Downtown Albany
Join us Downtown and shop locally on Small Business Saturday. Participating businesses in the District will offer special deals and promotions that you won't want to miss.
Check out the Downtown Albany 2024 Gift Guide!
Discover over 100 places to shop, dine, and more! Inside this gift guide, you'll find the latest deals and featured products from Downtown. You can pick up copies of the gift guide at select shops Downtown or grab one on Small Business Saturday.
Go on a #ShopSmall Spree in Downtown!
The first 50 shoppers to spend $50 at Downtown businesses will receive a $20 Downtown Albany Gift Card. See details below! Visit our pop-up stand outside 61 N Pearl St in downtown Albany between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM on Small Business Saturday (November 30) to claim your Gift Card and be entered into a grand prize drawing for a Downtown Gift Basket filled with awesome gifts from local shops, valued at $400.
How to participate:
1. Shop! Spend $50 or more at downtown Albany businesses between now and Small Business Saturday (November 30) and save your receipts.
2. Enter! Enter your receipt(s) at our pop-up booth located at the corner of N Pearl Street and Steuben Street, starting at 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
3. Get Prizes! The first 50 shoppers with valid entries will receive a digital Downtown Albany Gift Card worth $20, redeemable at 35+ local businesses. All participants will also be entered in a random prize drawing to win a Downtown Gift Basket, stuffed with gifts from local shops, valued at $400.
4. Rinse and repeat! There is no limit to the entries each shopper can make, so enter as many receipts as you want to get more gift cards and entries for the grand prize drawing. See below for details and limitations.
Additional contest rules
A valid entry must include one or more receipts from a business or businesses located within the Downtown Albany BID's boundaries, totaling $50 or more. Individual receipts may only be submitted once. Receipt values cannot be split over multiple entries (e.g. an $800 receipt cannot be used to make more than one entry). No purchase necessary, click here to enter.