Where Girlfriends Gather: Your Guide to the Ultimate Women’s Weekend in Staunton 

---

Women’s Month is a recognition of women’s contributions to history, culture, and society that occurs each March. However, we need more than a single month to fully appreciate and celebrate female accomplishment. Staunton’s reputation as a welcoming, unique, economically successful, and forward-thinking city is greatly enhanced by its female business owners.

Here’s a list of Staunton’s female-owned and female co-owned businesses as well as what’s happening in Staunton this weekend at the Third Annual Valley Women’s Weekend.

Third Annual Valley Women’s Weekend

This weekend (March 7-9) marks the Third Annual Valley Women’s Weekend, designed to  celebrate, amplify, and promote businesses operated and owned by women. Budding entrepreneurs will find support and expert advice leadership, networking, and growth to help them develop their new businesses.

Event Lineup

• Friday evening Kick-off Summit with leadership panel, speed networking, and more at Hotel 24 South (5 – 7 pm)
• Saturday Morning Wellness Program with Hatha yoga and Yoga Nidra meditation followed by community and conversation at Shenandoah LGBTQ Center (9 – 11 am)
• Shop and Support Women-Owned Businesses in downtown Staunton and beyond (Saturday 11 am – 3 pm; and always)
• Content Creation Workshop at Burrow & Vine Loft to help business owners learn tools and skills to promote their businesses with consistent online presence (Saturday 4 – 5 pm)
• Ebony Nicole and Isabel March perform a free show celebrating International Women’s Day at Ciders From Mars (Saturday 7 – 9 pm)
• Women’s Storytelling Workshop at the ARROW Project will help you “ignite your storytelling voice and connect with a vibrant community of women” (Sunday, noon – 3 pm)

Valley Women Collab

Valley Women Collab is a new organization that seeks to elevate and celebrate the Staunton-area female-led business community by providing its members with education, resource libraries, business directories, community meetups, networking opportunities, and much more.

Support Staunton’s Female-Owned and Female Co-Owned Businesses

Here’s a list of female-owned and female-co-owned businesses operating in Staunton that was put together by the Downtown Staunton Unofficial Facebook group.

Female-Owned Businesses in Staunton

• 17 E. Beverley Antiques
• Accordia
• The Arcadia Project
• Art Hive

• Baja Bean: join the fun with Thursday night trivia
• Batten Green Venue and Lodging

• Billy Opal: check out the new location at 119 E Beverley St
• Bijou Staunton
• Blair Made is closing, but taking orders through April 26. Find out more
• BLU Point Seafood

• Blue Ridge Fine Properties
• Bonfire Begonia
• Bonita’s Salon
• The Book Dragon Shop: join other readers at their weekly Tuesday Night Silent Book Club events at Yelping Dog
• Brin’s Posy
• Brown Dog Blooms

• Burrow & Vine

• Charlotte’s Kitchenette
• Ciders from Mars

• Crack The Code Escape Room
• Cranberry’s Grocery & Eatery
• The Depot Grille
• Design at Nine
• Elena – The Salon Experience
• Essentially Zen Shop

• The Foundry Pop-Ups is closing soon. Watch Facebook for sales and operating hours
• Foxtails

• Frederick House is running a March BOGO special 
• Gloria’s Pupuseria
• The Green Room
• Helios Mediterranean
• Harmony Moon
• The Junction Bar and Lounge
• Juniper Lane Vintage

• Kreative Graces
• Latin Soul Staunton
• Latitudes Fair Trade
• Lillybit Cottage: Children’s Clothing and Accessories
• Little Miss Pinkerbell
• Little Shop of Crystals
• Made; By the People, For the People 

• Magdalena Bake

• Medieval Fantasies Company Gyfte Shoppe

• Meditation in Motion Massage
• Mill Street Body & Soul Day Spa and Salon
• Noelia Nunez Art will showcase art this Saturday at Juniper Lane

• Nu-Beginning Farm
• Ox-Eye Vineyard
• The Pampered Palate Cafe
• Pufferbellies Toys & Books

• Queen City Concepts
• Queen City Games & Gifts 
• Queen City Historic Properties
• Queen City Music Studios: check Facebook for upcoming concerts
• Refill Renew
• Remedy Burger
• The Renegade Mystic
• Sanaa Design Studios

• Shenandoah Pizza & Taphouse
• The Society for Victorian Arts and Culture
• The Sparrow’s Nest

• Staunton Antiques
• Staunton Books & Tea
• Staunton Innovation Hub
• Staunton Olive Oil Company
• Sunspots Studios
• Sweet Addie’s

• The Storefront Hotel
• The Well Balanced Paw
• Whipp’d Cakery
• Yelping Dog Wine
• Words Matter
• Zynodoa

Celebrate Staunton’s female-led businesses this month and all year long!