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    SPARK! Vendor Application

    Fall 2026

  • 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:

    APPLICATION OPENS: Sunday, May 3, 2026
    DEADLINE TO APPLY: Wednesday, JUNE 24, 2026
    NOTIFICATION TO VENDORS: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
    VENDOR ACCEPTANCE DUE: Monday, July 20, 2026
    FALL SPARK! DATES: Sunday, September 6 (rain date September 13), October 4 (rain date October 11), and November 1 (rain date November 8), 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

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  • By providing your email address and submitting this form, you agree to be added to the SPARK! Vendor email list.

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  • What kind of  space do you need for vending?
  • Do you want to do an interactive project?
  • Would this interactive project require sound?
  • Every booth is required to use a 10’x10’ pop-up tent with weights. If you bring a tent, you must have weights for that tent or you cannot install your tent. Do you have a 10’x10’ pop up tent with weights? *Vendors are responsible for bringing their own display items, tables, and chairs.*

  • We have a limited number of tents and weights to lend. If we can provide it for you, we will let you know in the acceptance process.

  • Electricity is available in a couple locations in the market.  If it is essential to have it, please let us know.
  • Are you using a generator?  We prefer to avoid  generators if possible.
  • Do  you have a current Arlington County license as a mobile food unit (food truck)?
  • We will choose the vendors for the last three markets of the year. Let us know your availability or interest in the below dates, and we will let you know for which dates you have been scheduled. [choose 1 or more]* Please note that we included the rain date option. Please try and keep this date open as well in case we have to move SPARK! to the next weekend due to inclement weather.*
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