River City Market and Music draws music lovers to Post Falls
Kaye Gonzales, Don Gonzales and Barbara Meservey look over Diana Wolf-Tipton's decorations at the Sacred Geometry Gems booth at River City Market and Music on Wednesday. The event has one more Wednesday when vendors and music lovers flock to Falls Park Landing for an evening of entertainment.
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A family plays Connect Four together at the River City Market and Music event at Falls Park Landing, Post Falls. The final Wednesday performance is by the Rhythm Dogs on Aug. 20.
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POST FALLS — The wind made the jingling of suncatchers sound like music Wednesday at the Sacred Geometry Gems booth at River City Market and Music.
“It’ll put rainbows all over your house,” vendor Diana Wolf-Tipton said as Barbara Meservey and Kaye and Don Gonzales looked at the suncatchers and gems at her display.
The Coeur d’Alene residents made sure to arrive well before Paeton Rae started to play at Post Falls Landings Park.
“We came late last week and it was kind of crowded,” Don said.
The Post Falls Chamber of Commerce puts on the event each Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Falls Landing.
Only about 250 people were able to make it because of the air quality reports for the area, but Christina Petit, president and CEO of the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, said that by 6:15 p.m., the wind died down and country music lovers turned out.
“It was a beautiful night of music on the river,” Petit said.
Average attendance for the music series has been between 400 to 500 and the series hit its high mark Aug. 7, with between 500 to 600 attending the event.
According to Parks Manager Bryan Myers for Post Falls, the park had 11,000 visits in 2024 and the majority of them were during the River City Market and Music nights.
Petit said she’s been noticing the weekly summer event turn into something for residents of all ages.
“This year is a lot more multi-generational families,” Petit said.
The final week of entertainment and shopping features the Rhythm Dawgs at 6 p.m. and Petit is hoping to end the Market and Music season strong.
“The market was created to unite our growing community by creating a vibrant link to our downtown corridor — offering families a place to enjoy time together while giving small businesses opportunities to thrive,” Petit said.
A family plays Connect Four together at the River City Market and Music event at Falls Park Landing, Post Falls. The final Wednesday performance is by the Rhythm Dogs on Aug. 20.