It's that time again where we show some extra love to our local small businesses, Small Business Saturday is tomorrow Saturday, November 29th and many Spokane and Coeur d' Alene area businesses are making big plans. For those heading to Downtown Spokane, the Downtown Spokane Partnership has arranged the third year of its Small Business Saturday Swag Bag Giveaway event presented by STCU. On the morning of November 29th, the first 200 shoppers to enter Auntie's Bookstore will receive a free "swag bag" filled with goodies, coupons, gift cards and other fun items from a myriad of downtown businesses. An additional 25 bags each will be given away the same morning at Indaba Coffee (Riverside Ave.), Twenty-Seventh Heaven Bakery, People's Waffle and Shawn O'Donnell's Irish Pub.
Following the swag bag giveaway event, Auntie's Bookstore will host a day full of Small Business Saturday celebrations, including local author book signings, pop-up shops, giveaways and more. For more information on these events and other events happening in Downtown Spokane throughout the holiday season, visit http://merrymagicaldowntown.org . So far in 2025, 27 new retail businesses have opened their doors in the Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District. Visit https://downtownspokane.org/celebrating-new-business-openings-in-2025/ for a list of new businesses that have joined Downtown Spokane this year.
Elsewhere in the Inland Northwest, the Scale House Market has announced their first ever Winter Market at the Quarry. A two-day indoor/outdoor holiday shopping experience featuring local vendors, multicultural foods, Santa photos and festive activities. This new market will take place from November 29th-30th from 8:00am-4:00pm at 4422 E. 8th Ave. in Spokane Valley . Visitors can explore dozens of local vendors, offering handcrafted good, artisanal foods, gifts, decor and unique products made across the Inland Northwest.
Guests will also find their usual shopping needs conveniently available at Scale House Market, including locally produced food and grocery items, as well as a curate selection of beer, wine, cider, and more - making holiday shopping both festive and practical. To add a festive touch, 300 shoppers will have access to Charlie Brown- style Christmas trees, a nostalgic holiday favorite perfect for brightening any space.
This is just a sampling of the Small Business Saturday events planned this weekend around the Inland Northwest. For instance, Twenty-Seventh Heaven Bakery in Downtown Spokane is planning their own small market from 8:00am-1:00pm at their store which can be found at 105 S. Madison. Inland Cider Mill at 1020 W. Francis Suite A in North Spokane is planning an all-ages craft & vendor show from 11:00am-4:00pm and many more. And even if they aren't doing anything special, be sure to patronize your favorite small businesses in the Spokane and Coeur d' Alene area sometime this weekend if able.
