The Love Centerville event brought shoppers to local stores to find hidden gems and socialize.
Free cookies and gift bags were just some of the perks of shopping local during the event.
Joshua Smith captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
Janel Sparks talks to a customer at Lavender and Sage Gardening and Home Decor Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Gift bags at Lavender and Sage Gardening and Home Decor Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Aurora Biava shops at Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Shari Markley, left, and Sutton Markley, 3, examine a toy at Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Shoppers browse Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Shari Markley, left, and Sutton Markley, 3, try out a toy at Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Mandy Wheelock, left, and Meilani Lear, 3, check out the toys at Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Aurora Biava, center, and Riley Jaynes, right, check out a toy at Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Mandy Wheelock, left, and Meilani Lear, 3, react to a jack-in-the-box toy at Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Toys in the window display peek out on National Road from inside Bibbly Boo Toy and Candy Shoppe Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Shoppers walk past Luxe Lizzies Boutique Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Shoppers enter Luxe Lizzies Boutique Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Chelsie Nickell, left, hands out free cookies to Ethan and Madi Taylor for shopping at Mr. B’s Chicken Salad Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Tim, left, Elliott, and Eddie, right, Kaehr read the menu at Mr. B’s Chicken Salad Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Erik Kolb, left, and Lauren Klaine assist a customer at Village Forager Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
A shopper views items at Village Forager Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Cupcakes at Village Forager Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Guests looks for possible purchases at Village Forager Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event. 
Guests looks for possible purchases at Village Forager Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the Love Centerville event.
A version of this article will appear in the February 11 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.