MainStreet’s 40th Spring has officially sprung in Downtown DeLand!
The 20th Annual Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival brought thousands of plant lovers and gardening enthusiasts to our streets to enjoy our vendors, shop in our shops, and eat at our restaurants. This is always a fantastic day for our downtown business community and that’s why we do it! Of course, none of it is possible without the incredible help of our Wildflower event committee, spearheaded by our beloved Naomi Nichols, our generous sponsors, and our hardworking volunteers. It takes the whole community to produce such great events for you.
In February, we gave our best wishes to long-time employee, Naomi Nichols, who has decided to take time to pursue other interests, and in March, we welcomed Shiane Finigan and Miranda Miller as our new Digital Media Coordinator and Event Coordinator, respectively. I’m excited for you to work with Shiane and Miranda as you interact with MainStreet. They’re both going to be great additions to your home team here at MainStreet.
April will be a full and fun month! Our Wine Women Chocolate theme is GREASE! and will even feature a GREASE! singalong on April 9th, presented by Athens Theatre, which is currently showing GREASE! Our 16th Annual DeLand Craft Beer Fest will be on Friday, April 5th and our 17th Annual reimagined Taste of DeLand will be held on Saturday, April 26th.
In May, MainStreet DeLand Association will be hosting the FL Main Street Spring Quarterly. DeLand will welcome “Main Streeters”: executive directors, board members, city officials, and planning and economic development professionals from all over the State of Florida on May 4th through May 6th. While everyone is here to learn, we’ll be taking some time to showcase why MSDA has successfully made it to our 40th anniversary: our partnerships. From fellow community organizations to the City of DeLand to you, the community… we are a successful Main Street – a Main Street that others around the nation look to as an example – because of our partnerships. Because of YOU.
We’re 40 years old and we’re just getting started, DeLand. Join us in this work of preservation-based economic development by volunteering, becoming a member, and sponsoring our programs.
Come to Historic Downtown DeLand and toast our 40th Spring with us!
See you Downtown!
