Downtown Gastonia businesses will be competing in a decorating contest, starting November 27th, 2020.
You can visit downtown Gastonia, and then vote on your favorite, from Friday, November 27th, 2020, to Wednesday, December 16th, on the City of Gastonia’s Facebook page.
The winner will be announced on Thursday, December 17th.
Downtown businesses will be set up outside on Small Business Saturday in an open air market.
The following downtown businesses will be set up on the sidewalk outside of their stores:
- Gaston Pour House
- Wren & Ivy
- Webb Custom Kitchen
- Studio B
- Beauty for You
- Gamer EMT
- The Esquire Hotel
- Pita Wheel
- Meka Custom Designs.
Holiday music will play in downtown from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but booths will be set up outside respective to each individual store’s hours.
In addition, the City of Gastonia is having a Letters to Santa campaign. Kids can write a letter to Santa, and he will send over a reply. The letter can be dropped off in the dropbox outside of Gastonia City Hall at 181 S. South St. Gastonia, NC.
Or, it may be mailed to:
Santa
PO Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28053
All letters need to have a name and address on it so a reply can be written. All letters need to be sent by Monday, December 14.
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