Downtown MarketPlace 2010
Live Music, Food & Fun every Saturday, March through November
sponsored by:
Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority and the
Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency.
Every Saturday March through November
Monroe St. (US 27 south of I-10) at Park Avenue
in Ponce de Leon Park 9 am-2 pm
Contact: Allen Thompson, Downtown Events Coordinator
850-224-3252 or email allen.thompson@talgov.com
March: 6, 13, 20, and 27.
April: 3, 10, 17, and 24.
May: 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29.
June: 5, 12, 19, and 26.
July: 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31.
August: 7, 14, 21, and 28.
September: 4, 11, 18, and 25.
October: 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.
November: 6, 13, 20, and 27.
Then we return for the "Just One More" invitational Art Festival
December 11. 2010 9 am until 4 pm
Downtown MarketPlace Special events
Spring – Summer 2010
The MarketPlace is open every Saturday March through Mid December.
Contact: Allen Thompson, 850-224-3252 Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority. P O Box 1233, TLH, FL 32302
March 6, Grand reopening of the Downtown MarketPlace 15th season.
March 13, St. Francis Wildlife baby shower for orphaned animals.
March 27, Downtown MarketPlace "SPRING FEST": an Avenue of Artists in lovely Bloxham Park across Monroe Street, 9 am 4 pm.
April 10, April is poetry month. Enter our 9th annual Haiku at Hai Noon Poetry Contest win great prizes. Enter all month long. WFSU live remote, Knott House street swing dance demonstration.
April 17, The Downtown MarketPlace 10th annual “ANNUAL ART LOVERS' WEEKEND” over 55 artists from here, near and faraway!
May 8, “Wild Art in the Park”, our 6th annual special wildlife event featuring wildlife Artists, live eagles, owls, turtles, elegant snakes and more.
May 22, It’s our birthday, this year the Downtown MarketPlace celebrates the 15th season.
June 12, Free Flags for the first 50 visitors in honor of Flag Day June 14.
July 3, Register to vote. Pick your party or none at all but make your voice heard. Voter Registration Drive all month long.
August 28, Wear your most outlandish beach shirt and win a prize at our 3rd annual “Beach Shirt Market Bongo” contest. A farewell to Summer and welcome to the fall season.
December 11, 2010 9 am until 4 pm
“Just One More”
The 15th Annual Holiday Art Festival, Downtown Tallahassee celebrating the talents of great artists! Located in Ponce de Leon and Bloxham Parks along Park Avenue and Monroe Street. Ample free parking no admission fee. For more information call 850-224-3252, Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority.
October 2 Beads, Bangles, And Baubles
The Downtown Marketplace presents its 10th annual
Jewelry Show featuring over a dozen quality jewelers!
It’s Low Vision Awareness Month
This week, the Division of Blind Services will provide resources and
information on what's new in technology as well as
'what it's really like to live, work, and play as a blind person."
October 9 Celebrate and Educate with Tallahassee Firefighters
10 am to 12noon
It's Fire Prevention Week- Join our Tallahassee Firefighters for
Breathtaking Demonstrations: Rappelling from fire trucks
Extrication (Jaws of Life) teams at work!
Meet the Hazardous Materials Firefighters, Learn- Fire Extinguishers 101: Fire Safety Program “Tips for Kids” Free Coloring Books. Pose with Firefighters!
And most of all, come support and thank our Tallahassee Firefighters for what they do!
October 16 Fall Harvest Festival
4th Annual Fall Harvest festival, free pumpkins while they last, vegetable carving event
October 30: Look Whooooo’s at the Marketplace!
Owl a Ween is October 30th with St. Francis Wildlife Live Owls: Meet all four native owls: screech, barn, barred and great horned owls!
Bring your camera for a unique photo opportunity.
Owl Art: Fine art lithographs of a barred owl at sunrise
by acclaimed nature photographer James Valentine,
Available for a donation to St. Francis Wildlife.
Meet the artist and get yours signed. A unique holiday gift!
November 6: Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
Downtown MarketPlace 12th Annual ‘Art at Your Feet’ Sidewalk Chalk Contest. This Saturday, join us at one of our most popular downtown events 10am – 1pm. All ages. Sidewalks in front of the Historic Courthouse on Park Ave. Prizes, no entry fee.
November 13 CLAY, METAL, WOOD:
Special Show featuring local and regional artists: Pottery, Metal smiths and Wood designs of all kinds.
November 20 Photo fest: Fine Art Photography
10th annual Photography show, Featuring local and regional photographers whose vision is expressed by traditional darkroom techniques and through digital manipulation-
the Big Bend is home to award-winning photographers whose images will inspire, calm, and delight you.
From Gulf beaches to canopied roads, spiral staircases of historic sites
to endangered flowers, photography is one of the most versatile art forms.
November 27 'Fused, Blown, Stained, Mosaic, and Etched"
Welcome to the 10th Annual Art of Glass show, a special feature of the Downtown Marketplace.
A dozen glass artists will be featured among the Artists Along the Avenue.
If you love art, collecting art, or simply meeting the artist behind the work, you’ll
love this show
December 11, 2010
“Just One More”
THE 15th Annual 'JUST ONE MORE' INVITATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
9AM TO 4PM ART MUSIC BOOKS FOOD FUN
An encore high quality art and craft festival celebration of the arts!
Located in the heart of Downtown Ponce de Leon Park and Bloxham Parks
between Adams and Calhoun Streets on both sides of Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida.
Contact, Allen Thompson, 850-224-3252 or thompsal@earthlink.net
