Downtown Boulder hosts its second Girls’ Night Out with an evening of strolling, shopping and sipping along the beautiful Pearl Street Mall and adjacent blocks on Thursday, September 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hang out in the Sipping Garden (1300 block), which opens at 5 p.m. with a DJ spinning popular tunes and an optional cash bar dispensing cocktails ($5), Oskar Blues beer or wine (and mocktails ($2). The first 150 women in the Sipping Garden receive a tote bag full of goodies. A few of those bags have extra special items gifted by participating retailers. These include a T-shirt from Savvy on Pearl, John Atencio key chain, lavender eye pillow from Jones + Co. Mercantile, gift bag from Jones + Co. Mercantile, $35 Chelsea gift card, $25 Shoe Fly gift card, $25 MomentuM gift card, 5 ring holders from Adorned and more
At 6 p.m., Guerilla Fanfare, a brass band, plays shoppers off to explore some 30 merchants and pop-ups from Adorned (jewelry) to Zeal Optics. Each one offers something free or value-added. The first five women to spend $100 or more at any of the participating retailers and return to the Sipping Garden with their receipt(s) have the chance to win one of the following: $100 Barbara & Company Gift Card, $75 Zeal Optics Gift Card, stylish hand bag from Jones + Co. Mercantile, necklace from Adorned or a pair of Fjallraven Abisko Trekking Tights. Bring a receipt of $50 or more from any of the participating retailers to the Sipping Garden to receive a drink of your choice (21+ or alcohol and one complimentary drink per person). Click here for a list of participating retailers and a map.