The Downtown Batavia Business Improvement District cultivates and promotes the economic vitality of our Downtown to create a vibrant destination.

What's Happening in Downtown

30 November 2024

Shop Small Saturday

When deciding which businesses to support, start small. Your everyday choices can benefit small businesses and the communities you care about in a heartwarming way.

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07 December 2024

Christmas in the City

Join us for a holiday celebration and parade down Main Street. Stop in to some of our downtown businesses for activities and shopping specials.  

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Downtown Batavia, 200 East Main St
Batavia, NY 14020 United States
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About the BID

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

We identify economic opportunities, strengthens existing businesses, recruits new ones, attracts new uses to the district, helps revitalize unused space, monitors economic progress and cultivates the entrepreneurial spirit.

DESIGN

We are responsible for any activity or effort that improves the appearance and enhances the overall image and condition of the Downtown. This includes the facades of buildings, streetscape projects, upper level housing and signage.

PROMOTION

We promote the District’s unique characteristics to shoppers, investors, new businesses and visitors by an effective program that forges image through advertising, events and marketing campaigns.

Christmas in the City 2024

Christmas in the City is on Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM in
Downtown Batavia. Our local shops and organizations will be offering holiday specials and activities. Events held in the mall will go from 2-5 PM and include pictures with Santa, cookie decorating, Santa’s workshop, and culminating the night with a Holiday Parade down Main Street.

More than 1,000 people pack the streets of Downtown every year for this great event
as it kicks our community into the holiday season. We would love to invite you to be a part
of this year’s event. There are several opportunities to participate:

  • Enter your business or group into the Holiday Parade. Parade participants can
    walk or drive a vehicle or float decorated for the holiday season. We ask that no one puts a Santa on their float, as we have a hired one for the event.
  • Sponsor the event.
  • Volunteer to help with organizing the event and/or assisting with
    parade line up.

For questions please contact Shannon Maute at the Downtown Batavia BID: 585-409-5531 or by emailing Director@DowntownBataviaNY.com. All forms can be mailed or emailed over for participation in this year’s event.

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200 East Main St, Suite 200 Batavia, NY 14020

585 344 0900