Shop Local This Holiday Season In City Of Cambridge

Press release from the City of Cambridge:

November 30, 2020

This holiday season, the City is partnering with local businesses and business associations to encourage residents and visitors to shop local!

Celebrate small businesses and shop in Cambridge on Small Business Saturday (November 28, 2020) and all season long. You can also view and download maps detailing small business retail and restaurants in each commercial district. Check out the Cambridge Arts Creative Marketplace to support local artists this holiday season, too!

The City has created a helpful list of local retailers and restaurants by commercial district with information on businesses that are open/closed, those offering outdoor dining, delivery/curbside pickup, online shopping, and/or sidewalk sales to help you shop local. Click here to see the list.

News and Events by District

Check out Cambridge's commercial districts below to learn more about small businesses and upcoming activities.

• Citywide - Cambridge Local First Holiday Guide

• Central Square
  • Download the Central Square Retail and Restaurants Map
  • Starlight Square
  • Popportunity - Outdoor Pop Up Market

• East Cambridge
  • Download the East Cambridge Retail and Restaurants Map
  • November 28 - December 6: Shuck This Seafood Festival
  • ECBA Holiday Retailer Guide

• Fresh Pond-Alewife
  • Download the Fresh Pond-Alewife Retail and Restaurants Map

• Harvard Square
  • Download the Harvard Square Retail and Restaurants Map
  • Harvard Square Holiday Gift Guide

• Huron Village & Observatory Hill
  • Download the Huron Village and Observatory Hill Retail and Restaurants Map

• Inman Square
  • Download the Inman Square Retail and Restaurants Map

• Kendall Square
  • Download the Kendall Square Retail and Restaurants Map

• Lower Massachusetts Ave.
  • Download the Lower Massachusetts Ave. Retail and Restaurant Map

• Porter Square and North Massachusetts Ave.
  • Download the Porter Square and North Massachusetts Ave. Retail and Restaurant Map

For More Information

Business owners may also use the holiday social media tool kit or request a "Small Business Saturday" poster by contact Pardis Saffari at psaffari@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4654.

This press release was produced by the City of Cambridge. The views expressed here are the author’s own.