The curtains are drawing to a close on Festival Marketplace, a cherished bargain-hunting hub located at 2900 West Sample Road near Coral Springs.
After decades of being a retail mainstay, the marketplace is shuttering, affecting over 250 small vendors that have served the community with a diverse range of products from apparel and footwear to electronics, jewelry, and a melange of international foods.
This looming closure was precipitated by a 2022 zoning change in the city of Pompano Beach, greenlighting warehouse development in place of the indoor market…