The Greater Hillyard Business Association, Hillyard Festival Association, Hillyard Kiwanis, Big Sky Tavern and
many hard working Hillyard citizens  present the 2007 Hillyard Holiday Festival.  Including
 

Hillyard's North Pole
Festive Shopping Experience

Pictures with Santa and Children's Activities
at Hillyard's North Pole

Hillyard Holiday Festival Sweatshirts
A Hillyard Tradition

Historic Hillyard's Business Core Decoration Contest

Much More...

Historic Hillyard Business District
News Release

Media Contacts:   Jim Solomon, Greater Hillyard Business Association President, (509) 951-0900, solomon.jim@gmail.com or
Desi Bucknell, Hillyard Festival Association President, (509) 489-1122 or (509) 998-1404, wizard8544@msn.com 

For Immediate Release:
November 26, 2007 

Holiday Cheer Comes to Hillyard Once Again!

Hillyard Neighborhood, Spokane, WA – Once again the Historic Hillyard Business District and Hillyard’s civic organizations have come together to bring you the annual Hillyard Holiday Festival, and event full of community pride, old time Christmas cheer and SHOPPING!  Saturday and Sunday, December 1^st & 2^nd and 8^th & 9^th all over the Historic Hillyard Business District (North Market Street, between Wellesley & Francis) you can come and enjoy a holiday celebration as it ought to be!

Hillyard’s businesses will be decorated up for our annual holiday lighting contest, won last year by O’Brien’s Used Furniture with their beautiful display of hundreds of glimmering white lights.  Many businesses will welcome shoppers with specials and treats.  It’s a great time to come down and rediscover what Hillyard has to offer!  Get Grandma that antique end table at Aunt Bea’s, Dad the beer sign he always wanted at Hillyard Variety or Mom an old hard back at Pilot Book Store in the Historic Hillyard Laundry Building.

Speaking of Shopping, check out the Hillyard North Pole at 5025 N. Market in the old Shelli’s Antiques Building; open both weekends, from Noon to 5pm.  Hillyard’s community organizations will be hosting this year’s Hillyard Holiday Festival headquarters.  At the Hillyard North Pole, you will find not only vendors selling hard to find, unique and handcrafted gifts for that special someone on your holiday list, but also activities for the kids and pictures with Santa Claus!

That’s right, Santa’s back!  Thanks to the Hillyard Kiwanis club, Santa will be sitting down in a beautiful backdrop, offering professional 5”x7” pictures with Santa for only $5 each!  Bring the kids, pets, grandma, anyone down and get your picture taken with Ole’ Saint Nick!

Also available at the Hillyard North Pole will be our longest running holiday tradition, Hillyard Holiday Festival sweatshirts!  Every year we offer a beautiful new design for you to collect and wear to show your holiday cheer and Hillyard Pride!  $15 most sizes!

We would appreciate you help in spreading the word on this wonderful event!  Thank you. 

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5025 N Market Street, Historic Hillyard Business District
Spokane, Washington
(Old Shelli's Antiques Building)

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12/1 & 12/2 and 12/8 & 12/9
Noon-5pm

Holiday and Festival Gift Vendors
Hillyard Memorabilia - Organization Displays, Hillyard Gifts, etc.
Holiday Festival Headquarters

Contact Desi Bucknell (509)998-1404 for vender spots or to volunteer

Pictures with Santa and Children's Activities
at Hillyard's North Pole, 5025 N Market St.

Saturday & Sunday, 12/1 & 12/2 and 12/8 & 12/9
Noon-5pm

Santa Claus will be taking pictures with good little boys and girls (and pets) at Hillyard's North Pole for only $5.00.  Proceeds will benefit the Hillyard Holiday Festival and Hillyard Kiwanis.

Santa may become available for other dates, check back here for updates.

Children's Activities will be entertaining the kiddies on these days as well.

Special Thank you to Nancy, Frank and the crew at Big Sky's Tavern for constructing Santa's back drop.
 

Soon available at Hillyard's North Pole - 5025 N Market.

Limited Sizes Will be Available!

 Under $20

<-- 2007 Design on front, with our Hillyard Crest and "Hillyard Pride" running down one arm.
 

Downtown Hillyard will once again be ablaze with twinkling lights and garlands of green & red and metallic foils.

The businesses in the business core will be competing for the honor of holding the "Best Decorations" trophy for the coming year.

During the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, the decorations will be judged by some special guests, after which the trophy will be presented.

Congratulations!
O'Brien's Used Furniture
O'Brien's Used Furniture is the winner of the 2006 Historic Hillyard's Business Core Holiday Decoration Contest! They will display the trophy for the year of 2007 with pride. Visit their website: www.obrienusedfurniture.net.