Locals I Know Indie Market and Open Mic is a monthly indoor market showcasing local artisans, food trucks, DJs, musicians, and small businesses. Locals I Know is proud to be a part of the communities we serve. Our mission is to help local creators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses get found and make money by creating a community of people who actively pursue economic interests together to make a more significant impact than they could alone.
General Admission: Free
- This event will be videotaped.
- Register and get a free drink ticket for a 12oz draft beer and vendor specials delivered to your inbox.
Visit the Spread Love FM booth for a free reusable tote and claim your drink ticket!
Food Trucks: $50
You get a link to your Locals I Know business page. Trucks must provide a trash can and are responsible for cleaning up their area after the event.
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Artisans: Free
The indoor exhibition space includes a 10'x10' space with pipe & drape, one 8'x3' table with fitted tablecloth, two chairs, and a link to your Locals I Know business page. All work must be by artists who hand-create their original products.
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3. Participating artisans:
- Art By Saka Osama
- Bouncing Bean Creations
- Britt's Snack Shack
- Color Street by Erin Allan
- DVisions Inc
- Enchanted River Co.
- Enchanted Sleepy Owl
- FairyRing Forest
- Forever Daisy
- Freydis and Skade
- Kels Merch
- Krafted By Kiki
- No BS Customs
- Scented by Summer Co.
- Shamanic Innovations
- The Firepit
- Tipsy Toons
- Traveling Art Parties
- Veritas Soap Co.
Musicians: Free
Finding 1,000 true fans is something only some people can do. Most musicians are not marketing experts, and only a few make content relevant to more than a handful of people.
Developing a true fan base takes longer if you're putting music out without face-to-face interaction. Live shows are where musicians can quickly convert a casual listener into a fan and lead paid performance opportunities. Bring your instruments and digital files, plug them in, and play from 3-5 pm (Clean music only). You get:
- A PA System with 2 Microphones.
- 3 TRS instrument cables.
- iPhone adapter.
- Fifteen minutes to perform 2-3 songs.
- Videotaped or live-streamed performance and interview.
- A Locals I Know page/EPK (Electronic Press Kit).
- Social media posts linked to your Locals I Know page promoting your performance.
- 1 Featured act gets 30 minutes to perform original songs and earns $400 per band member for up to three members. 6 released songs and 1 music video are required to qualify. Featured acts are selected upon review.
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3. Participating musicians:
Business Exhibitor: $200
Apply as a business representing a company, brand, or reselling a product or service. The indoor exhibition space includes a 10'x10' space with pipe & drape, one 8'x3' table with fitted tablecloth, and two chairs. Also included:
- Presence on the website – Call-to-action link.
- Signage – One retractable banner up to 88" is allowed.
- Other promotional opportunities – Provide promotional inserts in gift bags and conduct surveys.
- Hospitality – Two free food and drink tickets and free breakfast.
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3. Participating businesses:
- Humane Society of the Nature Coast.
- Lincoln Lending Group.
- Locals I Know Window Tinting – Visit the SunTek Window Film booth to get $50 off a complete window tint installation.
- Mary Kay.
- Sold By Cespedes Team @ Keller Williams, Elite Partners – Visit their booth for a free Comparative Market Analysis of your home. Find out what it's worth in today's market!
- Spread Love FM – Visit their booth to receive a goodie bag.
Sponsors
Gain a competitive advantage, connect with the broader community, and place your business within a meaningful context before, during, and after the event.
Presenting Sponsor: $2,500
- Naming rights – Presented By.
- Premium corner booth – The indoor exhibition space includes a 10'x10' space with pipe & drape, two 8'x3' tables with tablecloths, and two chairs.
- Category exclusivity – The right to be the only business within its product or service category.
- Branded directory category – Business Directory category dedicated to your brand to find your dealers and retailers.
- Announcements – Hourly mentions.
- Speaking opportunity – 5 minutes to address the audience.
- Inclusion in a promotional video – On-site video interview.
- Inclusion in online marketing – Pre-event and post-event ads to 50K residents.
- Presence on the website – Call-to-action link and logo.
- First right of refusal – The opportunity to review and take up a new event before it's offered to a competitor.
- Other promotional opportunities – Provide promotional inserts in gift bags, conduct surveys, and advertise on tickets.
- Hospitality – Two free food and drink tickets and free breakfast.
- Branded content – A sponsored text, audio, or video article.
- Customer added-value – Proofs of purchase for free or discount admission to afterparties.
Open Mic Sponsor: $1,000
90% of all musicians aren't earning a living on social media platforms. Your sponsorship helps to support local music workers with fair pay and living wages, and in return, you get:
- Signage.
- Pre-event and post-event ads to 50K residents.
- Provide promotional inserts in gift bags and advertise on tickets.
- A Locals I Know page.
- Presence on the website with a call-to-action logo link and banner ad.
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Registration Information
- Why is a membership required to register? Membership is required to help achieve our mission of helping local artists and businesses get discovered and make money that can only be reached by organizing as a community.
- Submissions are evaluated and selected based on membership level, business page presentation (bio, images, music, videos, team, etc.), and engagement (community participation and social media).
- Electricity is not provided. Portable power stations are accepted. Generators are not allowed.
- Signage – Chalkboards are allowed for Arts and Crafts Vendors. Business Vendors may display a retractable banner up to 88 inches.
- The setup time is 11:00 am for vendors and 1:00 pm for food trucks. Booth assignments are emailed a week before the event. Free breakfast is available to Premium members.
We only communicate in the Community Forum. Please post your issues, questions, suggestions, and feedback there. Please do not message us on social media or through email.
Thank you!