Downtown businesses will welcome shoppers from 8 a.m.-noon on Friday, Nov. 25, to kick off the holiday shopping season with free donuts and special promotions.
Shoppers can look for the “Donuts & Deals” flier on the door of participating businesses, which include:
• On Front Street, Alaska Robotics, Annie Kaill’s, Juneau Drug Co. and Sealaska Heritage Institute.
• On Franklin Street, the Alaskan Bewing Co. Depot, Hickok Trading Post, Juneau Imagination Station, Kindred Post and Trove. And in the Senate Building, Bustin’ Out Boutique, Fiddleheads & Ferns, Seaside Yarns and The Bear’s Lair.
• On Seward Street, Rainy Retreat Books, Shoefly, Downtown Dames and Heritage Coffee.
Silverbow Inn on Second Street and Glacier Salt Cave in the Willoughby District.
‘Donuts & Deals’ marks only the start of holiday events at Juneau’s downtown businesses. On Nov. 26, there is Small Business Saturday.
Gallery Walk runs from 4-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, with stores open late, a Front Street street party with holiday music and activities by DJ Manu, Santa photos at the Senate Building and Baranof from 4-8 p.m. and a Holiday Sweater Walk and Group Photo with a grand prize drawing at 8 p.m.
To participate in the holiday sweater contest, go to any participating business and fill out a ticket and put in the giant present box at DJ Manu’s booth on Front Street. Every store you visit gives you another chance to win.
On Dec. 9, is “Girlfriends & Gifts” from 4-8 p.m. This event is an After Dark Shopping Night highlighting local, fun and easy gift ideas.
On Dec. 17, participating downtown shops will offer free gift wrapping until 8 p.m. as part of “Wrap it Up, Juneau” and the kickoff to “A Gift in Hand is Worth Two in the Mail” which runs until Dec. 24. In the final week before Christmas, shops will offer gift registries and extended shopping hours.
Find participating business for all these events at www.downtownjuneau.org/events/. For more information, contact Dana Herndon at 523-2324 or at downtownjuneau@gmail.com.
