Shop Local 2025: Crusin' To Thomson

 

Cruise into a day full of shopping, food, music, and prizes during Shop Local Saturday: Cruisin’ to Thomson presented by C & C Automotive! With local pop-up vendors, restaurant features, a live band, and not one—but TWO exciting raffles—you won’t want to miss a moment of this summer celebration.
 
EVENT SCHEDULE
Pop-Up Shops & Local Retail Shops:

• 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

• 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (*Some may have earlier or later open times, check with each participating restaurant.)

• Doors open at 6:30 PM
• Show begins at 7:30 PM
• Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at the door

• Grand Prize: $1,000 Cruise Credit 
• Winner will work with Angee's Travel Experience to choose and book a cruise with Carnival, Royal Caribbean, or Virgin Cruise Line
• Trip Must Be Booked Within 12 Months
• Tickets: $10 
• Cruise winner does NOT need to be present to win
• Drawing held during the Swing Shift’s live show

• Earn 1 ticket for every participating Vendor/Store that you visit
• Earn 1 ticket for every purchase made at participating storefronts or pop-up vendors
• Submit your vendor raffle tickets by 7:30 PM at Sunset Auction Company
• Must be present to win vendor raffle prizes
• Drawing held during the Swing Shift’s live show at Sunset Auction Company

• Vendor registration closes July 16th or when all spots are filled, whichever comes first!
• Each Vendor Must Provide a Raffle Prize (Retail Value $50) | Drop off to the Chamber by 5pm on Thursday, July 17th
• Vendor Registration| Chamber Members -1 Free | Non-members Retail -$50 | Non-members Food/Beverage- $75
• All Pops-Vendors must Fit in a 12 x 12 Space or Purchase Additional Space
• Pop Up Vendor Locations| Knox Shopping Center-Outdoors

• Pop Up Vendor Setup Time| 7AM– 9AM
• Pop Up Vendor Responsibility| Must Bring Your Own Tables, Chair, Tents, Generators for Power, Etc.  Electricity will not be provided.

• The Face Place
• Luckey Charm
• Southern Magnolia 
• Aunt Tique & Uncle Junks
• Jane and Bobbies
• Thrifty Chicks
• Bird and Branch
• Sweet Annie's
• Camellia City Cafe
• Maribeth's Books
• The Caffeinated Heifer Coffee Shop
• Gracefully Jeweled Permanent Jewelry (will be a pop up in Southern Magnolia)
• The Aqua Leopard LLC (Pop-Up)
• Sugar and Spice Southern Charm
• Pure Air Technology and Solutions (Pop-Up)

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Get ready to dance the night away!
We’re wrapping up Crusin’ to Thomson: Shop Local Saturday with a high-energy performance by the one and only SWING SHIFT BAND!
 
Live at Sunset Auction House Company - 1449 Washington Road, Thomson, GA
Doors open: 6:30PM
Show starts: 7:30PM



Beware of Scammers
All official vendor registration, ticket sales, and event details for Shop Local Saturday: Cruisin’ to Thomson will be shared only through the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce website page or directly at the Chamber office.  Do not send payment or personal information to unofficial pages or individuals.  When in doubt, visit our website or stop by the Chamber to confirm!
 
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR
 
Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, C & C Automotive, and our Supporting Sponsors Sunset Auction Company & Watson & Knox Property Management for helping bring the cruise vibes to Thomson.