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The BIA would like to invite all Downtown Business

The BIA would like to invite all Downtown Business owners and staff to a fun evening to celebrate our collective GOLD SPONSORSHIP of Lights in Stratford!

🔅7 PM - Purchase your beverage of choice from an Al Fresco participating restaurant:
@alleycat_catcafe
@bentleysbarinn
@thebunkerstratford
@cafebouffon
@commonstratford
@theliveryyard
@mercer_hall
@revelstratford
@thestarlightstratford

🔅 7PM -7:30PM
Meet at BIA office at 47 Downie St
Visit Emerge and Stargate at Market Square

🔅 8PM (ish)
Hop the LOS bus to Tom Patterson Island
Visit the Trumpet Flowers and Shrooms

🔅 8:30PM (ish)
Hop the bus back to Market Square
Go where the evening takes us…

We hope you’ll join us for the fun!!

Beautiful images (as always) by a favourite photog

Beautiful images (as always) by a favourite photographer of Winter in Stratford. ⁠
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📸 @ambitious_perspective ⁠
winter perspectives in stratford⁠

Ohhh it’s snowy and cold outside… what better

Ohhh it’s snowy and cold outside… what better time to cosy up and watch movies! @thelittleprincecinema this Thursday, January 16th offers:
🎥 3pm: The Wild Robot
🎥 5pm: Monster
🎥 7:30pm: Trainspotting

Tickets available now at thelittleprincecinema.com

Back in December, we collected donations from our

Back in December, we collected donations from our Winter Wander-land Polar Express to pass along to the Stratford Connection Centre. We raised over $230 and turned that into Downtown Dollars. We donated those funds, along with Rice Krispie treats and foot/hand warmers.⁠
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The Connection Centre is place-based intervention for individuals experiencing significant challenges, including but not limited to poverty, homelessness, addictions and mental health, all in one location in downtown Stratford.⁠
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This is the time of year when giving means the most. Please consider donating to our Stratford Connection Centre. ⁠
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The Stratford Connection Centre is accepting and encouraging donations of the items in our 2nd image (city bus tickets, belts, hand warmers, winter boots, new underwear, hot chocolate/coffee). They also collect gift cards. Please call 519-271-6819, ext. 405 to arrange drop off. 🙂

What a soup-er afternoon at @alzheimerhuronperth S

What a soup-er afternoon at @alzheimerhuronperth SOUP’s ON with a soup-rising number of downtown Stratford businesses serving up soup-erb soups and contributing to the Silent Auction! Congratulations to Gilly’s Pubhouse, Pazzo, The Little Kitchen on York, Mercer Hall, Little Green Grocery for their award-winning entries!

Well done BIA businesses!
🥣 Alley Cat Cat Cafe
🥣 Connection Chiropractic
🥣 Gilly’s Pubhouse
🥣 Joe’s Diner
🥣 Mercer Kitchen Beer Hall
🥣 Orr Insurance & Investment
🥣 Pazzo
🥣 Soup Surreal
🥣 Work
🥣 The Little Green Grocery
🥣 The Little Kitchen in York
🥣 The Parlour Inn
🥣 The Starlight

And 🥣 Home and Company on volunteering!!

#lovelocal #downtown #smallbusiness #soup #alzheimers #fundraiser

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New Bike Parking in Downtown Stratford! Look for a

New Bike Parking in Downtown Stratford! Look for a dozen of these bright ❤️ dotted throughout our streets. Looking forward to Spring!

Co-project between Downtown Stratford BIA and the Active Transportation Advisory Committee of the City of Stratford! We love a good partnership!!

An enormous thank you to sbsmetals for producing our vision! And to City of Stratford Public Works for the install!

Downtown Stratford… the ❤️ of our Community!

#publicart #bikeparking #downtown #heart #lovestratford #springherewecome🌸 #local

🥂 Ring in the New Year in Downtown Stratford!⁠
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Whether you're ⁠
✨ dancing the night away⁠
✨ enjoying a gourmet dinner⁠
✨ toasting with friends⁠
✨ grabbing take-out⁠
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📸 Featured: Relic Lobby Bar Prohibition Party⁠
@thereliclobbybar

🛍️ Join the Boxing Day Extravaganza in Downto

🛍️ Join the Boxing Day Extravaganza in Downtown Stratford!⁠
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✨ Incredible deals, exclusive discounts, one-of-a-kind treasures ➡️ at our unique local shops. ⁠
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Didn't get what you wanted for Christmas?⁠
Hunting for the perfect post-holiday gift?⁠
Love a great sale? ⁠
Have Downtown Dollars to use up?⁠
Gift certificates to cash in?⁠
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📍 See you downtown for all the Boxing Day buzz!

🥂 Ring in the New Year in Downtown Stratford!⁠
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✨ Whether you're dancing the night away, enjoying a gourmet dinner, or toasting with friends, Downtown Stratford has the perfect NYE vibe for you.⁠
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📸 Featured: The Starlight⁠ with photos by @brilynnf
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Here’s what’s happening ⬇️⁠
🎉 @thestarlightstratford – prix fixe, seafood tower, live music⁠
🎉 @braai_house – DJ, oysters, & champagne⁠
🎉 @thereliclobbybar – Prohibition Party⁠
🎉 @commonstratford – Live music by Lea Keeley⁠
🎉 @theparlourinn – Prix fixe dinner (sold out)⁠
🎉 @gillyspubhouse – $19.95 prime rib dinner⁠
🎉 @cafebouffon – Elegant prix fixe dinner⁠
🎉 @pazzstratford – ½ price pizza, $8 pints & features⁠
🎉 @fostersinn – Special NYE features⁠
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💬 Where are you heading? Let us know in the comments below!

🎄✨ Whatever and wherever you're celebrating,

🎄✨ Whatever and wherever you're celebrating, we wish you a peaceful, beautiful holiday. From all of us -- the Downtown Stratford BIA.

And the winners of our Winter Wander-land Shop & D

And the winners of our Winter Wander-land Shop & Dine Passport giveaway are…

🎁 Last-Minute Shopping Made Easy!⁠ ⁠ Why le

🎁 Last-Minute Shopping Made Easy!⁠
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Why leave town when Downtown Stratford has everything you need to complete your holiday shopping? Support local businesses while enjoying our unique and special downtown experience.⁠
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Make it a day to remember:⁠
✨ Stroll through the enchanting Lights On Stratford Winter Festival.⁠
🍽️ Treat yourself to a cozy drink or a delicious meal at one of our local spots.⁠
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📅 Reminder: Today is the LAST day to submit your Winter Wander-land Shop & Dine Passports! Bring them to 47 Downie St. by 5 PM for your chance to win.

✨On this darkest night of the year, we are delig

✨On this darkest night of the year, we are delighted to have this glorious light festival right in our backyard. Come celebrate the cozy winter with gorgeous lights. Happy Winter Solstice ❄️

REPOST @lightsonstratford @visitstratfordon
Experience the magic of the 5th annual Lights On Stratford Winter Festival of Lights! ✨

This year’s theme, REIMAGINE, features breathtaking installations like EMERGENCE, STARGATE, and the enchanting GARDEN OF DELIGHT on Tom Patterson Island with TRUMPET FLOWERS & SHROOMS. 🌷🍄

Explore stunning light displays Thursdays to Sundays, 5:00pm–10:00pm, until January 19th, 2025. Enjoy free shuttles, live music, Glow & Throw curling, silent discos, and cozy treats from local partners. FREE for all to enjoy!

✨ Plan your visit at lightsonstratford.ca.
#LightsOnStratford #LoveStratford
🎥 @littlebigcreative.ca

🅿️ FREE Downtown Parking on Saturdays!⁠ ⁠

🅿️ FREE Downtown Parking on Saturdays!⁠
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🚗🚙 Another reason to shop, dine, and explore downtown this holiday season! Whether you're checking off your gift list or snagging Boxing Day sales, we've got you covered.⁠
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🗓️ Enjoy 4 hours of free Saturday parking from December 7, 2024 to April 26, 2025.

💝 The Shop & Dine Passports make it so easy to

💝 The Shop & Dine Passports make it so easy to collect stickers, and so easy to enter. Any downtown purchase made earns you a sticker. Make sure your passport cards are dropped to 47 Downie Street by end of day December 23rd.

💝 ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! Soooooooo many reasons

💝 ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! Soooooooo many reasons to hit Destination Stratford’s Christmas Trail. 30 reasons in downtown alone. So much fun, so many cute things, and all for less than $40. More info in our bio link.

💫 What a magnificent start to Lights On Stratfo

💫 What a magnificent start to Lights On Stratford Winter Festival. Friday’s Opening Ceremonies marked the launch of its fifth year.

🗓️ December 13, 2024 to January 19, 20205
⏰ 5 to 10pm
📍 Market Square (shown here) + Tom Patterson Island + sprinklings in between (take the shuttle)

🎁 Don't these make a darling Christmas gift????

🎁 Don't these make a darling Christmas gift???????⁠
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Grab yours at 47 Downie Street 💝⁠
OPEN Monday to Saturday: 9am to 12pm and 1pm - 5pm until December 23rd.

Kim LOVES Downtown Dollars. She's like the Downtow

Kim LOVES Downtown Dollars. She's like the Downtown Dollars FAIRY. ⁠
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📸 The Stratford Beacon Herald from the article on "WHY DOWNTOWN DOLLARS MAKE GOOD GIFTS"⁠
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Here she is showing them off because she appreciates finding them in her stocking every year: “...then I get to (buy afterwards) everything I didn’t get on my Christmas list." Oh YEAH... good point. ⁠
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Downtown Dollars make a great gift for colleagues, hosts, eye-rolling teenagers, secret-santa exchanges, neighbours who blow out your driveway, teachers, coaches, the mother-in-law you haven't met yet, fathers, and all those other hard-to-buy-for friends and family.⁠
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And this way you can take advantage of the amazing Boxing Day sales or boring January days that are to come. LET'S GO SHOPPING!

🧦🎄💸 STOCKING STUFFER ALERT!! How awesome

🧦🎄💸 STOCKING STUFFER ALERT!! How awesome would it be to receive a stocking full of DOLLARS?!?! ⁠
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Accepted in over 200 downtown locations, send the people you love on the ultimate shopping spree. ⁠
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They might: ⁠
✨ Take advantage of Boxing Day Sales⁠
✨ Enjoy a night out on a dreary winter evening⁠
✨ Treat themselves to a healing spa treatment⁠
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How would you spend a stocking full of money? ⁠
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NOTE: Deadline to purchase for Christmas is December 23rd at 5pm.

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