The following application is for tabling vendors at the Sober Pride tent during Twin Cities Pride Festival.
June 29-30, 2024 (2 days) in Loring Park.
If you have questions about this application or process please review the FAQ section of the TC Pride Website, you will find recordings of the Information Sessions we have hosted and a list of Frequently Asked Questions about registration. https://tcpride.org/festival-vendor-faq/
If you are having problems with errors submitting your application contact support@eventeny.com, or use the contact form at https://help.eventeny.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
About Twin Cities Pride
Twin Cities Pride is the 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization that produces the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Festival, March, and other events. In addition, Pride sponsors other LGBTQ+ nonprofits including but not limited to the MN Deaf Queers, MN POC Pride, and other Prides around the state.
Twin Cities Pride is run primarily with volunteers and a few full-time employees.
In 2024, the Twin Cities Pride Festival is estimated to brings in roughly 400,000 to 500,000 attendees. We have approximately 590-600 exhibiting vendors and 47 food vendors.
If you're part of a company/group/organization that has actively worked against or physically harmed ANY members of the LGBTQ+ community then Pride is not the space for you.
We seek involvement from vendors who affirm and support our mission and the history of and purpose in holding a pride festival:
Twin Cities Pride seeks to empower every LGBTQ+ person to live as their true self and to create a future where all LGBTQ+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- The application will be submitted with a credit card or ACH and only the application fee and 6.5% payment processing fee will be charged at that time.
- This application fee is non-refundable for any reason.
- Each application will be Juried on a first-come first-serve basis.
- ST-19 Tax form must be submitted at the time of application in order to be approved. Failing to do so will result in your application being waitlisted and loosing your order in placement selection and booth assignments.
- If approved as a vendor you will be automatically charged the remaining fees associated with the selections you made during the application process along with a 6.5% payment processing fee.
- If waitlisted because the application is not complete (lacking or incorrect ST-19 or other documents) you may edit your application to provide the missing requirements and then notify us to review your application again.
- If waitlisted for other reason - you may cancel your application or remain waitlisted in the event that we have space open up for you as a vendor. If space becomes available, we will reach out to you to find out if you still want to be a vendor and would like to take the available space.
By submitting an application, you agree to abide by the policies and procedures outlined now and during the festival by Twin Cities Pride.
Please Note
- Vendors who do not comply with onsite logistics and regulations will not be allowed to open for business and may be asked to leave the park, forfeiting the ability to participate in any way in the festival, and no refunds will be provided.
- Styrofoam products are not allowed at Twin Cities Pride.
- Vendors are responsible for taking trash to dumpsters.
- While we have overnight security, however, they can’t be everywhere at once. Please do not leave valuables overnight. Once your space is set up, it is not allowed to be removed until Sunday night.
- Closer to the event, more information regarding location, set-up and operating procedures will be provided. You are responsible for the removal of surplus products, booth parts, trash, etc. at the end for the festival. Failure to do so will result in additional fees being assessed and may prevent you from being accepted again in the future.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES and FEES
Violations of Twin Cities Pride rules and regulations including leaving your space clean may result in additional fees being charged, exclusion from participation, both during the event and in following years. We do not require a security deposit however the following fees may be assessed
- A charge of $100 will be assessed if you do not check-in upon arriving at the park.
- A charge of $250 will be assessed if the trash is not removed from your area and taken to dumpsters. (large dumpsters NOT patron trash bins)
SUSTANABILITY PRACTICES
As we work toward becoming a zero waste event, we will be requiring food vendors to use compostable products. Booth vendor are asked to keep sustainability in mind with your table activities and waste.
LOAD-OUT PROCESS
To ensure the safety of attendees leaving the park, NO vehicles are allowed to enter the park before 7 PM Sunday. Food vendors, box trucks and oversized vehicles will NOT be allowed to enter OR exit the park until after 8pm Sunday.
REFUND POLICY
The application fee, charged when submitting the application, is nonrefundable for any reason. If you are not accepted as a vendor, you will not be charged the additional fees for your application (tabling fee). Once approved as a vendor, the applicant has TWO weeks to Cancel to receive a refund of the additional fees less the payment processing fees.
The Applicant understands that fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE outside of these policies.
If the circumstances cause the festival to be delayed, fees will transfer to the new date for the festival. IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE EVENT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC OR OTHER ACTS OF GOD, FEES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
