The Village of Brockport and Brockport’s Integrated Service Clubs Organization (BISCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Village Board meeting on December 15 that will allow the 30th Annual Brockport Arts Festival to be held on the village’s Main Street on August 8 and 9, 2026.
For the past few years, BISCO and the Village have co-hosted the festival, but that partnership has been dissolved, and the 2026 festival will be hosted entirely by BISCO. With the end of the partnership, the Village raised concerns first about the cost of Department of Public Works services, then about police overtime, and finally about insurance. That led to weeks-long delays in obtaining the required approval and concern among organizers and community members that the festival wouldn’t be allowed to return to Main Street.
Mayor Ben Reed said the delays were about protecting the Village’s best interests and getting the legalities squared away.
In the MOU signed on December 15, BISCO agreed to reimburse the Village for DPW overtime and to pay for police overtime or private security to patrol vendor canopies overnight on Friday and Saturday. BISCO has also provided details of its insurance coverage to satisfy Village concerns.
Now that planning for the 2026 Brockport Arts Festival can officially get underway, vendor applications will open soon on Zapplication.org. New vendors are advised to use this time to create a profile and portfolio on the Zapplication site, so they are ready when applications open.
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