STUDENT SHOPPING FESTIVAL
STUDENT SHOPPING FESTIVAL
Uni News and Student Republic are proud to partner with the epic annual Student Shopping Festival. Organised by Student Republic, Canterbury BID and Whitefriars, this event is absolutely not to be missed by freshers and returning students alike. From chances to win £1000 of shopping to shedloads of discounts, from free Dominos Pizza to goody bags, this is truly an awesome way to kick offf the new student year!
What’s On
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From 12pm: Throughout the entire city centre, all the way up the high street and Whitefriars, the Shopping Trail begins. Collect stamps as you go, and you win gift cards, student passes and more!
At Whitefriars find the Grab a Grand machine, High Striker and Strike a Lights games and the bar opens with seating and music
From 3pm:
Live and ambient music, Macrame workshops (until 7pm) and houseplant sale from Meadow Grange Nursery
From 4pm:
Spin the Wheel game starts
From 6pm:
Dominos Pizza will be arriving from 6pm for free pizza slices. They will be located on Gravel Walk under M&S link bridge.
From 7pm:
Headline band
7.30pm:
Grab a Grand game closes and winner announced
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Pick up a FREE wristband from our gazebo in Whitefriars Square from 12pm until 7pm. You will need to show proof of student ID and follow Whitefriars_eu on Instagram.
Your wristband entitles you to take part in:
Grab a grand game located in Whitefriars Square with the chance to win £1,000 to spend in Whitefriars stores. Check the leaderboard to see how you’re doing! We’ll announce the winner at 7.30pm
Spin the Wheel
Strike a Light
High Striker
Plus, we have 60 goody bags to give away on a first come first served basis. Once all bags have gone, an additional 1,000 Whitefriars limited edition tote bags will be available
From 12pm throughout the entire city centre, all the way up the high street and Whitefriars, the Shopping Trail begins. Collect stamps as you go, and you win gift cards, student passes and more!
Get these special discounts on Student Shopping Festival day only: Thursday 6th October
City Centre
25-50% OFF
Shelter Charity Shop - 50% Discount, 51-52 Northgate, closes 5pm
Iconic Jewellery - 25% Discount, 13 Parade (High Street), closes 5.30pm
20% OFF
Fella Barbers - 20% Off all services and products,19 Borough (Kings Mile), closes 7pm
WH Smiths - 20% Off stationery and books,19 St George's St (High Street), closes 5.30pm
10% OFF
Wrapped Gifts - 10% Discount, 22 Burgate, closes 5.30pm
925 Silver Jewellery - 10% Discount, 57 Palace St (King's Mile), closes 5pm
YiLin Jewellery - Buy more than one pair, £1 off per pair, plus 10% discount with the students card,18 Sun St, closes 5.30pm
Loake Shoes - 10% Discount on all full-priced discounts, 38 Burgate (Buttermarket), closes 5.30pm
Siesta Crafts - 10% Discount & free gift,1 Palace St (Kings Mile), closes 5.30pm
Annie Designs – 10% off any silver jewellery over £20, 76 Castle St, closes 5pm
Lilford Framing and Gallery - 10% off any artwork and complete, bespoke framing jobs, 76 Castle St, closes 5pm
Rock Paper Scissors – 10% off on purchases over £10, 22-24 Stour St, closes 5.30pm
Fitzgerald Jewellers – 10% discount, 25 Burgate, closes at 5pm
County Clothes – 10% off,19 St Margaret's St, closes 5.30pm
OTHER OFFERS
Chaps Grooming and Chappettes Beauty – FREE 6 minute sunbeds and eyebrow tidy, 20A Lower Bridge St, closes 8.30pm
FOOD OFFERS
Pizza Express – 30% off your bill, 4 Best Lane, closes 10.30pm
Café Des Amis - 25% discount on food and drink (not set menu), 95 St. Dunstans St (opposite the Westgate Tower), closes 10pm
Café du Soleil - 25% discount on food and drink (not set menu), 5 Pound Lane, closes 10pm
The Olive Grove – 25% discount, 12 Best Lane, closes 10.30pm
Garage Coffee - 25% Off hot drinks,17 Sun St, closes 5pm
Chuck & Blade - 20% Discount, 25 Sun St, closes 9pm
Po’Boys – 20% off, 22 High St, open until 5pm
Lily’s Social Kitchen - 15% Discount on food and drink,15 Palace St (King's Mile), closes 4pm
The Seven Stars - 15% Discount on food and drink,1 Orange St (King's Mile), closes 11.30pm
The Dolphin - 15% Discount on food and drink, St Radigunds St, closes 12am
The Black Griffin - 15% Discount on food and drink, 40 St Peter's S (High Street), closes 11.30am
Sumo Donuts - 10% Discount, 56 Palace St (Kings Mile), closes 5pm
Café Chambers - 10% Discount, 59 Palace St (Kings Mile), closes 5pm
Whitefriars
20% OFF
Clarks – open until 8pm
JD Sports - 20% discount on selected styles
H&M - with minimum spend of £30. Open until 8pm
Deichmann – open until 8pm
M&S Opticians – open until 7pm
Typo – open until 8pm
Ann Summers – open until 8pm. 10 goody bags to give away on minimum spend of £50.
10% OFF
HMV – Open until 8pm
River Island – Open until 8pm
Therapie Clinic – Open until 8pm
Menkind - Open until 8pm
Boots – Open until 8pm. Discount with advantage card. Gifts with purchases see in store for details.
Select - Open until 5.30pm. 10% off MacBooks, 6% off iMacs, 5% off iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini and iPad Pro, 10% off accessories when brought with any of the above.
Fenwick – open until 5.30pm. The store offers all students 10% off with their student ID (some brands excluded), some of the concessions within store offer 15%
Activities in store include the below:
3.00pm- 5.00pm Fenwick’s will have an instore DJ playing. Fuego will be walking around the ground floor with food samples. Fenwick will have 2 pop up bar area’s on ground floor one on handbags sampling our Fenwick food with our personal Stylist Ann. They will also have one on menswear sampling our Fenwick Drink. The beauty department are going to be dong flash makeover tutorials as well as foundation masterclasses.
15% OFF
H Samuel – open until 8pm
White Stuff – open until 5.30pm
JD Sports – open until 8pm
Cowling & Wilcox – open until 5.30pm. Activities in store include the below:
TOMBOLA - after a student has purchased something in store they get to pick out a Ticket if it is a lucky ticket to win a prize.
Raffle Prizes when New Students sign up with us.
15% off all purchases including Sale Items for New Students
10% off all purchases including Sale items for regular Students
Other Offers
M&S Opticians - Open until 7pm. Free eye tests.
Sunglass Hut – Open until 5.30pm. Unidays discount.
Canterbury Makers – Open until 8pm. Free goody bag with £5 spend.
Three - Open until 8pm. Free sim card.
Food Offers
Bill’s – 20% off with Unidays
Greggs – Free cake or sausage roll with meal deal
McDonalds – Free hamburger, cheeseburger or McFlurry with any full price extra value
Stag – 30% off
KFC – Unidays offer
Burger King – Unidays offer
Food Trucks
Churros – 15% off
Fast & Gusto – 15% off
Syriano – 15% off
