The Downtown Holiday Market Kicks Off the Holiday Season
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Contact: Catherine Llamido
Linda Roth Associates, Inc.
202-888-3573
The Downtown Holiday Market Kicks Off the Holiday Season
15th Annual Market Opens this Week with More than 150 Artisans, Crafters, Boutiques, and Musical Performances
WHAT: The 15th Annual Downtown Holiday Market, Washington, DC’s festive shopping “village,” will officially kick off the holiday season with its grand opening event today Friday, November 22, at 11:30AM.
Located at F Street NW between 7th and 9th Streets NW, the beloved outdoor market will welcome attendees with an opening celebration and remarks from DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) President & CEO Neil Albert and DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) Director Kristi Whitfield. Immediately following the opening remarks, a ribbon cutting photo op will take place.
Friday’s Programming and Highlights:
Following the grand opening event at noon, attendees can enjoy magical sounds of the season with a lineup of performers including a cappella group Clear Harmonies Carolers, sultry acoustic vocalist Emma G, and Latin jazz band Afro Nuevo, playing tunes of cha-cha, guajira and salsa repertoires.
This year, the Downtown Holiday Market will feature the “Made in DC” Booth — made possible through a partnership with the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) — where emerging makers will get the opportunity to exhibit their products and innovative designs.
In light of the market’s opening, the BID in partnership with Diverse Markets Management (DMM) is hosting a social media gift card giveaway, where two lucky winners will be awarded special prizes. Participants are asked to take a festive photo with the market’s decorative Nutcrackers and Instagrammable “JOY” statue in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. For more details on how to enter, visit the Downtown Holiday Market’s Instagram page.
Market highlights include handwoven crafts at GingerBandar, timeless accessories from watches to rings at Mistura, and unique blends of spices and teas from MondEpiece. For a full list of the market’s outstanding exhibitors, please visit http://downtownholidaymarket.com/exhibitors_schedule.aspx.
WHEN:
Grand Opening Event; Friday, November 22; 11:30AM – 12:00PM EST
Downtown Holiday Market Hours; Friday, November 22 – Monday, December 23 (closed on Thanksgiving day); 12:00PM – 8:00PM EST; Note: The market will operate daily, regardless of rain or snow
WHERE: The market is located on F Street NW between 7th & 9th Streets NW, located outside the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
For more information, please visit http://downtownholidaymarket.com/ or contact Catherine Llamido at catherine@lindarothpr.com or 202-888-3573. Hi-res images are available upon request.
DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID)
The BID was founded in 1997 and is a private non-profit organization that provides capital improvements, resources and research that keep the BID area clean, safe, economically and environmentally strong and accessible. The BID is a catalyst, facilitator and thought leader in diversifying the economy, promoting public/private partnerships and enhancing the DowntownDC experience for all. This special district, where property owners have agreed to tax themselves to fund services, encompasses a 138-block area of approximately 520 properties from Massachusetts Avenue on the north to Constitution Avenue on the south, and from Louisiana Avenue on the east to 16th Street on the west. For more information, visit www.downtowndc.org or follow us on Twitter @downtowndcbid.
DIVERSE MARKETS MANAGEMENTS (DMM)
Diverse Markets Managements is a DC-based firm specializing in the development and management of outdoor public exhibitor markets. Formed by market management professionals with expertise in the fields of arts, crafts, collectibles and antiques, DMM possesses a diverse range of skills including: special event planning and programming, public space management, vendor recruitment and management, security services and arts facility development and programming. For more information, please visit www.diversemarkets.net.
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