Several Downtown Businesses Open Late For Holiday Shoppers For Three Consecutive Thursdays

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Thirty-five downtown shops will be open late on Thursdays until 7 p.m. on Dec. 7, 14 and 21, announced by the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) on Monday.

A shopper browses candles at Luminary Emporium on Hunter Street. Photo courtsey of the DBIA.

This late-night shopping initiative is a merchant-led program in coordination with the DBIA that aims to encourage more downtown shopping during the holidays.

“We know that it's not always easy to make it downtown during the day so a large collection of downtown businesses have again organized a late-night shopping experience to provide a wider opportunity to shop downtown and support local this holiday season,” said Anthony Lennan, Ptbo Food Shop owner. “There are so many amazing shops and restaurants downtown, and we appreciate everyone who makes a point of supporting local businesses during the holidays and whenever possible.”

Parking is free in downtown Peterborough after 6 p.m. and two-hour free holiday parking is in effect before then.

There are 35 participating businesses for late-night shopping:

  • Tragically Dipped

  • Statement House

  • The Neighbourhood Vintage

  • By the Books

  • East City Knife Co.

  • Needles in the Hay

  • Plant Goals

  • Ptbo Food Shop

  • Metaphorhome

  • The Capital

  • Iceman Video Games

  • Couture Candy

  • Hi Ho Silver

  • Cork & Bean

  • Tiny Greens

  • Minhs Chinese Grocery

  • Chumleighs

  • Boardwalk Game Lounge

  • John Roberts Clothiers

  • Milk + Tea shop

  • Rieker by Cheslers

  • Grey Guardian Games

  • erben

  • Gather Home Goods

  • Cottage Toys

  • Pammett’s Flower Shop

  • The Toy Shop

  • Ritual Apothecary

  • Wild Rock

  • Rawscoes Sports & Collectibles

  • Cozy 

  • Dan Joyce Clothing

  • Fallen Giants Simcoe

  • Sugar me Right

“It’s vital that we continue to incentivize and reward folks for supporting our downtown- especially during the busy holiday season. We are excited to be offering holiday shoppers the opportunity to collect extra stamps on our holiday shopping passports during the Late Night Shopping events,” said Hillary Flood, DBIA vibrancy manager. “There is nothing more charming than shopping for the holidays in our historic downtown in December. We hope that this initiative will draw folks into the urban core for a larger experience with friends and family. Many downtown restaurants already open in the evenings, so having a large collection of shops open later also provides people with the flexibility to combine dining and shopping while they are downtown.”

The DBIA has created a map has been created to locate the participating retailers.

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