Market vendors cannot sell any resale, bulk sale, surplus, salvage, yard sale, flea market, or multi-level marketing items.
Market vendors will be assigned a 12’ X 12’ outdoor space to set up, these spaces will be marked.
All booth assignments will be made the week prior to the festival, as spaces will be assigned according to how many days of the festival the vendors will be attending.
Vendors will need to provide all materials/equipment for set-up (tent, tables, chairs, backdrops, etc.). If tent stakes are used, only the standard 4-6 inch stakes are permitted.
Market vendors can leave booths set up overnight, at their own discretion. Gaston County Police will be providing security of the festival grounds from Friday morning until Sunday evening. We would suggest locking valuables and products overnight, but the tents, tables, chairs, etc will be allowed to remain set up throughout the duration of the festival.
The vendors display should in no way harm, destroy, or leave lasting evidence.
The festival opens to patrons each day at 10 AM and closes at approximately 5 PM. You may set your own hours for your booth; however, you must be in park limits and parked in designated areas, no later than 9 AM on Saturday. Once front gate is closed on Saturday, no vehicle is allowed to drive through festival grounds.
Cotton Ginning Days is held rain or shine.
Market vendors are to park in the parking lot at the end of Leisure Lane, between the two ponds. You will receive a parking map in your welcome packet. Market vendors can drop off their set up materials before parking but can only temporarily park to unload. Please park your vehicle before setting up your booth. There will be tractors and other engines parking along as well as other vendors setting up.
