2026 Restaurant Week Venue Registration

Downtown Restaurant Week is back! After a successful inaugural launch in 2025, we are bringing Restaurant Week back this fall--October 3rd-10th will be your opportunity to flaunt the best of local food, drink, and community. This form will let you register and choose the tier level you want to participate at, so please read carefully. Deadline to register is August 15, 2026.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Participating gives your business increased foot traffic from locals and tourists
• Promotion through Downtown Joplin Alliance's marketing campaign
• Exposure on our website, social media, press releases, printed materials, etc.
• A chance to create buzz around a signature dish, drink, or prix-fixe special

WHAT WE ASK FROM YOU
• Offer a Restaurant Week Special - this could be:
• A fixed-price menu (ex: 2 for $25, lunch combo for $10, etc.)
• A limited-time signature item (some of these from 2025 were so popular they became menu staples!)
• A BOGO offer or themed cocktail
• Commit to promoting the event in your restaurant and on social media
• Submit photos of your special or other menu items for our promotion
• Choose the marketing tier level you want to participate at (more information provided further in the registration)

WHAT WE'LL PROVIDE
• A full marketing campaign (ads, flyers, social media campaign, etc...)
• A listing on the official event page with your menu or special (depending on tier level)
• Printed signage and table toppers
• A toolkit with social media templates, hashtags, and promotional tips 

Participation contributions help fund the nonprofit work of Downtown Joplin Alliance while collectively promoting downtown dining and foot traffic. Contribution levels are about supporting the community, not purchasing individual advertising packages.

MARKETING TIER 1: $75

• • ✔ Official participation in Restaurant Week
    ✔ Included in:

    Event website

    Digital/printable map

    ✔ Access to:

    Canva templates (table tents, banners, social posts)
    Included in social group posts.
    Countdown posts

    Launch promotions

    Overall marketing campaigns

    Marketing is collective, not individual — this keeps the workload manageable and the focus on downtown as a whole.

MARKETING TIER 2: $150

• • Everything in Tier 1 PLUS:

    Social Media Highlight Post (24,000+ followers and avg monthly reach of over 150,000)
    Eventeny Post Highlights
    Facebook Event Post Highlight 
    Highlight in DJA Newsletter (1700+ reach)
    Event recap acknowledgment
    Printed Material
    Live mention on KSN's Living Well✔

    Inclusion in community supporter mentions
    (e.g., radio shoutouts, group recognition posts)