Buy a ticket. Enjoy the pride.

Strasburg pride, that is.

Eleven Strasburg-area businesses have joined forces for a "Ticket to Strasburg" promotion.

" 'Ticket to Strasburg' is an initiative that was put together by the Strasburg Marketing Association, which is a group of local businesses centered around Strasburg," said local businessman Ryan Dagen. "There's some that are slightly outside of Strasburg, but everyone works together to support one another and promote one another to the Strasburg area, but then also to out-of-town guests."

The ticket book can be purchased at the participating businesses - Barebones Bicycle and Fitness, 21 W. Main St., Strasburg; Bespoke Brewing, 226 Gap Road, Ronks; Choo Choo Barn, 226 Gap Road, Strasburg; Fireside Tavern, 1500 Historic Drive, Strasburg; Joe on the Go Coffee Co., 2 Miller St., Strasburg; New Creations Studio, Inc., 9 E. Main St., Strasburg; Paradise Station, 312 Paradise Lane, Ronks; Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg; Speckled Hen, 141 E. Main St., Strasburg; Strasburg Antique Market, 207 Georgetown Road; and Village Greens, 1444 Village Road, Strasburg.

There are a limited number of ticket books available. Go to http://www.strasburgpa.com for more information.

"The ticket is something that we launched this year to try to connect more with the local community," said Dagen. "We feel like the Strasburg area has such an incredible grouping of phenomenal businesses, and some of those businesses are frequented by a lot of out-of-town guests, a lot of tourists. But we wanted to highlight those businesses to the people that live in the area."

Visitors to the businesses are rewarded with discounts based on the number of establishments patronized. "It's set up to feel a little bit like a train ticket," said Dagen. "As you go around, you get stamps at each location, so it's a fun thing to do together as a family, visit the different businesses and earn prizes and discounts as you go."

Anyone who has their ticket stamped by all of the businesses will receive a season pass to Sight & Sound's streaming platform and will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize - a value prize pack.

"Whether you're able to complete the booklet or not, if you turn it in, we're doing a drawing at the Strasburg tree lighting (on Friday, Dec. 5) right outside the borough building when they light the tree for Christmas," said Dagen.

Dagen expects the promotion to be even bigger next year. "The goal is to grow this," he said. "There are 11 businesses involved in the ticket. Next year, I'd love to see that double, and I'd love to see it run all year, not just half of the year like it is this year. This is kind of a stepping stone for us. It's the first year we're doing it, and we really would love for this to be something that the locals look forward to each year, getting their ticket, completing their ticket. It's a fun thing to do as a family."

Dagen noted that the "Ticket to Strasburg" program will reward local residents. "I think that Strasburg is a community that benefits from tourism," he said. "But I feel like a lot of the businesses in this area are really rooted in our local community, and we love making those connections with locals, with regulars, people that are visiting not just once or twice a year, but once or twice a week, once or twice a month. This is a way for us to kind of give discounts and give back to the locals that support us on a regular basis."