SPARK! is a fun inclusive outdoor market with handpicked art and food vendors, and programming including poetry, music and art making. Meet your neighbors, build community and be inspired at SPARK! Hang out with us the first Sunday of the month at the new outdoor 2700 Art Space just steps from Jennie Dean Park, the Shirlington Dog Park, and the County’s newest arts facility, the Studios at Arlington Arts.
DATE + TIME:
- 1st Sunday of the month beginning May 3, through November, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LOGISTICS:
- ADDRESS: 2700 South Nelson Street, Arlington, VA 22206
- VENDORS SPECIFICS: Vendors will get a 10’ x 10’ space on the grass. (with the exception of Food and non-food Trucks and Food Carts.) Vendors must provide 10’ x 10’ tent, weights for tent, tables and all point-of-sale equipment. There are a limited number of tents available for new time vendors and limited space for food trucks and food carts outside the designated 10’ x 10’ spaces.
- FEE: Free for first year pilot program
SPARK! will have a number of producer-only art and food vendors, as well as local businesses including a special “Meet Your Neighbor” booth. Businesses that will be considered are those that bring a unique product to the area community. Artists are welcome to propose interactive projects that are contained solely in their booth space, combined with or as opposed to a “seller space”. This is your chance to experiment in a market and to explore your own work with the public and inspire others and yourself!
In this venue, you are selling your goods, making new connections and inspiring each other and we will be working hard on making this pilot project fun so we have return visitors each month!
TIMELINE:
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Monday, March 9, 2026.
NOTIFICATION TO VENDORS: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
VENDOR ACCEPTANCE DUE DATE: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
FIRST SPARK!: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Thank you for your patience as we roll out this new exciting program!
The 2700 Art Space is a project of Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development, that delivers public activities as Arlington Arts. The venue was developed in partnership with public art and placemaking consultants Graham Projects