A Dickens Holiday 2026

Thank you for your interest in participating in A Dickens Holiday 2026 in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. This application is for vendors seeking placement in the Hay Street Arts & Crafts Marketplace, featuring artists, makers, craftspeople, and creators offering handmade, handcrafted, original, and artisan goods. Early bird applications for returning vendors may receive a discount.

A Dickens Holiday will take place on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM and welcomes thousands of visitors to Downtown Fayetteville for a day of holiday shopping, entertainment, family activities, and seasonal traditions.

Applicants must submit:

*Photos of products they create or make
*A price list or price range for items offered
*Photos or a description of their booth display

Booth spaces are sold in 10' x 10' increments and are assigned by the Vendor Committee. Vendors must keep all tents, displays, merchandise, and equipment within their assigned space. Additional space requires the purchase of additional booth space. A maximum of three (3) contiguous booth spaces may be purchased, subject to availability and approval.

This category is intended for handmade and artisan vendors. Resale, mass-produced, and commercially distributed merchandise may not be accepted in this section.

Applications are reviewed by the Vendor Committee. Early applications may receive earlier review, but submission does not guarantee acceptance. Vendor decisions will be issued in rounds as applications are reviewed.
 

Please review all application materials carefully. Accepted vendors will receive the Vendor Handbook containing detailed setup, breakdown, parking, safety, and operational requirements.

Thank you for your interest in participating in A Dickens Holiday 2026 in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. This application is for vendors seeking placement in the Maxwell Street Arts & Crafts Marketplace, featuring artists, makers, craftspeople, and creators offering handmade, handcrafted, original, and artisan goods. Early Bird returning vendors may receive a discount.

 Maxwell Street Location Acknowledgment
Upper Maxwell Street is a connector vendor area between the main downtown festival footprint and the Fayetteville History Museum, located in the historic Victorian-era train station.

Vendors acknowledge that this area may have less existing street lighting, limited programmed activity after approximately 6:00 PM, and may be located near food trucks or food service areas.

A Dickens Holiday will take place on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM and welcomes thousands of visitors to Downtown Fayetteville for a day of holiday shopping, entertainment, family activities, and seasonal traditions.

Applicants must submit:

*Photos of products they create or make
*A price list or price range for items offered
*Photos or a description of their booth display

Booth spaces are sold in 10' x 10' increments and are assigned by the Vendor Committee. Vendors must keep all tents, displays, merchandise, and equipment within their assigned space. Additional space requires the purchase of additional booth space. A maximum of three (3) contiguous booth spaces may be purchased, subject to availability and approval.

This category is intended for handmade and artisan vendors. Resale, mass-produced, and commercially distributed merchandise may not be accepted in this section.

Applications are reviewed by the Vendor Committee. Early applications may receive earlier review, but submission does not guarantee acceptance. Vendor decisions will be issued in rounds as applications are reviewed.
 

Please review all application materials carefully. Accepted vendors will receive the Vendor Handbook containing detailed setup, breakdown, parking, safety, and operational requirements.

Upper Maxwell Street Arts & Crafts Vendor Requirements
This application is for artists, makers, craftspeople, and creators offering handmade, handcrafted, original, artisan, seasonal, vintage-inspired, giftable, or small-batch products appropriate for the overall character of A Dickens Holiday.

Vendors must accurately represent the products they create and sell.

All items sold in this category must be made, created, designed, assembled, or substantially altered by the applicant. Third-party sales, multi-level marketing/direct sales companies, resale merchandise, imported goods for resale, and items purchased from others for resale are not permitted in this vendor category. The Vendor Committee reserves the right to determine whether products are appropriate for the Upper Maxwell Street Arts & Crafts Vendor Area.

The event organizer reserves the right to remove unapproved merchandise from sale.

A Dickens Holiday is a family-friendly event. The Vendor Committee reserves the right to decline products, displays, signage, decorations, or merchandise deemed inconsistent with the event’s family-friendly atmosphere, holiday theme, event standards, or the overall character of the event.

Thank you for your interest in participating in A Dickens Holiday 2026 in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. This application is for vendors seeking placement in the Hay Street Arts & Crafts Marketplace, featuring artists, makers, craftspeople, and creators offering handmade, handcrafted, original, and artisan goods. Early bird applications for returning vendors may receive a discount.

A Dickens Holiday will take place on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM and welcomes thousands of visitors to Downtown Fayetteville for a day of holiday shopping, entertainment, family activities, and seasonal traditions.

Applicants must submit:

*Photos of products they create or make
*A price list or price range for items offered
*Photos or a description of their booth display

*Plan for removal of waste and trash

This category is for Food Trucks and Large Food Tents where food is cooked to order on site. Most food truck and trailers will be designated in a food court area that is located at Green and Gillespie Street venue sites and on Maxwell and Franklin streets. Exceptions may occur depending on the need of the event. Event managers may open more than one food court area as the event requires.

Applications are reviewed by the Vendor Committee. Early applications may receive earlier review, but submission does not guarantee acceptance. Vendor decisions will be issued in rounds as applications are reviewed.
 

Please review all application materials carefully. Accepted vendors will receive the Vendor Handbook containing detailed setup, breakdown, parking, safety, and operational requirements.

Thank you for your interest in participating in A Dickens Holiday 2026 in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. This application is for vendors seeking placement as a Prepackaged Food Tent Vendor.

This category is for vendors selling approved food items that are packaged, labeled, and intended for retail sale, such as jams, jellies, sauces, seasonings, baked goods, candies, nuts, teas, coffees, cocoa mixes, pickles, relishes, and similar specialty food items.

A Dickens Holiday will take place on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM and welcomes thousands of visitors to Downtown Fayetteville for a day of holiday shopping, entertainment, family activities, and seasonal traditions. Applicants must submit:

Photos of products for sale
A price list or price range for items offered
Photos or a description of  booth display
Information about product labeling, packaging, sampling, and any required food permits or approvals

Prepackaged Food Tent Vendors are priced according to the vendor area or street where they are assigned. This application category has separate food-related requirements, but booth pricing follows the approved pricing for the assigned location.

All food items must be approved through the application process before being sold at the event. Vendors are responsible for complying with all applicable food safety, labeling, sampling, permitting, sales tax, and legal requirements.

This category does not include food trucks, trailers, on-site cooking, frying, grilling, hot food service, or open food preparation unless specifically approved by the Vendor Committee under a separate food vendor category.

Booth spaces are sold in 10' x 10' increments and are assigned by the Vendor Committee. Vendors must keep all tents, displays, merchandise, inventory, signage, storage, and equipment within their assigned space. Additional space requires the purchase of additional booth space. A maximum of three (3) contiguous booth spaces may be purchased, subject to availability and approval.

Applications are reviewed by the Vendor Committee. Review of applications will begin on July 15, 2026. Regular applications submitted on or before the applicable street or area deadline will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis as space allows.

By submitting an application, the applicant agrees to follow all

Terms & Conditions and the official Vendor Handbook, which is attached to and incorporated into this application. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance or placement. All applications and space assignments are reviewed and approved by the Vendor Committee.

Thank you for your interest in participating in A Dickens Holiday 2026 in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. This application is for vendors seeking placement as a Prepackaged Food Tent Vendor.

Maxwell Street Location Acknowledgment
Maxwell Street is a connector vendor area between the main downtown festival footprint and the Fayetteville History Museum, located in the historic Victorian-era train station.

Vendors acknowledge that this area may have less existing street lighting, limited programmed activity after approximately 6:00 PM, and may be located near food trucks or food service areas.

This category is for vendors selling approved food items that are packaged, labeled, and intended for retail sale, such as jams, jellies, sauces, seasonings, baked goods, candies, nuts, teas, coffees, cocoa mixes, pickles, relishes, and similar specialty food items.

A Dickens Holiday will take place on Friday, November 27, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM and welcomes thousands of visitors to Downtown Fayetteville for a day of holiday shopping, entertainment, family activities, and seasonal traditions. Applicants must submit:

Photos of products for sale
A price list or price range for items offered
Photos or a description of  booth display
Information about product labeling, packaging, sampling, and any required food permits or approvals

Prepackaged Food Tent Vendors are priced according to the vendor area or street where they are assigned. This application category has separate food-related requirements, but booth pricing follows the approved pricing for the assigned location.

All food items must be approved through the application process before being sold at the event. Vendors are responsible for complying with all applicable food safety, labeling, sampling, permitting, sales tax, and legal requirements.

This category does not include food trucks, trailers, on-site cooking, frying, grilling, hot food service, or open food preparation unless specifically approved by the Vendor Committee under a separate food vendor category.

Booth spaces are sold in 10' x 10' increments and are assigned by the Vendor Committee. Vendors must keep all tents, displays, merchandise, inventory, signage, storage, and equipment within their assigned space. Additional space requires the purchase of additional booth space. A maximum of three (3) contiguous booth spaces may be purchased, subject to availability and approval.

Applications are reviewed by the Vendor Committee. Review of applications will begin on July 15, 2026. Regular applications submitted on or before the applicable street or area deadline will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis as space allows.

By submitting an application, the applicant agrees to follow all

Terms & Conditions and the official Vendor Handbook, which is attached to and incorporated into this application. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance or placement. All applications and space assignments are reviewed and approved by the Vendor Committee.