Downtown Sip & Shop
spring Sip & Shop
May 22, 2025
5-8pm
Our popular Sip & Shop event pairs Vermont beverage and food producers with Downtown Rutland businesses. Visit up to twenty stops where you’ll have the chance to shop, enjoy sales and raffles, taste something new, meet up with friends and enjoy an evening downtown together.
Check-in will begin at 4:30 PM. Pick up a map, tasting glass and a bag and visit all the participating locations at your leisure. Don’t miss out on this unique event that introduces new tastes and treasures in Downtown Rutland!
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TICKET PRices:
$25 All-Inclusive Ticket: With this ticket, you can sample spirits, beer, mead and food from vendors hosted at Downtown Rutland businesses. You'll receive a wristband if you're 21 or over, a shopping bag with a tasting glass and a map of all participating businesses, and one entry into a raffle for items from vendors and businesses. Plus, ticket holders are eligible for additional door prizes and raffle prizes throughout the event!
Important information: You must be 21 or older to sample alcoholic beverages and present a valid ID at check-in. You must have a wristband to sample alcoholic beverages. Drinking responsibly is highly encouraged, and we suggest pre-arranging a designated driver or taking the Bus.
$15 Non-Drinking Ticket: If you don't drink alcohol or are a designated driver, you can still enjoy the Sip & Shop with this non-drinking ticket option. This ticket allows you to sample food and taste non-alcoholic drink vendors, receive one entry into the raffle, and be eligible for door prizes!
2025 Businesses + Vendor Pairings
Enjoy beverages, snacks, raffles, and more at these incredible downtown businesses and local vendors:
Hand Carved by Ernie | Red Clover Ale Company and free Reuben sliders
Hop'n Moose | Vermont Pepper Project, beer tasting, and $3 pizza slices
Masala Corner | Sample authentic Indian cuisine
Prouty’s Parlor for Ice Cream | Ice cream samples
SALES
Participating businesses are offering special sales exclusively for our Sip & Shop attendees:
Camille's Experienced Clothing - 10% off storewide
Divine - Blowout sale on select spring and summer items, priced at $10, $20, and $30
Grateful Vermonter - 15% off storewide (exclusions apply)
GreenSpell Plant Shop - Buy one, get one 50% off anything and everything storewide; free repotting available; and they can hold plants and purchases for later pickup
Kaleidoscope Art Supply - 15% off storewide (excludes local art)
Loose Loona - 15% off gifts and loose tea
McNeil & Reedy - 20% off storewide
Mountain Girl Cannabis - 10% off storewide
Mountain Music - In-store giveaway of $5 Mountain Moolahs
Wild Kind Toys - Up to 70% off on any remaining items
GIVEAWAYS & RAFFLES
$25 gift card to bellaluccias
$25 gift card to Fruition Fineries
Farmer’s Body Gift Set ($35 value) from the Grateful Vermonter
Begonia in a Stacked Books Planter ($46 value) from GreenSpell Plant Shop
(4) $10 Gift Cards to Loose Loona Gifts + Teahouse
Sculpd Canvas Painting Kit ($59 value) from Kaleidoscope Art Supply
Enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card or one of two Vermonter sweatshirts (each valued at $50) from McNeil & Reedy
Iluminar Coffee Speakeasy Blend (12oz bag) from Speakeasy Cafe
…and more to come!