Category: Events

The sidewalk sale is a long held tradition for Brockport merchants. The Brockport Merchants Association as been holding the event starting the second Thursday of July, running through Saturday. Thursday is reserved for local merchants, and outside vendors are brought in Friday and Saturday. Sometimes, there has been additional entertainment brought in. In 2019, BrockStock, the Brockport music festival, was held on the Friday during the sidewalk sale.

Shopping Downtown

A sidewalk sale is a common way for retailers to cycle their inventory. They offer the best deals on out of season products, overstocked items, or items that have just been around to long. What sets the Brockport Sidewalk Sale apart is that nearly all retailers in downtown Brockport are doing it at the same time. What is already a vibrant, diverse shopping experience explodes beyond the walls into the sidewalk. Additional vendors are brought in to ensure non-stop deals and merchandise.

Brockport’s downtown offers a rich and diverse shopping experience. As the big box stores get more basic and generic, the dozens of small businesses downtown retain the unique offerings where small businesses thrive. You can shop stores in fashion, art, books, crafts, toys, collectables, metaphysical, and more. The sidewalk sale is a chance to experience them all, out on the sidewalk, among even ore offerings. In 2024, in addition to the half dozen downtown restaurants, we are adding in food vendors along the walking routes to ensure you don’t go hungry during the festive event.

Vendors

The Brockport Sidewalk Sale is a chance for unique vendors to meet hundreds of potential customers. Local businesses and food vendors kick off the event on Thursday, and for outside vendors, it’s a two-day event on Friday and Saturday. Vendors can set up weighted tents along the walkways in Brockport. This is a great chance for vendors to meet hundreds of customers at a low cost. The event runs from 10am until 7pm each day.

Vendors interested in can reach out to us directly on our contact page. The fee for vendors is only $75 including both Friday and Saturday, and food vendors are $150 for all three days. Space is limited, so if you’re interested, don’t hesitate.

The First Girls Day Out

Girl’s Day Out made its first appearance in Brockport in March 2019. Merchants participated in activities from Dunn Furniture to Bert’s Box gym. Participating businesses had pink balloons outside their establishments.

Any place with a pink balloon had an activity lined up for Girls Day Out ticket holders. The activities included jewelry making, a sexy lip competition, beverage testing, painting, and scavenger hunts. It was a very family-friendly day, and a great chance to become familiar with the downtown Brockport businesses.

The Second Girls Day Out

In the spring of 2020, the Brockport Merchants Association was planning the first follow-up Girls Day Out event. The second time any event runs is usually great. It’s a chance to reflect on any problems and build on what worked. It was intended to be an afternoon of friendship, shopping, and tasting all of what the village restaurants had to offer. After the success of the first event, this year could only be bigger and better.

The Pandemic

Then, the pandemic hit. The world as we knew it shut down. We had no choice but to isolate, hibernate, and enter into a reality no one saw coming. Girls Day Out, and everything else was postponed indefinitely.

For the most part, we have all adapted to our new normal. Four years later, people were ready for a change of pace. With that being said, it was time for Brockport Merchants Association to reimplement the long awaited Girls Day Out event in April 2024.

The Second Second Girls Day Out

The weather was not on our side, but for those that participated, it was refreshing! Many local businesses in the 14420 area took part. There were several baskets of prizes donated for our raffles by businesses all over Brockport. It was a day to celebrate collaboration and unity with mimosas, chocolate and tasty appetizers. Soulshine served as a basecamp for participants.

To people who participated in the first Girls Day Out, this may have seemed like a completely different event. In a lot of ways, it was. The Brockport Merchants Association was under new leadership, and there was not a lot of reflection on the first event.

Looking Back

Although the number of participants were less than expected, the day brought a new found hope of connection, support for one another, and for our community businesses. The third running of the event can build on everything from the first two events. We hope to make this an annual event and have it grow exponentially in time. Thank you to all that supported Girls Day Out!