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Alternative Black Friday at CityScape Phoenix
Sleep In, Avoid the Madness & Shop Local Vendors at the Vintage Market
WHAT:
This Black Friday avoid the crowds, sleep in, shop unique specialty gifts, sip mimosas and local beers all while shopping local vendors and listening to a DJ at CityScape Phoenix’s third annual “Alternative Black Friday”.
CityScape is hosting a vintage market with over 20 local vendors including Meat Market Vintage, Rare Scarf Vintage, Antique Sugar, Zinnias on Melrose and Grow-Op Boutique. This year, Alternative Black Friday is introducing the Handmade Marketplace, a local makers marketplace with vendors selling everything from jewelry and beauty products to coffee and crafts from vendors such as Strawberry Hedgehog and Lux Hardgoods among many others. Similar to a Paris flea market, they will be selling vintage clothes, antiques, jewelry, coffee, crafts and home goods and décor.
While you browse, enjoy the Mimosa Bar by The Corner as well as local beers and wine and listen to local DJs, all of which will be setup in Patriots Square.
Major Black Friday deals are also available at Urban Outfitters (open 7am to 10pm, offering additional 50 percent off redline sale items), Charming Charlie and Jos A. Bank (open 7am-10pm). Alternative Black Friday shoppers will also receive additional discounts when they use code “ABF” at Yogurt Time, Pizza Studio and V’s Barbershop.
After the market, head over to Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails, Breakfast Club or The Corner to enjoy brunch. While you’re there, lace up your skates and hit the ice at CityScape Phoenix’s CitySkate, which is offering half-price skating, including skate rental, for $6 from 11am to 1:30pm.
The first 300 shoppers will receive an exclusive Alternative Black Friday tote bag filled with goodies and coupons for CityScape merchants. Shoppers can enter to win a prize package by using hashtag #MyABF to tag their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook photos of their Alternative Black Friday experience.
WHEN:
Friday, November 28, 2014
10am – 4pm
WHERE:
CityScape Phoenix – Patriots Square
(Between First Avenue and First Street and between Washington and Jefferson streets)
FREE 2-hour parking with validation.
COST:
Event is free and open to the public. The cost of admission for skating on Alternative Black Friday is half-price for $6 per person and includes skate rental.
Photos courtesy of CityScape.
