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Get Ready to Sip, Savor, and Shop! Downtown Barrie Hot Cocoa Trail Launches This Weekend!

Thursday, January 30, 2025

BARRIE, ON – The much-anticipated Downtown Barrie Hot Cocoa Trail is officially launching this weekend! Beginning February 1st and running throughout the month, this beloved winter tradition invites you to explore the downtown core and discover a variety of delicious hot beverages, savory and sweet treats, and cozy winter retail finds.

Participating businesses throughout Downtown Barrie will be offering special Hot Cocoa Trail menu items, from unique hot chocolate concoctions to delectable winter-inspired treats and warming retail finds.

Participating businesses: Sips, Savours & Shops:

  1. Beaver Rock Cafe
  2. Blueberry Moon
  3. Bohemia Cafe
  4. B’Spoke Kitchen & Market
  5. Buddha Express
  6. CW Coops
  7. Cocina Mexicana
  8. Common Good Cafe
  9. Donaleighs Irish Public House
  10. Dunlop Street Diner
  11. Homestead Artisan Bakery & Cafe
  12. Kennedy’s Lakeside Grocery
  13. Kenzington’s
  14. Lazy Tulip Cafe
  15. LVXBEAUTY Medical Aesthetics and Spa
  16. McFinn’s Irish Pub
  17. Mexhico Restaurant
  18. Our House
  19. The Queens Hotel
  20. Spanner
  21. Sober Sips
  22. SUNSHINE Decor & Gifts
  23. The Works
  24. Wired Owl

Win Big!
With each purchase of a featured Hot Cocoa Trail item, you scan the event QR Code to be entered to win one of five $50 Downtown Barrie Gift Prize Packages! Share your Hot Cocoa Trail adventures on social media by tagging @downtownbarrie and the location of your purchase for another chance to win.

Join us in celebrating the warmth of winter in Downtown Barrie!

Visit downtownbarrie.ca for more details and to plan your Hot Cocoa Trail adventure.

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