Beaverton Night Market

Description

The Beaverton Night Market is a project of the city's Diversity Advisory Board, which has a primary role in planning and hosting the market each year. The concept is an original action item from the "Economic Opportunity" section of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan and has since been adopted into the Beaverton Community Vision as well. The first Beaverton Night Market debuted in September 2015 as a part of the city's Welcoming Week and later grew to two larger summer events, attracting around 14,000 people each year.

Purpose

The Beaverton Night Market exists to create a vibrant, intercultural, family-friendly space that is reminiscent of night markets internationally. The Market offers a culturally-relevant evening activity and gathering space with ethnic food and crafts for families of all backgrounds in Beaverton.

Goals

• Foster a space for cross-cultural exchange and interaction by community members
• Create a space for emerging ethnic food/craft vendors to showcase their work and share their traditions
• Promote economic opportunity for culturally-specific businesses in Beaverton
• Offer a fun, family-friendly, cultural activity locally

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