First Friday and Nacho Mama's

Beginning in March, downtown Augusta hosts an event called First Friday. The first Friday of each month, Broad Street Art galleries and studios extend their hours, vendors line the streets, musicians come out to play and people fill the sidewalks. The event extends from 7^th Street up to 12^th Street on Broadway. This event highlights Artist’s Row, which contains various art galleries and studios as well as antique shops, restaurants and bars. This event goes on until December when it actually gets to be a little chilly!

This was my third First Friday and because it was the weekend before the Master’s week, I felt compelled to experience all the happenings! Turns out that many establishments downtown were numbered with a "golf hole." Visitors are given a golf card and these numbered establishments represented a hole on an 18 hole golf course. You could check off that hole when you visited! What a great idea!

As we headed toward the bars, we passed by some endearing children playing on the sidewalk, something that you don’t normally see anymore!

I enjoy downtown Augusta so much because it is so quaint and friendly.

There were fire dancers out last month performing on the street and this time around, there were bands playing in the Augusta Common as there were Hot Rods and Muscle Cars lining the streets around the Common. Augusta’s new Roller Derby was out in full force trying to gain some community support for their newly formed team. Visit Augusta Roller Derby to get more information!

Dood and I met up with some friends at Nacho Mama’s. I am a fan of Nacho Mama’s and my first experience at the establishment was about 2 years ago on a business trip down to the area from Massachusetts. We all headed into this “hole in the wall” joint as I called it back then and the food was AMAZING!

Nacho Mama’s is located on 976 Broad St in downtown Augusta. The restaurant offers a selection of nachos, of course, tacos burritos, quesadillas, pastas and salads. It is really a fun atmosphere with items called Sunburn, Daddy, Bombs and Seizure Salads. It’s fast, it’s good and it has a great bar! If you can snag a table outside (like we did), you can sip on Margaritas and munch on nachos as you watch the passer Byers on a First Friday night! It’s a great location for lunch, dinner and the casual drink! It is definitely one of my favorites!

First Friday’s are a great way to see downtown Augusta in all of its glory. I highly recommend planning a trip to Augusta around the first weekend of the month just for the event! And while you’re downtown, head to Nacho Mama’s for a Bomb burrito and a margarita!