Our Staycation expo is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary – and it’s going to be the BIGGEST ONE YET! Join us on April 26th & 27th at Devonshire Mall as we kick off the tourism season in #YQG! It’s the ultimate source to learn about great things to do in your own backyard this summer, sample local beverages, shop local artisans and possibly WIN a Devonshire Mall shopping spree!
When is it happening?
- Friday April 26th 10am through 8pm
- Saturday April 27th 10am through 6pm
WHERE IS IT HAPPENING?
- Devonshire Mall, 3100 Howard Avenue
- Outside of The Bay and along the H&M and Bath & Bodyworks hallways
What’s happening?
- Check out 50+ vendors* set up in Devonshire Mall outside of The Bay – attractions, events and businesses to visit in Windsor Essex!
- Visit our Tasting Lounge for EPIC Wineries and Barrels Bottles & Brews Trail tastings each day starting at 12pm and sample local wines, beer and spirits.
- Shop at our W.E. Made It Pop-up Market in partnership with the Urban Art Market and purchase locally-made goods from 17 different local artisans
- Pick up a copy of your 2024/2025 Tourism Windsor Essex Official Visitor Guide – this will be your FIRST chance to pick up the the guide!
Visit & win!
When you check out the Staycation Expo make sure you pick up your explore & win passport. It’s your chance to explore the vendors & win as you do it!
- Pick up your passport as you enter
- Visit the stops along the way
- Get stamped at each of the zones as you explore – 10 in total!
- Drop your ballot into the Tourism Windsor Essex ballot drum as you exit!
One guest who completes the passport in its entirety has the chance to win a FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR Devonshire Mall gift card!
Additional partners will also have giveaways during the event, including**:
- Canadian Aviation Museum – Gift Basket
- Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village – Three hardcover books,”Reflections on Automotive History Part 1, 2, and 3″ plus a $50 gift card
- Lungovita Beach Retreat – Free night stay at Lungovita
- Maidstone Bicentennial Museum – Indigenous print by one of Canada’s Indigenous artists
- RAW Watersports – $1,000 Gift Card
- Scarehouse Windsor – 2 VIP Entry tickets to Scarehouse Windsor
- The Walnut Grove Bed and Breakfast – $100 off 2nd night stay
- Town of Tecumseh – $50 Tecumseh Recreation gift card
- Windsor Premier Cruises – Day Trip Cruise to Amherstburg
- Windsor Spitfires – Team Signed Stick
- Windsor Symphony Orchestra – Tickets to upcoming performances
- Woofa-Roo Pet Fest – Free tickets to Woofa-Roo Pet Fest
Participating exhibitors include:
EPIC WINERIES
- Colio Estate Winery
- Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards
- Dancing Swallows Vineyard
- Muscedere Vineyards
- North 42 Degrees Estate Winery
- Oxley Estate Winery
- Pelee Island Winery
- Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery
- Viewpointe Estate Winery
- VIN Winery
- Vivace Estate Winery
BREWERIES & DISTILLERIES
- Banded Goose Brewing Co.
- BREW Microbrewery
- Chapter Two Brewing Co.
- Cured Craft Brewing Co.
- GL Heritage Brewing Co.
- Lot 10 Brewing Co.
- Wolfhead Distillery
WE HEART LOCAL PROGRAM
- Big Oak Farms
- Carolinia Cider Co
- Essex County Federation of Agriculture
- The Fruit Wagon
- Ruscom Maple Farm
FEATURED VENDORS
- Big Time Entertainment
- Canadian Aviation Museum
- Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village
- City of Windsor
- Fort Malden National Historic Site
- Golf Indigo
- Green Heart Kitchen & Green Heart Inn
- Heritage Colchester
- Kiki’s Westview Motel and The Cornwall House
- Lungovita Beach Retreat
- Maidstone Bicentennial Museum
- Ontario Tourism Information Centre
- Pelee Wings Nature Store
- Point Pelee National Park
- RAW Watersports
- Scarehouse Windsor
- Town of Amherstburg
- Town of Essex
- Town of Kingsville
- Town of Tecumseh – Tecumseh Recreation Services
- Unconquered Customs Electric Wine Bike Tours
- Ure’s County Kitchen & Mini Golf
- The Walnut Grove Bed and Breakfast
- Windsor Express
- Windsor Premier Cruises
- Windsor Spitfires
- Windsor Symphony Orchestra
- Woofa-Roo Pet Fest
W.E. MADE IT MARKET
- Berryline Candles
- Birk Boutique
- Bronze Pigeon
- Cg Design Atelier
- Dazzling Decor with Destinee
- Foxwood Gifts
- Iris & Marnie
- Jennie B Designs
- Madd Resin
- Nuts 4 Dates
- Pawsitively A Dog Thing
- Scene52
- Sweet Moments Cookie Co
- Urban Art Market
- Walkerville Candles
- William Norman Collection
- Yassmeens Shop
* Participating exhibitors may change
** Actual giveaways may changed and are being offered by individual vendors. Please contact vendors directly for prizing details, restrictions and other contesting details.
