Downtown Friday Booth Space Available

“Fall into Downtown Friday”… A Fall Music Fest Celebrating Fourteen Years will be held on Friday, October 24 featuring numerous bands playing continuous music and many other family activities!  The party is held on 14th Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets in historic downtown Vero Beach from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Media sponsors are Press Journal, 93.7 and The Breeze Radio.  Presenting Sponsors are Main Street Vero Beach and Southern Eagle-Budweiser. Corporate Sponsors are Vero Beach Mitsubishi/Volvo and Everything Outdoors.

Local businesses, non-profit organizations, political candidates and political organizations are invited to partake in all the fun by renting a booth for the three-hour event which regularly draws several thousand people of all ages.

“Downtown Friday” will supply a 10 ft. by 10 ft. space on a first-come first served basis. There will be no electricity, tents, tables or chairs provided. No sale or give-a-ways of food or beverage is allowed unless you have signed up as a food vendor.  Sale of merchandise and promotion of your business, as well as give-a-ways and prize drawings are encouraged. No helium balloons are allowed. Main Street Vero Beach members and non profits will be charged $35.00 and Non-Members $100.00 which includes a one-year membership to Main Street. Political booths will be charged $100.00. Proceeds are to benefit the growth and preservation of downtown Vero Beach.  Interested participants may mail a check with their name and contact information to Main Street Vero Beach, P.O. Box 6253, Vero Beach, FL 32961 or fax to Susan at 772-539-8436.  More information may be obtained by calling Susan at 772-978-9596.

Christmas in Downtown at Downtown Friday

The annual “Christmas in Downtown” event will be held in conjunction with “Downtown Friday” on Friday, November 28, the day after Thanksgiving from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 pm.  Arts and crafts vendors, who would like to participate in the Christmas Craft Market, are invited to submit an application form by downloading from www.veroheritage.org  or by calling the Heritage Center at 772-770-2263 or Dee Morton, Market Manager for Vero Heritage, Inc., at 772- 388-4616. Booths are available both inside and outside the Heritage Center.  Vendors with arts, crafts, specialty items and similar wares are welcome, no flea market items, please.  Booth fees are $45 for the Christmas Craft Market.

A booth form for non-profit organizations/non craft businesses may be downloaded at the link above or by calling Susan Viviano at 772-978-9596.  Food vendors may also contact Susan Viviano at 772-978-9596 for food booth costs and additional information.

Non-profit/non craft business booths will all be outside along 14th Avenue.  Main Street Members & Non-Profits are$35.00; Non members are $100.

Booth set-up for all participants will begin at 12:30 p.m. when the street will be closed off to traffic. All participants must be in place by the 3 p.m. event start time.  Due to the evening hours, outside vendors are asked to have booth lighting, lit by batteries or a generator, as no electricity is available.  

About Downtown Friday

Vero Beach's popular street party features live music, craft vendors, community booths and food & drink along 14th Avenue between 20th & 21st Streets. The party runs from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm and is held 4 times a year.

History:

The first Downtown Friday was held October, 1994 as a means to bring awareness to the downtown district as well as raising money for projects to enhance downtown. Since that time, thousands of dollars has been donated to the City of Vero Beach from Main Street Vero Beach (formerly know as the Downtown Vero Beach Association) for enhancements to the eclectic requirements in the Downtown Friday block (14th Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets), and the addition of old-fashioned lampposts to the same area.

The event was held the last Friday of each month, every month, for about nine years. Following a loss of volunteers, the event took a short hiatus and returned as a special event, being held approximately 4 times yearly as a special event. The location, formally known as a the Downtown Friday block, remains as the main spot for the events, although some events demand larger space; hence, the block is extended to include 21st Street between 13th and 15th Avenues.

Vendor Information:

Booths are purchased: $35 for MSVB members and charities; $100 for non-members which includes one year MSVB membership fee and subsequent events at $35 booth fee. Current & upcoming booth space reservations may be downloaded here:

Local charities are invited to make a proposal to be the Charity of the Evening, allowing them a free booth space and expanded publicity and advertising, as well as the ability to hold a fundraiser at the event.

More information can be obtained by calling Robert Votaw at 473-6909 or Beverly Paris at 234-4412

Entertainment Information:

The coordinator for live entertainment is Marty Paris. Interested performers can contact Marty at 772 559-6440 or by email: parisml@bellsouth.net

The Downtown Friday Committee:

Join the most fun committee in Vero Beach! Meetings are held on selected Fridays at 8 a.m. in the board room of Oculina Bank on the corner of 12th Street and U.S. 1 in Vero Beach. Our committee members are:

Chairman-Robert Votaw-Oculina Bank
Marty Paris-Paris Productions
Publicist, Beverly Paris -Paris Productions
Cathie Callery
Terry Torres-Bird Realty
Joe McMenamin-Home Depot
Alice Gaskill-Riverside National Bank
Mac Macfayden
Shira Johnson-Healthy Start Coalition
Susan Viviano
Lesa Talbot
Maria Kovachev