Free Parking in Doylestown on Small Business Saturday

There’s one more reason to support your local businesses in Doylestown Saturday, Nov. 30. Parking will be free. 

Patch.com’s “Park on Patch” campaign, in partnership with American Express, has selected Doylestown as one of 50 towns across the country to receive sponsorship of free parking in the downtown shopping district for Small Business Saturday. 

The parking meters will be covered to identify the free parking spaces. Patch will pay for parking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day. (Parking is free after 5 p.m.)

The Park on Patch initiative is part of an ongoing effort by Patch.com and American Express to encourage people to shop locally in support of independent businesses.

Doylestown was chosen by a team of national Patch.com editors in recognition of the town’s ongoing commitment to the shop local movement and community support for local small businesses. 

Small Business Saturday is now in its fourth year. Celebrated between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the annual event recognizes independent businesses and encourages people to shop local.  

According to the Small Business Saturday Insights Survey, consumers who were aware of Small Business Saturday in 2012 spent $5.5 billion with independently-owned businesses that day.

“As a community that values our locally-owned small businesses, I think American Express’s sponsorship of ‘Park on Patch’ and Doylestown’s Small Business Saturday is a terrific opportunity to promote our downtown retail shops and eateries,” said Det Ansinn, Doylestown Borough Council president.  

“When you come to Doylestown, you can find boutique stores and restaurants that you won't find in a mall or commercial shopping center," Ansinn said.

“Behind every business in Doylestown, there is a unique story and passionate entrepreneur,” Doylestown Borough Manager John Davis said.  “We are your quintessential, all-American small town." 

"When you come to shop on Small Business Saturday, you can take pride in the fact that you are supporting the hard-working, business owners that make-up the fabric of our community,” Davis said. 

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