41st Cape Coral Art Festival - Business Showcase Application

2026 Business Showcase Exhibitor Application

41st Annual Cape Coral Art Festival and Business Showcase

Downtown Cape Coral on Cape Coral Parkway between Del Prado Blvd. S and SE 10th Place

Event Details:
Dates: January 10 - 11, 2026
Location:  Cape Coral, Florida on Cape Coral Parkway 
Time:  Sat.10 am - 5 pm and Sun. 10 am - 4 pm

Extended!! Application Deadline for Business Showcase: December 19, 2025

Important Notice for Artists and Crafters:
The Business Showcase is exclusively for business exhibitors offering products or services that align with home, lifestyle, or local business themes. Artists and fine crafters who applied for but were not selected for the Artist and Fine Grafters section of the Art Festival should not apply to the Business Showcase in an attempt to gain entry, as their applications will likely be declined. Please help us maintain the integrity of each section by applying only to the event appropriate for your offerings.

Application Fee: $35

Booth Fees:

• 10’ x 10’ Single Booth Fee: $600.00
• 10’ x 20’ Double Booth Fee: $1,200.00
• 10’ x 30’ Triple Booth Fee: $1,800.00
  

The Cape Coral Art Festival invites you to apply to be one of the Business Showcase exhibitors at the 2026 event. Consistently ranked as a Sunshine Artist 200 Best. In 2020, voted the Best Outdoor Event by Gulfshore Life Magazine and the 5th Best Art Festival by Sunshine Artists. For 41 years, the Rotary Club of Cape Coral has been proud to bring this event to the community. Net proceeds from this Art Festival are used to provide financial assistance for worthy community projects that might not otherwise receive support. Every year, the festival is one of the largest events in Lee County, Florida. More information about the Rotary Club of Cape Coral and their programs can be found at www.capecoralrotary.com.

The festival attracts over 140,000 visitors to Cape Coral, Florida. This two-day Business Showcase event allows patrons to meet, learn about and purchase products and services from our local businesses. The goal is to provide the public and our selected exhibitors with a high-quality experience.

This January, we will be hosting our 41st annual two-day public outdoor event and a month long virtual or online selling opportunity. The outdoor event will occur on January 10th and 11th, 2026, allowing patrons to meet and purchase from artists and businesses in person. The event is free to attend, and parking is also complimentary. Our virtual event will be online January 2nd to January 31st at www.capecoralartfestival.com.

Participation in the virtual event is strongly encouraged but not required. The Eventeny system allows you to create a business shop page. You can add videos, pictures, products, etc., or use the business shop page to display your logo and a link to your website.

The Business Showcase is for business exhibitors, not artists and fine crafters. Exhibitors will display, promote, and sell products and services. Art Festival organizers will review and determine whether each Business Showcase applicant is suitable for participation in the event. Business Showcase exhibitors are meant to complement the artists by highlighting local, and home-focused, products and services.

Applicants who are not selected for inclusion in the Artist and Fine Crafter section of the event will be carefully reviewed to determine if the applicant should be included in the Business Showcase. Applicants may be denied from both sections of the event.

Prohibited: NO sales of food or beverages for on-site consumption. NO Vaping Products. NO Pornography or Sexually Oriented Material or Products. NO amplification at or near exhibitor booths.

Note: Local businesses interested in providing food or beverage sales must complete a different application.

Business Showcase exhibitor applications can be submitted between May 1, 2025 and October 17, 2025. A committee organized and appointed by the Rotary Club of Cape Coral will review each Business Showcase exhibitor application in detail. Each application must include a complete and accurate description of your business and the products and/or services being offered during the event. The committee will review your company website and social media presence, as applicable. The committee will begin approving exhibitors as soon as a complete application is submitted, and the committee review process is concluded.

All exhibitors must act in a professional manner during the event. Exhibitors that do not will be asked to leave the event with no refunds.

Event organizer will NOT provide power or electrical outlets to exhibitor booths.

Your credit card will be charged the full booth fee once you are approved to be an exhibitor at the event.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

Application Fees: All application fees are non-refundable under any circumstances, including event cancellation or exhibitor withdrawal. Application fees cover administrative costs associated with the jury process and event planning and are not transferable.

Booth Fees: Exhibitors who are accepted into the event and pay their booth fees may cancel and request a refund according to the following schedule:

• Cancellation more than 60 days prior to the event start date: A full refund of the booth fee will be provided, less administrative and processing fees.
• Cancellation between 31 and 59 days prior to the event start date: A 50% refund of the booth fee will be provided.
• Cancellation less than 30 days prior to the event start date: No refunds will be issued.

All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing (via email or certified mail) and must be received by the organization within the applicable timeframes outlined above. Refunds will be processed within 30 days of approved cancellation requests.

Force Majeure

In the event that the festival must be canceled, postponed, or materially altered due to circumstances beyond the control of the organizers (including but not limited to weather events, natural disasters, government mandates, public health emergencies, or acts of terrorism), both the Application and Booth fees remain non-refundable.

General Terms

• Refunds will only be issued to the original form of payment.
• Booth spaces are non-transferable and may not be sold, gifted, or reassigned by the exhibitor.
• Exhibitors who fail to appear without proper notice as defined above will forfeit all fees and may be disqualified from future participation.