Burlington Active City Streets
Saturday, May 5th 10a.m. - 1p.m.
 Walk, bike, run, skateboard or skip to downtown Burlington this Saturday for the first Active City Streets event. There will be activities such as Zumba, Tai Chi, yoga and African dance being held in the streets. A children's area will be placed in the Lab Corp. parking lot across the street from May Memorial Library. The Burlington Sister Cities will also have cultural demonstrations and activities going on in the Depot area. Be sure to stop by Saturday morning!
For full event information, click here to read an article from the Times-News. |
Humane Society of Alamance County Wine Tasting & Membership Drive
Company Shops Market Co-op
Friday, May 4th, 6p.m. - 8p.m.
From the HSAC event flier:
"Come join us for a wine tasting at  Alamance County's new provider of fine wines and "local food for local people." You'll have a rare chance to speak with all the dynamic and friendly leaders of HSAC. We will be so glad to tell you in our own words why we need you as a member of the Humane Society of Alamance County."
There will be raffles, and the band Graymatter will be playing outside on the patio. For full event information, click here to view the flier. |
Sara-Anne Photography wins Next Great Place Competition!
Congratulations to Sara-Anne Caudle, owner of Sara-Anne  Photography! As the grand prize winner of our Next Great Place business competition, she won a year of free rent in a downtown location, along with assistance for business start-up expenses.
Our other two finalists, Vintage Jane and Emily's Cookie Mix Shoppe, each went home with prizes of their own. Vintage Jane was the runner up, and received an award of $14,000. Emily's Cookie Mix Shoppe won the People's Choice Award and received a prize of $8,000. All three of our winners will be presented with a free membership to the Alamance County Chamber of Commerce and free marketing assistance upon locating downtown! |
Open House: Haven By Bella's Saturday, May 5th
410 S. Spring Street
 Visit downtown's newest furniture boutique this Saturday between 11a.m. and 5p.m. to help celebrate their open house! Located on Spring Street, Haven has distinctive new furniture and home accents. The first 20 customers of the day will receive a home decor item as a free gift!
For more information, please contact Haven directly by calling 336.229.0010 or visit them on Facebook. |
| Vintage Jane is looking for artists!
 Are you a local artist looking for a venue to showcase and sell your work? Check out Vintage Jane! The Next Great Place runner-up is looking for savvy Janes to contribute to their downtown Burlington location.
Interested artists should submit a paragraph about themselves and their art, along with three photos of their work to youresojane@gmail.com by May 8th. Read their blog post for more details, and to learn more about the store! |
Burlington Downtown Farmers Market
Saturday Mornings, 8a.m. - Noon
Downtown Burlington once again  has an active farmers market! The Burlington Downtown Farmers Market will run each Saturday morning thru October. Farmers will set up in the parking lot located between Webb Ave. and Front Street.
If you're interested in becoming a vendor at the farmers market, please contact Christiana Kernodle by calling 336-213-2631 or visit the farmers market website for complete bylaws and farmer applications.
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BDC Meetings & Events
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May
10th - First Dickens Christmas Meeting, 8:30am, Depot
15th - Downtown Merchants Meeting, 9am, Depot
24th - Board of Directors Meeting, Noon, City Hall |
Small Grants Deadline is May 30th!
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Attention business and property owners! The deadline for submitting applications for the Small Grants Program is approaching. If you're thinking about applying for one of our 50/50 matching grants, please contact our offices. We have funding available for facade improvements, interior up-fit, marketing assistance, residential development and more!
For more information, please visit our website and contact us by calling 336.222.5002.
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Downtown Events Schedule
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Burlington Active City Streets - Saturday, May 5th (streets closed)
Walkerdance Garden Performance at the Depot - Saturday, May 12th
Musical Chairs - May 25th, June 22nd, July 27th, August 24th, September 28th
Walk to End Alzheimer's - September 22nd
Beer-B-Que - Saturday, September 29th (streets closed)
Halloween Spooktacular - Friday, October 26th
Dickens Christmas - December 14th (streets closed)
Holding an event in downtown Burlington that isn't listed here? Email us, and we'll update our list!
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