SPARKLES

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SPARKLES

HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT

November 13-16
November 20-23

Late Night Shopping:
Thursday 8PM
Friday 9PM
Saturday 9PM

~ Horse and Wagon Rides ~
~ Victorian Carollers ~
~ Visit with Santa ~

Sparkles
Micro Grant Application

Local businesses are invited to apply for a $250 Sparkles Holiday Shopping Event Micro Grant to help make our biggest event of the year even more magical!

This year, Sparkles promises to be better than ever, and we’re offering funding to support festive experiences such as live holiday music, interactive characters, seasonal photo ops, or other creative activities to delight visitors and shoppers. To receive funding, receipts from vendors are required, and grants will cover the cost of the item or service up to $250.

We thank everyone who applies; however, please note there are a limited number of grants available, and consideration on timing of events will also factor in. Not all applicants may be selected.

Sparkles - Micro Grant Application

Sparkles - Sponsorship

Event Marquee

The light up Marquee generates a lot of foot traffic and social media posts/visibility to your business. The marquee is available at a cost of $500 per week or $800 if you purchase both weeks. Please note that there needs to be sufficient space and electrical at the installation location. Space required is about 18ft. Considerations of traffic and safety for visitors will also be assessed. Sponsorship will be invoiced by the BIA and due on or before November 1, 2025. The Marquee will be installed, maintained and dismantled by BIA Staff.

Instagram Contest sponsor

Giveaway Sponsorship requires a $100 Gift Card Donation from your business towards the contest and it will be paired with a one night hotel stay. The giveaway post will be collaborative, and each entry must be following all accounts. We have almost 20K followers and this is an opportunity to gain some extra followers, and participate in that extra buzz around the event. We will be having one giveaway per week of Sparkles (2 Total). We have a max of 4 sponsors per week for this giveaway (8 Total). Gift Cards must be available to the BIA by November 1, 2025.

Please fill out your Business Name below if you would like to donate a $100 Gift Card to your store for the Sparkles Instagram Giveaways:

Event Website Sponsor

During Sparkles 2024 we had over XXXXXXUPDATE visitors per week to the Sparkles Event page. This year we expect even more.

Event web page sponsor will be provided with:

Home Page - we will be advertising the Sparkles event on our St. Jacobs Village home page. Your banner will be directly under the add for Sparkles. The sponsor banner will have your business name, logo, CTA and a link out to your website or social media page (one link only).

Event Page - your banner will be placed under the hero image and Title/Dates of the event page (see image above). The banner will have your business name, logo, CTA and a link out to your website or social media page (one link only).

There are two sponsorship spots for web (one per week):

Week One: Banners will run from November 11-17th

Week Two: Banners will run from November 18-24th

Web Sponsorship for the Sparkles is $400 per week. Sponsorship will be invoiced by the BIA and due on or before November 1, 2025.

Please fill out your Business Name below if you would like a One Week Web Sponsorship

Sparkles - Tree Package

Trees Provided by John’s Nursery
Packages coming soon

Take part in the Village Christmas Tree Program!

Join us in bringing the holiday spirit to life by lining the streets with beautiful, matching Christmas trees with warm white lights. Let’s make St. Jacobs sparkle even more this season and create a festive atmosphere for everyone to enjoy!

John's Nursery is supplying us with a mix of 6' - 7' Spruce and Fir again for 2025. If you have lights from last year, you can simply sign up for the tree package! The basic tree stands are a sturdy 2x4 configuration. 

Packages include:

Tree with Stand - $TBD 

Tree with Stand and Warm Lights - $TBD

Once you place your order you will be invoiced by the BIA.

We leave these trees up throughout Christmas and if they last through to Family Day. Disposal will be arranged in February.

Trees are delivered to a central location

Sparkles - Promotions

Please provide any specials, sales, or promotions you would like advertised during Sparkles.

These will be advertised on our Website as well as on Social Media.

This form will be available up until the event for last minute additions or updates.

Sparkles - Open Late

Open Late

Due to overwhelming feedback of both visitors and businesses last year, we would like to continue to amplify the festive spirit by extending business hours as follows:

Thursday until 8pm
Friday until 9pm
Saturday until 9pm
Sunday until 5pm (regular business hours)

Performance and interactive programming provided by the BIA will follow along these hours.

Please indicate below that you will be staying open during suggested hours.

Sparkles Sponsorship

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.