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Choose a Category:
Arts & Crafts
- Original, hand-crafted work by the artist who is required to be present on the day-of the event. This category can also include apparel/accessories, temporary body art, upcycle/resale, authors, oil/creams, screen printers and other makers.
- Unacceptable: mass-manufactured items, kits, imports, mass-manufactured reproductions of your own work, foods, or recorded media of any kind. If you are a designer who has objects manufactured, or otherwise do not meet the guidelines above, please apply as a commercial vendor.
Information / Sales / Service
- Commercial sales, services, information, or activities.
- $100 discount (!) if you offer a “hands-on” activity or display such as martial arts, face painters, henna artists and/or any “other” art/craft projects including but not limited to the “non-tangible” such as palm or tarot card reading. There is a complete list of qualifying activities on our FAQ.
- In 2023 we discontinued the “Art Activity” category.
Food (2 types)
Limited to four primary food items / new vendors are required to provide a deposit.
- Pre-Packaged: Food or beverages served to customer in original, unopened package – including sampling, demonstration and food prepared off-site in a licensed food preparation facility.
- Prepared On-Site: Food served to customer for immediate consumption without packaging (also known as “full service” sales), either to be sold or given away.
Non-Profit & Government
Any organization that can provide proof of nonprofit status or pending status at the time of application Information and/or Fundraising (distribution and/or collection of information only – no sales of any kind).
- If your website is a “.org” you probably qualify.
Entertainers
- The maximum pay has been raised from $350 – $550
- Registration ends June 15th for ENTERTAINERS.
- Performers, music, bands, dancers, DJs….
- We do not typically pay for performances from recruiting “organizations”.
Parade (R.I.P.)
- The Parade was discontinued in 2019:
- It has been replaced by a moving opening ceremony with a Grand Marshal.
Still not sure which category to choose?
- Take a guess, you can come back to this page.
- There’s more information on each category page.