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24 Days of Downtown · Dec. 1–24, 2026

Will your town be featured?

A new door opens every day. Tune in daily.

Every morning through Christmas Eve, the editors open one door on a one-of-a-kind downtown: a shop to browse, an inn to stay in, a show or market to catch, a table to book. Twenty-four doors, twenty-four towns, and Hanukkah’s eight nights glowing in the middle of the month.

Door 1 opens Tuesday, Dec. 1 · 16 days to go
Nominate a downtown favoriteGet a note when a door opens
Shop · Makers and one-of-a-kind goodsStay · Historic inns and small hotelsPlay · Galleries, theaters, marketsDine · Chef-owned tables and corner cafés Hanukkah nights, Dec. 4–11

How it works

One door a dayDoors open at midnight Eastern, Dec. 1 through Christmas Eve. Each one is a single downtown business or tradition, and no town appears twice.
Shop, Stay, Play, DineThe doors take turns: a maker’s shop, a historic inn, a theater or market, a chef’s table. Six of each by Christmas Eve.
Picked by the editorsMany of the later doors come from reader nominations. Tell us about a place that could only be in your town.

Nominate a downtown favorite

Know a shop, inn, stage or table that makes your downtown one of a kind? Owners, Main Street directors and loyal regulars are all welcome to nominate.

Lighting a menorah on Main Street, frying latkes, or hosting a Hanukkah market? The eight nights, Dec. 4–11, are part of the calendar too. Nominate them here.

Which door would it be?

We use your email only about this nomination. No mailing lists, never shared.

Thank you. Your nomination is in.

Now get your town watching: the more neighbors tune in, the better.