Vintage South Florida

Journey to the past during a festival that celebrates history & architecture, people, music & art. Experience a full day of family fun in one of Hollywood's most treasured parks.

Sunday, March 1st, 2009
NOON - 6 p.m. • FREE ADMISSION
ARTSPARK AT YOUNG CIRCLE (view map)

Event Highlights:
• Outdoor Museum Exhibits
• Antique & Collectible Market
• Vintage Car Show
• Book Signings & Presentations by Local Historians
• Live Music & Entertainment
• Historic Trolley & Walking Tours
• Children's Activities
• Centenarian Celebration
• Tiki Bar
• Speakeasy

The festival will include an awards ceremony and birthday cake honoring South Florida centenarians at 3 p.m. in the Visual Arts Pavilion at the ArtsPark at Young Circle.

To recognize a Centenarian, contact Lisa Liotta at 954-921-3016 or click here.

The festivities also will include the Dream Car Classic featuring pre-1980 vehicles (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), a Swing Dance Contest, live Dixieland music, a barbershop quartet and other musical entertainment.

Historical presentations will be offered throughout the day in the Chautauqua Pavilion, named for the hugely popular education movement that spread throughout rural America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and featured speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day.

The Kids' Fun Zone will feature magic shows, a bounce house, entertainment by Mama Clown, face painting, balloon twisting, arts and crafts activities presented by the Arts Academy of Hollywood, and a stilt-walking Uncle Sam.

Discover vintage treasures in the Antique & Collectible Market, and enjoy old-time festival fare such as kettle corn, funnel cakes, hotdogs, lemonade and cool treats from a Good Humor truck.

The ArtsPark at Young Circle is a 10-acre arts and entertainment attraction at Hollywood Boulevard and U.S. 1 in Historic Downtown Hollywood. Convenient parking is available for 75 cents an hour at the Radius Garage at 219 N. 19th Avenue (between Polk and Tyler streets) and the Van Buren Street Garage at 251 S. 20th Avenue.

Vintage South Florida is produced in partnership by the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency-Downtown District; the City of Hollywood Division of Records & Archives and Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts; and Project Marketing, Inc.