Winter Shopper’s Delight
Release Date: Tuesday, November 25th 2008
Get ready to shop 'til you drop...
The 2008 Downtown Holiday Market returns December 5 and runs for 19 glorious days through December 23 on F Street between 7th and 9th Streets. Located across from the Verizon Center (601 F Street) and Gallery Place-Chinatown metro, the 4th annual outdoor bazaar will be bigger and better than ever, with more than 150 local artisans and exhibitors. New this year: a focus on environmental sustainability.
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Shoppers will delight in a sea of choice gift-giving ideas in a celebratory atmosphere replete with live musical entertainment and delicious comfort foods. Select from clothing and accessories, domestic and imported crafts, soaps, candles, jewelry, paintings and other artisan gifts.
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Exhibitors, including several food and beverage vendors, rotate, so be sure to visit often—you’ll never have the same experience twice. Shoppers and revelers alike also will enjoy an exciting mix of live entertainment, ranging from jazz and blues to klezmer and a cappella. Smart sustainable shoppers note: this year all publicity materials have been printed on 100% post consumer waste recycled materials. The market also will run on generators fueled by locally-sourced bio-diesel. In addition, recycling cans will be placed at the site and several eco-friendly exhibitors will offer ready-to-eat food, apparel, home decorating gifts and much more.
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Can’t decide on the right gift for someone on your list? Give her Downtown Holiday Market Dollars—gift certificates that can be used at this festive holiday shopping village. Market Dollars are great as corporate gifts or for your friends, who will feel good about supporting a local artisan. To purchase Downtown Holiday Market Dollars online, click here or purchase them at the Market at booth #30, next to the stage.
The Market, which the Downtown BID produces annually in partnership with Diverse Markets Management, also will be located in front of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Downtown Holiday Market media partners include WAMU, The Washington Examiner and WASH FM.
Click here to download the complete 2008 Downtown Holiday Market Guide [marketguide08.pdf - 2MG], or try the on-screen version here.
Sorry, all exhibitor and entertainment spaces are full for this year. We encourage everyone to stay tuned for updates on daily exhibitors, the entertainment schedule and the market guide. For more information, visit www.downtownholidaymarket.com.
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