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First Night® Menu

Button Locations - A complete list of button locations

CALL TO ARTISTS!
Click here to apply to perform at First Night^® 2009 (PDF format; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)

The Official Program
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Performers & Special Events

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How do you get to First Night® Dover? Click here for driving directions.

Locator Map of Events
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Performance Times
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Children's Festival times and events
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Become a Sponsor! Support the achievements of First Night® Dover. Click Here. to become a sponsor.

Sponsors -First Night® Dover would like to express its appreciation to our sponsors. Click Here.

Volunteers Needed - Calling all volunteers! We need your help to make this event as successful as it has been in years past. Click Here.

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First Night^® Dover

P.O. Box 1836
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: 302-741-8228
Fax: 302-734-8824
E-mail: firstnightdover@comcast.net

Support the Achievements of First Night® Dover

Provides a safe, exciting, alternative New Year’s Eve celebration
Celebrates community spirit
Assembles rich and diversified talents from around the country
Coordinates a coalition of businesses, organizations and individuals making a change in their community

Become associated with
First Night® Dover

A visible and exciting evening
A family oriented celebration
A diverse community event
An event which enhances the image of downtown Dover

The Community Celebrates!

First Night® is an exciting celebration of the New Year. Members of the community come together in a revival of an ancient tradition of marking the passage of time with art, ritual and festivity in a safe and fun atmosphere.

First Night® Dover takes place in both indoor and outdoor locations in the downtown Dover area. Indoor sites for the performing and visual arts include city and state buildings, churches, halls, and banks, along with downtown Dover’s businesses, storefront windows and sidewalks. The cultural diversity and energy of the city sets the stage for innovation and important community interaction.

This New Year’s celebration includes a children’s festival featuring performances and hands-on activities specifically designed for children and their parents. Following family fireworks early in the evening, the night continues with performances by artists from across the country that will entertain you with a wide variety of music, song and dance. Midnight ushers in the New Year with a bang with a spectacular fireworks display and a traditional New Year’s Eve "ball drop."

Sponsorship Packages

Platinum Sponsor - $10,000

Name or Logo Credit on all Promotional Materials:

Newspaper Ads

Street Banner

Radio

Lead Sponsor for Premier Artist
Name or Logo on Site Signage
Sponsorship Recognition in Program
Name or Logo on Button Flyers
100 First Night® Buttons
Opportunity to Purchase Discounted Buttons

Gold Sponsor - $5,000

Name or Logo Credit on all Promotional Materials:

Newspaper Ads

Street Banner

Radio

Lead Sponsor for Premier Artist
Sponsorship Recognition in Program
Name or Logo on Button Flyers
Name or Logo on all Site Signage
50 First Night® Buttons

Silver Sponsor - $3,000

Sponsorship Recognition in Program
Name or Logo on all Site Signage
Name or Logo on Button Flyers
30 First Night® Buttons

Bronze Sponsor - $2,000

Sponsorship Recognition in Program
Name or Logo on Button Flyers
Signage Recognition at One Event
20 First Night® Buttons

Sponsor - $1,000

Sponsorship Recognition in Program
Signage at One Event
10 First Night® Button

Friend - $500

Sponsorship Recognition in Program
5 First Night® Buttons

Customized Sponsorships

First Night® Dover will be happy to custom design a sponsorship to specifically meet your marketing objective. For example, customized sponsorship may include the children’s festival, fireworks, First Night® buttons, volunteers, artists, technical equipment, or this year’s New Year’s resolution piece.

Sponsorship Packages Form

This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware.