Downtown Bay City

Welcome to Downtown, soon to become your favorite place to visit, work and live. We offer festivals throughout the year, celebrating annual and special events. We have plenty of sites to see, one-of-a-kind shops and places to eat.

Located on the water you can stroll along the Riverwalk and enjoy the parks or visit one of our art galleries. At night the downtown comes alive with concerts, movies, and other special events.

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Hot Chocolate Hop

Meet your local entrepreneurs, enjoy the unique spaces the city has to offer & hop all along to all the warm spots! Bring the whole family to this free event to sip on some hot cocoa & then vote for your favorite!

  • Spencer Gellise Salon
  • Arielle Roth Photography
  • artigiano
  • Attractions Salon
  • Believe Inspire Beauty Boutique & Market
  • Half Mile Handmade
  • Herter Music
  • Kenz & Rose+HAT BAR
  • LC Make-Up Artistry
  • Little House Little Pastry Shop
  • Remedy FNMT
  • Riverfront Grille & Lounge
  • Saginaw Bay Trading Company
  • Sarah & 39 Sweet Escapes
  • The Center for Emotional Health & Empowerment
  • The Vintage Greenhouse
  • Tondue Medical Spa
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Galentineโ€™s Boutique Crawl

There will be a total of 8 stops with something fab at each stop! Be sure to follow each place to get some sneak peeks. Grab a crawl card at your first stop (doesn’t matter where you start), drop the completed card at your 8th and final stop to be entered into the drawing to win $400 in Boutique gift cards. (no purchase necessary to win, winners will be notified by phone or email) P.S. Extra ways to get additional entries by supporting you local boutiques.

You can begin at any of the locations:

โ€ข SoCal Threads – 140 Uptown Dr.
โ€ข OMONI Boutique – 130 Uptown Dr.
โ€ข Believe Inspire Beauty 906 Washington Ave
โ€ข Ferne Boutique 922 Washington Ave
โ€ข Panache Boutique 214 Center Ave.
โ€ข Kenz & Rose 820 Saginaw St.
โ€ข Ellie & Isabelle 906 N. Waters St.
โ€ข Vintage Greenhouse 925 N Water St.

Check each individual store for hours, share, post & be ready to have fun!

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Chili Cook-Off

January 21, 2023
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The Downtown Chili Cook-Off brings together some of the area’s finest restaurants and their creative chili recipes for a tasty showdown in Downtown Bay City. Come try them out and vote for your favorite. Tickets can be purchased at participating locations.

Participating Businesses:
BarqueBC
Gatsby’s Seafood & Steakhouse
MI Table
Mulligan’s Pub
Old City Hall
Riverfront Grille & Lounge
Tavern 101
The Chambers

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Feet on the Street

We are asking for your help in sponsoring some activities, beautification, live music & more!
See the sponsorship below for more details, we appreciate your support!

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Lets get this party started! ๐Ÿฐ

Lucky Bunny is now OPEN, a brand new sports bar, at 207 Center Avenue! ๐ŸŽ‰

This weekends hours:
Friday March 15th: 4pm-1am
Saturday March 16th: Noon-1am
Sunday March 17th: Opening at 11am!

Permanent Hours:
Monday- ...CLOSED
Tuesday- CLOSED
Wednesday- 4pm-11pm
Thursday- 4pm-11pm
Friday- 4pm-1am
Saturday- Noon-1am
Sunday- Noon-11pm

We would like to congratulate the winner of the inaugural Downtown Bay City Snowman Festival, the Delta College Planetarium and artist, Rahaf Alqahtani! โ›„๏ธ๐Ÿ†

Rahaf is currently a student at Delta College & a student worker at the Planetarium. Rahaf shared with us this following ...statement about her piece: "My painting is like a cosmic dream, where the snowmanโ€™s gaze reaches beyond the boundaries of our world. Inspired by the wonders of the universe, I wanted to create a surreal scene that merges the fantastical with the astronomical. Itโ€™s a visual journey that transports viewers to a realm where imagination and reality collide, leaving them in awe of the vastness and mystery of space."

We also want to thank all of the 2024 sponsors & artists. Each snowman was unique and stylish in their own way. Thank you for helping beautify our street corner! Regent Floral & Mercantile, Keits Flower Shop, The Jefferson Project, Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, DoubleTree by Hilton Bay City - Riverfront, Delta College Planetarium, Bayshire Beauty Academy Official and Lucky Star Rentals!

Join us as we gear up for one of the greatest & greenest weekends in Bay City! ๐Ÿ€

Are you going to check out Downtown's new Lucky Bunny at the Clover Crawl Saturday? Or enjoy a nice, refreshing beverage at Drydock Beer Garden after the St. Patrick's Day Races?!

...Also make sure to make a stop at the Historic Masonic Temple of Bay City for their Shamrock'n Family Fun Event! Vendors & participating organizations will be indoors and outdoors. Kettle corn, 5-2-oh and Grill Power food truck will be there too!

Plan ahead & have a fun, safe weekend!

**Tickets to the Clover Crawl are only available at Old City Hall and Tavern 101**

๐Ÿงน๐Ÿš›๐Ÿƒ The street sweeper will be making its rounds Downtown early Tuesday (3/12) morning, so please make sure to move your vehicles off the road. This will allow it to easily work its magic! Thank you for your help!

Mothers Day will be here before you know it! Treat Mom (& yourself!) to Blowouts and Bubbly at Artistry Lounge Hair Studio this year โœจ

Happy International Women's Day! We are so proud to have so many woman owned businesses and female leadership in the great community of Bay City!

Tag or shout out your favorite female owned business in the comments! ๐Ÿ‘