Main Street McMinnville and the downtown merchants are kicking off the holiday season with their annual Downtown Open House. Shops and businesses downtown will be decked out for the holidays and ready to help you get your Christmas shopping done early.
In years past, this event was held on the first Saturday in November. It was decided to move the event to Nov. 26, which is Small Business Saturday. Included in this year’s event, will be a welcome station beside the downtown fountain. Shop small canvas bags containing promotional items, information about downtown businesses, and maps for a scavenger hunt will be offered there.
To participate in the scavenger hunt, individuals can pick up a map at the welcome station. Searchers will need to answer all of the questions correctly while visiting the participating businesses. Once completed, return the scavenger hunt map to the welcome station before 3 p.m. The winner will be drawn shortly after 3 p.m. Out of the completed maps, one lucky winner will be drawn to win a gift basket filled with items from different downtown businesses.