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EVENTS & SHOPPING CONCEPTS

You asked us to create more seasonal events and marketing concepts to keep people shopping locally. Here's how we do that... 

The Tavistock BID has funded existing key events, created new early and later season events and delivered seasonal shopping campaigns to drive additional footfall to support businesses:

DICKENSIAN EVENING

A flagship event and the start of Christmas in Tavistock, welcoming thousands of locals and visitors into the town. The date is now fixed to fall on the first Friday in December. 

TAVISTOCK CARNIVAL DAY

A collaborative event with the Lions to create a day that includes the businesses of town

PAINT THE TOWN

Bringing Spring to shop windows with garlands created by local schools & community groups

CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH-ON

Inaugural event in 2019 with an event on Bedford Square illuminating the town earlier in the season

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DICKENSIAN LANTERN PARADE

With the Christmas light switch-on moved to November, a lantern parade now marks the start of Dickensian

TOWN TRAILS

Devising a variety of popular trails to promote footfall 

 FIVER FEST SHOPPING PROMOTIONS

The Totally Locally message: if everyone spent just £5 a week, it would bring in an additional £2.3m to the town centre!  

THE TAVISTOCK PASSPORT

A booklet of offers from Tavistock's Independent Traders

THE GREAT GOOSEY GANDER

An exclusive event for 2020 designed to promote the town behind the Fair and things you never knew about the businesses of town 

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

Bringing the community trees into the town in 2020

TAVISTOCK SUMMER FESTIVAL

A variety of events and workshops to keep families entertained and to boost footfall over the summer months

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