A Wassailing Weekend: Wine Walk and Holiday Crawl

Wassail: (noun) a festivity or revel with drinking of healths; liquor for drinking and wishing health to others on festive occasions (Verb) to revel with drinking. Tis the season for wassailing all over downtown Carson City. Start Saturday, Dec. 5 off with the Downtown Business Association’s monthly wine walk, and stick around for the first ‘Holiday with a Hero’ Holiday Crawl.

The Downtown Business Association is proud to host a downtown Wine Walk in Carson City every single month: rain, shine, or snow. Every first Saturday over thirty shops, restaurants, businesses, and organizations stock up on wine and goodies and throw open their doors to the crowds of merry-makers. Check some people off your holiday gift list, and explore what makes our downtown unique.

The wine walk runs from 1pm to 5pm. Sign up at the Carson Nugget, Cactus Jacks, Bella Fiore Wines, Carson Jewelry and Loan, Remedy's Bar, or Touched by Angels.

For $15 participants will receive a commemorative wine glass and endless reasons to stroll through Downtown Carson City sipping and tasting the afternoon away. Bring your wine walk glass with the Carson City Logo on it and pay only $13. With paid admission you will receive a hand stamp, glass, map of participating stops, and a chance to win raffle prizes.

Stops are as far north as the Tap-Shack, Just Brew it, and Little Monsters, as far south as Comma Coffee and Mama Em's Bell, Book, and Candle, with plenty in between. Don't forget about participants off the beaten Curry and Carson St. paths: the Brewery Arts Center, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, and the Elks Club would love for you to stop by. The Carson Visitors Center and Purple Avocado are not to be missed!

The Downtown Business Association has a new website to keep you updated with the great business that make up the core of our historical downtown. You can check it out at www.DowntownCarson.org. You can also follow the DBA on Facebook here.

Have a wonderful wine walk, but don’t leave downtown just yet.

This very first Holiday Crawl is filled with warm cheer, cold beer, and holiday fun. Get into the spirit and help support Holiday with a Hero and Students in Transition.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online here. Tickets are also available at Caterpillar's Hookah Lounge, the Tap-Shack, the Carson City Visitors Center, Remedy's, or Westside Pour House, Firkin and Fox, Adam and Eve Carson City, Fingerprinting Express Carson City, or Jimmy G's Cigar Bar.

Participants will receive a cup and wristband. The first drink will be free, then discounted drinks and food will be available at participating bars, restaurants, and booths. Enjoy great drink specials, live music, DJs, and costumes; this is a perfect time to pull out the ugly sweaters.

The crawl will be 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. in downtown Carson City. The square of streets from Proctor to Plaza and Telegraph to Curry will be closed with bands performing on each corner. Stereo Galaxy will play in Telegraph Square sponsored by Carson Dodge Jeep Chrysler and the Whiskey Heroes perform on the main stage on Plaza sponsored by Michael Hohl Chevy GMC Cadillac.

Participating in the Crawl are: Caterpillar's Hookah Lounge, the Tap-Shack, Remedy's, Visit Carson City, Westside Pour House, the Firkin and Fox, Adam and Eve Carson City, Fingerprinting Express Carson City, the Timbers, Pizza Factory, Carson Cigar Bar, Jimmy G's Cigar Bar, The Blue Bull, Max Casino, the Twisted Spoke Bar and Grill, Old Globe Saloon, Bella Fiore Wines, the Carson Nugget, Lake Tahoe Brewing Co., and High Sierra Brewing Company.

Must be 21 to participate. 100% of Proceeds to Benefit the Holiday with a Hero Program. Learn more about the program here.

As always, drink responsibly and use a designated driver. Cabs will be available throughout downtown Carson City during both events.