Enjoy a free carriage ride and movie during Bay City’s annual ‘Sundays in the City’ downtown

Sundays in the City 2021

The annual “Sundays in the City” 2021 every Sunday from Nov. 28 - Dec. 19. Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com

BAY CITY, MI - Downtown Bay City is looking to invite shoppers back to local businesses for the 2021 holiday season after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 impacted commerce.

The annual “Sundays in the City” event will be held once again in 2021 every Sunday from Nov. 28 - Dec. 19. Participating stores downtown will have flyers listing all the other shops and businesses that are involved. The flyers also will have a coupon that gives customers $5 off any $25 purchase at participating businesses.

There will be free carriage rides from noon until 3 p.m., starting at the State Theatre at 913 Washington Ave. and a selected holiday movie will be shown each Sunday at 1 p.m. at the State Theatre as well. Admission to the movies is free with a canned good food donation for the Safe Harbor Food Bank. The movie schedule for Sundays in the City includes “The Polar Express” on Dec. 5, “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Dec. 12 and “White Christmas” on Dec. 19.

“We’re trying to create a more vibrant downtown and keep the local mom and pop stores open and keep them as busy as we possibly can, not just on small business Saturday but also throughout the entire year,” said Mike Bacigalupo of the Downtown Development Authority and Downtown Management Board.

Aside from doing some shopping and taking a carriage ride, Sundays in the City also gives visitors a chance to win one of 21 specially decorated wreaths by downtown businesses during the ongoing “Festival of Wreaths” this season. Shoppers and visitors to participating businesses can text “wreath21″ to be entered into a drawing for one of the wreaths. A sleigh of gifts will also be available to win by texting “sleigh21″ to 57838. The sleigh will be on display in the window at the Herter Music Center at 901 N. Washington Ave.

The following stores are participating in “Sundays in the City”:

Alice & Jack Wirt Library, 500 Center Ave.

Artigiano, artisan cheese shoppe, 815 Saginaw St.

Bay City/Bay Antiques Centers, 1010/1020 N. Water St.

Ditch Flowers Crafty Boutique, 906 Washington Ave.

Ellie & Isabelle, 906 N. Water St.

G. T. Homestead, 109 3rd St.

Herman Hiss & Company, 905 Washington Ave.

Herter Music Center, 901 Washington Ave.

Little House, 924 N. Water St.

My Secret Garden, 600 Saginaw St.

Painterly Pottery, 923 N. Water St.

Panache Boutique, 214 Center Ave.

Populace Coffee, 810 Saginaw St.

Regent Floral & Mercantile, 924 Washington Ave.

Riverfront Grille & Lounge located in The Doubletree Hotel, 1 Wenonah Park Pl.

St. Laurent Brothers, 1101 N. Water St.

Super Chic Designs - Table 110-112 3rd St.

Sweet Choices Cake Decorating School & Supplies, 108 4th St.

The Shoot and Share Studio, 916 Washington Ave. Suite 100

The Sunshine Shoppe, 925 N. Water St.

Uptown Girl, 111 Center Ave.

Urban East Footwear, 904 Washington Ave.

Violets Blue, 115 4th St.

Water Street Nutrition, 904 N. Water St.

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