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Hometown Holidays in Downtown Brainerd

11/28/2020 - 12/25/2020

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Stay home for the holidays and shop / dine / support local downtown Brainerd businesses!

Destination Downtown Brainerd Coalition encourages you to sign the 5/$20 Pledge to show your commitment to supporting local during the holiday season!

By pledging, you are tasked with selecting 5 Downtown Brainerd Businesses and spending at least $20 at each. This could be done by shopping small online with a unique boutique, ordering take out from a favorite restaurant, donating to a local downtown non-profit, purchasing gift certificates for a later use – the options of how to spend $20 at 5 different local businesses are endless! Click here to Take the Pledge.

Throughout November & December, we will randomly select pledgers to win prizes from Downtown Businesses! To enter, all you have to do is pledge your support to spend $20 at 5 local downtown businesses. Be sure to SHARE your purchases with us on social media – tag @brainerddowntown and use the hashtag #support520

Downtown Brainerd businesses are offering holiday shopping specials, online / phone ordering and curbside pick-up:

Bob & Fran's Factory Outlet
- Delivery available
CatTale's Books & Gifts
- Late evening special events (check their Facebook page)
- Curbside pick up and small orders available online
Crossing Arts Alliance
- Extended hours on Saturdays 10am-2pm
- Curbside pick up and call to place an order
Fancy Pants Chocolates
The Gallery
- Receive $5 in The Gallery cash with every $50 purchase
- Extended hours
Knotty Pine Bakery
- Buy $25 or more in gift cards and receive a free $5 gift card for yourself
- Extended hours- Nov. 28 8am-6pm, every Saturday in December 8am-2pm
- Curbside pick up and online shopping
Purple Fern Bath Company
- Small Business Saturday Promo (Nov. 28)- Free "Kiss 2020 Goodbye" lip balm with purchase of $25 or more (while supply lasts)
- Extended hours Nov. 28 - Dec. 25
- Curbside pick up, customized gift baskets and wrapping
Sage on Laurel
- Check their Facebook page for specials
Minnesota Makerspace
- Daily Specials November - December 25
- Extended hours
- Curbside Pick up and Online Shopping

612 Station
- 10% discount to anyone who has made a purchase at a downtown Brainerd business from Nov. 28 - Jan. 1. Show receipt to receive discount. Check their Facebook page for more holiday specials.
- Extended hours: Mon-Th 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
- Take out, Curbside pick up and delivery (fooddudesdelivery.com)
Open City Thrift
- Black Friday & Small Biz Saturday- 20% off your entire clothing, coats, shoes, and accessories purchase.
- Black Friday 11/27/20, - December 23- for every $50 in gift cards you buy, receive a free $10 gift card.
- Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am-6pm
- Curbside Pick Up and Online store on Poshmark https://poshmark.com/closet/opencitythrift
Coco Moon
- Shop downtown businesses on Saturday November 28th, keep 2 receipts from your shopping day, bring them in on Monday November 30th and receive 25% off 1 drink.

Go to downtownbrainerd.org for a complete list of businesses, hours and services.

Take the Pledge and pick 5 businesses to spend $20! Support local this holiday season and be Lakes Proud!

A new speaker system in downtown Brainerd went live on Nov 12! Thank you to Brainerd Restoration, Brainerd Public Utilities, Music General, Crow Wing Power, MidMinnesota Federal Credit Union and city staff for making this dream a reality. Enjoy holiday music while you shop, dine and support downtown Brainerd businesses this season!