Mainstreet Steamboat Springs

Hours Christmas Day -  On Monday we sent out an inquiry about the number of shops and restaurants planning to be open some time on Christmas Day.  For our guests, Christmas is just another day of their vacation.  They don’t expect restaurants and shops to be closed in a resort town during this week.  MainStreet [...]

Merry MainStreet Wrap-up  The 4th Annual Merry MainStreet event is now history for another year.  Many thanks to the carolers, parade entries, SantaCrawl organizers and crawlers, stores for decorating their windows and holding open houses, gingerbread house makers, fruitcake tossers, and the City (public works for closing and re-opening Lincoln Ave, and the community service [...]

Merry MainStreet schedule It’s here!  The annual Christmas community celebration downtown.  Now in it’s 4th year, Merry MainStreet is once again a chance to celebrate as a community before the flights start in Hayden and we get WAAAY too busy.  Bring your children, send your guests, gather friends and come downtown for an evening of [...]

An accident waiting to happen – Customer Service Tip It’s no surprise to anyone that it snows here.  In fact, that is the reason many of us are here.  Along with snow comes the responsibility of store owners and their employees to shovel snow on the sidewalks.  Not only are clean sidewalks a form of [...]

With the Ski Area opening this week (yaaayy!!), and Thanksgiving as the traditional kickoff to the holiday season, MainStreet has a couple of events to usher in the season. “Light Up the Night” Community Tree Lighting    Friday, November 25, at 6-7pm. Courthouse Lawn This annual tradition the day after Thanksgiving brings the community together to [...]

MainStreet seeking sponsors for Merry MainStreet Community Celebration Each year the Merry MainStreet event grows in popularity. Now in its 4th year, this annual event brings hundreds of people down to Lincoln Avenue to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. Lincoln Avenue is closed to traffic, the lights in the trees twinkle, and there is [...]

Merry MainStreet  adds Great Caroling Contest December 10 is the date for the annual downtown community holiday celebration, Merry MainStreet,  at night on Lincoln Ave. Starting at 5:30 pm with the Santa Parade, the evening proceeds with lots of activities in the stores and restaurants, and on the street.  Lincoln Avenue is closed to traffic. [...]

Holiday Shopping Season looming It seems that summer has just ended and we have had a chance to take a breath but its now time to plan for the holiday shopping season.  The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas (with the extra week between Christmas and New Year’s thrown in), are typically the most profitable of the [...]

VOTE Yes on 2B! Membership Survey Last Friday MainStreet sent out a member survey asking for evaluation of the MainStreet program, what members expect MainStreet to focus on and suggestions for MainStreet going forward.  If you are a MainStreet member, please check your emails and fill out this short 10 question survey.  Your input will [...]

Sisters in Steamboat Weekend brings women to town.  The 3rd Annual Sisters in Steamboat wrapped up Sunday following three days of parties, enrichment sessions and good old fashioned “girl time”. The event grew modestly this year over last year with attendance topping out at 112 including attendees, volunteers, speakers and sponsors. The “Sleepless in Steamboat” theme [...]