Smashing Success the 2nd Annual Fall Sip & Shop in Downtown Hayward WI
The Downtown Hayward Business Improvement District (BID)
Fall Sip & Shop Event on October 17th 2024
Over 30 merchants in the Downtown Hayward Business Improvement District (BID) were open and excited to see a flurry of shoppers enter their businesses. This year, the time of the annual Sip & Shop was extended from Noon – 7pm to allow customers & visitors to enjoy each shop and business at their leisure. This allowed more socializing, shopping, sipping and the option to eat at one of our wonderful restaurants in the downtown. Live music was once again performed by, the favorite and talented John Sonofmel. As music traveled along our bustling city streets, it contributed to a nice ambiance and the unusually lovely warm weather was a gift, people were laughing & having fun and just loved being out and about. We received rave reviews by businesses and participants about the extended hours, it created a nice relaxed atomsphere for people to enjoy.
Participating businesses included: 3 Fly Sisters, Ahlgren’s Boutique, Angler’s Bar & Grill, America’s Heritage Antiques, Art Beat of Hayward, Backroads Coffee & Vibes Bakery, Firehouse Bakery & Deli, Glik’s, Good Knight’s Bar, Hayward Shirt Factory, Hayward Mercantile Co., Hayward Veteran’s Center, Hi Ho Silver, James Netz Photography & Gallery, Lake Kids, Lori’s Cards & Gifts, Lures of the North, Lynne Marie’s Candies, Main Street Taco, Moccasin Bar, Nordic Northwoods, Northwoods Humane Society Thrift Shop, Out of the Woods Winery, Outdoor Ventures, River & Rain Boutique, Riverbrook Bike & Ski, Ronning’s, Sweetgrass & Sage, Scrappy’s Antiques, Silver Star Market, Three Tentacles Tattoo Studio, The Social Kitchen & Cocktails, Urban Trek, Ventures Unlimited Unique Boutique & Thrift Shop, Wilde Gifts & Goods, Twin Flame, and Three Tentacles Tattoo Studio.
The Sip & Shop Passport was well received and we had so many more participants this year. The big gold drum was full to the brim with possible entries. Over $1,000 worth of donated prizes were provided by area businesses including: 3 Fly Sisters Taps & Wines, Ahlgren’s Boutique, Art Beat of Hayward, Glik’s, Firehouse Bakery & Deli, Frandsen Bank & Trust, Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce, Hi Ho Silver, James Netz Photography, Lori’s Card & Gift, Lures of the North, Lynn Marie’s Candies, Lynn’s Custom Meats & Catering, Nordic Northwoods, Gliks, River & Rain, Riverbrook Bike & Ski, Ronnings, Scrappy’s Antiques, Silver Star Market, Sweetgrass & Sage, The Park Center, True Form Fitness, Urban Trek and Wilde Gifts & Goods, Angler’s Bar & Grill.
The meeting place for the drawing was Angler’s bar & Grill. It brought a packed house full of participants ready with anticipation to see if they won. It was a wonderful day, turned to evening with so many people complimenting our Downtown Business Improvement District & Board with the fantastic job of hosting another Sip & Shop. They can’t wait for the next one!
Watch for the next Annual Spring Sip & Shop in May of 2025. So Mark Your Calendars!
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