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Albany and Berkeley, California (USA)

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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 (including face tattoos and Henna), up-cycle/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.

Arts & Crafts Vendors INFO

 

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.

Commercial Vendors INFO

 

Food (2 types)


Limited to four primary food items / new vendors may be required to provide a deposit.

    1. 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.
    2. 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.

Food vendors INFO


 

Non-Profit & Government

Organizations that have 501 nonprofit status (or pending status). Information and/or Fundraising only, distribution and/or collection of information only – no sales of any kind. This category includes political candidates that may not have 501 status.

  • If your website is a “.org” you probably qualify!

N/P and Government INFO

 

Entertainers

  • Registration ends June 15th for ENTERTAINERS.
  • Performers, music, bands, dancers, DJs….
  • We do not typically pay for performances from recruiting “organizations”.

Entertainers INFO

 

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  • It has been replaced by a moving opening ceremony with a Grand Marshal.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.

 

Questions?

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Solano Avenue Association • 1569 Solano Avenue #101 Berkeley CA 94707-2116
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