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2008 Mayfest Arts Fair
A festival celebrating the literary, visual &
performing arts.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
JOIN US FOR THE 2008 MAYFEST ARTS FAIR
Saturday May 10, 10am - 6pm
Sunday May 11, 11am - 5pm
Gratz Park, Lexington, Kentucky
Congratulations to Beverly Jones, winner of
the 2008 Mayfest Poster Design Contest!
2nd Place was awarded to Linda
Wilson (entry 1) and 3rd Place was awarded to Glenda Earnest (Entry #5).
The People's Choice Award went to Glenda Earnest (Entry #5).
See all poster contest entries below.
Click below for the 2008 Mayfest online guide
Map & Directions to Gratz Park
Mayfest Poster Design Contest Entries
This year we welcome back out-of-state vendors!
Applications for the 2008 Mayfest are now closed! If you've missed the deadline for this year's festival, check back in November of 2008 for applications for the 2009 event. If you believe you are not on our Vendor mailing list, send the following information to us: First and last name, business name, mailing address, phone number, website, email address, product category(ies) and a brief description of your work. You will automatically receive an application as soon as they are available.
View the Applications for prospective Artists, Food Concession Vendors and Performing Artists.
2008 Mayfest is winning awards!
We are thrilled to announce that the 2008 Mayfest has been selected as one of Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for the Month of May 2008 and named 2008 Top Ten Spring Event by the KY Tourism Council! For more information about the 2008 Mayfest, check back with this website often, as we will be making frequent updates from now on! Visit our Mayfest page.
Be a Friend of Mayfest!
The DLC would like to invite you to be a Friend of Mayfest by making a tax-deductible donation to our Foundation. As a Friend of Mayfest your name or family’s name will be included on promotional material which includes: the Friends of Mayfest banner, the Mayfest program and on the DLC’s website. With your generous donation Mayfest 2008 can continue to be a fun-filled and entertaining event for all to enjoy. Get the donation form here.
Voting for the 2008 Mayfest Arts Fair Poster Contest People's Choice Award is now closed!
You can still view the poster images below (Click on thumbnails to enlarge images in a pdf format). To see the posters in person, visit our office at 101 East Vine Street, 5th Floor.
To See information and images from last year's event, visit the 2007 Mayfest page.
For any other questions about Mayfest, contact the Downtown Lexington Corporation at 859-425-2590 or info@downtownlex.com.
The Downtown Lexington Corporation would like to thank our generous sponsors, without whose help this event would not be possible:
Mayfest Gold Sponsors:
Mayfest Silver Sponsors:
Friends of Mayfest:
Blue Moon Porta-Johns
Jim Curtis
Greg & Suellen D'Angelo & Family
Delcotto-Wise Attorneys
Lillian Gentry
Gratz Park Inn
Carolyn & John Hackworth
Phil and Marnie Holoubek
LexJam
Greg & Mary Martelli
Mark & Megan Naylor
Omni Architects
Rick Queen of Turftown Properties Inc.
Cameron Sherlock at Central Parking
Transylvania University
Captain Bill Woodward
A Special Thanks...
To the members of the Mayfest Planning Committee and to those without whose help this event would not have been possible:
Griffin Van Meter (Committee Chair) of Stella's Kentucky Deli,
John & Carolyn Hackworth of the Gratz Park Neighborhood Association,
Tim Clark & Kay Howard at the LFUCG Parks & Recs,
Jessica Mayes of Starry-Eyed Glassworks,
Leslie Gwynn & Katie Beard of the Lexington Children's Theatre,
Randi Ewing & Rachel Noble of the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning,
Zanne Jefferies of the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation,
Heather Lyons of the Living Arts and Science Center,
Rev. Bob Sessum of Good Shepherd Church
Clayton Chambliss of Sayre School.
...And a personal thanks from the Event Coordinator to the Staff and Interns of the DLC
For helping with this monumental project and without whose help and guidance this event would not have been possible:
Renee Jackson, Executive
Director
Jessica Gies, VP Business Development
Heather Ross, Assistant Event Coordinator
Kelly McIntyre, Intern
Charlsey Butcher, Intern
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