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Tequesta hoping for attendance festival
boost at
The event should help If you go
village businesses and What: Tequesta Fest �O��ALLAj��
be fun for residents. Where: Paradise Park, l ,
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When: Nov. 20,1-7 "' Tequesta Dr.
P.m.
T e q uesta residents and
Tickets: Free to _ !„Y
By BILL stSta O Te 4r:
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children ages 4 and "'
'I'EQUESTA — A new - 31"2 c4 `� o Bridge Rd.
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This 1S our annual STEVE LOPEZ /Staff Artist
required, such as driver
license. No pets or
signature event, and we „x ct Hall Plaza.
coolers. Wristbands
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community. Last required for entry. `We changed the
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drew about 5,000 For information, name to Tequesta Fest
year we
people. expect more including list of because we want.village
s year," said Greg ore trolley stops: Go to residents to consider this
this village's director tequesta.org click on BRANDON KRUSE /Staff Photographer event their own," Corbitt
g parks and recreation. said.
of parks and recreation. Or call (561) 768- The Tequesta Fest will beNov. 20 at Paradise Park, a 3 -acre park that the village opened last Village officials moved
This year's event will 0473. year and Tequesta has spent nearly $75,000 on the park's irrigation and lighting. Last year the event to Paradise
be at Paradise Park, a the festival drew about 5,000 people, and this year the town hopes for a much higher atten- Park to avoid having to
passive park the village dance.
close roads around vil-
opened last year. The lage hall to set up rides
village signed a five -year haven't noticed before. ■ Palm Beach Com- by the village to provide and attractions, Corbitt
lease for $1 annually for help local businesses, Hopefully, they will stop munity Dance recital continuous stops by three said.
the 3 -acre parcel with said Evelyne Bates, the in or come back," said ■ Maltz Jupiter The- vehicles at 17 locations "This is our SunFest,
owner John Zuccarelli, ' visitor relations volunteer Bates. atre performance during Tequesta Fest. only much smaller," said
mayor of nearby Jupiter coordinator at the Light- Tequesta Fest attrac- ■ Datura Street Band Called Harvest Fest Corbitt, referring to the
Inlet Colony. house Art Center and tions will include: and other musical per- for six years, the event annual three -day event
The council spent Museum on Tequesta ■ Classic car show formances was held at Constitution in downtown West Palm
about $75,000 for sod, ir- Drive. with about 35 vehicles ■ American Legion Park on Seabrook Road • Beach in May that draws
rigation and lighting in "People come and see ■ Games and mobile beer garden for the first two years. about 275,000 visitors.
the park. shops, restaurants and learning center for chil- Molly's Trolleys is The next four years the Qbill_dipaolo @pbpost.com
The festival should stores in Tequesta they dren being paid about $3,000 event was held at Village