Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Olde Town Square

ARVADA, CO -- Olde Town Square in Arvada will kick off the post-Thanksgiving season with Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25. Shopping local keeps money and jobs in the community. In Arvada, events last from 10:00 a.m. - noon at 57th Avenue & Olde Wadsworth Blvd.

The first 100 people will receive FREE breakfast from School House Kitchen and Libations.

There will also be FREE lunch for the first 100 to stop by and see us at 11:30am provided by Fuzzy's Taco Shop!

Don't miss free coffee from Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters Arvada and 5340 Coffee & Events! We will also have some great register-to-win prizes from The Barre Standard, Steuben's Arvada, Apex Park and Recreation District, Harts Dancewear Arvada Colorado, Hilton Garden Inn Arvada Denver and more!

Bring your walking shoes, wallet and holiday spirit. We'll see you on the 25th for some fun!

This event is sponsored by the Arvada Economic Development Association, Historic Olde Town Arvada, Arvada Urban Renewal, Arvada Chamber of Commerce, Arvada Visitors Center.

Don't forget, Arvada is home to small businesses that make the town a fun place to live. Here are the participants in the Olde Town event:

Four Barrel BBQ, 12 Volt Tavern, The Arvada Tavern, The Bluegrass, Breadwinners, The Cereal Box, Inc, Cheapskates Action Sports Bar, Denver Beer Co, Flying Pig Bacon Co, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Global Goods and Coffee Shop, Grand Lake Brewing, The Grandview Tavern and Grill, Homegrown Tap & Dough - Arvada, Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters Arvada, Kline's Beer Hall, La Dolce Vita Coffee, Manneken Frites,, New Image Brewing Company, Rheinlander Bakery, School House Kitchen and Libations, Scrumptious, Silver Vines Winery, Smokin Fins Arvada, , Book Cranny, Carly's Boutique, Charlie's Fly Box, Crystal Joys, Harts Dancewear Arvada Colorado, Into The Fire, A Paint Your Own Pottery Studio, Light Rail Gallery, Lovely Boutique, Mix It Up Boutique, Olde Town Flower Shoppe, Olde Town Exchange, Olde Town Pickn Parlor, Paws 'n' Play, Penzeys Spices, Primo Vino, Ramahs Floral, Sock, Super Zoom Bang Bang, Vouna, Tracy's Place, Sky Zone Arvada, Asana Studio, The Barre Standard, D’Ametri's Aveda, Eli Ashby Healing Arts Center

Friday and Saturday, don't forget to stop by Arvada High School for the Arvada High School: Holiday Fair For the Band Nov 24 - 25, 2017 at 9:00am. The fair presents handmade arts and crafts fair to shop a wide range of amazing, unique, handmade arts and crafts made by local artists. Proceeds go to the Arvada High School Band and Color Guard programs.

Lagniappe Dec. 5 Tuesday, December 5

Celebrate Lagniappe (lawn-yap) as our local business owners stay open late and thank their loyal customers with small gifts of appreciation.

5:45 p.m. The Arvada Chorale performs before and after the tree lighting by the Mayor in the square, which takes place at 6pm.

5:30-8:30 p.m. There will be carriage rides around Olde Town

6-8 p.m. The Chili Cook-Off to benefit Arvada Fire is at Kline’s

5:30-7:30pm Santa will be waiting to meet young children and listen to their Holiday wishes in the Library. For those who enjoy eggnog and cider a self-guided tour + competition awaits at participating merchants throughout the district.

Additionally, The Phipps Team will be in Olde Town Square providing FREE Hot Chocolate!

Meet Santa on December 2, December 9 and 16 in Olde Town Square!

Pictures with Santa are free with a donation of canned food that we’ll donate to the food bank at The Rising Church. Bring your own cameras and we’ll be happy to take photos for you!
After visiting with Santa, continue your day in Olde Town by finding unique gifts in one of our many authentic boutiques and enjoy lunch or dinner in our locally owned restaurants.

Also, The Colorado Dept. of Agriculture wants you to know that Colorado food products make great Christmas gifts. Arvada company Winking Girl! Foods manufactures skillet sauces and salsas to create authentic, Mexican-inspired meals in minutes. Salsas are made in Louisville.

Arvada Visitors Center reminds us:

Why should you SHOP SMALL this holiday season?

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. All you have to do is look at the numbers to know how important the 28 million small business owners are.

Small businesses make up:

• 99.7% of U.S. employer firms

• 98% of all firms exporting goods

• 55% of all jobs and 66% of all new jobs since the 1970s

• 54% of all sales in the U.S.

• 30-50% of all commercial space

• 43% of all high-tech employment

• 33% of the U.S.’s exports value

You get the picture. In short, the U.S. economy would be nowhere close to where it is today without small business.

Small businesses are important to the economy as a whole. Small businesses create jobs, boost Arvada's economy and preserve neighborhoods.