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Small Business Saturday 2023
November 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Small Business Saturday in the ViBe District
Saturday, November 25th
10am to 4pm
November 25, 2023 is Small Business Saturday — a national moment to promote shopping at small, local businesses for the holidays. The ViBe Creative District is made up (almost exclusively) by small, locally-owned-and-operated businesses. Come support your neighbors and friends! This is the 8th Annual Small Business Saturday celebration in the District and it is the largest local celebration of participating small business in Hampton Roads with approximately 75 businesses located within 1.5 miles here in the district. The event will also include LIVE music by Big Juicy Entertainment honoring small local musicians as small businesses!
This event is sponsored in part by LISC Hampton Roads:
- Download the 2023 SBS Tri-Fold Printer-friendly Pocket Guide
- Download the 2023 SBS Scavenger Hunt Form
LOCAL BUSINESSESS IN THE DISTRICT:
Two dozen bricks-and-mortar local business store fronts and 50+ pop-ups will participate in sales, specials and a district-wide scavenger hunt!
PARTICIPATING BRICKS AND MORTER STORES IN THE VIBE:
- 17th Street Marketplace- Open 10am to 4pm
- BadAss Coffee – Open 6am to 6pm
- Barrel 17 – Open 11am to 10pm
- Beach Bully – Open 10am to 8pm; Military, 1st Responders, & Senior Discounts
- Beads and Rocks – Open 11am to 6pm
- Best Body Co – Open 9am to 5pm
- Best Value Hardware – Open 730am to 8pm
- Chesapeake Bay Distillery – Open noon to 7pm; $5 tastings
- Commune – Open 8am to 3pm
- DeRican Chef – Open 11am to 11pm
- El Charro – open 11am to 9pm; 15% off all day
- Esoteric – Open noon to 10pm
- Fathom Coffee – Open 7am to 4pm, $20 gift card free when you buy a $100 gift card.
- Get Lost – Hours 12PM-9PM 20% off all merch and shave ice. Buy $75 in gift cards get $25 free
- Gypsy Soul Boutique – Holiday Deals! Open 10am to 5pm
- Hearth – pop-up with OnieTonie 9am to 3pm; Dinner hours 5-10pm
- Hi n’ Dry – Open 10-7 -hours, 25 % off art, retail and services
- Jars of Dust – Open 9am to 5pm
- Jessy’s Taquira – Open 9am to 9pm
- North End Bag Co – Open 9am to 1pm
- Pixelated Boutique – 10am to 5pm, BOGO 50% off the entire store, along with complimentary hot chocolate and cookies!
- Prosperity Kitchen – 9am to 2pm ***Updated time
- Superior Pawn – Open 10am to 3pm
- The Artist’s Gallery – 20+ Resident Artists; Open 10am to 4pm
- The Pink Dinghy – Open 9am-2pm & 5-9pm
- Three Ships Coffee – Open 7am – 4pm
- The Stockpot – Open 8am-3pm; Grits and Greens Bowl for our Special
- Transcendent Stays – WIN A FREE NIGHT STAY – Details to enter on 94.9: Win A 1 Night Stay in Avamere Suite at the Inn at Old Beach (audacy.com)
- VB Surf Sessions – Open 9am to 8pm
- Vibrant Shore Brewing – Open 12pm-11pm *DROP OFF SITE FOR SCAVENGER HUNT* Food Truck; Gift Card special- Buy $100 gift card receive a $50 gift card free, buy a $50 gift card get a $20 gift card free, buy a $25 gift card and get a $10 gift card free. Must purchase at Brewery.
- Virginia Beach Art Center – Holiday Boutique Sale: Open 10am to 4pm
- Virginia MOCA – FREE ADMISSION! Open 10am to 4pm; FREE GALLERY TOUR at 2pm
- Wave Riding Vehicles – Holiday Deals! Open 9am to 9pm
- Weichert Realty – Open 10am to 4pm; Stop in to receive offer of $1,000 closing cost for purchase, no expiration.
- Wisps of Willow – Open 10am to 5pm
- Zero’s Subs Oceanfront – Open 1030am to 9pm
POP-UP VENDOR MARKETPLACE IN VIBE PARK & ON 18th STREET:
On Saturday, November 25 from 10am-4pm in celebration of the national movement for Small Business Saturday! ViBe Park at the corner of 18th St and Cypress Avenue will serve as the starting point for the day. ViBe will be hosting a Small Business Saturday Welcome Table, #shopsmall swag, and helping us organizing a massive scavenger hunt with a prize drawing at the end of the day.
FOOD TRUCKS: Moontide Sundries: 930am to 1230pm and Clayton’s Counter 1-4pm
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES FOR THE VENDOR MARKETPLACE:
- Aina Clothing
- April Fish Jewelry
- Andrea Lauryn Jewelry
- Auroma Products
- Barrier Islands Salt Company
- BURNWITHCASSIETHENOVA
- BRBNCO. LLC
- Chic Flag
- Coastal Chic
- Coastal Pickling Company
- CourtzCrystalsLLC
- Crowned by Ohemaa
- Eco Maniac Company
- Everything Zen Tie Dye
- Flutterby Soap Company
- Forge and Flourish
- Heather Donis Designs
- His & Hers Soap Company
- Imbue
- JaTamae LLC
- Keep Me Coastal
- Kreatively Made Designs
- Koh Art Ceramics
- LeaVea Candles
- Lena Skai
- M and D Crafts
- MAAD Seasonings
- MOSS by Eryn
- Noonday Collection by Wallis Quaintance
- Oak Shore Collective LLC
- Of Great Value
- O’s Donuts
- Pangea Jewelry & Accessories
- Pipers Inspired Designs
- Pretty Palm Candle
- Purple Bug Creations
- Robin Boutique-Boutique
- RockN’Crafts by Kelly
- Sea is my Life
- Soup Love
- Sticks and Stones Lapidary
- Sue Bee Pottery
- Sunny Day Colorful
- The Yellow Glass Co.
- Three Scooops Fashion House
- WUBYS WINGS
Pop-Up Small Business Event at The Garage on Mediterranean 10am to 2pm
- @23.beans
- @buenosdiasstudio
- @chicsbeachpotterychick
- @jessica_c_folck
- @kewiteas
- @luumarrnaturals
- @pitposh
- @saint_george_flower__garden
- @sloanansbakerybox
- @spellbound.va
- @susanleacreates
- @thedoodlynoodle
- @turnstone_jewelry
- @vbpotterystudio
Pop-Up Small Business OnieTonie at Hearth on 17th Street
Holiday Boutique at Virginia Beach Art Center on 17th Street
- 50+ Artists under one roof including 20+ working artist studios and exhibit space
- HOLIDAY FINE ART BOUTIQUE November 17–December 24
- Pop-Up Tent with artists out front
$1,000+ GRAND PRIZE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCAVENGER HUNT:
Participating businesses all over the ViBe will submit prizes for a neighborhood scavenger hunt to promote shopping small for the holidays. To enter to win, visitors can pick up their scavenger hunt form at any business listed above and then turn in their form for a chance to win the grand prize. 2023 prize pack is expected to exceed $1,000 in value!
GRAND PRIZE CURRENTLY GROWING!!! NOW AT $1,300+!
- Oak Shore Collective LLC – Item valued at $30
- Aina Clothing – Bear long sleeve organic cotton t-shirt – $50.00
- Eco Maniac Company – Reusable String Bag $13
- His & Hers Soap Company – Travel Size body butter – $6 value
- M and D Crafts – Item valued at $35
- RockN’Crafts by Kelly – 5×7 pebble art picture (value $20)
- Purple Bug Creations, LLC – Cocoa bomb $10 and 4 pack of oreos $15
- Coastal Chic – Item valued at $20
- Keep Me Coastal – Necklace
- Lena Skai – Item valued at $25
- Flutterby Doap Company – Soap lotion lip balm $19
- Sea is my Life – $50 painting
- Kreatively Made Designs – Gift certificate for $50.
- Sticks and Stones Lapidary – Pink Adventurine Tower and Flowering Agate Tower. $15 each tower ($30.00 total for both).
- Jenny Craddock Art + Design – DJ Stikky Fingers stickers valued at $5/each
- Sue Bee Pottery – Item valued at $15
- Pipers Inspired Designs – Item valued at $35
- Forge and Flourish – Va for Lovers beer can glass set
- Sunny Day Colorful – Seasonal Holiday painting $10
- BURNWITHCASSIETHENOVA – Item valued at $10
- Noonday Collection – Item valued at $12
- Heather Donis Designs – Print $30
- Pangea Jewelry & Accessories – Item valued at $80
- Koh Art Ceramics – Mug $45
- WUBYS WINGS – Adjustable ring $15
- Robin Boutique-Boutique – Accessory $35.00
- Andrea Lauryn Jewelry – Pendant valued at $30.00
- MOSSbyEryn – Threader Necklace $45
- Barrel 17 – $50 Gift Card
- Ambassador Inn & Suites – $50 cash
- Virginia Beach Art Center gift certificate for paint pouring class – $80 value
- Two ViBe LOVE beach towels $80 value
- Fathom Coffee – $50 value mystery box
- El Charro – $100 gift card
- Pixelated – $50 gift card
- VB Surf Sessions 2 Hour Group Surf Lesson Gift Certificate for One – $79 value
- Jars of Dust holiday ornament – $28 value
- Beach Bully – $25 gift card
- Bad Ass Coffee – $25 gift card
- The Pink Dinghy – Tote bag
- Superior Pawn – Sterling Silver Necklace
- Chesapeake Bay Distillery – Straw hat
- Vibrant Shore Brewing – t-shirt, glassware and a gift card to the scavenger hunt. Value of $50.
- Virginia MOCA – BWAS T-shirt and Poster ($55.00 Value)
- Gypsy Soul Boutique – $50 gift card
ENTER TO WIN A FREE NIGHT AT THE OLD BEACH INN & A GOLF CART TOUR OF THE VIBE DISTRICT
LISTEN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ON 94.9 THE POINT – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS