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Tallahassee's New Years Eve extravaganza will kickoff the city's Bicentennial gala

Thousands of people were checking out the 100 vendors who took part in the final Tallahassee Downtown Market of 2023.
Tom Flanigan
Thousands of people were checking out the 100 vendors who took part in the final Tallahassee Downtown Market of 2023.

The largest Tallahassee Downtown Market in the history of the event took place on Saturday, Dec. 9. But there will be lots more activities coming up as the community enters its Bicentennial Year.

Saturday's season-ending market covered two whole downtown park segments between Adams and Calhoun streets. All those vendors, combined with several food trucks parked on Adams, brought the total to more than 100. Alexis Bondi, operations and event manager for the Downtown Improvement Authority, said plenty more happenings on tap.

"The Downtown Improvement Authority is working with the Bicentennial Steering Committee on all of those events, so there a few fun projects in the works."

She added the kickoff for all this is the New Years Eve celebration in Cascades Park. That will include live music, fireworks and many other attractions.

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Tom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, focusing on covering local personalities, issues, and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas, and his home state of Maryland.

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