‘Shopping small’ for the holidays

In a week filled with giving thanks, locally owned retailers and eateries in Camas-Washougal are hoping holiday shoppers will show them some gratitude this weekend during the national Small Business Saturday event and the local Little Box Friday celebration in downtown Camas.

The “shop small” push begins the day after Thanksgiving, on Friday, Nov. 29, with the Downtown Camas Association’s (DCA) annual Little Box Friday event, in which participating downtown Camas merchants will host Black Friday sales and offer a “little box” for customers filled with coupons, gifts and other prizes.

Friday also kicks off the DCA’s annual Golden Ticket event, which offers customers chances to win a holiday gift basket, prizes from 20 participating downtown Camas merchants and a $250 downtown Camas shopping spree. The Golden Ticket event begins Friday, Nov. 29 and runs through Friday, Dec. 13. For more information and to see a full list of businesses participating in this year’s Golden Ticket event, visit downtowncamas.com/event/golden-ticket-event.

Little Box Friday

The DCA’s Little Box Friday event is set to take place at more than 15 participating businesses in downtown Camas from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29.

This year’s Little Box Friday specials include:

• Complimentary cider and cookies at Gallery 408 (408 N.E. Fourth Ave.);

• Mimosa specials at Tommy O’s (401 N.E. Fourth Ave.);

• A 48-hour online auction of children’s clothing, toys and books, hosted by 4Ever Growing Kids, which kicks off at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29. 4Ever Growing Kids (440 N.E. Fourth Ave.) will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, and will host the online auction on Facebook (facebook.com/4EverGrowingKids) from 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29 through 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30;

• Holiday raffle prizes, a “buy more, save more” sale, door-buster deals and hourly door prizes at Juxtaposition (425 N.E. Fourth Ave.)

• A special Black Friday sale with items that have never been on sale before at Arktana (415 N.E. Fourth Ave.)

• A sale on seasonal items and 50% off some candles at Poppy & Hawk (223 N.E. Fourth Ave.);

• The fourth annual indigenous makers market inside Camas Plant and Gift at LiveWell Camas (417 N.E. Birch St.); and

• Various sales and special offers at other downtown Camas shops and eateries, including Allure Boutique (407 N.E. Fourth Ave.), Autumn Leaf Bookstore (334 N.E. Fourth Ave.), Caffe Piccolo (400 N.E. Fourth Ave.), Camas Antiques (305 N.E. Fourth Ave.), Papermaker Pride (339 N.E. Fourth Ave.), Periwinkle’s Toy Shoppe (326 N.E. Cedar St.), Navidi’s Olive Oils and Vinegars (322 N.E. Cedar St.), Runyan’s Jewelers (327 N.E. Fourth Ave.), Salud (224 N.E. Third Ave.) and Sweet Intention Gift Boutique (218 N.E. Fourth Ave.)

For more information, visit downtowncamas.com/event/little-box-friday.

Small Business Saturday

The push to shop in small, locally owned businesses continues on Saturday, Nov. 30, with the national Small Business Saturday event. The DCA will have “elves” out and about in downtown Camas on Saturday, Nov. 30, handing out coupons and holiday goodies for the “shop small” event.

“This year’s celebration is the 15th annual Small Business Saturday, marking over a decade of support for local business owners,” the DCA stated on its website. “Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and communities across the country.”

The annual “shop small” event held the Saturday after Thanksgiving has brought in $201 billion for small businesses across the nation since 2010, and $17 billion in 2023 alone, according to the national Small Business Saturday group.

“Since it launched in 2010, Small Business Saturday has brought communities together by connecting small business owners with local customers to kick off the holiday season when these businesses needed the foot traffic,” the group stated.

For more information, visit downtowncamas.com/event/small-business-sat urday