Every dated holiday event in downtown Camas this year falls inside one drawing window. The Downtown Camas Association's Golden Ticket Event starts Friday, Nov. 27, and runs until 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. During that window, any purchase at a participating merchant earns a Golden Ticket, which enters you to win a $1,000 Downtown Camas Shopping Spree from the downtown merchants and the Downtown Camas Association.
Because of that 10 a.m. cutoff, the season has a clear shape. The drawing window opens on Little Box Friday and closes the morning after the December Holiday Sip & Shop. Each event in between is another chance to enter, and the Dec. 10 Sip & Shop is the last evening one.
The window opens the day after Thanksgiving
The DCA timed the Golden Ticket start to match Little Box Friday on Nov. 27. Shops are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with specials and QR-code offers. So the first downtown shopping day after Thanksgiving is also the first day purchases earn tickets.
Small Business Saturday follows on Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The DCA lists merchant specials and DCA elves handing out goodies and coupons. It also ties the day to the Golden Ticket by name, so purchases that day earn chances in the drawing too.
Here's the full run of dated downtown events inside the window:
| Date | Event | Hours | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Little Box Friday; Golden Ticket opens | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Downtown Camas Association |
| Sat., Nov. 28 | Small Business Saturday | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Downtown Camas Association |
| Fri., Dec. 4 | Hometown Holidays | 5 to 8 p.m. | City of Camas |
| Thu., Dec. 10 | December Holiday Sip & Shop | 4 to 9 p.m. | Downtown Camas Association |
| Thu., Dec. 11 | Golden Ticket closes | 10 a.m. | Downtown Camas Association |
The first two dates fall on a holiday weekend, the middle one on a Friday evening, and the last on a Thursday evening. They draw different crowds at different hours, but every one of them falls inside the same drawing window.
Where the tickets come from
The Golden Ticket only covers participating merchants. As of its 2026 listing, the DCA names six:
- 4Ever Growing Kids, 440 NE 4th Ave.
- Autumn Leaf Books Store, 334 NE 4th Ave.
- Evergreen Vinyl, 321 NE 4th Ave.
- Gallery 408, 408 NE 4th Ave.
- Navidi's Olive Oil & Vinegars, 322 NE Cedar St.
- Runyan's Jewelers, 327 NE 4th Ave.
The DCA's page says more 2026 locations are coming, so the list may grow before Nov. 27. Five of the six named shops are on NE 4th Avenue, between 321 and 440. Navidi's is on Cedar Street. With most of the list on one stretch of 4th, a single afternoon of shopping can cover nearly all of it.
The Little Box Friday list overlaps with these six and adds two more downtown names: Camas Bike & Sport at 303 NE 6th Ave. and Tommy O's at 401 NE 4th Ave. The DCA notes that list is still filling in too.
Evergreen Vinyl is the one name on the list with news of its own this fall. The DCA describes the shop as carrying new and used vinyl, CDs, tapes, turntables and accessories. It also scheduled a 6 p.m. ribbon cutting for the store's "new expansion" during November's First Friday on Nov. 6. A record store on 4th Avenue that just grew, taking part in a promotion that rewards repeat stops, makes a good first stop for anyone shopping for music fans.
Dec. 4 sits in the middle of the window
The City of Camas Parks and Recreation department runs Hometown Holidays on Friday, Dec. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. The city's announcement puts the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:15 p.m. After that comes the Global Village Holiday Market, cocoa, food and treats, pictures with Santa and his elves, the Grinch, Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas, and entertainment around downtown. The city adds that many local merchants will offer seasonal specials and in-store activities that evening.
Dec. 4 falls on day eight of the Golden Ticket window. So the city's signature holiday evening is also an evening when purchases at the participating shops earn tickets. A family that comes for the tree lighting and stops at Autumn Leaf Books Store or 4Ever Growing Kids on the way back to the car has entered the drawing, whether they planned to or not.
Parking is the part of Dec. 4 that takes planning. The city says free shuttle buses will run all evening, courtesy of the Camas School District. Pick-up and drop-off points are:
- Dorothy Fox Elementary
- Church of the Nazarene
- Doc Harris Stadium
- Hayes Freedom High School
For details, the city points people to its Parks and Recreation special events page or 360-954-4684.
Dec. 10 is the last evening to enter
Six days after Hometown Holidays, the DCA holds its December Holiday Sip & Shop on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 9 p.m. Check-in is at Fuel Medical Group, 314 NE Birch St. The DCA lists shopping, cocktail tastings, music and holiday activities.
The Golden Ticket closes at 10 a.m. the next morning, so the Sip & Shop is the last evening event of the window.
The Dec. 10 Sip & Shop is also the event aimed most at adults. Little Box Friday and Small Business Saturday are daytime shopping days. Hometown Holidays is built around Santa, llamas and a tree. The Sip & Shop is a weeknight with cocktail tastings and later hours. It's the evening for anyone who skipped the holiday-weekend crowds and the Dec. 4 crowds and still has gifts to buy.
A few newer downtown stops on the way
The season's routes will pass at least two places that weren't on last year's downtown map.
Lore Tea and Coffee, owned by Christian and Tara Kelly, opened in downtown Camas this fall. The Camas-Washougal Post-Record covered it on Nov. 5 as the story of two high school sweethearts who married young, raised four kids, came to Washington and took a chance on a new business. The shop has already joined in downtown events. The DCA listed Lore Tea + Coffee as donating pie tastings for November's First Friday.
On Birch Street, the nonprofit LiveWell Camas opened its Third Space after a Sept. 4 ribbon cutting, the Post-Record reported. It's meant as a gathering place for young people. Niko Blank led the effort, and founder Jacquie Hill said its hours depend on volunteer availability.
Lining the weekends up
Put together, downtown Camas has four dated events in a two-week span, and one drawing connects all of them. A household that shops at a participating merchant on Little Box Friday, comes back for the tree lighting on Dec. 4 and stops in on the Dec. 10 Sip & Shop has earned tickets at three different points in the window, all on the same few blocks of 4th Avenue.
Here's how that works out for different schedules:
- Holiday-weekend shoppers start the window on Nov. 27 or 28, when daytime hours run longest.
- Families with kids go Dec. 4, using one of the four shuttle stops, and pick up tickets at the participating shops after the 5:15 p.m. tree lighting.
- Weeknight shoppers go Dec. 10, checking in at 314 NE Birch St. any time between 4 and 9 p.m.
- Anyone leaving it to the end should know that tickets stop at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11.
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