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🎄Throw on that holiday sweater and join us downtown for the biggest, district-wide shopping event to kick off your holiday season. Candy Cane Main - Shop Main Street Kickoff is a district-long shopping event held on Saturday, December 6th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. before the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights. This year’s Candy Cane Main theme will be a SWEATER STROLL, and we are bringing back the COOKIE AND COCOA Crawl for registered shoppers.
All proceeds from this shopping kickoff event will go directly towards our fundraising efforts for the Façade Improvement Grant and Interior Improvement Grant Programs. What is better during the giving season than shopping locally and giving back to the community at the same time?
There will be an interactive walking map of participating Candy Cane Main businesses in the district and their hosted pop-up businesses for the day and throughout the shopping season.
We will also be featuring Selfies with Santa, a BAAAAA Humbug Sheep Scavenger Hunt, and a Light up Main Street Holiday Window Display contest.
Registered shoppers receive:
🎄Limited edition tote filled with cookie box to store your treats, promotions, and coupons from participating businesses (only 200 available!🎅🏼)
🎄Interactive map of participating businesses
Make it a complete experience by dining in one of our delicious eateries and refueling before the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights down Main Street at 5 p.m.
Candy Cane Main Shop Main Street Kickoff is a month-long campaign encouraging you to shop local for the holiday season.
🎄Pre-registered and day-of-registration bag pick-up location: Eddy Street Vintage Market Parking lot: 1235 Eddy Street, Gardnerville NV 89410.
Here are some important dates to remember for the upcoming festivities:
🎄Town of Gardnerville’s Christmas Kickoff and fireworks on December 4th at Heritage Park. This is a family fun event, free to the public, with caroling, local dancers, hot cider and cobbler, photos with Santa, electric carriage rides, and, of course, FIREWORKS.
🎄Candy Cane Main Shop Main Street Sweater Stroll district shopping event Saturday, December 6th, from 11-2 p.m. Shoppers can preregister to a commemorative tote.
🎄Selfies with Santa Saturday, December 6th, 11-2 PM – Santa?!?! We know him! Santa will be downtown and photo-ready, visiting everyone on the nice and not-so-nice list. Find Santa and Snap a Selfie.
🎄BAAAA Humbug Sheep Scavenger Hunt Participants can follow the flock to find the special festive sheep we will sprinkle throughout the business on Main Street.
🎄Light Up Main Street Holiday Light Contest. We encourage businesses on Main to deck the halls and get lit in time for the holidays. Participants of the Sweater Stroll can enter their favorite business holiday window or exterior display. The business with the most votes receives a Title Sponsorship level of Main Street Gardnerville for 2026
🎄Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Parade of Lights is on Saturday, December 6th, at 5:00 pm on 395. This year’s theme is “Holiday Hoedown”. Roads typically close at dusk. Parade Route is from Eddy Street to Minden Park.
Enjoy the spirit of the season while experiencing all Main Street Gardnerville has to offer. Support your local businesses by shopping local during the holiday season.
Main Street Gardnerville is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit whose mission is to revitalize downtown Gardnerville through design, organization, promotion & district vitality to develop a unique identity and preserve the historic nature of our community.
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