Downtown Sylva merchants are working together to promote shopping, dining, and giving locally this holiday season. Read more to find out what great specials, events, and opportunities, and extended hours  these merchants are offering to our local community! Support your local merchants and community and enjoy the benefits.

  • City Lights is celebrating the 10th Annual Holiday Giving Tree helps Jackson County children in need. The tenth-annual City Lights Holiday Giving Tree is now underway. Several local social service agencies identify children who are in need this holiday season. Each child, who remains anonymous except to the agency serving the family, will be represented by an ornament on our store Christmas tree. Customers are invited to select a book for a particular child (age and gender are specified) at a 20% discount. We will collect the books for the agencies, who will distribute them to the children in time for Christmas. Books may be given in honor of someone on your own gift list, so you can make two gifts out of one book! Help us share the joy of reading with kids of all ages, for whom books may be a luxury as well as a special treat.
  • City Lights is having a Holiday Gift Books Sale–use the “Love the Locals” coupon available at the
    front counter when you buy a book featured in our Holiday Gift Books catalog and receive a 40% discount on any other book of equal or lesser value. We will be open on Sundays from 12-5 until Christmas.
  • Heinzelmannchen Brewery announces its “Support Your Neighbor” Campaign.  For every $10 you spend in downtown Sylva businesses, the Brewery will give you $1.00 off for every $10 you spend at the Brewery.  Receipts much accompanIn an effort to support both business owners and customers they created the “Support Your Neighbor” campaign.  If you spend $50 at downtown Sylva businesses and come to the brewery to spend $50, Heinzelmannchen will give you $5.00 off your total purchase.  So, hold onto your receipts, dated December 1 - 31, 2008 from downtown Sylva businesses (The Coffee Shop to the Courthouse, Jackson Street to Railroad Ave), save money this holiday season and Support Your Neighbor! Check out our website for hours, www.yournometownbrewery.com.
  • Stop by Heinzelmannchen Brewery December 24 between 11 a.m. - 5p.m. for some holiday treats and Wassail to toast the holidays!
  • Restaurant 553 is hosting is 2nd annual New Year’s Eve Bash. Enjoy a five course gourmet dinner and dancing for $200 a couple plus tax, drinks, and gratuity. Call today to make your reservation.
  • Spring Street Cafe has sushi night the first three Wednesdays of December from 5-9pm. Also, join them New Year’s Eve for dinner.
  • Annie’s Naturally Bakery has great holiday items for gifts, parties, and stocking stuffers. Check out their panettone, stollen, holiday cookies, wine, cheeses, and gift baskets. Order you holiday dinner rolls and any other special orders by Friday, December 19. We will be open on Christmas Eve until 3:00 pm.
  • Hollifield Jewelers features a drawing each Firday in December until Christmas for those that enter a “wish list” item in the their drawing box. Holiday Hours: Friday until 8:00, Saturday 9:00-5:00 and Sunday 1:00-5:00.
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church: Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist at 6:00 pm. Special music starts at 5:45 pm.
  • Jackson County Farmers Market invites the community to a collaborative “White Christmas” infoor market, featuring handcrafted goods on Saturday, December 6, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the space behind Eric’s Fresh Fish Market on Mill Street. Food from Bill’s Back Street Take-out and beer from Heinzelmannchen Brewery will also be featured. According to a Farmer’s Market spokesman, the event will be an opportunity to buy locally-crafted holiday gifts for friends and family along with alternative and “green” gifts such as Heifer International donations.
  • Yesterday’s Tree is offering 25% all items in the store with the exception of upholstery items that are 10% off.