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—Blocks (Cultural Core) reports increased downtown arts activity and expanded 2026 programming
Summary
Lucas Horns, the Blocks program director, reported increased activations downtown in 2025 (26 events, seven public-art commissions) and previewed expanded 2026 plans including Fridays on Main, Art Garden pop-ups, and an expanded curbside theater series; staff said marketing reaches about 300,000 followers across partners.
Lucas Horns, new program director for the Blocks (formerly the Cultural Core), reported year-over-year growth in downtown arts activations: 26 events in 2025 (up 17% from 2024), seven commissioned public-art works (up 40%) and hiring of more local artists to fill programming. Horns noted a combined marketing reach of about 300,000 followers through Blocks and partner channels and a weekly newsletter with a high open rate.
Horns previewed 2026 activations including an expanded Fridays on Main program (three stages across Main Street), an Art Garden pop-up at the former Utah Theater site partnering with local museums and breweries, expanded curbside theater on parking-garage rooftops, and the Curtain Up season launch on September 8. He said the municipal partnership and additional open-streets funding will support expanded programming and that Blocks is continuing to emphasize free, all-ages activations downtown.
