Mount Vernon Place Concervancy to Manage 2020 Flowermart
July 31, 2020: Exciting news!
As announced in a press release this morning, the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy will be taking on the management of the annual Flower Mart festival, beginning with the event to take place in May 2020
FLOWERMART – A TIME-HONORED RITE OF SPRING!
Enjoy everyone’s favorite traditions-lemon peppermint sticks, fantastic food, grand hats, original arts and crafts, kids activities, and flowers, flowers and more beautiful flowers.
FLOWERS, FLOWERS & MORE FLOWERS
Annuals, hanging baskets, herbs, cut flowers, garden art, bird feeders. Azaleas, Rhododendrons and tulips-OH MY!
IT’S A FOOD FEST-BAWLMER STYLE!
BAWLMER-STYLE EATS
Maryland crab cakes, Eastern shore soft shell crabs, local fried oysters, hushpuppies, Maryland Fried Chicken, Polish sausage, pit beef and…wait for it…lemon peppermint sticks!
NEW TWIST / FAB FAIR FOOD
Frozen fruit smoothies, fresh-squeezed lemonade, gourmet chocolates, orange crushes, craft beer, wine, frozen daiquiris, pina coladas, margaritas, steak and cheese, burgers & dogs, pulled pork BBQ, corn dogs, funnel cakes, and fried Oreos, candy and Twinkies
LIVE MUSIC! LOCAL & NATIONAL RECORDING ARTISTS
Gene Vincentt & the Cadillac Cruisers with Clyde Allen
David Smooth’s Temptations / Motown Revue
CONTESTS
* DOG SHOW
– Bring your pup to the monument and join our parade of pets. Show off your fur baby’s best spring outfit.
* GRAND HAT CONTEST
– Create your most outrageous, flowery hat and enter to win the grandmother of all FlowerMart contests.
* SHOW OFF YOUR BEST PREAKNESS® HAT
– Get ready for Preakness and show off your most glamorous hat. The Baltimore Hon Hive and Miss Be-Inspired host this year’s contest.
* HAPPY FEET DANCE CONTEST
– Put on your dancing shoes and plan to shake your booty in this fun contest.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Glassworks, original jewelry, historic Baltimore letterpress cards & posters, watercolor illustrations, oil paintings on wallpaper
FOR THE KIDS – CHILDREN’S CAMP
SATURDAY, MAY 5TH 12PM – 5PM
Puppet show, games, balloons, face painting, glitter, tattoos, henna, body art, make-your-own arts & crafts including flower picture boards
For a complete list of vendors and entertainment, click on the tabs at the top of this page.
FlowerMart supports Mt. Vernon Place Conservancy & House of Ruth Maryland
(Flower Mart at Mt. Vernon Ltd. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization)
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It’s HEALTHIER, EASIER, SMARTER!
