Buskers and Vendors Welcomed at the ArtsPark

The City of Hollywood will hold its first audition for its new Buskers (street performers) and Vendors program on Monday, May 19 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Adams Rehearsal Hall in the Visual Arts Pavilion at the ArtsPark, located at Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway.

Recently, the Hollywood City Commission amended ordinances to allow buskers or street performers to entertain ArtsPark visitors and to receive tips and gratuities for their efforts. Vendors of high quality, hand-crafted art are also welcome to apply for a permit to sell at the ArtsPark at Young Circle.

Talented buskers – including musicians, magicians, dancers, puppeteers, jugglers, singers, storytellers, comics, clowns, balloon sculptors, caricaturists, and more - are encouraged to audition. Interested buskers should complete the permit application form in advance. Click here to download the Busker Permit Package. Applications are also available at the ArtsPark.

In addition to two or three buskers performing from late afternoon into evening most days, the ArtsPark will host up to 10 vendors selling art with one or two offering snacks, beverages, and ArtsPark essentials like sun screen, batteries, and photography accessories. Potential vendors can obtain more information, including an application, by downloading the Vendor application. Click here to download the Vendors Permit Package.

Rapidly becoming a magnet for entertainment seekers in South Broward County, the buskers will provide another level of activity at the ArtsPark already well-known for its beauty, imaginative children’s playground, art and fitness classes, and three working studios, including sculpturing, jewelry making, and glass blowing.

The ArtsPark at Young Circle is a 10-acre park located at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway (U.S. Route 1) in historic Downtown Hollywood. It offers residents and visitors a wide array of visual and performing arts themed educational, recreational, and entertainment activities for all ages. Funding for the ArtsPark at Young Circle was funded in part by the City of Hollywood and Broward County through the Broward Country Board of County Commissioners with proceeds from the 2000 Broward County Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond Issue. For more information about the ArtsPark and its activities, call (954) 921-3500 or visit www.artsparkatyoungcircle.org.