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This weekend…
Hallmark Holiday
open house (Dec. 5th-7th)
Stroll the beautifully decorated streets and support local independent businesses for one of a kind gifts, personalized customer service, specials and savings, free gift wrapping and MORE! Take the stress out of the Holidays, slow down and Fall in Love with the quaintness of Canandaigua Shopping and Dining.
shopping passport event (Dec. 5th-7th)
Downtown Canandaigua will give away over $1500 in Gift Certificates!
How it works:
1. Pick up a passport at a participating business or the Canandaigua BID Office (115 S Main)
2. Make a purchase at a participating store & receive a stamp on your passport. If you do not make a purchase, still have the business stamp your passport.
3. If you make a purchase at 8 or more passport locations, you will be entered to win up to $1000 of Downtown Canandaigua gift certificates!
*If you don’t make a purchase but visited passport locations, you will be entered to win a $25 gift certificate! (15 chances to Win)
Mistletoe
(Dec. 5th-7th)
Find Mistletoe throughout Downtown Businesses and take a picture under it! Post your photo to your social media page and tag the business. There will be a Prize for the winner of participating in this fun Hallmark trademark.
Saturday, December 6
Tuba Christmas
Come Enjoy this FREE concert at 5pm at The Central on Main. Watch as a band of Tuba and Euphonium Players come together to play traditional Christmas favorites. *In case of inclement weather, it will be relocated to Acquilano Wine Cellars (143 S Main St.)
Interested in participating as a performer? Click here.
keg tree lighting
The Trail of Keg Tree Lightings kicks off at 5 pm. The Last two stops will be Frequentem at 8pm and Peacemaker at 9:30pm. Peacemaker will host a Makers Market and Live Music beginning at 12:00pm.
visit with santa
Visit with Santa in at his house in Santa’s Village at Commons Park from 12-4pm. Free of charge.
horse-drawn wagon rides
Enjoy traditional horse-drawn wagon rides around the streets of Historic Downtown Canandaigua (free of charge).
11:30am-2:30pm on Saturday
sunday, december 7
Cookie stroll
Sponsored by Resilience Bakery
Participate in an Old Fashion Cookie Exchange! How it works:
1. Pick up your Cookie Box and Wrist Band in the Grinch Village /Central on Main (111 South Main) between 11am-12pm, with a $5 cash donation. *All proceeds will go to support Canandaigua Food Cupboards).
2. Stroll the beautifully decorated streets of Downtown Canandaigua between 11am-3pm and receive a cookie at each of your stops. Take home your delicious box of treats!
*Limited to the first 200 participants.
Visit with Santa & Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides
Santa is open for visits at his home in Santa’s Village at Commons Park from 12-4pm. Enjoy free horse-drawn wagon rides around beautiful Historic Downtown Canandaigua.
Tourism Ambassador
Read the description to the left. Does this sound like you? We’d love to have you!
Simply print the application (below) and drop it off to our office at 115 S Main Street.
