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Shop Downtown Fayetteville for the Holidays! Hot coffee. YUM! 'Tis the season to start shopping and what better place to start than Downtown Fayetteville with the best in holiday shopping and dining! Store owners have selected merchandise specifically with you in mind so make plans this season to shop locally and support your independent businesses this season. Where can we host a party? Remember, our locally owned independent stores and restaurants are the backbone of this community. If you shop this season downtown, outside of the mall and chain stores, those independent stores and restaurants give back 68 cents on the dollar to the community. Chain stores give 25 cents less than that and, if you shop online, nothing come back to Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Think of the good you will be doing by supporting your local shops and the fun you will be having at the same time. I need a present for Dad. Nov. 29 – A Dickens Holiday (A feel-good, hometown favorite event!) Nov. 30 – Small Business Saturday (Support your downtown small businesses!) Nov. 29 – Dec. 15 – A Christmas Carol at The Gilbert Theater Dec. 7 – 3rd Annual Green Beret Jingle Bell Jog Dec. 14 – Fayetteville Rotary Christmas Parade Dec. 14 and 21 – Carriage Rides with Santa Dec. 14 and 21 – Pictures with Santa at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Dec. 15 – Candlelight Loft Tours Dec. 21 – Ryan's Reindeer Run Parades! Art Exhibits I need a gift for a new mom. Have you been to the Farmer's Market? Regarding some of that fun, the holiday spirit is alive and well downtown with plenty to see and do with the following events: • • • • • • • • • Wine! Let's get a bite to eat! I need to exercise today! Can we go to Fascinate-U Mommy? FUN! Movies! I want to shop local! Antiques Dicken's Holiday is awesome! Make plans now to experience the charm of shopping in the heart of the City during the holidays with beautiful wreaths and white light wrapped poles and stores and restaurants putting out their best for the season. And don't forget gift cards or certificates for that perfect stocking stuffer. Calendar of Events We will see you, your friends and family downtown! Nov. 29 – A Dicken's Holiday Get into the Christmas Spirit Downtown Nov. 30 – Small Business Saturday A Dickens Holiday: A great way to spend the day after Thanksgiving, is shopping in a time gone by downtown. Hot cider and gingerbread, Victorian carriage rides, carolers, a candlelight procession and a tree lighting ceremony and traditional fireworks make this family friendly event a Fayetteville favorite. Events are all day from 1 to 9 p.m. with shops open and showcasing their holiday décor and gift items. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.com. Carriage Rides with Santa: Good old Saint Nick is coming downtown to drive you through Historic Downtown Fayetteville in a horse-drawn holiday carriage the weekend of Dec. 14 and 21 from 1 to 8 p.m. Rides depart from 222 Hay Street and each trip lasts around ten minutes. Tickets are only $5 for children and adults. This is the best way to see downtown, not to mention some incredible quality time with your loved ones! For more information, visit www.faydta.org. Nov. 28 – Happy Thanksgiving! Starting Nov. 29 – A Christmas Carol at the Gilbert Theatre Downtown Farmer's Market and City Market at the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday! JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN, Downtown Development Manager jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville The City of Fayetteville, NC does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities. 484-0261 Book Your Banquet & Holiday Parties Early! Family & Business Groups Welcome! Banquet rooms available up to 100 guests 1304 Morganton Rd. Mon-Sat: 6am-10pm Sun: 7am-2:30 pm Serving Fayetteville Over 50 Years! Focus on the Family 20 Countdown Magazine Adventures in Odyssey Contest & Request Line: 910-764-1073 16 UCW NOVEMBER 20-26, 2013 Keeping the Main Thing ... the Main Thing. visit us online www.christian107.com WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM