This year's Urban Harvest was bigger and better, organizers say.

The local downtown arts fair came to an end Thursday night, after a day full of duel tap-dancing, performance art and even some riverdancing.

"It was awesome,"said Ramona Redding Lopez, executive director and one of the founders of the fair.

She said they had between 30 and 35 vendors set up every day, with a total of about 40 vendors altogether. There was more variety this year, she said, with a lot of jewelry, fine art and pottery vendors.

"We tried to incorporate more community organizations,"she said.

Some of the most attended parts of the fair were the extended outdoor concert series and "Urban Idol,"an "American Idol"-style talent contest.

This year, the contest was separated into two groups, 10 and under, and 11 to 17.

About 30 kids braved the stage and performed; finalists were chosen each week to participate in the final Urban Idol event, which was held on Thursday.

Mariya Krumm, a 12-year-old tap dancing farmgirl, took first place for the 11-to-17 category; Madisen and MacKenzy Houston, a singing-sister duo, took first for the 10 and under category.

First-place winners took home $100 and a free limousine ride.

Second-place winners in each category received $50:Alec Larson, TreAna Horner and Annie Fischer, a dance trio, took second in the 11 to 17 group and Jacob Waldo, who riverdanced, was runner-up in the younger category.

ReddingLopez said she'd like to see more interactive events next year and, after glancing around at the throng of people and the vendors taking up Fifth Street, said "We're on the verge of running out of space."