The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) will host the Deck the Downtowns Cookie Crawl on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., following the Festival of Trees Parade.
Visitors can enjoy free cookie tastings from Blue Spruce General Store, Cookies & Dreams and Tiphanie’s (while supplies last), plus exclusive deals and fun holiday games and activities.
“The Festival of Trees parade kicks off a fun-filled day in downtown Davenport and we wanted to provide Quad Citizens and visitors more reasons to stay downtown and shop at our local businesses that day,” said Alisha Espey, the director of programs and events for DDP. “The Cookie Crawl is a family-friendly event that will help kick off the holiday season. While you’re downtown, you can also hunt for the holiday pickle and see the beautifully painted storefronts.”
Crawlers that make five purchases will be entered to win a grand prize giveaway filled with gift cards and goodies to downtown businesses.
Details on participating businesses and activities are available on the DDP website here.
Participating businesses in the Cookie Crawl include:
- Abernathy’s
- Analog Arcade Bar
- Armored Gardens
- Blue Spruce General Store
- Boozie’s Bar & Grill
- Daiquiri Factory
- Doodads
- Figge Art Museum
- Freight House Farmers Market
- Front Street Brewery & Taproom
- Front Street Pub & Eatery
- German American Heritage Center & Museum
- Illuminate Healing Studio
- Isa Balloon Design & More
- Mac’s Tavern
- Major Art & Hobby
- Miracle at the Freight House
- Mississippi River Distilling Co. – Downtown Lounge
- Raccoon Motel
- RAYGUN
- Rosalee Jewelry
- The Lemonade Stand Restaurant
- The Wellness Nook
- Theo & Co.
- Tiphanie’s
- Trolley Pub Quad Cities
Following the Cookie Crawl, the City of Davenport will hold a Community Tree Lighting Ceremony in Kaiserslautern Square at 5:30 p.m. Join Mayor Mike Matson in lighting the 20-foot community tree. Sip on hot cocoa, enjoy cookies and listen to festive carols performed by QC Rock Academy students.
Deck the Downtowns, presented by TBK Bank, is a series of jolly holiday promotions encouraging people to eat, drink, shop and be merry downtown from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Jan. 1, 2025. Activities in downtown Davenport include a hunt for the holiday pickle in downtown businesses and the holiday display challenge of painted storefronts.
Deck the Downtowns is a joint promotion of the Downtown Davenport Partnership, Rock Island Downtown Alliance and Downtown Bettendorf Organization, divisions of the Quad Cities Chamber.
