Visit Downtown Ames and Campustown to support your local small businesses. Share joy, shop small, and shop all season long at your local small businesses!

Looking for gift ideas during Small Business Weekend? Make sure to check out the Downtown Ames Holiday Gift Guide by clicking here.

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Small Business Weekend – Coupon Bags!

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On Saturday, November 30th, we are excited to hand out tote bags in celebration of Small Business Saturday! Each bag will contain coupons and handouts from businesses in Downtown Ames! Please see the list below on what to expect in each bag. Businesses in BOLD will have a limited number of bags at their store on Saturday. First come, first serve.

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Coupons Inside The Bag:

Ames British Foods – 10% off $20 or more purchase 11/29 – 12/2

Chocolaterie Stam – Spend $20 or more and receive a free chocolate bar

Cooks Emporium – $5 off $40 purchase 11/29 – 12/1

Della Viti – Progressive Coupon 10% off $25-75 | 15% off $76-200 | 20% off $200+ | BONUS Coupon to use during Snow Magic

Discover Ames – Merry and Bright handout

Dog-Eared Books – 20% off one book now through January 31

Duck Worth Wearing – $5 gift card valid 11/30 – 12/1

Great Harvest Bakery and Café – Free Coffee with sandwich purchase

Homegrown – 20% off one item 11/29 through 12/1

Life Distilled – 20% off one item 11/29 through 12/1

Little Woods Herbal – $5 off a purchase of $20 or more 11/29 – 12-31

Oak Lane Candle Co. – $5 off any candle purchase, valid Small Business Saturday only

Octagon Center for the Arts – Info Sheet

OEI Coworking – One day pass to OEI Coworking Space, valid through May 30, 2025

Prairie Rose Needleworks – 15% off purchase, cannot be combined with other discounts

Savor on Main – 10% off everything in store 11/29 – 30, BONUS 10% off During Snow Magic Kick Off 12/5

Treats on a Leash – $10 Bark Bucks to spend January through February

The Loft Resale – $5 gift card valid 11/30 – 12/1

The Shops at Clark & Main – $5 off $40 purchase 11/29 – 12/1

Wheatsfield – $5 off a $20 purchase, expires 12/31

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Small Business Weekend – Business Specials!

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Oak Lane Candle Co. | 121 Main Street | Open all weekend!

• Friday: 10am – 5pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm
• Sunday: 11am – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5pm

Little Woods Herbal | 136 Main Street | TBD

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm
• Sunday: Online Only
• Monday: 10am – 5pm
  

Dog-Eared Books | 203 Main Street | $5 gift card for every $50 spent. Sign up for one of our book subscriptions to receive a $10 gift card. Champagne shooters for $3 New merch drop!

• Saturday: 8am – 8pm

Marmalade Moon | 207 Main Street | Friday and Saturday only – 5% off with purchase of $25 – $74.99 and 10% discount on purchase $75 and above. Friday – Monday will be in-store specials.

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 6pm
  

Emerhoff’s Footwear | 215 Main Street | It will be our last weekend of our 20% off store wide.

• Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
• Saturday: 9:30am – 5pm
  

Treats on a Leash | 216 Main Street | Friday – 15% off all holiday-themed products, Saturday – Most of the store (including pet food) 20% off. Earth Animal products 25% off.

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 6pm

Dogtown University (Campustown) | 217 Welch Ave. | Gear up for Cyclone Basketball Season and Cheer on your epic Cyclone Football team!

• Friday: 12pm – 4pm
• Saturday: TBD
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5:30pm
  

Homegrown | 218 Main Street | Buy any 4 of our beautiful lowa-made greeting cards get the 5th free!

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday: 11am – 5pm
• Monday: 10am – 6pm

Worldly Goods | 223 Main Street | 10% off on purchase of $50 or more! 20% off on purchase of $150 or more.

• Friday: 10am – 5pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5pm

Moorman Clothiers | 226 Main Street | 20% Savings

• Friday: 9am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12am – 4pm
  

Cafe Diem | 229 Main Street | Open all weekend!

• Friday: 7am – 9pm
• Saturday: 7am – 9pm
• Sunday: 8am – 9pm
• Monday: 7am – 9pm

Chocolaterie Stam | 230 Main Street | Open all weekend!

• Friday: 9am – 7pm
• Saturday: 9am – 7pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 5pm

Duck Worth Wearing | 232 Main Street | pick a mystery package for 10-30% off your purchase.

• Friday: 9am – 7pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 5pm
• Monday: 9am – 7pm

The Loft Resale | 233 Main Street | pick a package for 10-30% off your purchase

• Friday: 10am – 7pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 5pm
• Monday: 10am – 7pm

Savor on Main | 300 Main Street | Gourmet Cheese and Charcuterie tasting. Shopping collaboration with Octagon Gallery shop. 10% off everything in store

• Friday: 10am – 4pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm

Life Distilled | 301 Main Street | Free hot tea and honey sampling all weekend long.

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday 11am – 5pm
• Monday 10am – 6pm

Lindsey Loo’s and Moose on the Loose | 312 & 314 Main Street | In Store Specials

• Friday: 10am – 5:30pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5:30pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5:30pm
  

PhotoSynthesis | 317 Main Street | Special daily sales all weekend long in-store and online – check Facebook for details!

• Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm
  

Della Viti | 323 Main Street | Progressive Wine Card / gift card coupon. Join our Wine Club and get a free bottle of French champagne for the holidays!

• Friday: 11:30am – Close (10pm – midnight)
• Saturday: 11:30am – Close (10pm – midnight)
• Sunday: 11:30am – Close (10pm – midnight)
• Monday: 11:30am – Close (10pm – midnight)
  

Ames British Foods and Gifts | 328 Main Street | 10% off purchase of $20 or more.

• Friday: 10am -7pm
• Saturday: 10am – 7pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
• Monday: 10am – 5pm
  

Potter’s Shoppe & Eatery | 330 5th St. | Gift card giveaways, seasonal drinks both alcoholic and nonalcoholic. 20% off most vintage items!

• Saturday: 9am – 5pm

Fitness Sports | 410 5th St. | OS1st socks buy one get one 50% off. Discount shoe sale, various makes/models and sizes! Discount clothing rack included as well.

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 6pm

Octagon Gallery Shop | 413 Douglas Ave. | All jewelry 10% off Friday – Saturday; all glass 10% off Sunday – Monday. Also having a shopping collaboration with Savor on Main!

• Friday: 10am – 5:30pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5:30pm
  

Ames History Museum | 416 Douglas Ave. | Open all weekend

• Friday: 10am -4pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm

Prairie Rose Needleworks | 500 Main Street #103 | Friday – Buy one, get one free on most cross stitch patterns! Saturday and Sunday – discounts on floss, fabric, kits and books! Raffle on Saturday.

• Friday: 11am – 6pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

The Shops at Clark & Main | 500 Main Street #101 | In-store specials – Scratch Off Coupon Hand out in Swag bags

• Friday: 9am – 7pm
• Saturday: 9am – 7pm
• Sunday: 11am – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 7pm

Back Alley House Plants | 501 Main Street | Saturday: double rewards and free gifts at several different spending tiers

• Friday: 9am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday: 9am – 6pm

Great Harvest Bakery | 502 Burnett Ave. | Free 12-oz Coffee with Sandwich Purchase

• Friday: 7am – 2pm
• Saturday: 7am – 2pm

Ames Public Library | 515 Douglas Ave. | Stop by Literary Grounds in the Library’s Lobby for Small Business Weekend deals on gently-used books and more! Enjoy $1 off everything in the bookstore (except book bundles and items marked $1). Presented by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation. Proceeds are used to enhance Ames Public Library’s collections, programs, and services.

• Saturday: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 5pm
• Monday: 9am – 9pm

Thank you to our sponsor!

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