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Sneak-Peek: 14+ Craft Breweries, 130 Artists!
Happy Friday from your friendly neighborhood Hyattsville CDC! Care for a sneak-peek at this September’s participating 14-and-counting craft breweries + 130 exhibiting artists?
Browse our list of 130 Exhibiting Artists + Artisans
Take a virtual taste-test of 14-and-counting Craft Breweries.
Tasting pass sales are online for $30, $35 at gate.
Stay tuned to our Festival Blog + Facebook next week for this September’s mainstage performances, arts activities, and more!
You‘re invited to The Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival on Sat Sept 10 12-6p in the Gateway Arts District, Prince Georges County. 130 exhibiting artists, Maryland breweries, food trucks and vendors, and live entertainment will display block by block. Family-friendly, free to the public. Tasting passes are $30 in advance, $35 at gate.
Food Vendors Applications due 7/29
The Hyattsville CDC invites Food Vendor Applications for “Arts & Ales”, the 9th Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival on Saturday, September 10th, 2016. All applicants will need to be registered to serve food within Prince George’s County, MD. Space is limited. Local food trucks as well as food tent vendors of all cuisines are invited for juried application. Food trucks and food tent vendors may serve foods made on-or-offsite, individually wrapped/plated, or sold from containers.
Applications are due by Friday, July 29th. If accepted, the participation fee of $300 will be due along with requested materials by Friday, August 12th.
Please note, food vendors will NOT be allowed to sell and/or distribute any alcoholic beverages, as the Festival will feature over 20 Maryland craft breweries each serving specialty tastings. Food tent vendors, please let festival staff know of your next event so we may taste-test and view your tent in-person.*
This year’s Festival is at a new venue (spanning 3 city streets) where we expect 5,000 attendees; previous years’ have had 3,000-4,000 attendees over a 6-hour event. In establishing site capacity, we approximate close to 3 food trucks and/or 3 food tent vendors, offering a variety of cuisines. Please describe in your application your services and ideal capacity.
Dates
- Applications are Due by 6pm on Friday, July 29th, 2016
- Receive Notification of Acceptance on Friday, August 5th, 2016
- Submit Participation Fee of $300 along with Requested Materials by 6pm on Friday, August 12th, 2016
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The Online Application Form Is Here Please view the full Food Vendor Packet here |
Advertise in the 2016 Program Book
Arts & Ales: The Hyattsville Arts Festival Comes Of Age
2016’s Arts Festival Features A New, Larger Site, Adds Maryland Craft Breweries, And More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Monday, April 11th, 2016 Contact: Justin Fair, Hyattsville CDC (301) 683-8267 festival@hyattsvillecdc.org |
Hyattsville, MD — Joining forces, Hyattsville Community Development Corporation and the Brewers Association of Maryland are proud to introduce “Arts & Ales,” the 2016 Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival. Additional key partners include the City of Hyattsville and M-NCPPC. Hyattsville is gearing up for Prince George’s County’s largest yearly arts event in the Gateway Arts District. http://hyattsvillearts.com
With a new venue incorporating 3 city blocks of downtown Hyattsville, “Arts & Ales” will take place on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The juried festival will feature over 100 exhibiting artists and artisans, Maryland craft breweries, food vendors, as well as music and dance on two stages. The festival is expected to attract 4,500 visitors. The event is free and family-friendly. Tasting passes (ages 21+) are $30 in advance online and can also be purchased at the gate.
Directions and parking are also available online. Visitors will be welcome to park for free at the event in designated lots. Along with the new homes of Pyramid Atlantic and Artworks Now under construction; the recent installation of “Ribbon of Life” at the new Safeway; and five other public artworks in development within the Hyattsville Community, the Arts are on the rise.
Applications will be available April 13 for exhibiting artists and artisans. Applications for food trucks and vendors, and civic organizations will be announced via the festival mailing list. Once juried-in and accepted, over 100 exhibitors and vendors will be announced mid-August.
Lead sponsors include Brewers Association of Maryland, Hon. Deni Taveras, Prince George’s County District 2 Councilmember, City of Hyattsville, The Prince George’s County Revenue Authority, Washington City Paper’s Crafty Bastards Fair, and the Maryland State Arts Council. For a Festival Sponsorship Guide, please inquire with Stuart Eisenberg, Executive Director of the Hyattsville CDC: eisenberg@hyattsvillecdc.org or 301-683-8267. For all other inquiries, including advertising, please inquire via festival@hyattsvillecdc.org.
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