Multnomah Village Harry Potter Events
It’s that time again, Harry Potter fans. It’d be pretty much impossible NOT to know that the 7th and final book in the series is going to be released this week. Of course, Annie Bloom’s Books will be having an event leading up to sales of the book at 12:01 AM Saturday morning. The fun begins at 10PM, in the parking lot behind the bookstore (that’s the Multnomah Boulevard side…). Annie Bloom’s closes at the regular time, but the event begins at 10PM and then everyone will troop around to the store and get their copies of the book at midnight. I remember two years ago when this happened there was a stream of kids heading home just after midnight, where presumably they stayed awake reading… The last book was great, so hopefully this one will be as good. I’ve been reading this series as well, and am curious as to what wil become of the characters.
Here’s the blurb from Annie Bloom’s site…
Please join us in celebrating the release of the seventh and final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Our party will begin at 10 PM on Friday, July 20th. The book will go on sale at 12:01 AM! First, we’ll have fun with a costume runway, fairground games like ring toss and horseshoes, a trivia contest, and an area for displaying your Harry Potter art - so pick up your pens, crayons, or paint brushes and start drawing!
Also, beginning at 7:00 PM on July 20, you can enter to win a trip for 4 to London in the “Independent Muggles for Harry Potter” sweepstakes.
You can pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows now. If you prepay, we’ll give you a coupon for $10 off your next purchase!
Our Harry Potter T-shirt raffle is over, but we’ve set aside a handful of child-sized shirts to give away as prizes at the Party.
Here’s the link to pre-order the book from Annie Bloom’s
Remember when this happened last time? I do, it was almost exactly two years ago: Here’s my post from back then..
Sweets Etc. is in on the fun as well, with costume contests and prizes. All starting at 10PM.
Jr. V and I stopped into Thinker Toys as part of our little research trip this evening, and although they are not having any late night events - they’ve got your Harry Potter merchandise needs covered. The stuff is right inside the door, to your right - so stock up on those last-minute costume needs ahead of time.