Alexandria's Christmas in July
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Holiday cheer paired with warm
weather will hit the streets of Old Town when the 2nd Annual Christmas in July
Celebration returns to Union Street the weekend of July 15-17, 2011. The event
is co-presented by The Christmas Attic and the businesses of Union Street.
Approximately 15 retailers and community organizations will host a variety of
festive activities either inside stores or on Union Street ranging from
pictures with “Summer” Santa & Mrs. Claus, historical tours, holiday trunk
shows, food and wine tastings, cookie decorating, storytime for tots, ornament
making, arts & crafts, ice cream, paint your own nutcracker, green holiday home
tips, fashion styling, pooch pictures, musical entertainment and much more.
The entire weekend will be filled with activities, raffle drawings, shopping/
dining deals and holiday delights for all ages.
The goal/purpose of this event is for the small businesses on Union Street to
come together and design a fun, collaborative summer event that promotes small
businesses and encourages visitors and residents to shop local. “It’s been a
difficult time for most small businesses and the businesses on Union Street
wanted to partner and creatively work together to create an event”, says
Christmas Attic Owner Fay Carter. “Last year’s event was a huge success and we
are ready to build upon the magic and wonder for this year’s event.”
Union Street Gives Back: Every year, the Union Street businesses pick a
charity organization to support during the event weekend. This year a portion
of sales proceeds from the weekend benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the
Mid-Atlantic. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic grants the wishes
of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human
experience with hope, strength and joy.