Lake Worth Downtown Cultural Alliance presents “Season” Starts with October in Lake Worth
Downtown Lake Worth will be shaking off the heat of the summer with some really cool days and nights. Favorite restaurants will be hopping and new restaurants opening. Local shoppers and tourists are beginning to appear in greater numbers. Evenings on the Avenue will continue to entice with spruced up shops and world class galleries. Bands and vendors fill the Cultural Plaza. Many businesses in the downtown have begun to extend their hours as the cooler weather approaches.
Evenings on the Avenue are celebrated every First and Third Friday of the month. Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales will continue throughout the year. The Cultural Plaza is booked with bands, entertainment and vendors. Parties in the Plaza are crowded with fun events the entire season.
Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales continue. As the weather cools the number of vendors and the variety of their wares grow. All local shops and restaurants treat this day with specials for all of their customers. Local tour groups target Lake Worth on this day with tours to restaurants and galleries.
The Blues and Jazz Festival in coming to Lake Worth in October. Blues Week Lake Worth will begin Monday October 15 with live performances throughout town for the entire week. On Friday, October 19th the streets will be filled with performers, and many of the shops and restaurants will host special events. Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery will feature an Invitational to Palm Beach County Artists titled Artists Do the Blues. On Saturday and Sunday thousands of blues aficionados will converge upon Bryant Park for the largest Blues Festival the region has ever seen.
Flash Mobs in Downtown Lake Worth: If you have ever dreamed of being part of a Flash Mob that suddenly appears on street corners and at events, Michael Puccio of Studio Dance, 8 South Dixie Highway, will hold classes to choreograph and train you in the art. He will work with groups of 30 or more. Call 561-249-5105. Dancing with the Stars will not hold a candle to what Michael will train you to do.
Halloween Weekend in Lake Worth is a Family Affair. Although Halloween falls on a Wednesday, Lake Worth never lets a good holiday go to waste. Local restaurants will hold rotating costume contests beginning at 8:00 PM on Saturday, October 27. A town full of festivities from pie contests to pumpkin carving will be taking place over the weekend. Prize winning shop and restaurant windows will be on display. A full list of events will follow. Paws on the Avenue will be featuring a pet photographer who will take professional pictures of your costumed pets. Lake Worth Theatrics will costume you in style.
Halloween continues on Wednesday, October 31 with the traditional trick or treat for local school children throughout the town.
November 1 is the start of Holiday Window decorating in the Downtown. Shopkeepers and restaurants compete for the best windows and the biggest prizes. Mayor Pam Triolo will be judging the windows this year. Prizes will be awarded at the Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Cultural Plaza.
The Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, November 10th will feature a Veterans Day Parade. Lori Durant will host the Taste of Lake Worth Culinary and Arts tour, a regular feature of Lake Worth weekends.
Black Friday, November 23rd, is always celebrated in a Big Way in Downtown Lake Worth. This is a support your local merchant day and Lake Worth goes all out for it. Each of our 100 shops and restaurants will feature one of one hundred reasons you should shop in Lake Worth rather than in the big department stores and malls. One of a Kind gifts and personal service top the list.
Saturday, December 1st is an invitation to join us as the Windows of the Town will be judged. Join Mayor Pam Triolo and put in your own two cents as we tour the windows and she makes her choices. The Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place in the Cultural Plaza at 6PM.
Friday, December 7th celebrates the holidays during Evening on the Avenue. The month-long celebration is well under way. Lake Worth, the Greenwich Village of the south, will have musicians and artists scattered everywhere. The streets and shops will be filled with holiday cheer. The Cultural Plaza will be lit up with lights, vendors and music. We expect to see some dancing in the streets as well.
Saturday, December 8th is our big Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale. As part of this day Lake Worth hold its big Holiday Parade with costumes and floats and lots of sidewalk space from which to enjoy it all.
Saturday, December 15 will ring with the Sounds of the Season. Choirs will be performing all over the down town. Bring your best tuned vocal chords and join in on the choruses.
Friday, December 21st is the last Evening on the Avenue of the year. Merchants, Galleries and Restaurants will be going all out to make this a memorable Friday for all. This Friday and Saturday, December 22nd are the biggest last minute shopping events of the year. Bargains are planned for all of the specialty and one-of-a-kind items that can only be found in Lake Worth.
Saturday, December 29: New Year’s Eve begins in Lake Worth. Lake Worth will start the New Year off with a Champagne stroll starting at midnight on Saturday and then again on Sunday evening. The festivities will end with the final chime of the clock at midnight on December 31. Plan for a heavy weekend of big celebration.
Detailed press releases will be going out for each of these evening and events. Please contact us if you have any questions.
The DCA (Downtown Cultural Alliance) of Lake Worth, the City of Lake Worth, LULA (The Lake Worth Arts Corridor, and Lake Worth work together to bring family events to Downtown Lake Worth on a weekly basis. All events are free.
The Downtown Cultural Alliance (DCA) is a non-profit association of Downtown merchants and residents working together to keep Downtown Lake Worth vibrant and welcoming.
For additional information contact DCA: Joyce Brown – 605 Lake Avenue – 215-205-9441