Clermont Main Street hosts exciting Downtown Clermont events with tasty foods, beautiful crafts and live entertainment. It’s time to celebrate the new season. There is always something delicious and entertaining for everyone! Hundreds of visitors will pack their Downtown Clermont streets with safe social distancing.
February Sunday Clermont Farmer’s Markets: Farmer’s Markets are exciting and fun with over 90 specialty vendors every Sunday from 9 AM to 2 PM. Farm fresh organic produce, seafood, Florida raised local beef, sweets, plants, coffees. teas, soaps, pastas, cheese, breads, crafts, artwork, a knife sharpener and seasonal gifts make this a great weekly event. Many Downtown Clermont restaurants and businesses will be open. On Sunday, February 6, Eddy Craft will perform. On February 13, George and Diana of Breeze will entertain. Denny Svehla will perform on February 20, while Peter Durbin will perform on February 27.. Orlando Health South Lake Hospital is the February Farmer’s Market Sponsor.
February 4 — First Friday Food Trucks & Music on Montrose: There will be a diverse assortment of about 20 food trucks and vendors available from 5:30 to 9 PM with many of the Downtown Clermont stores open late that night. Some of the most popular food trucks will be back including: Ritters Frozen Custard, Over Rice, Rubios Baja Grill, One Way Coffee, Rollin Dough, Arepas Bistro, Buona Pizza, Maya Rosa, Lee’s Famous Cheesesteak, Jour de Crepe, The Hook Orlando, Da Leo’s Hot Dogs, Shannon’s Seafood & BBQ, Al’s Ice Cream and Rene’s Smoothies & Chicken. The popular TC & Sass Dance Party Band will perform. See: www.tcandsass.com. Many of the downtown shops and restaurants will remain open late. There will be classic cars with a fun Kid Zone including a bounce house. This First Friday event is being sponsored by Renewal by Andersen.
Saturday, February 26 – Spring Forward Festival: This new event will be held from 10 AM to 4 PM. The featured food trucks will include Da Leo’s Hot Dogs, Rubios Baja Grille, Maya Rosa, Niccoli’s Philly’s, Pasta n Grille, BR Passion, Rene’s Smoothies & Chicken, Ritter Frozen Custard, One Way Coffee and more. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Eddy Craft from 10 AM to 4 PM. This event will offer an assortment of vendors and crafters with a fun Tribal Farm, a Kid’s Zone with Bounce Houses, the Easter Bunny, Train Rides, Henna Body Art, Face Painting, Fairy Hair, and a Digital Photo Booth. Kristie of “Once upon an Artist” will be there with a special station for kids to spray paint rocks, canvases and to create sand art. United Healthcare, CF Skylights and Renewal by Anderson will be the sponsors for this Spring Forward Festival Event.
February Wine Stroll! Clermont Main Street is sponsoring downtown Clermont wine strolls where you can pay to taste test over 15 different wines. The next one will be Saturday, February 19 from 6:30 to 9 PM. Registration and tickets can be picked up at Optima One Realty starting at 5:30 PM, located at 716 West Montrose, Clermont, FL 34711 or register on the CDP social media pages.
Gift Card Giveaway! 2022 can be your lucky year! CSM is giving away a $25 Gift Card for a Downtown Clermont business every week for 22 weeks! All you do is watch a weekly video to learn more about our featured business and their gift card. Fill out the weblink form at: https://forms.gle/tErbwJpiFG8uBURN6 to be entered in the weekly drawing. Cut-off for entries will be every Friday at 11 AM. Winners will be announced at noon.
Downtown Clermont! Clermont Main Street creates a positive community spirit with extra special events and business opportunities to celebrate Clermont. Clermont Main Street is a not-for-profit association of small business owners in and around the downtown Clermont area. Clermont Main Street offers Sunday Farmer’s Markets, the monthly First Friday Food Trucks, Mega Food Truck Events, the Fall Harvest Festival, Candy Cane Lane Arts & Crafts Show and much more. These free community events bring thousands of local area residents and tourists to enjoy downtown Clermont each year. Money received from vendors and sponsors for the Clermont Main Street events is also used to promote additional activities and marketing to help promote Downtown Clermont.
Join Clermont Main Street! Now is the perfect time to take advantage of joining for great opportunities to network with other business owners, promote your business and to help our community. Get involved with their Membership, Marketing and Special Events Committees. Clermont Main Street meetings are normally held the third Wednesday of each month from 8 to 9:30 AM. For more information, visit www.ClermontDowntownPartnership.com and contact Barbara Hollerand at: 352-242-9959 or email: BarbaraHollerand@Yahoo.com. For the CMS Farmer’s Market, contact Gaynell Kelley at: 906-280-4473 and Gaynell@EventsBySG.com.
