Western Wednesdays
Your Downtown Experience Awaits
Discover Downtown’s dining, coffee, shopping, & music scene! It’s all a 15 minute walk from campus.
Every Wednesday, come Downtown with your Western Student, Faculty, or Staff ID to score deals and discounts all day long, you name it from coffee to cocktails and everything in between.
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All Participating Businesses:
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Allied Arts of Whatcom County: One free lunch sized grab bag worth of art, school or office supplies from the Allied Arts- Art Supply Thrift Store. Just show staff your current WWU ID and receive a lunch sized bag that you can fill with whatever you want for free!
Bellingham Axe: $5 off axe throwing
The Blue Room: FREE entry to weekly Western Wednesday jazz night!
CHeBA Hut: $2 Jell-O Shots, 25% off Loaded Not-Cho's, trivia @ 7pm, Special swag giveaways, & free Cottonmouth Cure for wearing Cheba swag!
Flatstick Pub: ½ off mini golf with a student ID as well as ½ off tacos with student ID.
Mindport Exhibits: Free entry after 3:00.
Mothership Live: Open mic! Live performances, food, and raffles! 8pm-midnight at 1211 Cornwall Ave.
NEKO Cat Cafe: $10 cat room tickets, $3 drink specials! Book meow using purromo code COLLEGE & paw over your Student ID at the door.
Pickford Film Center: Free popcorn!
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention: 10% Discount on General Admission!
Whatcom Museum: $2 off admission
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11th Hour Tea & Coffee Bar: 10% off drink orders
AB Crepes: 15% off after 9pm
Avenue Bread: 20% off at Railroad location
Bagelry: 10% off
Camber Coffee: 10% off your purchase
Chocolate Necessities: 25% off all espresso/steamed drinks, $2 off a medium or large gelato
COF&: 3x2 in all our drinks, 2x1 in “El afrodisiaco”: Ice, lemon juice, Red Bull, double espresso & gummies. Plus free latin rhythms dance class from 3-3:30pm!
Horseshoe Cafe: Study & Chill Special: $2 Coffee (or Soda) + $5 Cheesy Fries
Locus of Bellingham: 10% off all drinks
Makeworth Coffee: 10% off
Mallard Ice Cream: 10% off your purchase
NEKO Cat Cafe: $10 cat room tickets, $3 drink specials! Book meow using purromo code COLLEGE & paw over your Student ID at the door.
Ochalicious: 10% off any product plus a free topping on any drink
Pure Bliss Desserts:20% off your purchase of desserts (not including whole desserts)
Saltadena: 15% off
Welcome Road: Enjoy a $3 coffee drink and/or a $3 pastry every Wednesday!
Wild Oat Bakery & Café: Buy one get one half off.
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Amendment 21: Enjoy Happy Hour specials all night on Western Wednesdays when you show your WWU ID.
Avenue Bread: 20% off at Railroad location
Bantam: Get $5 off when you spend $15 or more. Dine-in only. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Bella Ciao: $10 cheese pizza, $12 pepperoni pizza
Boundary Bay Brewery: $6 cheeseburger and $5 Mac N Cheese
CHeBA Hut: $2 Jell-O Shots, 25% off Loaded Not-Cho's, trivia @ 7pm, Special swag giveaways, & free Cottonmouth Cure for wearing Cheba swag!
El Captian’s: $5 dog
Fiamma Burger: Free Fiamma Drink with the purchase of any burger or sandwich every Wednesday for Western students with ID. Our drink is a self service selection of sodas, fresh juices and frozen slushies (no refills on slushies). It's not your average drink - it's pretty awesome.
Flatstick Pub: ½ off mini golf with a student ID as well as ½ off tacos with student ID.
Goat Mountain Pizza: $9 pizza slice and drink combo
Horseshoe Cafe:Study & Chill Special: $2 Coffee (or Soda) + $5 Cheesy Fries
Jimmy Johns: 25% discount off entire order
K-POP Chicken + Beer: 15% of the entire check
Downtown Jalapenos: 20% off entire tab
Pepper Sisters:All night happy hour! $2 off all appetizers and $2 off draft beer, wine, and house margaritas.
Pye Hole: $1 off slices (limit 2 per customer)
Ramen + Bowl: 10% off
Rock & Rye Oyster House: $14 Fish + Chips, $15 Gourmet Burger + Fries, $9 Poutine, $9 Select Craft Cocktails
Schweinhaus Biergarten: Big Pretzel and a Beer for $10, $1 Jello Shots
Señor Lopez: 20% off the total bill
Sweet As Waffles: 10% off all waffles PLUS $4 shots all day.
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Amendment 21: Enjoy Happy Hour specials all night on Western Wednesdays when you show your WWU ID.
Ay Chihuahua Cantina: $3 well tequila, $4 margaritas, $3 clawrita
Bellingham Bar & Grill: DOUBLE well drinks start at $2.00 at 9pm and increase $0.50 every half hour until close.
Black Sheep: $7 margaritas and palomas, and a $4 Kulshan lager (with any food purchase)
Cabin Tavern: DJ nights & $4 whiskey sours
CHeBA Hut: $2 Jell-O Shots, 25% off Loaded Not-Cho's, trivia @ 7pm, Special swag giveaways, & free Cottonmouth Cure for wearing Cheba swag!
Flatstick Pub:1/2 off Mini Golf, $2 Jello Shots or 2 for $3 Jello Shots
Wine Wednesdays! - 1/2 off Wine!
Trivia Night! Games at 7pm and 8pm
The Foxhole: $3 well shots
Penny Farthing @ Chuckanut Bay Distillery: $2 off all cocktails and beer
The Racket: $2 off any drink, 15% off food
Ranch Room: $3 Tallboys & $2 Jell-O Shots
Rock & Rye Oyster House: $14 Fish + Chips, $15 Gourmet Burger + Fries, $9 Poutine, $9 Select Craft Cocktails
Schweinhaus Biergarten: Big Pretzel and a Beer for $10, $1 Jello Shots
Señor Lopez: 20% off the total bill
Sweet As Waffles:$4 Shots All Day!
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Angel Nails: 15% off
Bellingham Jazzercise: $12 drop in classes (normally $25!)
Gene Juarez Salon + Spa: 15% off services and retail
Hatha Yoga:$10 drop-in classes
Peak Hydration: 20% off
Screamin’ Eve and Adam Too, A Waxing Studio: $5 off your appointment.
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Black Noise Records: 10% off
Community Food Co-Op: 5% off your purchase
Fringe Boutique: 20% off one item
Greenhouse: 15% off purchase
Ideal: 15% off one item
Living Earth Herbs: BOGO Living Earth Herbs' Locally Made Organic Loose Leaf Teas (limit 2)
MW Soapworks: 10% off
Northwest Yarns & Mercantile: 10% off! Exclusions apply: equipment, consignment, and Lunatic Fringe yarn are not discounted.
PNWaffle Boutique: 20% off
Quicksilver Photo Lab: 10% off on print services and photo gifts.
Ritual Records: 10% off any purchase
Third Planet Boutique: 10% off
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The Bagelry: 10% off
Bellingham Jazzercise: $12 drop in classes (normally $25!)
Black Noise Records: 10% off
Cabin Tavern: DJ nights & $4 whiskey sours
El Capitan’s: $5 dog
Gene Juarez Salon + Spa: 15% off services and retail
Horseshoe Cafe: Study & Chill Special: $2 Coffee (or Soda) + $5 Cheesy Fries
Ideal: 15% off one item
Locus of Bellingham: 10% off all drinks
MW Soapworks: 10% off
NEKO Cat Cafe: $10 cat room tickets, $3 drink specials! Book meow using purromo code COLLEGE & paw over your Student ID at the door.
Penny Farthing at Chuckanut Bay Distillery: $2 off all cocktails and beer
Pepper Sisters: All night happy hour! $2 off all appetizers and $2 off draft beer, wine, and house margaritas.
PNWaffle Boutique: 20% off
Pure Bliss Desserts: 20% off your purchase of desserts (not including whole desserts)
Quicksilver Photo Lab: 10% off on print services and photo gifts.
The Ranch Room: $3 Tallboys & $2 Jell-O Shots
Sweet As Waffles: 10% off all waffles PLUS $4 shots all day.
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Discover Downtown Favorites & Save
Experience (and save) the most as an INSIDER.
For $60/year or $5/month, you gain access to discounts and deals at 30+ businesses Downtown!
Student-favorite INSIDER deals:
Mallard Ice Cream: 15% off
Flatstick Pub: play games for free!
Third Planet: 20% off one item per purchase
Pure Bliss Desserts: 15% off one individual dessert, beer or wine pour from our tap menu (does not whole cakes or other preordered desserts).
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