Artisans, Food Trucks, Vendors, Community Booths
Thank you to all our wonderful food trucks & booths, vendors, and community booths at the 42nd Anniversary Cultural Marketplace Fair! We had a great event!
PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US IN 2025!
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Experience the 42nd Anniversary Cultural Marketplace Fair
on a Saturday, August 23rd in the summer of 2025 10:00 am-3:00 pm in Independence Park; 419-459 Thames St, Bristol, RI 02809. Vendors must be there at 8:30 am to set up for the event. This is a free community event. The registration deadline is to be determined.
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This is a rain or shine event. The entire Cultural Marketplace Fair is held in a public outdoor location. Vendors should be prepared for a variety of weather conditions, including rain, wind, and sun. Vendor Booths and Food Trucks are $75.
With 3,500+ attendees expected again in 2025, it will be one of the Ocean State's most enjoyable free, family-friendly events. Experience fun at our Cultural Marketplace Fair filled with arts, entertainment, martial arts, food, one-of-a-kind shopping, kid's crafts & Cosplay Costume Contest - all with a distinctly Asian twist.
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Creatives and local artisans from across New England are invited to promote their own creations to the locals and visitors to Rhode Island at JASRI's 42nd Annual Black Ships Festival… where creativity and community come together. Our goal is to forge new and lasting connections by inspiring cultural curiosity. The entire community is invited to attend and admission is free!
Vendors and Food Trucks - Booths are $75. Please fill out the application below. Once the JASRI Executive committee reviews your application we’ll get back to you within three business days. If accepted Everett Hoag, our festival co-director will contact you with details and answer all questions.
Not-for-profit community groups are essential to the success of the Black Ships Festival's Cultural Marketplace Fair for a number of reasons. First, your organization provides a valuable service to our community offering a wide range of programs and services that benefit people of all ages and backgrounds.
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Second, we hope you’ll help to promote the festival and attract visitors. When people see that their favorite community groups are participating in the fair, they're more likely to come out and support it. Third, you’ll help to raise awareness of the festival's mission. The fair is about celebrating the diversity of our community and promoting cross-cultural understanding. It’s about respecting the earth and each other. By participating in the fair, community groups help to spread the word about these important goals.
Once the JASRI Executive committee reviews your application we’ll get back to you within three business days. If accepted Everett Hoag, our festival co-director will contact you with details and answer all questions. Fee may be waived for Not-for-profit organizations accepted at the discretion of the JASRI Executive committee.
