Kent Downtown Partnership to Host Holiday Sip 'n Shop Nov. 26 to Celebrate Small Business Saturday

KENT, Wash. - Nov. 16, 2016 - PRLog -- Kent Downtown Partnership is excited to host its first ever Holiday Sip 'n Shop on Saturday, November 26 to celebrate Small Business Saturday. The goal is to bring shoppers to downtown Kent to visit local stores, restaurants and other small businesses while enjoying a bit of holiday cheer. The event will be similar to KDP's popular Wine Walks, but Holiday Sip 'n Shop will feature tastings from Washington-based cider and spirits vendors as well as wineries.

Eight downtown Kent businesses will serve as hosts for the event:

·       Seattle Children's Bargain Boutique

·       Kent Teaching & Toys

·       Treasures

·       Rusty Raven Studio

·       Alleluia Catholic Store

·       Running Stitch Fabrics

·       Threads & Things

·       Artsy Fartsy Art Lessons

Wine, cider and distillery vendors include:

·       Schilling Cider

·       Blackfish Distillery

·       Three of Cups Winery

·       Sidetrack Distillery

·       Nightside Distillery

·       Naches Heights Vineyard

·       Michael Florentino Cellars/Gecko Cellars

·       Leony's Cellars

The event will be Saturday, November 26 from 3 PM to 6 PM. Registration will begin at 2:30 PM at Down Home Catering at 211 First Avenue South, Kent. Free parking is available, including street parking, parking lots and garages throughout downtown Kent.

Tickets for the event are $20 each and give each participant a commemorative glass and eight tasting tickets to be used at each of the eight locations. All participants must be age 21 or older and must provide ID. All proceeds from the event will support Kent Downtown Partnership, a Kent, Washington-based nonprofit, in its work to revitalize and grow downtown Kent.

For more information about Kent Downtown Partnership, visit DowntownKentWA.com (http://www.downtownkentwa.com/). For more information about Kent, including hotels and restaurants, go to VisitKent.com.

Media Contacts:

Barbara Smith, Executive Director
Kent Downtown Partnership
253-813-6976
barbaras@kentdowntown.org

Jodi Thormahlen, Administrative Assistant
Kent Downtown Partnership
253-813-6976
kdpadminassistant@kentdowntown.org