First Friday Guidelines
First Friday Participation Guidelines:
If you are a member of the Downtown Lakeland Partnership and are current on your dues you can set up a table or a booth at First Friday to promote your business. We do not allow vendors at First Friday, therefore businesses outside of Downtown can not join the Partnership in order to sell items at First Friday. Businesses may join and pass out information or give away samples. Membership is not restricted to Downtown businesses.
Non-Profit organizations who are members of the Partnership are allowed to periodically collect donations or sell items previously approved by DLP at First Friday events. Please contact us if and when this applies to you so as not to disrupt your ability to participate.
Placement at First Friday is dependent upon several factors:
1. Do you provide an activity or service that adds to the entertainment mix of First Friday? Those providing an activity will get better placement and access to the public.
2. Do you need electricity? Access to electricity requires certain placement.
3. Are you are re-occurring First Friday Participant? For those who are re-occurring each month we will try to provide consistent placement.
First Friday Set Up:
• First Friday events begin at 6pm. You may set up anytime you wish, but please factor in parking and set up time.
• The DLP does not provide tables, chairs, tents or any other items for your set up. Electricity and a smile are all we have to offer!
• Once you have established yourself on the recurring list of First Friday participants, you only need to contact us if you ARE NOT going to participate in a given month. First timers or occasional participants need to contact us each month they wish to participate as we will need to assign you a location.
• YOU MAY NOT have vehicle of any kind in the park. Even as a display.
• YOU MAY NOT stake anything into the ground including tents, yard signs, etc
• Please be sure to clean up your area upon leaving, making sure any trash or stray paper did not fall to the ground. We are responsible for the park during the First Friday event.
• Once you notify us of your planned participation, we will email you a location for that month. If you are recurring, and like your spot we will try to keep you there, but locations are subject to change according to DLP needs and themes.
• Occasionally depending on the theme, we may invite non-member organizations to participate if their presence adds to the the success of the event. Because we are a dues-based not-for profit marketing organization, we expect businesses and organizations who wish to benefit from this event to help pay for it via membership. Please do not invite non-member businesses to share your space. This is not allowed.
First Friday Marketing:
If you provide an activity for the public during First Friday, please email us each month so that we can include your activity in the marketing. This helps the event and draws attention to your business. We provide email blasts, web site updates and a map with information the day of the event. If you do not initiate the contact with us, your information will not be included.
Political candidates are not allowed to set up or distribute campaign material in Munn Park. I encourage candidates or party affiliated political organizations to partner with a downtown businesses who would allow them to set up in front of their businesses.
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