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2nd Annual EscapeMaker.com Local Food & Travel Expo

Caylin S., Neighbor
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Skylight One Hanson
Downtown Brooklyn
12pm-5pm
Tickets $13.00/ Kids Under 10 Free
Free bike valet will be provided by
Transportation Alternatives in the adjacent lot

Over 50 getaway destinations, from counties to towns to local farms and bed & breakfasts within a day's drive or train ride of NYC will be exhibiting on the main floor of Downtown Brooklyn’s former Williamsburgh Savings Bank - now known as Skylight One Hanson. Find out what's hot in sustainable travel, book vacation packages and sample local wines and foods!

Plus, nosh your way through the “Made in Brooklyn” Marketplace  in the bank vault downstairs and get a fresh new perspective on Brooklyn as an agri-tourism escape and culinary destination.

50 local getaway prizes will be given away and there will be educational workshops, food demonstrations and other activities throughout the day!

A portion of door sales will benefit GrowNYC's "GrowtoLearn" which teaches kids about nutrition in schools and "Camp Brooklyn" which takes kids out of the city for a fresh perspective and to learn new skills. City Harvest will also be distributing the event's food surplus to NYC's hungry. 

Use code “escapemaker12” to get $3.00 off your ticket purchase (ONLINE ONLY). Presented by EscapeMaker.com, Cabot Cheese, Amtrak, Zipcar and Brooklyn Tourism.

More info and to purchase tickets: http://www.escapemaker.com/travelexpo

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