Holiday HOPE Hop
A Season building HOPE in South Sound communities — Peace Day to the Santa Parade.
Starting Peace Day, Sept 19, we join Tacoma Sister Cities at Thea Park to open a season of giving. Local businesses add Gems to THE WALL's Hoard — deals, music and art you unlock by giving to a community organization. Every Gem is a reason to give, and everybody wins.
GEMS ARE LIVE NOW · THE FULL 2026 HOLIDAY HOPE HOP MAP OF GEMS PUBLISHES NOVEMBER 13, 2026PRIORITY ENTRY DEADLINE NOV 11 - GET EXTRA PERKS (see details)THE GEMS BELOW ARE REAL & REDEEMABLE TODAY — an early example of the full season map
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STARS 4 PEACE
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TACOMA SISTER CITIES' PEACE DAYSat. Sept 19, 2026
1. Give $20+ directly to a local 501(c)(3) on THE WALL ($5+ for lower-income participants). 2. Upload your proof of donation / receipt to your dashboard — your StarGate Passport activates. 3. You get everything in the growing HOARD of Gems (deals, music & more) from businesses and bands around the Sound.
Season's Perks · THE WALL HOARD
Put a Gem in the chest this season.
Hoard opens Dec 1
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Now → the whole Holiday Season
FREE
Add your Gem — any deal, any size — at no cost. No card, no contract.
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In by Nov 30
EARLY PERKS
Your Gem is in the chest the moment THE WALL HOARD opens Dec 1, in the opening-week lineup, and on the Holiday HOpe HOp map.
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Dec 1 → all year
LIVE ALL YEAR
Once it's in, your Gem stays in the Hoard for the whole year — every giver who unlocks it finds you.
Terms: once a Gem is in, it stays in for the year — that's the promise to the people who give.
Give to a vetted org in the StarFlower → unlock the HOARD → redeem Gems at local businesses. You choose the Gem, we bring the givers.
1 · Pick your Gem
A discount, a free add-on, a holiday special, a private hour — anything you'd happily give a neighbor who just gave to the community.
Add your Gem2 · Get your badge
A HOARD Gem badge with your business highlights — for your window, your socials and your page on THE WALL.
3 · Add your events — free
Holiday hours, tastings, live music, pop-ups: list them on the Whole Community Calendar and the Season of HOPE map at no cost.
See the calendarYou show up on the map
Pinned on the Holiday HOPE Hop map and the Giving Map, with your Gem visible to everyone hopping the season.
Givers come to you
Every Gem is redeemed by someone who just gave to a local 501c3 — the customers you want, in a giving mood.
Questions? Talk to us
We help you write the Gem, make the badge and get listed. Season runs Peace Day → the Santa Parade (Dec 20).
Start here- Sept 19Tacoma Sister Cities' Peace Day Celebration
International Day of Peace at Thea Park — Children's Peace Dove Parade, music, Radio Tacoma on the air.
Peace Day → - Sept 21Season to Build HOPE in So. Sound Communities begins
— & it's FREE for businesses & artists. Add a Gem, get a badge, a stop on the map and a spot in the Menu of Gems.
Season details → - Nov 11DEADLINE FOR PRIORITY ENTRIES
See Season details for early-bird benefits — businesses & bands in by 11-11 get the added value (full page / Window, album consideration) that isn't free afterward.
Early-bird benefits → - Nov 13Initial HOPE Hop Map of Gems published
The Menu of Gems and the Hop map go live online — first in, first at the top.
The Menu of Gems → - Dec 18–20HOLIDAY HOPE HOP!
Get into local community that cares — enjoy specials, deals, music and more. Give to a vetted org, show your StarGate Passport, unlock every Gem.
The Hop → - Dec 20Tacoma Santa Parade
11a–7p · Santa Al's finale on South Tacoma Way — the Season closes with everyone in the street together.
Santa Parade →
Where to give this season: Stars 4 Peace donation stations at Marlene's Market & Deli (S 38th) and Playback Sports (6th Ave) · Skoolie Foundation · toys for Grampa Bill & Gramma Gail For Everyone (contact them directly). Open the Giving Map →
Every stop on the Hop
Each card is one community business. The gold-starred Gem is their headline offer — visit, and a portion supports the organization they named. Smaller Gems below are seasonal extras worth the trip.
Bring in your art, photos, or holiday gifts and save 25% on custom framing all Solstice week. We frame the memories that matter — and a portion of every job supports local artists through our Featured Artist program.
Save 25% on custom framing all Solstice week. Mention the Holiday HOPE HOP. We frame the memories that matter.
A hundred jars of flavor on the harbor.
Show your StarGate Passport (verified donor status) at the register and take 10% off any order of $50 or more — spices, hand-blended seasonings, olive oils, balsamic vinegars, loose-leaf teas, or gift baskets.
10% off orders of $50+ for verified WALL donors — spices, oils, vinegars, teas & gift baskets on Harborview.
Fair trade & Olympia's living room since 1996.
Show your StarGate Passport (verified donor status) at the register and take 15% off your in-store purchase at Traditions Fair Trade — handmade fair-trade goods from artisans on every populated continent. No exclusions. In-store only; not valid at Soul Cafe (a separate business inside) or on the online shop.
Olympia's first Gem — 15% off in-store at the fair-trade shop. Soul Cafe inside is its own business (Gem doesn't apply there).