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Participant Information

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide for artists (representing all forms of the arts) an opportunity for public awareness in a community that celebrates the arts. Also to provide an atmosphere that promotes the vitality of our downtown shopping district as a whole.

DATES AND TIME

The First Fridays Florence event is held the first Friday of each month from March through December. The event begins at 5pm and ends at 8pm, with the exception of summer months: June, July, and August. During these months, the event will begin at 5pm and end at 9pm.

SUMMARY OF 2019 EVENT FEES AND BENEFITS:

ANNUAL ARTISTS

Booth Fee: $125 – Artists who pay for the year in advance will save $100! Benefits to paying for the year in advance include:

  • Annual Artists who pay by February 20, 2019, will be listed on the First Fridays Vendors page on the First Fridays Florence website.

  • First choice of booth location. – All efforts will be made to assign an exhibitor to his/her first, second, or third choice of booth spaces. Booths will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Same booth location will be guaranteed each month.

  • Coverage of artists in other marketing and public relations efforts as opportunities become available.

MONTHLY ARTISTS

Booth Fee: $25 – Must be paid two weeks in advance.
Monthly subscribers have no guarantee of consistent booth location.
ONLY ARTISTS WHO PAY ANNUALLY ARE GUARANTEED SAME BOOTH LOCATIONS

All Artists, whether yearly or monthly, provide their own table, chairs, and display materials. While power does exist on Court Street, not all booths have access and there is no guarantee of power at a booth. All display materials should be battery operated (e.g. lighting, fans, etc…).

Booth fees are required to be paid two weeks prior to the event. Send a check for booth payment to: First Fridays Florence • P.O. Box 431 • Florence, AL 35631. If checks are returned for non-sufficient funds, vendors will be required to pay the monthly fee and all associated fees in cash. Only cash will be accepted for all subsequent months.

REMEMBER: Regardless of your payment choice, artist approval, advance notice of your attendance, and a booth assignment by the First Fridays committee IS REQUIRED OF ALL VENDORS. Any artist, musician, performer or group arriving at a First Fridays event without having been approved by the review committee will be asked to leave.

AVAILABILITY OF SPACE/BOOTH ASSIGNMENTS
The First Fridays Florence committee assigns booth spaces to approved artists on North Court Street (between Tennessee and Tuscaloosa streets) and any side streets being utilized for the First Fridays event. Booths spaces are approximately 10ft wide (e.g. space between a parking meter and a light pole) x 6-8ft deep.

FINAL BOOTH LOCATIONS, ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE FIRST FRIDAYS COMMITTEE.

It is necessary to call/email and reserve your booth space two weeks in advance of each event, and final booth number assignments will be issued the Monday prior to the event. A courtesy call/email is required FROM ALL YEARLY AND MONTHLY VENDORS if you are unable to attend so your booth space may be reassigned for that particular event.

Any artist who misses two consecutive First Fridays events that are not weather related may forfeit his/her regular booth space and be assigned to another location. This does not apply for artists who have paid for the year in advance.

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