• Tinsel & Treasures

    Application Closes Friday, 10/20

    For over 50 years, Holiday Tinsel & Treasures has been Gallatin's annual Christmas open house, encouraging shoppers to support local retailers and kick off the holiday shopping season.

    We're excited to kick off the 55th Annual Tinsel & Treasures, taking place Friday, November 13, through Sunday, November 15. Held every second full weekend in November, this beloved tradition is Gallatin's biggest shopping weekend and the perfect opportunity for local businesses to capture the season's first holiday spend right here in Gallatin!

     

    Who Can Participate?

    Tinsel & Treasures is designed first and foremost as a retail open house for established, customer-facing brick-and-mortar retailers that regularly sell physical merchandise from a permanent storefront.

    Eligible retailers must have regular, year-round hours, an established on-site inventory, and retail sales as a primary or meaningful part of their business. Examples include boutiques, gift shops, home décor stores, bookstores, florists, jewelry stores, and specialty retailers.

    Temporary markets, makers, craft vendors, and pop-up businesses are not eligible to participate as independent Retailer Passport Stops. However, we're excited to offer established local markets an opportunity to be part of Tinsel & Treasures through a dedicated Featured Markets section.

     

    Retailer Participation

    Established brick-and-mortar retailers can participate as official Tinsel & Treasures Passport Stops.

    Here's how to participate:

    • Complete THIS application by Friday, October 2
    • Submit the required participation fee:
      • Chamber Members: Donate two $25 gift cards for prize drawings
      • Non-Chamber Members: $100 participation fee (Let's chat about membership! If you join within 30 days of the event, we'll credit your $100 participation fee toward your membership.)
    • Be open during event hours:
      • Friday: 10AM–5PM
      • Saturday: 10AM–5PM
      • Sunday: 12PM–5PM
    • Distribute and punch shopping passports provided by the Chamber

    As a participating retailer, the Chamber will provide:

    • Shopping passports to distribute to customers
    • Event poster
    • A yard sign signaling shoppers of your participation
    • A hole punch for passports
    • A festive collection box for completed passports

    Retailers will be featured throughout the event's promotional materials and will serve as the official Passport Stops where shoppers can collect punches toward prize drawing eligibility.

     

    Featured Markets

    We know local markets are an important part of Gallatin's holiday shopping scene, so we're creating a special Featured Markets section within Tinsel & Treasures to help shoppers discover them alongside participating retailers.

    Chamber Member Markets: Chamber-member markets may be listed in the Featured Markets section at no additional cost.

    Non-Chamber Member Markets: Non-member markets may participate for a $100 listing fee.

    Featured Markets will receive:

    • Shopping passports to distribute to customers
    • A dedicated listing in the Featured Markets section of the official Tinsel & Treasures passport
    • Inclusion in applicable event marketing and promotional materials
    • A Tinsel & Treasures event poster
    • A yard sign
    • A festive collection box for completed passports

    Markets will have a specific designation on the passport so shoppers can easily distinguish them from official Retailer Passport Stops. Because the passport program is designed to encourage shopping at established brick-and-mortar retailers, Featured Markets will not require or distribute passport punches and will not count toward the number of stops required to qualify for the prize drawing.

     

    Event Promotion

    We'll promote Tinsel & Treasures through print and digital marketing, including social media, featured listings on the Experience Gallatin website and mobile app, the official event passport, and more.

    After you register, we'll share additional opportunities to enhance your participation, including shopping bags, Business Bucks, and other promotional initiatives.

    We ask all participating businesses to hang a Tinsel & Treasures poster and help spread the word by promoting the event on your own website and social media platforms. We also encourage businesses to offer a special promotion, giveaway, discount, or unique in-store experience during the weekend to help make the event even more memorable for shoppers.

    For all other questions, please reach out to Paul at the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce at 615.452.4000 or paul@gallatintn.org.

     

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