Downtown Crossing Holiday Market

Tomorrow, Saturday the 27th, marks the opening of the Downtown Crossing Holiday Market. Opening hours are Monday through Saturday from 11am until 7 pm and Sunday from 12 noon until 6 pm. The Downtown Crossing Holiday Market will be open though Christmas Eve.

This is a great alternative to the mall. It's outdoors under a tent, located on Summer St. across from Macy's. It's really close to the Downtown Crossing T Stop.  Every week there will be different vendors, all offering selections of products that will make great holiday gifts. You'll be able to pick out gifts that are a little different, rather than something off the shelves that everyone will be buying. The list of artists and vendors that will be there and when is here.

Insider tip: The City of Boston is offering two hours of free metered parking every Saturday and Sunday until December 26th. Just enough time to pop into the Downtown Crossing Holiday Market!

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The Swapaholics at Downtown Crossing

So, the holidays are coming, money is tight, and your closet is overflowing with last winter's clothes. Well, ladies AND gentlemen, thanks to The Swapaholics at Downtown Crossing you can clean out your closet and get something in return.

For just $12, on Thursday, November 18th, you can swap a bag of your lightly worn clothes, shoes, or accessories that you're just not feeling anymore for a whole new bag of clothes, shoes, and accessories! Just head down to 24 Bromfield St between 7pm and 8pm for the swap. Click here for tickets and details.

The best part about the swap: $1 from every ticket will be donated to Project Place, and all leftover clothing from the swap will be donated to Goodwill Boston.

If you don't want to swap, you can drop off your old clothes from noon until 6:30 pm. You'll also get great pre-holiday discounts to Downtown Crossing shops & restaurants. Sounds like a good deal to me!

Blogger's Note: Thanks to Wonder Women of Boston for the heads up about this event!

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