D.E.A.R.
Divas Enjoying Awesome Retail
Waconia, Minnesota
Saturday, November 7, 2026
9am to 4pm
Shopping and Dining All Day!
Divas Enjoying Awesome Retail
The Waconia Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the 19th Annual Divas Enjoying Awesome Retail (D.E.A.R.) Day on Saturday, November 7, from 9 AM to 4 PM. Get ready
for a fun-filled day of shopping, sipping, dining, and scoring great deals across Waconia!
Highlights of D.E.A.R. Day:
• Scavenger Hunt Map: Search for the letters D-E-A-R at participating businesses. Find all four and you’ll be entered to win a “Basket of Waconia”—a prize valued at over $400, filled with goodies from local shops, bars, and restaurants!
• Exclusive Deals: Enjoy special offers while you shop, sip, and dine. Wear deer hunting orange for extra offers!
• Shop Local, Support Local: By shopping locally, you’re helping our community thrive and keeping Waconia’s small-town charm vibrant.
Learn more about d.e.a.r.
Shop, Sip & Dine Local on November 7, 2026!
2026 Participants
Backyard Nature Nook
Bode Gray’s
Coney’s
Cultivate Dance Collaborative
Elite Nutrition
Floral on Main
Frattallone’s Hardware & Garden
Garage Bar & Bowl
Healing Ink & Art
Home Again Furnishings
Hoppers Bar & Grill
Iron Tap
Lakehouse Candle Co.
Lakeside Books
Lakeside Loft
Lola’s Lakehouse
Mackenthun’s Fine Foods
Magnolia North
Mainstream Boutique
Mocha Monkey
Nice Shirt Co.
Olive and Elm
Pangea Cafe
Paws Inn Pet Essentials
Shape It Up Fitness & Athleisure Boutique
Shop Chicks Co
Sizzle Street
The Funky Aunt
The Saloon Waconia
The Springs Wellness Center
The Stash of Waconia
Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe
Uproot Cafe
Waconia American Legion Post 150
Waconia Brewing Company
Yetzer Home Store
Bode Gray’s
Frattallone’s Hardware & Garden
Garage Bar & Bowl
Healing Ink & Art
Home Again Furnishings
Hoppers Bar & Grill
Infinity Diamond Jewelers
Iron Tap
Lakehouse Candle Co.
Lakeside Loft
Lola’s Lakehouse
Mackenthun’s Fine Foods
Magnolia North
Main St. Floral
Mainstream Boutique
Mocha Monkey
Nice Shirt Co.
Pangea Cafe
Paws Inn Pet Essentials
Ruthie’s House Vintage
Schram Vineyards Winery & Brewery
Shape It Up Fitness & Athleisure Boutique
Shop Chicks Co
Soulful Smoothies Cafe
The Basement
The Saloon Waconia
The Stash of Waconia
Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe
Waconia American Legion
Waconia Brewing Company
Wild Poppy Boutique
