Downtown Acton
19 Willow Street North, Acton, Halton Hills, ON L7J 1Z6 Acton, ON, Canada

At sunset, outside our office at the Acton Town Hall Centre. Beautiful.

Our parkette snowman. This bale of hay certainly has changed plenty during its time in our downtown.

Town Contractors using a crane outside the Acton Town Hall Centre today while building the new youth centre - just behind our office. Exciting to see the work progress. Meanwhile, if you're in the area, Bower is closed between John and Willow. Update: Bower is now open again.

It's getting close to the end of the BAM shopping event! You have until Tuesday, December 22nd to grab your receipts and head to Willow Lane Natural Foods for your chance to win a gift basket.

Sasha Daleman picking up her BAM Prize from Willow Lane Natural Foods. It's great seeing people shopping local even during these challenging times.

A very happy birthday to our co-op student - Noah Edwards - on his 15th birthday. Enjoy your day, Noah, and keep up the good work!

Parkette lights are looking good! We'll be adding more lights over the next week, like our own 'advent' calendar. Keep posted for changes.

Downtown will miss you guys. Take care.

Night view of our lights downtown. Our community looks great!

We were informed that Al from the Family Barber Stylists in Downtown Acton has passed away. We thank Al for all his service over the years. Rest in peace.

Acton’s Citizens of the Year are waiting to wave you on!! See you at the Santa Claus Parade

The Acton BIA is happy to participate in this Holiday Food Drive. If you would like to donate, please come by our office 19 Willow St N, call us at 519 853 9555 or 289 890 1942, message our social media or email [email protected]

A picture we took in our parkette today. Our lights are still up. Come take a walk or drive by and check them out.

The Acton Drive-Thru Santa Claus Parade will be taking place today at Acton District High School from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. You must be in a vehicle. Grab a mask and a non-perishable food donation for the local food bank. More information on Facebook: https://buff.ly/2UUgz37

We'd like to thank everyone who participated in our 2020 Halloween Contest Video! After much careful consideration, we have chosen these winners, based on our various age categories. Some pictures attached. Winners: Baby - 2yrs: Joey Cunaj 1 1/2 Fisherman 3- 5 yrs: Joey Mazzuco 3 Joker... 6-8 yrs: Abigail Cooper 8 Minecraft Ender Dragon 9-12 yrs: Julia Rusk 10 Pinata Teen: Connor Hope Pennywise Clown Adult: Lindsay Barker - The Last Unicorn Honourable Mention: Victoria Brooks - Cruella de Vil Family: Ashley, Tere Waerea & Family - Rapunzel, Tower, Chameleon and Elfen character Best Decorated House: The Brownlee Family at 58 Cobblehill Road Best Decorated Business: Acton Veterinary Clinic - they even had a character outside waving at traffic! Honourable Mention: Neutrino PRIZE WINNERS PLEASE CONTACT ALEX HILSON AT THE BIA OFFICE IN THE ACTON TOWN HALL TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. Please bring some form of ID for verification. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in this event.

Thank you for all you do for our downtown!

Forever Youngsters is one of seven Downtown Acton businesses participating in the first ever BAM (Bricks and Mortar) Shopping event, hosted by Willow Lane Natural Foods. The other businesses are House of Workwear, Acton Optical, Giant Tiger, Smooth Solutions Spa, Willow Lane and Scotiabank. The event takes place over the next six weeks. All you have to do is take your receipts from any of those businesses and drop them off at Willow Lane and you will be entered into a weekly draw for a gift basket with contributions from ALL seven businesses. Pretty exciting. Check it out!

It's the second week of B.A.M. and this week we showcase House of Workwear located at 130 Mill Street East #102 next to the Salvation Army Thrift Store. There are now nine Downtown Acton businesses participating in the shopping event, hosted by Willow Lane Natural Foods. The other businesses are Forever Youngsters, Dollar Stretcher Daze, the Holland Shop, Acton Optical, Giant Tiger, Smooth Solutions Spa, Willow Lane and Scotiabank. The event takes place over the next five weeks. All you have to do is take your receipts from any of those businesses and drop them off at Willow Lane and you will be entered into a weekly draw for a gift basket with contributions from ALL nine businesses. Pretty exciting. Check it out!

Loading our Christmas Decorations into Halton Hills Electrical Contracting's trailer. Our Downtown will be soon be in the holiday spirit...

Two more markets! We open up at 4:00pm today. Come by and pick up some produce!

Happy to have celebrated 65 years with our very own Holland Shop! Their current owner, Carolin, has also been in charge for 30 years. Congratulations guys!

Excited for our new street-level hydro outlets. The previous wooden ones kept getting damaged. We have two of these bad boys now. Huge improvement.

Three more weeks of our Downtown Acton Farmers' Market! Looking forward to seeing you out this afternoon from 4:00pm to 7:00pm!

Congratulations to Colleen McKnight Rolfe for winning the beautiful bowl from Zenden Pottery! Zenden is a regular at our Acton Farmers' Market. Only three more weeks left until the end of our market season!

Congratulations to Noel Trevors and Roddy Heading for winning a gift basket each to Shoppers Drug Mart in Acton for our Leathertown Contest! Thanks to everyone who participated.

Today is the Virtual Terry Fox Run. Terry ran through Downtown Acton forty years ago. The memory and significance of what he did still reverberates downtown. Another part of our community's history.

Our Business of the Week is Dollar Stretcher Daze. And with them celebrating their Champagne Anniversary, how could it be anyone else? Congratulations, team, on seventeen great years!

Cleaning up a spot north on Elgin Street last week. It's looking a lot better now!

One more month of our market! Check out what's new today. On Willow Street North by the Acton Town Hall Centre.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Farmers' Market contest from Willow Lane Natural Foods in Downtown Acton. Congratulations to Susan McCormick for winning the prize!

Join the Acton Farmers' Market 4pm-7pm on Thursdays outside the Acton Town Hall.