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DDA Behind The Scenes

Stay Local & Shop Small

Mark your calendars for Small Business Saturday in Downtown Delray Beach on November 26th !

The main fabric of Downtown Delray Beach is comprised of 93% small business owners, both retail
and restaurants, many of whom have had their doors open for over 15 years and one as long as 80.

Downtown Delray Beach is a destination to Shop Small. The Delray Beach Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) is a Neighborhood Champion and encourages residents and visitors to celebrate
“the small business” by shopping and dining locally and introducing yourselves to the owners and
chefs throughout Downtown. American Express created this national shopping day event for
cardholders and merchants which encourages people to shop at small businesses. Participating
businesses will be distributing reusable totes and pens provided by American Express, while supplies
last, as well as celebrating “Shop Small” in various ways such as with refreshments and special gifts.
#SHOPSMALL

Holidays Downtown #DelrayArtWalk

The DDA celebrates the holidays throughout its neighborhoods. Downtown Delray Beach
celebrates art and culture
Join in the spirit of this magical season! the first Friday of each
month with “First Friday Art
The DDA adds its own festive touch throughout the District with holiday Walk.” Launched by the
decor: DDA, the program has been
revitalized with enhanced
• A beautiful Sphere Tree on the beachside at Atlantic Avenue marketing, public relations,
and A1A, brought to you by: The Delray Beach DDA, Marriott and a new Arts & Culture
Residence Inn, Boston’s On the Beach and Café Luna Rosa; video, with the support and
collaboration of Old School
• Twinkle lights and garland festoon the Delray Beach Pavilion, and Square Cornell Museum of Art, the art galleries and working artist studios.
the Visitor Information Center on the beachside at Atlantic Avenue Each Art Walk is a self-guided tour and now unique with the participation
and A1A; of 27 galleries and artists, special exhibits, offerings and promotions.

• 26 Holiday wreath displays on the NW and SW 5th Ave. light poles in LOCATION: Artists Alley (NE 3rd Ave @ NE 4th St), Pineapple
partnership with the CRA; Grove (NE 2nd Avenue), Atlantic Avenue.

• Twinkle lights and holiday decorations adorn the Libby Wesley DATES: The First Friday of Every Month. October 7,
Plaza at SW 5th Ave and Atlantic Avenue; 50 holiday displays along
Northbound and Southbound Federal Highway; November 4, December 2, 2016, and through

• Pineapple painter palette displays on the light poles along 2017.
Pineapple Grove Way;
TIME: 6 - 9 p.m.
• Gold starfish lined with red twinkle lights adorn the light poles along
Atlantic Avenue from I-95 to A1A. COST: This is a FREE event (no ticket, pass, coupon

WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST: required) - just show up and start wherever
The Downtown Merchant & Business
Association is hosting a Window Decorating you’d like!
Contest, and businesses downtown are
creating festive displays in their windows Art Walk Brochure & Map available at all participating
and throughout their stores. Be sure to galleries and studios, and online DowntownDelrayBeach.com/
see them all beginning December 1st. FirstFridayArtWalk, or phone the DDA at 561.243.1077.
Winners will be announced December
8th for Most Creative, Most Festive, Most Thanks to all of the
Delray and Best Overall. merchants and businesses
in Pineapple Grove who
participated in Get Your
Grove On, produced by
the Delray Beach Marketing
Cooperative, from October
3 - 8.

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