On Thursday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15, the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce and Patchogue’s Retail Association will be hosting the first annual Holiday Sip & Shop Crawl.

Approximately 10 retailers in downtown Patchogue Village will open from 5 p.m. to at least 8 p.m., offering specials/discounts, light bites, and other great holiday treats. With every purchase, the customer will also receive a scratch-off ticket for a chance to win prizes that could be used at 11 local participating restaurants during the month of December.

All retailers will offer their own discounts and specials, as well as their own lite bites and drinks. Maps will be distributed starting Thanksgiving week, with additional information posted on Patchogue.com, ShopPatchogue’s Instagram and Facebook.

AR Workshop will be open for business, but also allowing parents to drop their children off during the Holiday Sip and Shop Crawl to do crafts while the parents shop Patchogue retailers (small fee for crafts),PAC/MoCA art studio will have a few vendors in the studio and they are offering free gift wrapping on those two evenings, as long as you provide a receipt with the items, and the Patchogue-Medford Library will be open and families can stop by while shopping in the village to take some pictures in front of their holiday backdrop.