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Weekly Drop - December 3
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Wednesday
Holiday Family Portraits - Hotel Roanoke (parking)
Petals & Potions: December Edition - Well Hung (parking)
Sounds of the Season with TFox - Regency Room (parking)
Lilly Hiatt with Kai-Crowe Getty - The Spot (parking)
Thursday
Fresh Greenery Workshop - Well Hung (parking)
Huddle Up Mom’s Ribbon Cutting - 501 Marshall Ave SW (parking)
Friday
Delta Dental Dickens of a Christmas: City of Roanoke Tree Lighting - John Nolen Plaza (parking)
Young Professionals Late Night - Taubman (parking)
Handmade Holiday Open House - Art Project Roanoke (parking)
Art at Night - Art on 1st (parking)
Make Your Own Resin Star - Well Hung (parking)
Sexbruise - 5 Points
Make the Yuletide Gay - The Spot (parking)
Brews & Burlesque: Tinsel & Tassels - Golden Cactus (parking)
Saturday
Pictures with Santa - Kids Square (parking)
Winter Garland Workshop - Link Museum (parking)
Candy Cane Celebration - Transportation Museum (parking)
24th Annual Breakfast with Santa - Hotel Roanoke (parking)
Stories & Songs with Santa - Taubman (parking)
Children’s Choir Holiday Singalong - Taubman (parking)
Peen (Tribute to Ween) - 5 Points
Santa Photos - Star City Styles (parking)
Ramona & The Holy Smokes - The Spot (parking)
Sunday
Candy Cane Celebration - Transportation Museum (parking)
Visit with Santa - Mast Store (parking)
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Youth Concert - Taubman (parking)
Tangled: A Paint Party - Lew’s Restaurant
Ugly Christmas Sweater Plawk - Golden Cactus (parking)
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Jefferson Center (parking)
Ongoing
The Elf on The Shelf® Adventure - Downtown Roanoke (parking)
Giving Tuesday Coat Drive - Walkabout Outfitter (parking)
Fashions for Evergreens - Hotel Roanoke (parking)
Deck the Doors - Link Museum (parking)
A Christmas Story - Mill Mountain Theatre (parking)
Cloud Bobby’s Holiday Photobooth - 5 Points

Wednesday
Karaoke Night - Martin’s
Thursday
Latin Night - Martin’s
Friday
Lazy Man Dub Band - Martin’s
Queer Karaoke - Olde Salem Brewing
Saturday
Phat Anchovies - Martin’s
Stone & Snow - Big Lick
Sunday
Get Me Right - Big Lick

What’s coming up farther out?
December 10 - Van Gough Elf on The Shelf Paint Party - Well Hung
December 12 - Delta Dental Dickens: Parade by Valley Star Credit Union - Downtown Streets
December 12 - START Painting with Value - Taubman
December 12 - Geezer (Tribute to Weezer) - 5 Points
December 13 - Grinchmas - Science Museum
December 13 - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Jefferson Center
December 19 - Delta Dental Dickens of a Christmas: Pet Contest, Cox S'mores, and Snowzilla - Downtown Streets
December 19 - Isaac Hadden Christmas Jam - 5 Points

Wednesday
Yoga at the Taubman
Storytime with Ms. Liv at the Public Library
Roanoke Riders at Big Lick
Music Bingo at Olde Salem
Open Mic at The Front Row
Jazz Nights at Six & Sky
Trivia at Starr Hill
Thursday
Music Bingo at Martin’s
Gaymer Night at Roanoke Diversity Center
Country Club at Sidewinders
Trivia at Corned Beef
Pub Run at Starr Hill
Friday
Karaoke Night at Corned Beef and Co.
Saturday
Late Night Vinyl & Vibes at Sidecar
Downtown Food, History & Cultural Tour at Hotel Roanoke
Sunday
Yoga at the Taubman
Star City Sunday Cruise bike ride
Sunday Trivia at Olde Salem Brewing
Monday
Free Yoga at Main Library/Elmwood Park
Irish Music Session at Big Lick Brewing
Community Walk/Run at Starr Hill
Tuesday
Pub Run at Big Lick Brewing
College Line Dancing Night at Sidewinders

202 Social House, every Friday, 4 - 6p
Big Lick Brewing - $1 off pints Thursdays, 4 - 7p
Caribbica Soul - daily, 2 - 6p
Corned Beef - every Tuesday- Friday, 4 - 7p
Golden Cactus - $1 of pints Fridays, 12 - 4p
The Hatch - Thursday - all-day happy hour
Inka Grill - Monday - Thursday, 5 - 7p
Jaybird Tavern - Tuesday - Friday, 4 - 7p
Lucky - Tuesday - Saturday, 5 - 7p
Martin's - Monday - Saturday, 4 - 7p
Olde Salem Brewing - $1 off pints Thursdays, 4 - 6p
Starr Hill - $2 off Tuesdays, 6 - 8p, $1 off all drinks Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:30p
Stock - Thursday - Saturday, 4 - 7p
The Vault at The Liberty Trust - Monday - Thursday, 4-6p
Three Notch'd Brewing - $2 off Drafts Monday - Friday, 3-6p, Wednesday Case Specials
Tuco's - Monday - Friday, 3 - 6p

Things to do with the kids!
Wednesday - Take the kids to get a professional family portrait with Santa at Hotel Roanoke.
Friday - Watch the City of Roanoke Christmas Tree Lighting, play in the Atlantic Union Bank Kids Zone, and enjoy live performances at Delta Dental Dickens of a Christmas.
Friday - Enjoy a free family art project with Art on 1st.
Saturday - A professional photographer will be at Kids Square to snap photos with Santa (fee applies).
Saturday - Enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet, festive activities, and a special visit from Santa himself during Breakfast with Santa at Hotel Roanoke.
Saturday - The Taubman Musuem of Art is bringing Old Saint Nick to town for Stories & Songs with Santa.
Saturday - Need another Santa photo opportunity? Star City Styles has your back!
Saturday & Sunday - VMT’s annual Candy Cane Celebration returns with crafts, games, live music, Santa, and more.
Sunday - Santa is making a final weekend stop at Mast Store.
Thru January - Go on a magical scavenger hunt to find all 16 Scout Elves hiding in downtown businesses!
Kids Eat Free Options
Kids eat free 3pm - 6pm Monday - Wednesday at The Hatch.

Sales and Food Specials spotted this week!
Find the perfect holiday gift with DRI’s gift guide.
Use code “HOHOHO” through Christmas to score 10% off your order at Milan.

This week on Farmers Market you’ll find…
Our vendors will have: Apples, Plums, Squash, Blueberries, Spring Onions, Cut Flowers, Bedding Plants, Houseplants, Succulents, Herbs, Salad Greens, Beef, Pork, Poultry, Eggs, Hand-Crafted Items, and more!

Our Downtown Ambassador Team worked tirelessly to make downtown shine during November. 🍂 Just look at the statistics ⬇️

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