Sip Thursdays in the Village

Beverages + shopping

Every Thursday in the Village beginning October 29, 2026
5 pm to 8 pm
throughout the Village

Free admission

Grab a drink and wander the Village under new social-district rules that allow you to stroll anywhere in the Village with your beverage on Thursdays! Shop-hop while you sip—or just take in the historic ambience of the Village with a beverage in hand. Make a night of it every Thursday evening in the Village through the end of the year!

Each week’s drink and retail specials will feature a different theme:
October 29 - Old Fashioned Night
November 5 - Fall Harvest Vibes
November 12 - Sparkle & Stroll
November 19 - Friendsgiving
December 3 - European Holiday Market
December 10 - Village Gift Guide
December 17 - Procrastinator’s Workshop

HOW IT WORKS

1. Purchase a drink at any participating bar or restaurant. Be sure to ask for it in the special Sip Thursday to-go cup.

2. Enjoy your drink anywhere within the zone shown in red, including in our local shops and boutiques, consistently voted some of the best shopping in the burbs. Shops will be open until 8 pm.

Purchase Sip Thursday drinks at:
1 - Arté Wine and Painting Studio
2 - Village Cheese Shop
3 - Lucky Joe’s
4 - Draft & Vessel
5 - Le Reve Patisserie & Cafe
6 - The Ruby Tap
7 - Buckatabon
8 - Ristorante Bartlotta dal 1993
9 - Cafe Hollander
10 - North 48 (tentatively slated to open in Nov.)

Visit the following retail shops while you sip:
A - The Flower Lady
B - Mooi
C - The Flannel Fox
D - Tabal Chocolate
E - Little Geese Shop
F - Shop Privy
G - Salamander
H - Studio Ric Rak (may have limited hours)

Check back here soon for more details from participating bars, restaurants, and shops, including featured drinks and in-store specials each week!