Downtown Fergus hosts annual festive Sip n’ Shop Dec. 12

Shop owners kept their doors open late on Dec. 12 for the Sip n’ Shop event in downtown Fergus and String Theory was not an exception. Here Joy Wood, left, and Sue Shody talk about knitting and crocheting in the store. Photos by Joanne Shuttleworth

To keep shoppers warm and cozy, some shops offered warm drinks. Here Dianne Snyder of Impact Realty Group, offers hot apple cider outside the One and Only Handmade Market.

Skylar, left, and Conrad Garrick were sipping hot chocolate in I Love Chocolate during the Fergus BIA’s Sip n’ Shop event Dec. 12. Photos by Joanne Shuttleworth

Not just for kids – Tom Huxley cozies up to Santa at the Red Door during the Sip n’ Shop event in downtown Fergus on Dec. 12. The store/restaurant had snacks on offer as well as visits with Santa.

Not just for kids – Tom Huxley cozies up to Santa at the Red Door during the Sip n’ Shop event in downtown Fergus on Dec. 12. The store/restaurant had snacks on offer as well as visits with Santa.