The Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership is proud to announce that they will be hosting a Winter Market located at 16 E. Second Street.
The Downtown Fond du Lac Winter Market season will begin on Saturday, November 5, 2022, and continue through February 25, 2023. The Market offers a wide variety of vendors selling the freshest Wisconsin-grown produce, plants, flowers, baked goods, meats, and cheese. Ready to eat foods, crafts, arts, pottery, and hand-made products are also available. The Market will take place at 16 E. Second Street inside the former Personal Touch Flowers building from 8:00 a.m. to Noon.
The Fond du Lac Winter Market accepts EBT/Wisconsin SNAP benefits. Stop at the front counter and simply swipe your EBT Benefits card to receive Market Bucks which can be used with some vendors at the Market. Additionally, many of our vendors accept WIC Farmers Market Vouchers as well. All vendors who accept WIC or EBT will have a sign posted at their vendor booth.
Vendor applications, policies, and rules and regulations for the Winter Market are available at www.downtownfdl.com.
Holiday Kickoff Weekend
Kickoff your holidays November 4-5 in downtown Fond du Lac for the second annual Holiday Kickoff Weekend. You won’t want to miss out on the specials offered at downtown businesses. Specials updated daily on www.downtownfdl.com. This holiday season, put downtown Fond du Lac small businesses at the top of your shopping list!
Deer Camp Weekend
While the hunters are away, the shoppers will play! Join us in downtown Fond du Lac for a weekend of shopping & dining! Various businesses in downtown are ready to welcome you with shopping specials. Make a weekend of it by gathering your friends to eat, shop & play! Specials updated daily on www.downtownfdl.com.
Small Business Saturday & Shop Small Sweepstakes
Spend your money where it counts this holiday season and support the local businesses that make Fond du Lac unique. Did you know that by shopping small, every $100 spent, $68 will stay in the community? That’s like giving two gifts in one!
Don’t forget to save your receipts from your holiday shopping so you can be eligible to win $500 in downtown gift certificates. This Holiday Season the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership along with Fox Valley Savings Bank is making it easy to choose shopping small. Small Business Saturday is on November 26, 2022.
The DFP wants to emphasize the importance of shopping small and shopping local all year round. The holiday season is an especially busy shopping time and we invite you to think of downtown Fond du Lac first. There are a variety of unique, locally-owned businesses that offer personalized services and products. When you shop local and small, you provide job opportunities for your friends and neighbors.
Beginning November 1- December 31, every $10 spent in downtown Fond du Lac earns a shopper one entry into the sweepstakes. Entering the sweepstakes is easy. Shop in Downtown Fond du Lac and keep all your receipts. Staple all of your receipts (or copies) to an entry form. Entry forms will be available at your downtown businesses. Or you can download a printable entry form from the DFP website. Drop off your form and all of your receipts at 131 S. Main Street, Suite 101 or send by mail. Entries may also be emailed to [email protected] $500 gift certificate prize winner will be announced in January 2023. All entries must be received by December 31, 2022. A full list of sweepstakes rules can be found on the DFP website.
