Road construction has begun on Main Avenue between Washington Street and 7th Street. Lanes will be reduced and lane configurations will change every few weeks as crews move to different construction phases. Parking on Main Ave will be prohibited during construction.  You may also hear train horns sound while signal lights are changing or flashing.  This is part of the Quiet Rail System, any time there is construction that could affect the safety gate arms horns are allowed to sound.  We know this isn’t ideal for summer traffic, we ask employees to please use the parking ramps to allow for more side street parking for customers visiting downtown.  FREE PARKING in the 3rd and Main Ramp from 4pm-2am daily.  Other ramps are $1.50/hr or max of $8/day.  Consider validating customers in the ramps by using the Park Smart Program thru the Bismarck Parking Authority: https://www.bismarckparkingauthority.com/parksmart/ Please make extra efforts to patronize the businesses on Main Ave.  The Downtowners have been invited to attend the weekly construction meetings and we’ll be recapping those to the membership.

To see a status map of active road construction projects within Bismarck, visit https://bismarck.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=c5057d147641489fa6c94e1b3d3b95e6

With questions or concerns, reach out to the Bismarck Engineering Department, 701-355-1505.

Downtown in Full Bloom!

Have you seen our downtown beds flourish over the last few years? This year, our many hours, alongside dozens of partners are really paying off through bountiful blooms with established pollinator plantings showing off spring blossoms. We are so proud! Next time you’re downtown: “Stop and smell the flowers.” And, maybe see a butterfly or two!  More beds will be planted and filled in June 22!  Thank you to Petro Hunt for their support of this beautification effort.

Volunteer with the Downtowners

Speaking of planting… we have an upcoming volunteer day where we’ll plant the remainder of Downtown plant beds. Does your organization volunteer in the community or want to get involved in volunteering with the Downtowners? We’d love to have you help plant, or welcome your involvement in upcoming events throughout the year!  Please sign up or inquire for more info.

Esther, The Beautiful Queen Concert

Dakota Pro Musica is presenting a special concert on Sunday, June 14 at 3:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck.  The performance is of “Esther, the Beautiful Queen” by the famous American hymn composer William Bradbury.  Esther was a Megahit in 19th Century America selling over 250,000 copies of the score between 1856 and the Great Depression.  Esther, the Beautiful Queen is an oratorio/ opera telling the story of Esther from the Bible and how she helped to save the Jewish people.

Tickets will be available at the door, or can be purchase online at www.dakotapromusica.org

Best in the West Exhibit @

The Masters Gallery

New Summer Staff

Throughout the summer, you might see a new face helping our team while our Maria is on maternity leave with her new baby (he’s a peach).

Caitlin McDonald, welcome!  Caitlin brings a wealth of membership, advocacy, event management and communications experience to the Downtowners.  We are excited to have her join Dawn, Kate and Molly for the summer!

Today’s a great day to join the Downtowners!

Do you live, work, or play Downtown? Do you want to see the City Center grow and thrive?  Join the Downtowners!

Be a part of the Downtowners and join over 200 organizations and property owners that are committed to our Historic Downtown Bismarck.

We continue to advocate for the city center, creating infill development and supporting the business climate and residential access. Our staff and/or board attend and participate in pertinent government meetings, communicate with applicable organizations, and work to provide a voice for the Downtown area and our membership.  Member participation on the Downtowners committees and events is encouraged.

Each year, we organize Downtown events and fundraisers such as Street Fair, Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Event, The Downtowners Art & Wine Walk, Downtowners Walking Map, Burger Slam, Golf Fundraiser and much more.  Downtown Bismarck is a destination, and we invite you to be a part of this revival.

Our social profiles have been a great marketing tool for us to get fast and useful information out to our members and the whole community about news and events.  Our official websites have also been useful online tools to find out about everything Downtown.

If you would like to schedule a Neighborhood Welcome with the Downtowners and other Downtown Members, click on the Neighborhood Welcome application below to fill it out!