event sign ups
ArtWalk | Friday, July 19th, 2024
Destination Downtown Lancaster partners with the Lancaster Festival to host the ArtWalk each year as part of the Lancaster Festival's ten-day celebration of the arts. The 2024 festival is July 18th - July 27th, 2024. Our goal is to provide visual artists with a platform to share their talents and gifts to enrich the lives of the community members. ArtWalk is the biggest night in downtown where the crowds reach thousands and local businesses are paired with artists for this annual opportunity.
If you would like to host an ArtWalk artist, or multiple artists/group at your business for ArtWalk, you must submit an ArtWalk Host application. Click the link below to sign up to host!
Participation Fee: $75 for DDL Members or $100 for Non-Members
Deadline to sign up: February 9th, 2024
Shop Hop | March 7th-9th, 2024
Participate in Downtown Lancaster's Shop Hop to encourage people to get out of their winter funk and come downtown to support your business. Kicking off March 7th through 9th, 2024. We are asking businesses to be creative and think of an event, special, deal, or giveaway that will encourage folks to visit you during this three day event. DDL will market this event and share your promotions! As always, if you need help brainstorming promotion ideas, feel free to reach out to us.
We will create a Shop Hop guide (available online and distributed to participating businesses) for attendees and when they make a purchase at your business they will ask you to stamp their guide. Once they've received at least 4 stamps, they can leave their guide with any participating business for us to pick up and will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $100 Downtown Gift Card.
Participation Fee: $25 for DDL Members or $50 for Non DDL Members
Deadline to sign up: February 16th, 2024
Chocolate Walk | April 5th, 2024
Be a host location for Chocolate Walk and entice people into your business to see what you have to offer. You will be included on the walking map with the description of your delectable chocolate offering. This year's event is on Friday, April 5th, 2024.
Each attendee will check in with DDL to receive a wristband, chocolate walk bag, map, and any additional event information. Participating businesses will need to come up with and prepare 450 chocolate treats to give away; feel free to purchase or make your own chocolate (if you purchase chocolate, please shop local)! Participating businesses will also need to be open from 4pm - 7:30pm. If you're not sure what your chocolate item will be, please sign up now and we will follow up with you closer to the event.
Participation Fee: Free for DDL Members or $25 for Non-DDL Members
(After you submit the form, we will send you an invoice for your participation fee)
Deadline to sign up: March 1st, 2024