The weather looks great for today’s big, family-friendly and fun event: the “06880”/Westport Downtown Association Holiday Stroll.
Temperatures will be in the low 50s — with not a raindrop in sight — for tonight’s 5 to 7 p.m. event.
Up and down Main Street, and on Church Lane, Sconset Square and the Post Road, carolers will sing, 60 merchants and restaurants will offer freebies and deals, and everyone will enjoy a traditional, community-wide and very holiday-esque time (complete with “strolling” carolers).
At Stroll “headquarters” — in front of Savvy + Grace, in between Brandy Melville and Cold Fusion — kids can visit with Santa. They’ll meet costumed characters, jump into a photo booth, and be entertained by Staples High’s elite Orphenians.
Youngsters can drop off letters to Santa too (he’ll personally answer each one, with a self-addressed, stamped envelope).
Here’s the latest list of the 60 stores, restaurants and more who will hand out goodies, offer discounts, or find other creative ways to welcome Strollers.
- Arogya Holistic Healing & Tea: Hot tea to go
- Artistex Salon & Spa: Buy 1, get 2 free; sale on service packages
- Awesome Toys & Gifts: Giveaway (TBD)
- Basso Restaurant & Wine Bar: 15% off for guests mentioning the “06880” Stroll (seating between 4 and 6 p.m.)
- Birddogs: Free duffle bag with any 5-pair purchase
- Bobbles & Lace: wine and Bobbles Bucks
- Bond Vet: Swag and treats
- Castle Wine & Spirits: Expert wine pairings, with hand-picked selections
- Clarendon Fine Art: Bubbly, tasty treats, décor and music; framed, limited edition still life from Tim Fowler (valued at $300)
- Cloud Nine Designers: Holiday beverages
- Club Sweat: 3 weeks of classes for $69
- Cold Fusion Gelato: Free chocolates
- Cove Collective: 10% off; wine, champagne and a sweet treat
- Courtgirl: 20% off storewide
- Crafty Kids: TBA
- Don Memo: Festive holiday beverage
- Fred: Holiday treats
- Gogi Steakhouse: $40 vouchers for dine-in customers
- Gordon Fine Arts: Light hospitality and hot mulled cider
- Hummingbird Healing Center: Discounted Harmonic Egg session of $99.99; free gift to everyone visiting the center on the 2nd floor
- J. Crew: Free pair of cashmere socks, and discount of 15% with any purchase of $125 or more; free tee with every 2 purchased; free tech hat with every 3 purchased; long-sleeve tee or water bottle with every 4
- Jeweled Coquette: 14K gold “express” permanent bracelet for $100; hot cocoa bar
- Johnny Was: GWP while supplies last; raffle to win a $250 gift card
- Kerri Rosenthal: 20% of all KR products; rosé and Prosecco
- La Plage: 10% off when you mention the Stroll
- Le Rouge Artisan: White chocolate raspberry hot chocolate
- Lomito: Peruvian-style hot chocolate with Peruvian paneton or rotisserie chicken mini-sandwich
- Maxine Salon & Beauty: $20 voucher for any service (except blowouts, men’s/kids and retail); 20% off R & Co. retail products; 10% off all other retail products
- Mexicue: Happy hour drinks: house margarita $8.50; wine by the glass $8; beer $5
- Middlemarch: Raffle for $250 gift card, with purchase
- Naturino Kids Shoes & More: 25% off single item all day long
- Nômade: Firepit to make your own s’mores
- Offline by Aerie: 30% off select items; free yoga mat or water bottle with a booked appointment
- Party Harty: 10% of all Westport-related merchandise
- Penfield Collective: Prosecco
- Rhone: Holiday cheer, wellness and gift giving
- Rive Bistro: Festive cocktail
- Ron Lakek Gallery: 20% off all framed photos, plus wine and chocolate
- Rowan: Free pair of earrings with purchase of $75 or more
- Savvy + Grace: A “north Pole” mailbox for kids’ letters to Santa; holiday cookies
- Scout & Molly’s: 20% off total purchase
- Serendipity Labs: Complimentary week of co-working
- Sorelle Gallery: 20% off in store, all day
- South Moon Under: 20% off when you spend $100 or more
- State & Liberty Clothing: 10-15% off bulk purchases of shirts and pants
- Stretch Zone: Stretches and free stretch vouchers
- The Tailored Home & Studio Café: Complimentary Santa’s cookies and hot chocolate; 50% off on all pillows
- Town of Weston Ukraine Sister City Partnership: Apple cider, water, bracelets, ornaments
- Toy Post: Free giveaway to children
- Vince: 15% off full price merchandise when you sign up for texts
- Vivid Cottage: 5 free holiday cards with purchase
- Walrus Alley: Happy hour prices
- WEST: $50 gift card for holiday shopping, through December 31
- West/Out East: Prosecco and presents
- Westport Book Shop: free gift with purchase, and coupon valid through December 31
- Westport Country Playhouse: Buy 1 ticket for “A Sherwood Carol,” get 1 free (December 22 2 p.m. or December 23 7 p.m. shows)
- Whip Salon: $10 gift card for stopping to say hi (18 and over); holiday treats
- Williams Sonoma: Hot apple cider and peppermint bark
- Winfield Street Coffee: $3 hot chocolates with candy canes
- Merchants and restaurants wishing to participate should click here, to fill out an online form.
The Holiday Stroll includes vendor booths too, including Tend, Stretch Zone, SugarKrisp and Westport is the Bestport. Non-profit booths like Homes with Hope and MOSS will also be in attendance. Sponsors David Adams Realty and SCA Crowley make it all possible.
See you from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at the “06880”/Westport Downtown Association Holiday Stroll.
Santa hats and ugly sweaters are optional.
The Staples High School Orphenians are a huge attraction at the Holiday Stroll.
