Children’s Halloween Trick-or-Treating set for Downtown Durango
Merchants/BID/Chamber team up for 6th Annual event to provide safe Halloween activity
Durango, CO – A record number of Downtown Durango businesses have teamed up with the Durango Business Improvement District (BID), Southwest Sound and Durango Chamber of Commerce to provide a safe “trick-or-treat” environment for area children, hosting a “Children’s Halloween,” Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015.
Nearly 100 Downtown merchants will offer Halloween goodies and surprises between 4 and 6 p.m. for children 10-years-old and younger dressed in costumes and accompanied by an adult. New this year, Durango Fire & Rescue personnel will be in front of the Main Mall, with their fire truck, distributing glow sticks.
“This has been a tremendously successful event and we’re looking forward to another great year,” said Tim Walsworth, BID executive director. “Credit for this idea and coordination of the merchants goes to Robert Stapleton, owner of Southwest Sound. The BID and Durango Chamber are pleased to once again partner with Robert and help organize the details and underwrite the event.”
Participating merchants throughout Downtown will display bright orange pumpkins in their windows on Halloween to signal their involvement. Visit the BID web site (www.DowntownDurango.org/
“We encourage trick or treaters to keep an eye out for the pumpkins in the windows,” said Stapleton. “Participating merchants are located literally throughout Downtown, from Rio Grande Land, up the side streets and north to 12th St. It’s a fun challenge for the kids to ‘find’ the pumpkins in the windows.”
Wandering in and out of stores in Downtown will also remind parents of the unique and varied shopping opportunities in Durango, added Walsworth.
For additional information about the Children’s Halloween event, visit www.DowntownDurango.org/
The Durango Business Improvement District was formed in 1997 with a goal and mission to support businesses within the District by assisting with special event marketing, providing research on topics of concern to the District (facilities, special events, best practices), planning and development of new facilities, and providing capital budget for equipment that enhances business in the District. Funding is generated by a 2 mill levy on property owners within the district, with additional marketing dollars contributed by the City of Durango and Durango Area Tourism Office.
Participating Merchants:
Children’s Halloween Trick-or-Treat
Participating Merchants
A Shared Blanket
Affordable Framing Plus
Animas Trading Co.
Appaloosa Trading Co.
Azul Gallery
Beads & Beyond
Blu Boutique
Brew Pub & Kitchen
Brown’s Sport Shoe
Brown’s Shoe Fit Company
Carver Brewing Company
Casa Décor
Chimayo Stone Fied Kitchen
Cold Stone Creamery
Coldwell Banker Heritage House Realty
Community Concert Hall Ticket Office
Cowboy Trading
Cowgirls
Crow’s Closet
Dancing Willow Herbs
Derailed Pour House
Doc Hathaway’s Café
Diorios South Pizza
Dreams Of Tibet
Duranglers
Durango Antique Market
Durango Coffee Company
Durango Dance
Durango Juice Bar
Durango Olive Oil Co.
Durango Sports Zone
Durango Toy Depot
Durango Trading Post
Durango T-Shirt Company
Durango Welcome Center
Earthbound Trading Company
El Moro Spirits & Tavern
El Rancho Tavern
Eolus Bar & Dining
Eureka Clothing
Fired Up Pizzeria
Four Leaves Winery
Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory
Gardenswartz Outdoors
Gardenswartz Sporting Goods
General Palmer Hotel
Get Fused
Giddy-Up 409
GoLite
Half Price Tees
Iconic Vintage Boutique
Inferno Board Shop
Irish Embassy Pub
Jean Pierre Bakery & Wine Bar
Karyn Gabaldon Arts
Ken & Sue’s Restaurant
Kids Rock
Legacy Properties West-Sotheby’s International Realty
Lively
Magpie’s Newsstand
Maria’s Bookshop
Mesteno Gallery
Mountain Bike Specialists
Nini’s Taqueria
Old Colorado Vintage Clothing
Oohs & Aahs
Open Shutter Gallery
Out Of The Blue
Pine Needle Mountaineering
Radio Shack
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Scenic Aperture
Schlotzsky’s Bakery and Cafe
Seasons Rotisserie & Grill
Silk Sparrow
Southwest Sound
Spaaah Shop & Day Spa
Starbucks Coffee
Sticks & Stones Handmade
Stuarts of Durango
Sunshades & Optics of Durango
Surya Health & Wellness
Tequila’s
The Shirt Off My Back
The Steaming Bean
There’s No Place Like Home
Thru The Lens
Tippy Canoe
Trinkets & Treasures
Urban Market
Wells Group
White Dragon Tearoom
Wildshots Gallery
World According To Mark
XROCK 105
YESS the Book Hutch
