Downtown Anchorage businesses and groups are highlighting Little Enterprise Saturday and other actions as a way to help the community economy this weekend as the holiday break time ramps up.

A independent Saturday celebration spearheaded by the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Mild Up Downtown, will aspect festive factors to do. Mayor Dave Bronson will light the tree in City Square Park on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Far more than three dozen Anchorage corporations are collaborating in Small Company Saturday downtown, featuring bargains or specials. Purchases made at the corporations will give shoppers a prospect to win two spherical-vacation tickets from Alaska Airlines.

“When you shop compact (and regionally owned), 40 to 60 cents of each and every dollar stays in the area neighborhood, with our good friends, family,” claimed Amanda Moser with the downtown partnership.

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Taking part firms will include things like numerous present retailers, these kinds of as Stephan Great Arts, Skinny Raven Sporting activities, Weather conditions Boutique, 2nd Run consignment retail outlet and many many others, according to an on the web map from the partnership.

Other downtown functions will transpire Saturday for the Light Up occasion, sponsored by the partnership and ConocoPhillips Alaska. Information and facts about the organization occasion and Light-weight Up can be located at anchoragedowntown.org.

Mild Up will consist of an outside getaway market place in the the 49th Point out Brewing parking whole lot, starting up at midday, with Santa available from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sara’s Reward Cache will host retired sled dogs and mushers and a food stuff truck, beginning at 11 a.m.

Williwaw Social will host a “sip-and-shop,” that includes artists, crafters and other people, starting up at noon.

Santa and his elves will also be on hand at Peratrovich Park, at Fourth Avenue and E Road, from 5-7 p.m. (Images taken by an celebration photographer will be absolutely free. Facial area masks are needed for assembly Santa.)

At 7:30 p.m., the Alaska Heart for the Undertaking Arts will provide a free, large-display screen displaying of the movie Elf in the Discovery Theatre. Persons 18 and up…