The Biloxi Visitors Center is looking for vendors to participate in its 8th annual Biloxi Lighthouse Arts & Crafts Fair set to take place on May 3.
The event, set at the Biloxi Visitors Center, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month and includes free admission. The fair attracts hundreds of visitors, which creates a great opportunity for vendors to exhibit and sell their goods.
“We have space for more than 100 vendors,” said Hospitality Manager Onnie Gazzo. “The fair showcases our local talent while offering visitors a chance to visit the center and the lighthouse.”
Arts and craft vendors will be provided booth space inside the facility and outside on the lawn for a $50 booth fee. Food trucks will be allowed to set up outside for a $100 booth fee, but space is limited. All spots need to be reserved and fees paid before 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 1.
In addition to supporting local artists, visitors will have the chance to tour the Biloxi Lighthouse during one of the free tours offered every 30 minutes throughout the event. There will also be Mother’s Day crafts for children.
Added Gazzo: “We call it the lighthouse festival because we are proud of our Biloxi heritage and want to showcase what our community has to offer as well as show off the city’s most beloved landmark, the Biloxi Lighthouse.”
See the event flyer
See the vendor application
Weekend Preview
In lieu of this week’s Biloxi A to Z video, here is the weekend preview.
The weekend weather forecast calls for daytime highs in the upper seventies with evening lows dropping to about seventy degrees, all under mostly cloudy skies.
On Saturday, over at John Henry Beck Park, the Second Liners Mardi Gras Club will host the Easter Eggstravaganza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also on Saturday, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Leggett Memorial United Methodist Church on Beach Boulevard, and the Tradition Triathlon in the Tradition community. On Sunday, the Mosaic Church will host Easter at the Coliseum.
For a complete listing of these events and what is happening throughout the month, check out the Biloxi Community Calendar in the April issue of BNews Monthly.
See the April Community Calendar
See the Easter Eggstravaganza flyer
News & notes: Weekly reports, holiday hours, splash pads, meetings
The week that was: Get the behind-the-scenes details on the week that was in Biloxi. Weekly reports from the departments of Police, Fire, Engineering, Public Works, and Community Development are online for review. To see the reports from last week and an archive of weekly reports, click here.
City closings: All non-emergency city offices will be closed on Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday. The Visitors Center will be open on that day but closed on Easter Sunday.
Splash pads: The Margaret Sherry splash pad will open to the public on Friday, April 18. The other three splash pads will open after Parks & Recreation completes maintenance. To see more, click here.
Council meetings: The Biloxi City Council held a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 15 at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi City Hall. To see the recording of the meeting, click here. Also on Tuesday, the city council held a special-called town hall meeting at 6 p.m. at the Biloxi Civic Center. To see a recording of the meeting, click here. The next meeting of the Biloxi City Council is Tuesday, April 22 at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi City Hall. To see the meeting agenda and supporting documents, click here.
