Downtown Highland Park Small Business Wkd. Saturday, Sunday

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ — Highland Park is pulling out all the stops for Small Business Weekend, this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24 and 25, a nationwide initiative to encourage shoppers to patronize downtowns and small businesses.

Highland Park will be hosting a pop-up flea market on Saturday and Sunday, an outdoor winter market on Saturday, caroling around town on Saturday, live music in various spots on Saturday & Sunday, food trucks on Saturday & Sunday, a tree lighting on Saturday evening, a free indoor movie on Sunday, free tote bags for the first 2,000 shoppers in businesses around town and more!

• First-ever WINTER MARKET on the Farmers Market lot, 218 Raritan Avenue, from 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Come check out the vendors before heading to the other businesses around town! And stick around for the tree lighting on the same lot, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25!
• FREE TOTE BAGS to the first 2,000 downtown shoppers. The bags will be filled with coupons & promotional items from Highland Park businesses - be sure to use them for all your shopping this holiday season! Totes will be available in shops throughout town.
• CENTRAL JERSEY POP-UP FLEA MARKET, 431 Raritan Avenue, both Saturday (9 a.m. - 7 p.m.) & Sunday (9 p.m. - 5 p.m.). Including live music on Sunday at 12:00 noon, courtesy of Bella Nota!
• CAROLING with the Highland Park Community Chorus, approximately 12-3pm on Saturday. Come find them to carol around town with them! They will start at the corner of North 6th & Route 27, walk down Raritan Avenue to 1st Avenue, cross the street, and walk back up Raritan Avenue, finishing at the corner of South 5th & Raritan in front of Over the Moon Toys.
• DOWNTOWN TREE LIGHTING with SANTA, 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, at Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Avenue. Including music from Highland Park High School women’s acapella group Amandala, and caroling with the Highland Park Community Chorus. And the Highland Park Volunteer Fire Department will be bringing Santa by on the fire truck!
• LIVE MUSIC at Pino’s 4 North 4th Avenue: Rouvan on Saturday at 7pm, Drew on Sunday at 12:00, and Highland Park Bluegrass Jam on Sunday at 2pm.
• FREE MOVIE screening of “Strange Brew” at Pino’s (4 North 4th Ave) on Sunday at 7pm
• FOOD TRUCKS, including:
• In the Stop & Shop parking lot on Raritan Ave between 4th & 5th Aves:
• House of Cupcakes
• The French Quarter: A Taste of New Orleans
• Fantastic Thai Cuisine
• Cheese Between
• Kettle Corn King
• In the Winter Market at 218 Raritan Ave:
• Empanada Guy
• Mozzarepas
• Sassa Biene
• Olde City Concessions
• Deals, Discounts, and Events at many Highland Park businesses, including:
• Guest vendors, including Capsaicin Chiles, all weekend at Through the Moongate/Over the Moon Toys at 440 Raritan Avenue.
• The Grand Opening celebration of The Cook & The Carpenter Bakeshop, at 208 Raritan Avenue, on Saturday at 5:45 pm
• Pura Vida Boutique, 320 Raritan Avenue: New Arrivals of Lillian Lopez Luxury Leggings
• Pino’s Wine Shop & Lounge, 4 North 4th Avenue: Receive a $10 gift certificate free with the purchase of a $100 gift certificate, or receive a $5 gift certificate free with the purchase of a $50 gift certificate
• Tiger Arts & Modern Art Solutions, 421 Raritan Avenue: Grand re-opening celebration: 20% holiday sale begins with 40% off special items
• John Bianculli Music: 20% off piano lessons, vocal coaching and recording sessions
• Fotoplicity, Promotional Photo Session Packages & Gift Card Sale
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…and much much more!

Follow our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/mainstreethp, and our website,www.mainstreethp.org, for updates! And we will see you downtown on Small Business Weekend!

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