Get ready to Hop + Shop, Beacon
Save the date for Hop + Shop 2024
Hop + Shop—Beacon, NY’s annual holiday shopping extravaganza—is back on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th. And it’s bigger and better than ever. With more than 50+ local businesses participating, extended hours until 8PM, and raffle prizes totaling more than $2,500, it’s a holiday shopping must for locals.
Hop + Shop is possibly one of the best events on Main Street’s calendar. With its “shop small and shop local” philosophy, it creates an essential, mutually beneficial connection between Beacon businesses and Beacon residents. Local shops enjoy sales that help them survive and thrive while local customers get the chance to shop at their convenience and find something truly special for loved ones. With all participating businesses extending their hours until 8PM, there’s also plenty of time to gift shop post-work.
Holiday wreaths adorn Beacon’s Main Street during the Holidays
Maybe you need a one-of-a-kind gift; a beautiful, locally made candle, tarot cards, handcrafted holiday goods, an artisanal food gift basket, or a gift card for dinner at a favorite eatery? Well, Hop + Shop has it all, and it’s been run by and for local businesses since 2017.
Huge raffle giveaway
Don’t miss out on an amazing raffle giveaway running to the end of Friday, December 6th. The prizes add up to more than $2,500 in value and have been generously donated by some of Main Street’s finest stores, including Flora Good Times, Distortion Society, Liquid Fables, Beacon Cheese Shop, Last Outpost Store, Lotus Works Wellness, Utensil, Notions-N-Potions, Local Assortment, and King + Curated. To enter take a look here to find out more.
Festive window contest
A sneak peek at Maryann’s (444 Main Street) Holiday window
The reputation of our nearly mile long Main Street—named by Architectural Digest magazine as one of the most beautiful Main Streets in America—is about to go up a notch when shop owners unleash their awesome creativity and rise to the challenge of Hop + Shop’s first ever Holiday Window Contest. Recapturing a Main Street tradition, more than 30 shops will participate.
The displays will be ready by December 4th, and public voting will take place from Thursday, December 5th, through Saturday, December 21st. So, take a moment to enjoy the festive window themes the next time you’re walking Main Street. Learn how you can vote for your favorite on Hop + Shop’s Instagram page.
A community effort
We recently spoke with co-creator and organizer of Hop + Shop, Lauren Decker, to learn more about the origins of the event. She shared, “I originally started Hop + Shop with my best friend, Erin Murphy, of Reservoir. When her business moved from Beacon to Cold Spring, she launched a similar event there called 'Cold Spring A Glow,' which has been amazing to see flourish. While I now coordinate Hop + Shop solo, since her move to Cold Spring, I’m so grateful for Erin’s role in helping to bring this vision to life in its early days. It's how our friendship became what it is today. We live for the feel-good stuff and we’re still cheering each other on from our respective communities.”
“Community is everything,” Lauren continued. “I’m honored to bring Hop + Shop to life every year and to provide a platform to showcase all the amazing small businesses we have here in Beacon. Our incredible sponsors enable us to cover all expenses associated with the event that help make it so popular. We’re grateful to all our sponsors, our participants, and, of course, everyone who comes out to support us and who know how important it is for our community to shop local.”
This festive event will include carol singers led by volunteer, Elizabeth Greenblatt who’ll perform along Main Street during the two-day event. For those who want to shop uninterrupted (!) Beacon Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is offering childcare options between 5PM and 8PM for kids aged four to 11 at a discounted price if booked in advance. Drop-ins are also welcome. The funds raised will go towards sending BPAC teens to Sacramento in 2025 to take part in the Junior Theater Festival.
Hop + Shop Sponsors
Last Outpost Store, one of the sponsors of Hop + Shop 2024
The 2024 Hop + Shop Sponsors are Utensil, Solstad House, King + Curated, Another Door, Last Outpost Store, Mane Street Hair & Co, Kringles Christmas House, Hudson Land Design, Witch Please, Haus of Glow, Hunca Munca’s, Notions-N-Potions, and LotusWorks Wellness.
50+ local businesses participating
Participating businesses include Haus of Glow, Inside Out Infusion @ Haus of Glow, Lashed by Alex @Haus of Glow, Melzingah Tap House, Kaight, Stanza, Premium Roots New York, Hyperbole, Raven Rose, Brothers Trattoria, New Form Perspective, Maryann’s, Blackbird Attic, Local Assortment, Lulumae, Beacon Bed & Breakfast, Yankee Clipper Diner, Beacon Cheese Shop, Beacon Performing Arts Center, Beacon D’Lites, Psychedelic Sunset Vintage, Elixxr, Kelta, Solarena Acupuncture, Happy Valley Beacon, Two Sparrows Homestead, Flora Good Times, 188 Main Antiques, Luxe Optique, Zakka Joy, Witch Hazel, Beetle & Fred, Sullivan & Main, Distortion Society, Stella’s Fine Market, Mountain Laurel Florist, Piare Skin Studio, Beacon Aesthetics, and Liquid Fables.
For the latest updates, follow Hop + Shop on Instagram or visit the website.
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Until next time…
The Beacon Beacon 🧡