It’s Crazy Days Today! Here’s all the information you need to know

“Where retailers get the opportunity to clear their shelves and get ready for winter clothes, hate to say that too loudly, but yeah, it’s a summer clearance and that’s where it all started. Deep discounts, crazy deals.” – Jane Bartho, President of the Northfield Chamber of Commerce, KYMN News Interview

The main focus of the event is in downtown, where Division Street will be shut down and many stores will move out into the streets. 

“Many of these stores bring their inventory out throughout the morning. You know, as the racks clear and the shelves clear, they’ll bring more and more and more out. Some stores close the day before just to get ready for crazy days.” – Jane Bartho, President of the Northfield Chamber of Commerce, KYMN News Interview

Bartho also stated that many businesses from across the community come to Division Street to sell their goods and items, noting that each Chamber member is invited downtown for free. Furthermore, several of the booths downtown are interactive and fun: 

“Like the school bus comes down, Laurie brings that brand new school bus and kids can paint on, well, adults, too. Anybody can paint on that bus all day, so she always sets up in front of Neuger, and then the school district sets up right next to them with the booth.” – Jane Bartho, President of the Northfield Chamber of Commerce, KYMN News Interview

Another example was cereal from Post:

“Post comes down, they’ve got a double wide on Bridge Square, and they’ve got the bags of cereal boxes and boxes. And they always bring a truck midday to restock their cereal.” – Jane Bartho, President of the Northfield Chamber of Commerce, KYMN News Interview

Or from Full Potential Therapies:

“Full potential therapies come and they always put an obstacle course of games on the street for kids to play.” – Jane Bartho, President of the Northfield Chamber of Commerce, KYMN News Interview

However, the event is community-wide with deals happening across Northfield. Bartho cited the example of Knects Nursery, where it was impractical for the group to move their inventory to downtown. Other deals are available across the community, including George’s Pizza, Tractor Supply, and the Junk Truck. Will have the full list of events on our website in today’s news.

You can find different pictures and information about Crazy Days on the Chamber of Commerce’s social media or on our social media, where we will be making regular posts throughout the day. 

Parking Information: 

With Crazy Days today, there are a few important logistics notes, mainly parking. Division Street will be closed from 6th Street (Family Fare) to the Public Library (2nd Street). For parking, try the public parking lots at Water Street and 5th & Washington or the Street Parking along Washington Street. Also, at the Riverside Mall Parking lot, there will be many deals.

List of Participating
Businesses & Organizations:

Benjamin Bus
Cardinal Glass
Champion Sports
City of Northfield
Clothes Closet – CAC
Content Bookstore
Cottage Tearoom & Fare
Evergreen Therapy
Solutions, LLC
Farmers Insurance
District 54
Fate Vintage
Fine Fettle
Full Potential Therapy
Haferman Water Conditioning
Homebody Refill Market
In the Dog House
Junk Truck MN
Knecht’s Nurseries
Marketplace 416
Mercado Local
Merchants Bank
Moersch, Dorsey, and Hahn, P.A.
Montessori Children’s House
Nevaeh Salon & Boutique
Northfield Arts Guild
Northfield Framing & Fine Art Printing
Northfield Highliners
Northfield Montessori
Northfield Olive Oils & Vinegars
Northfield Public Schools
Northfield Womens Center
Northfield Yarn
Post Consumer Brands
Rice County Habitat For Humanity
St. Dominic School and Church
T-Mobile
Terpstra Landscape Supply
The Hideway Coffeehouse& Winebar
The Lux Medspa
The R Bar
The Rare Pair
Thrivent Financial
Jason Lavoi
U.S. Army
Udder Buddies
Used A bit Shoppe – Fifty North
VB Games & More
Verbena Vinyl
Veterans of Foreign Wars #4393
Wings Credit Union