Get ready for a Free First Friday 250 years in the making! From hands-on art stations and live demonstrations to pop-up shows, this downtown-wide celebration of creativity and community offers something to inspire everyone!

Join the Racine Art Museum for free summer fun on Friday, June 5. 

Join RAM for the Opening Reception of Handcrafted: RAM Community Art Show at RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, 2519 Northwestern Ave. in Racine, on Wednesday, June 10, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Join our RAM 'Ohana for a free, special outdoor screening of Lilo and Stitch (2025) on the evening of June 25 at RAM's Wustum Museum.

Join us on Tuesday, September 8, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: Embers and Echoes—a nostalgic, firelit evening welcoming fall with glowing embers, campfire songs, and classic fireside treats. Craft backlit flame-inspired artwork with tissue paper and vellum, capture the constellations in an ink and gold leaf painting, then treat yourself to the delectable S’mores Station.

Join us on Tuesday, September 1, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: The Witching Hour—a spellbinding night of enchantment throughout the gardens, featuring floating candles, tarot card reading, potion (cocktail) making, and more magical activities.

Join us on Tuesday, August 18, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: Stillwater Studio Night—watch the Wustum gardens transform into an open-air art studio at twilight, offering a creative escape for all. Reflect on the landscape during a guided sketching experience around the museum’s koi pond.

Join us on Tuesday, Aug 11, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: Victorian Mash-up—a night where steampunk ingenuity meets gothic romance in a whimsical world of gears, velvet, tea, and dark romance charm.

Join us on Tuesday, July 21, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: The Golden Hour—a sultry escape where sunset skies, yacht rock rhythms, and chic lake-inspired creativity set the stage for a postcard-perfect summer vibe.

Join us on Tuesday, July 14, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: Summer Refresh—a self-care night in the garden exploring aura, energy, and mindful practices in a calm, restorative outdoor setting.

The Twilight Garden Series: Botanical Apothecary [...]

Join us on Tuesday, June 23, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: Mahjong, Music, and Making—a night filled with the rhythm of art, play, and music, with wind-inspired flavors and movement weaving through the garden like shifting energy in the air.

Join us on Tuesday, June 16, 6:00 – 8:30 pm for The Twilight Garden Series: Luna and Lunar. This opening night of the series invites guests to enjoy the summer solstice glow—where lantern-lit paths, glowing moth art, and moon-inspired rituals transform the garden into a luminous, sensory celebration of nightfall.

RAM is pleased to collaborate with Mahogany Black Arts and Culture Center—a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, research and exhibition of Racine County Black history, art, and culture—to present the third edition of this outdoor concert series.

Join artist Amanda Browder and RAM Executive Director Robb Woulfe for a conversation about the way we engage with public spaces during Free First Friday, May 1, 6:30 – 7:00 pm.

Join the Racine Art Museum for the Creative Crawl—Downtown Racine’s first official First Friday of the season. Enjoy free museum admission and extended viewing hours from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Friday, May 1.