PLUS: and an Extra Special Sunday

NOVEMBER 7 • 14 • 21 + DECEMBER 5 • 12 • 19

Deals + discounts + holiday events EVERY Terrific Thursday! Pop-ups, standout shopping, Lyft discounts, glittering storefronts, twinkling lights, treats, and family fun.

EventsNOV. 14 Wine and$10 Chocolate per ticket Walk NOV. 7 and wine Purchase a ticketdecadent at Freshtix.com chocolate and treats enjoy an evening Ornament Unveiling of exclusive, free! tastings at participating retail shops while you get a head start on your holiday gifting. (Or, create your own wish at Wild Oats & Billy Goats at lists at your favorite shops!) Check-in by 6 p.m. at the Terrific Thursdays kicks off with the big reveal of the 2019 white tent on the square to pick up your bag (to save and official city ornaments later savor your treats – if you can resist), wine glass and 6:30 p.m. There are six styles, created by artist Rhonda map. Bonus alert: Get a coupon for $1 off the 2019 City of Gilley, and each is uniquely hand painted – no two are alike. Decatur ornament, and register to win one of several $50 Pick out ornaments for your holiday décor – or to give! gift cards from local restaurants or shops. Buy them after the unveiling at Wild Oats and Billy Goats, Decatur Visitors Center and most of our participating Terrific Thursdays shops. (See page 4.) This is the eighth collection of handcrafted ornaments commissioned by the Decatur Tourism Bureau and the Decatur Arts Alliance. All proceeds go toward the 2020 ornament. DEC. 5 Tree Lighting free!

holiday carols, warm cookies, hot Enjoy on the square. At 7 p.m. cocoa and “snow” sharp, Santa himself flips the switch to light the tree above the east entrance of the Decatur MARTA station.

2 an extra special NOV. 21 Cookie Night SaturdaySATURDAY, NOV. . . .30 free! Small Business Saturday + Santa on the Square at Head to Decatur for standout shopping, customer snaps, chocolate chunk, sprinkles - Events service with a smile, and free gift wrapping. Plus, it’s a cookie-tasting extravaganza participating Terrific Thursdays shops. Sample the cookies and milk with Santa. (Yes, and photos too!) cookie creation at each shop and vote for your See page 7 for details. favorite on social media. Celebrity judges will go around incognito to sample the goods. Whose cookie will reign supreme? Which will be the people’s choice?

Terrific Thursdays participants on page 4. .SUNDAY, . . and DEC.a Sunday, 29 too! Grand Menorah Lighting Join in the Chanukah celebration on the square 3-6 p.m. Enjoy hot drinks, latkes, music, and photos with Mr. Dreidel! Chabadintown.org has the details.

Walk and MARTA Here DEC. 12 Stop the scroll! Instead, enjoy the stroll and be present and for your presents. Take in the sparkle and glow of holiday lights and window-shop on your way to Marshmallow Roast holiday events! Coming from farther away? Hop on MARTA and exit at the Decatur station. Of course we free! always have plenty of convenient parking decks and on-street spaces too. Roast a marshmallow (or two) around a roaring bonfire, 7-8 p.m. Register Get a Lyft (on Us) for this free event at freshtix.com so Every Terrific Thursday and we have plenty of marshmallows for on Small Business Saturday. everyone! Hosted by the Decatur Business Details on page 8. Association and supervised by the Decatur Fire Department. 3 Shopping

Sq/Ft

Olive Branch Wellness

Squash Blossom

Brave and Kind Books WOMEN’S FASHION Bleu Hanger 303 E. College Ave. bleuhanger.com On Thursdays in November  bleuhanger  Search Bleu Hanger

and December enjoy seasonal Boutique Karma 145 Sycamore St. shopportunities, deals, boutique-karma.com discounts, drinks and snacks,  shopboutiquekarma special in-store events, and 113 E. Court Square squashblossomboutique.com extended hours at these   squashblossomboutique

20+ participating shops. Trés Jolie 427 Church St.  TresJolie30030

4 Greene’s Fine Foods Shopping Found Co.

Vivid Boutique

FOODIE FAVES + SWEETS Greene’s Fine Foods OUTDOOR WEAR + GEAR 141 E. Trinity Pl. greenesfinefoods.com Mountain High Outfitters   greenesfinefoods BOOKS + TOYS FOR KIDDOS 114 E. Trinity Pl. mountainhighoutfitters.com Kelly’s Market Brave and Kind Books   mhoutfitters 308 E. Howard Ave. 722 W. College Ave. kellysmarketdecatur.com braveandkindbooks.com   kellysmarketdecatur   braveandkindbooks HANDCRAFTED GOODS Splash of Olive Charis Books + LOCAL ART Inside Kelly’s Market 184 S. Candler St. 308 E. Howard Ave. charisbooksandmore.com HomeGrown splashofolive.com  charisbooksandmore 412 Church St.   splashofolive  CharisBooks homegrowndecatur.com  homegrowndecatur Little Shop of Stories  homegrowndecaturga 133 E. Court Square ORGANIC SKINCARE littleshopofstories.com + WELLNESS  littleshopofstories Wild Oats & Billy Goats  LittleShopofStoriesGA 112 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. Olive Branch Wellness wildoatsandbillygoats.com shoptheolive.com Treehouse Kid & Craft  wildoatsandbillygoats   olivebranchgreenbeauty 533 W. Howard Ave.  WildOatsBillyGoats treehousekidandcraft.com Float Atlanta  treehousekidandcraft 111 Clairemont Ave.  treehousekidandcraftatlanta floatatlanta.com  floatatlanta  Search Float Atlanta

5 Trés Jolie

Antlers and Wings

Homegrown

Treehouse Kid and Craft

Trinity Mercantile and Design CHIC DECOR + HOSTESS GIFTS Found Co. Decatur ALL THAT SPARKLES 335 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. foundcodecatur.com FINE JEWELRY + WATCHES   foundcodecatur QUIRKY FINDS Aimée Jewelry and Trinity Mercantile and Design Sq/Ft Fine Art Gallery 116 E. Trinity Pl. 149 Sycamore St. 335 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. trinity-decatur.com sqftdecatur.com aimeejewelryandgallery.com  trinitydecatur  sqft_decatur  aimeejewelryandfineartgallery  TrinityMercantileandDesign  Search Sq/ft Kismet Fine Jewelry Vivid Boutique 414 Church St. 308 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. kismetfinejewelry.com vividdecatur.com BODY AND MIND  Search Kismet Fine Jewelry  vividboutiquedecatur  VividBoutique Antlers & Wings Worthmore Jewelers 245 E. Trinity Pl. 117 E. Court Square antlersnwings.com worthmorejewelers.com  antlersnwings   worthmorejewelers  AntlersandWings

visitdecaturga decaturtourism DEALS + DISCOUNTS + UPDATES visitdecaturga Stay tuned in to Visit Decatur on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for the latest on Terrific decaturga.com/terrific-thursdays Thursdays updates, specials, and more. 6 CHIC DECOR + HOSTESS GIFTS NOV. Small Business Saturday Found Co. Decatur 335 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. foundcodecatur.com 30 + Santa on the Square   foundcodecatur Decatur does it BIG on Small Business Saturday. First, Santa makes his big arrival on a fire Trinity Mercantile and Design truck for the biggest photo op of the season for children (yes, of all ages) from 10 a.m. to 116 E. Trinity Pl. 3 p.m. Enjoy warm, fresh-baked cookies with a cold cup of milk or hot cocoa. Register trinity-decatur.com for this free event at freshtix.com. Sponsored by the Decatur Business Association and  trinitydecatur Downtown Development Authority.  TrinityMercantileandDesign Bring that gift list, check it twice, and “Shop Small” for gifts at City of Decatur businesses. Vivid Boutique Stroll beyond the square to West Ponce, the Old Depot District, East Decatur and 308 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. Oakhurst – or hop on our mini shuttle between shopping and dining hot spots. vividdecatur.com Bring City of Decatur shop receipts worth $200 from your November purchases and  vividboutiquedecatur we’ll give you a $20 gift card to a City of Decatur restaurant. That’s a big deal! (See next  VividBoutique page for details.) Also under the big tent: free gift wrapping for items purchased at City of Decatur retail shops.

New this year: fitness pop-ups on the square. Come early to work off that turkey, dressing and before you shop!

INDIE-CATUR TOTES ARE HERE Get yourself a Shop Small Indie-catur tote, perfect for stashing secret presents or giving as a gift. The totes are $10 each, on sale at the tent on Small Business Saturday and at the Decatur Visitors Center. 7 Novemberkeep your Shopping receipts! Promo Shop Local and Earn Restaurant Gift Cards Turn in $200 worth of City of Decatur retail shop receipts from your November purchases, and we’ll give you a $20 gift card from a local Decatur restaurant. All you need to do is bring them to the tent on the square during Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30 or anytime to the Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave. (Limit: three gift cards per shopper.)

Get a Lyft on Us

Request a Lyft on any Terrific Thursday and on $10 OFF*OFF* Small Business Saturday, 5 to 11 p.m., for drop-off in Downtown Decatur and we’ll pay $10!*

Get each week’s promo code at LYFt decaturga.com/lyft. terrificterrific thursdaysthursdays and small business saturday

*Limited to the first 50 participants. Full details online and on the app.

Decatur Visitors Center 113 Clairemont Ave. 678-615-0915 Tues.-Sat., 10 am-4 pm

visitdecaturga decaturtourism visitdecaturga decaturga.com/terrific-thursdays

terrificthursdays holidaysdecaturga decaturga