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Gilroy Chamber Business Focus June 2023
Gilroy Chamber Business Focus June 2023
June 5, 2023
The Value of Local Partnerships and Promoting Local Events
Visit Gilroy values our partnerships with local organizations and businesses and understands the benefits these bring to our community and our visitors. Visit Gilroy is proud to support some local organizations by helping to promote their events, such as the Downtown Gilroy Wine & Art Walk, the Halloween Beer Crawl, the Holiday Parade, the 3rd Friday Art Walk, and the Chamber’s Garlic City Car Show. These events bring hundreds to thousands of visitors to Gilroy, and those people visit our restaurants, retail shops, and other entertainment venues, benefiting the local businesses and economy.
Visit Gilroy promotes these events through a variety of ways, including our website event calendar, our social media platforms, online ads, blogs, and more. Visit Gilroy’s Tourism & Community Engagement Coordinator Madeline Martin also participates on their planning committees and assists at the events.
Downtown Gilroy Wine & Art Walk
Visit Gilroy recently partnered with the Downtown Business Association in promoting and working at the Downtown Gilroy Wine & Art Walk on May 20, 2023. The event sold 450 wine-tasting tickets and had well over 500 attendees. Many visitors came for the fine art and artisan vendors and the family-friendly activity area, while also enjoying the live music, culture, a dance performance, and small bites offered by local restaurants.
This event introduced attendees to our downtown businesses as they entered for the wine tastings—also introducing them to our fantastic local wineries. Some lingered afterwards to purchase food and drinks at local establishments. A number of visitors to Gilroy were surprised at all the new places that had opened recently and all that we had to offer.
Garlic City Car Show
The Chamber’s Garlic City Car Show draws thousands of out-of-town visitors, from car entrants to car enthusiasts. This fun event is also strategically hosted downtown, where people not only can peruse cars, but they can also explore downtown businesses and restaurants. Visit Gilroy recognizes that these community events also foster the identity of our city, which in return attracts visitors and instills local pride. Visit Gilroy is a proud supporter of our partner organizations that host these events that bring locals and visitors to our city and benefit our entire community economically.
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Class Act Music Academy
It’s time to register for camp! Come join us at our 3rd annual music and arts summer camp, Downbeat! All incoming 2nd graders through incoming 10th graders are welcome to experiencing music, art, drama, dance, and more! As always, all lunch and snacks are included. Come join a few of CAMA’s favorite teachers for the week – Ms. Dani, Mr. Michael, and Coach Dany! Click below to register, or email contact@cspaa.org with any questions. We’ll see you soon!
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Brings Back Nashville Songwriters Sponsored by KRTY.com Concert on July 13 at Clos LaChance Winery in San Martin. The concert will be held on Thursday, July 13, doors open at 6 p.m., at the winery, 1 Hummingbird Lane, in San Martin (clos.com). Tickets are $75 per person and will go on sale June 1, at https://gilroygarlicfestivalassociation.com. The $75 ticket includes wine glass, glass of wine and garlic swag. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association.
The concert features award-winning Nashville songwriters Eric Paslay, Tyler Reeve, Chase McGill, and Chris LeCorte. All seating will be first-come first-served. Seating is limited so guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blanket. The event is age 21 and over only. No outside alcohol allowed, including previously purchased Clos LaChance wines. Food will be available for purchase at the event, but outside food/picnic is also allowed, including sealed water bottles.
Sponsorships are available at the $500 level, which includes 4 tickets, 4 glasses, 4 glasses of wine, garlic swag, meet and greet, and social media recognition.
Since 1979, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association has distributed more than $12 million to local charitable organizations through its annual, family-friendly celebration of the famous bulb. Local non-profits participating in the festival have raised millions more. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association aims to be a chain that links together residents, businesses, nonprofits, faith groups, schools, and other local institutions in a collaborative and supportive expression of “community.”
Small Business Grant Program
PayPal and the San Jose Earthquakes share a deep-rooted commitment to helping small business owners achieve their dreams. As a cornerstone of our long-term partnership, the Support Our City program was designed to highlight local businesses based within our Bay Area communities. Whether these are restaurants, barber shops, or clothing stores, they are instrumental in defining the place we collectively call home.
For the 2023 season, PayPal will be awarding a $5,000 grant to three businesses in the region. The PayPal / Venmo Support Our City Grant was developed to champion opportunity for business owners and help them rethink their own possibilities. Learn more and Apply!!
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