APPLICABLE VENDORS
This year, only art & craft local artisan vendors will be accepted. No vendors should have products that are manufactured and resold or a business unless you are a Chalktoberfest sponsor.
FEES
The 2024 vendor booth price is $400 for one (1) space and $750 for two (2) spaces. The fee includes a designated 10' x 10' space in the festival on October 12-13, 2024. Additionally, your logo will be listed on the Chalktoberfest website.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The space will be blocked off for your business on load-in day. Please bring your own tent, chairs, tables and/or display pieces to complete your booth. You may not go outside your 10’ x 10’ space without permission of the event coordinator. Electrical power is available in predetermined areas only and must be requested on the application for consideration on a first come first serve basis. No generators or drop cords across the walkways will be permitted.
PARKING
Parking will be available in the City of Marietta parking decks located one block off the Marietta Square. These are paid parking decks that are approximatly $8/day to park. No cars will be permitted in the event area with the exception of set-up and tear-down times.
SECURITY
Security will be provided by MCMA and the City of Marietta throughout the event and after hours. However, please be aware that MCMA Chalktoberfest 2024, the City of Marietta, the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art and its staff are not to be held liable for any lost, stolen, or damaged items. Additionally, we recommend that you do not leave any items overnight if they are small and easy to steal.
SALES TAX
Each vendor is solely responsible for collecting, reporting and submitting sales tax payment to the Georgia Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division. Cobb County tax is 6%.
DEADLINE
Applications will be accepted through August 31, 2024, if space is available.
CONTACT
Please contact Jackie Garvin, Vendor Chair, at:chalktoberfest@gmail.com.
FORCE MAJEURE
"Event of Force Majeure" means an event beyond the control of the MCMA or the vendor, which prevents either party from complying with any of its obligations under this contract, including but not limited to: acts of God (such as, but not limited to, fires, explosions, earthquakes, drought, tidal waves and floods); war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), invasion, act of foreign enemies, mobilization, requisition, or embargo; rebellion, revolution, insurrection, or military or usurped power, or civil war; contamination by radio-activity from any nuclear fuel, or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel, radio-active toxic explosive, or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear component of such assembly; riot, commotion, strikes, go-slows, lock outs or disorder; an outbreak, epidemic, pandemic, or any other widespread public health crisis; or acts or threats of terrorism.
Neither the MCMA nor the vendor shall be considered in breach of this contract to the extent that the performance of their respective obligations is prevented by an Event of Force Majeure that arises.
For the purposes of this contract, both MCMA and the vendor agree that neither party will be held responsible for breaching this contract if obligations cannot be met due to the COVID-19 pandemic or any other widespread health crisis requiring government shelter-in-place orders, states of emergency, etc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMS
By submitting my application via Eventeny.com, I hereby make my application to participate in the 2024 MCMA Chalktoberfest event at the Marietta Square. I have read, understood, and agree to abide by the rules and regulations set forth and other rules as may be established and presented at my acceptance. I release and forever discharge the 2024 MCMA Chalktoberfest, the City of Marietta, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, its staff, and volunteers, from any responsibility, personal liability, loss, claims, or damages arising out of, or in conjunction with the 2024 MCMA Chalktoberfest event.
