Visit Downtown Ames and Campustown to support your local small businesses throughout Small Business Weekend. 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 2025 Downtown Ames Holiday Gift Guide by clicking here.

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Saturday Only: Small Business Weekend Tote Bags & Coupons!

We’re giving away only 7 exclusive bags at each participating store and each bag is packed with special coupons and deals from 21 Downtown shops. That’s it… just 7 per location! Be the first of 7 in line to grab a bag on Small Business Saturday, or head out on a hunt to track down which stores might still have some left.

Participating Stores:

• Worldly Goods
• Dog-Eared Books
• Homegrown
• Treats on a Leash
• Potter’s Shoppe & Eatery
• Piece & Freedom Bakery
• Chocolaterie Stam
• Torrent Brewing Company
• The Shops at Clark & Main
• Cooks’ Emporium
• Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe
• Octagon Center for the Arts
• Prairie Rose Needleworks
• Duck Worth Wearing
• The Loft Resale
• Marmalade Moon
• The Funky Zebras
• Miss Meyer’s Clothing Consignment
• Emerhoff’s Footwear
• RAYGUN
• Savor on Main
• Dogtown University

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Small Business Weekend – Business Specials!

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Oak Lane Candle Co. | 121 Main Street | Sales up to 50% off Friday-Monday

• Friday: 10am – 5pm
• Saturday: 9am – 4pm
• Sunday: 11am – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5pm

The Slow Era | 130 Main Street | Pop-ups from makers & vintage vendors in-store. Store-wide discounts

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

Little Woods Herbal | 136 Main Street | We will have samples of all our holiday teas and a stocking stuffer sale!

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm

Dog-Eared Books | 203 Main Street | $5 gift card for every $50 spent in store. Champagne shooters for $3! Monday will have 10% off storewide.

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

Marmalade Moon | 207 Main Street | Promo below:

Buy a ‘Your Story’ Gold Necklace (Tarnish free and adjustable up to 20 Inches) and receive a Birthstone, or two A-Z letters/Symbols for FREE ($20 value)

Buy one Box, get 2nd box 50% Off on ToGoSpa Eye Masks and Lip Masks – Boxes of 3 Individually wrapped, makes a great stocking stuffer!

Buy one 16oz Apple Cider, Americano, Italian or Dirty Soda and get one 16oz Free with COUPON

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

Emerhoff’s Footwear | 215 Main Street | 20% off Storewide

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

Treats on a Leash | 216 Main Street | Friday – Buy 3 Get 1 free dog chews, Saturday – Up to 25% off the entire store (including pet food), dog treats, people treats, door prizes & raffle, Sunday – 10% off holiday items, Monday – 10% off holiday items (online only)

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

The Knittery Nook & Fibre Co. | 219 Main Street | TBD

• Saturday: 10am – 4pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

The Funky Zebras Boutique Ames | 221 Main Street | Coming soon!

• Friday: 9am – 4pm
• Saturday: 10am – 4pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 10am – 5:30pm

Worldly Goods | 223 Main Street | 10% off on purchase of $50 or more! 20% off on purchase of $100 or more.

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

Moorman Clothiers | 226 Main Street | Storewide sale + additional clearance racks

• Friday: 9am – 5:30pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
• Monday: 9am – 5:30pm

Duck Worth Wearing | 232 Main Street | Sales throughout the store

• Friday: 9am – 7:00pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 5pm
• Monday: 9am – 7:00pm

The Loft Resale | 233 Main Street | Sales throughout the store

• Friday: 9am – 7:00pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 1pm – 5pm
• Monday: 9am – 7:00pm

RAYGUN | 301 Main Street #106 | Buy 2 full price RAYGUN branded shirts, and get one free! Applies to both adult and kids sizes. In-store only, Friday–Sunday. Check out our website on Monday for additional deals!

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

Savor on Main | 300 Main Street | $5 off Coupon for the store when you bring in non-perishable donatable food pantry items

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

b.e. good | 301 Main Street, Suite 108 | In-Store Discounts and Pop-Up Vendor!

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

Life Distilled | 301 Main Street, Suite 109 | Free hot tea and honey sampling all weekend long.

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

Homegrown | 301 Main Street, Suite 111 | Popcorn and toffee samples all weekend.

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

Piece & Freedom Bakery | 301 Main Street, Suite 107 | Free coffee or tea with any purchase of $20 or more.

• Friday: 3:30pm – 7:30pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5:30pm
• Sunday: 9am – 5:30pm

Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. | 306 Main Street | 20% off Storewide (some exclusions apply)

• Friday: 7am – 7pm
• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 10am – 5pm
• Monday: 9am – 6pm

Cooks’ Emporium | 313 Main Street | Giveaways & in-store specials.

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

Della Viti | 323 Main Street | Enjoy Drink Specials all weekend long, and Iowa State on TV on Saturday

• Friday: 11:30am – Close
• Saturday: 10am – Close
• Sunday: 11:30am – 10pm

CrawDaddy Outdoors | 327 Main Street | For every $100 you spend get a $10 gift card!

• Friday: 9am – 7pm
• Saturday: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday: 10am – 5pm

Everts Flowers Home & Gifts | 329 Main Street | TBD

• Saturday: 9am – 5pm

The Shops at Clark & Main | 500 Main Street #101 | Giveaways & in-store specials.

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

Prairie Rose Needleworks | 500 Man St. #103 | Check out our great in-store specials as well as a special trunk show with Iowa cross stitch designer Sprouting Lupine!

• Friday: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday: 10am – 6pm

Back Alley House Plants | 501 Main Street | We will have double rewards points, plus free gifts at different spending tiers.

• Saturday: 10am – 6pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 6pm

American Country Home Store | 210 5th St. | TBA

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

Potter’s Shoppe & Eatery | 330 5th St. | Discounted items throughout the Shoppe; BOGO free any size hot cocoa or cider w/ coupon.

• Saturday: 9am – 5pm
• Sunday: 9am – 2pm
• Monday: 9am – 2pm

Miss Meyer’s Clothing Consignment | 432 5th St. | 15% off 1 regular priced item!

• Saturday: 10am – 5pm

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

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

Torrent Brewing Company | 504 Burnett Ave. | Cans To Go Sale, 20% off entire purchase coupon for giveaway bags

• Friday: 4:30pm – 11pm
• Saturday: 11am – 11pm
• Sunday: 1:00pm – 7pm

Octagon Gallery Shop | 413 Douglas Ave. | 10% off all ornaments and holiday cards; up to 50% off on select artists; opening of our Winter Market, which expands our shop into the gallery area for holiday items

• Friday: 9am – 5:30pm
• Saturday: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

Ames History Museum | 416 Douglas Ave. | 15% off in the Museum Store

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

Ames Public Library | 515 Douglas Ave. | Enjoy $1 off everything in the bookstore (except book bundles and items marked $1).

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

Campustown Businesses

Finesse Spa Salon | 2520 Chamberlain Street | In Salon Offer: Small Business Saturday Fill a bag and receive 20% off to include holiday items and gift cards Online Offer: Promo Code: BAG20 receives 20% off your order

• Saturday: 8am – 4pm

Dogtown University | 217 Welch Ave. #101 | 25-50% Off Sale!

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

Thank you to our sponsor!

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