August 2021 – Second Annual Scavenger Hunt
Set at 12 businesses through the Argyle area, the BIA had people out hunting for jokes. It was our second summer dealing with the COVID pandemic and even with the vaccine making the public safer, we still had event concerns with the delta variant around. So, as we did last year, we put as much thought into keeping this event as safe as it was fun. People were to go to any or all of the businesses on the Scavenger Hunt map and take a selfie with the joke posted there with the hopes that people would get a chuckle and better acquainted with the myriad kinds of businesses we have in the area. For each location they took a picture with, a ballot was entered into a draw to win one of the 5 gift baskets we put together showcasing our businesses, each worth $150!
December 2020 – Letters to Santa
Due to COVID-19, we were unable to hold our annual Santa Claus Parade. In light of this, we wanted to find another way to give the Argyle kids some way to see Santa and what we came up with was a virtual meet and greet. We had kids send along their letters to Santa before the event and then had Santa read them out. Some lucky kids even got a phone call from Saint Nick, himself. We had such a great turnout that we plan on keeping this event on-going.
December 2020 – Window Decorating Contest
For the holiday season in 2020, we at the BIA wanted to encourage as many businesses as possible to take part in decorating the Argyle area and making it festive so we offered fifteen $75 decoration reimbursement opportunities for BIA members in tandem with our Holiday Window Display Contest to showcase their creative chops. We had people vote for their favourites on the Argyle Facebook page and the winners received a boosted post to advertise their fantastic displays.
November 2020 – 12 Days of Santa
Similar to our Scavenger Hunt, we had photos of Santa placed in the windows of 12 businesses in the Argyle area and for every picture you took with Santa, you were entered into a draw for 12 local gift baskets, each worth $75! Even with the winter weather, we had a great turnout and got some people into the holiday mood.
August 2020 – Argyle Scavenger Hunt
Set at 12 businesses through the Argyle area, the BIA had people out hunting for jokes. With COVID-19 kyboshing a lot of events for 2020, we really put a lot of thought into this event to keep it safe as well as fun. People were to go to any or all of the businesses on the Scavenger Hunt map and take a selfie with the joke posted there with the hopes that people would get a chuckle and better acquainted with the myriad kinds of businesses we have in the area. For each location they took a picture with, a ballot was entered into a draw to win one of the 5 gift baskets we put together showcasing our businesses, each worth $150!
December 2019 – Santa Claus Parade
June 2019-A month long Heart and Stroke Campaign
The Argyle BIA partnered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation this June to run a month-long giveaway series on social media for stroke awareness month. Several businesses of the BIA generously came together, donating eights fantastic gift baskets for the cause. Contests were held for each of the prizes on the Argyle BIA Facebook page, with the hope of raising awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The event was a success and the BIA thanks all businesses and participants for helping to support a great cause.
December 8th, 2018 – Winter Wonderland in the Heart of Argyle (Photos with Santa & Santa Claus Parade)
August 11th, 2018 – Family Fun Day in the Heart of Argyle
Held at Mildred Barons Park, the Argyle BIA’s second annual summer event “Family Fun Day in the Heart of Argyle” brought our BIA members and the community together for a day of family fun! This year, we tripled the number of people in attendance… to approximately 1200!
The event featured HUGE inflatable obstacle courses, giant games like Connect 4, inflatables for toddlers, music, face painting, and much more! The 81st Scouts cooked up a delicious BBQ lunch for the community and our volunteers.
The first 200 families that showed up received a FREE giveaway bag with coupons from the Argyle BIA businesses! There were also several chances to win some amazing raffle prizes, courtesy of many of the businesses in the Argyle BIA!
Check out the event on our Facebook page!
December 9th, 2017 – Santa Claus Parade
Last year’s Santa Claus Parade was a huge hit in The Argyle BIA, with close to double the amount of people in attendance!
We always have a blast with our businesses and community members, and we are eager to start planning for 2018.
August 12th, 2017 – Family Fun Day in the Heart of Argyle
Held at Mildred Barons Park, the Argyle BIA’s summer event “Family Fun Day in the Heart of Argyle” brought our BIA members and the community together for a day of family fun!
The event featured HUGE inflatable obstacle courses, giant games like Connect 4, Snakes & Ladders, Dominoes and many more. There were also giant inflatable games (basketball and a dart board) and a DJ on site playing music all day. The 81st Scouts cooked up a delicious BBQ lunch for the community and our volunteers. There were large Lego blocks & building blocks for the little ones, face painting, and many local nonprofit groups also attended! The first 200 families to show up received a FREE giveaway bag with coupons from the Argyle BIA businesses!