Community Partner Application

Are you a non-profit organization looking to promote your organization and connect with over 10,000 at Old Market Day? Or is your business dedicated to service or giving back to our local community in Chambersburg, PA? There is an opportunity for you to join us in our dedicated Community Partner section at Old Market Day on July 18th.

EVENT GUIDELINES

1.    To be eligible for a street space in the arts and craft area, items being sold by your group MUST be quality handmade crafts or original art created by members of the organization renting the space.  No antiques, flea market, commercially made, mass-produced, or kit craft items will be accepted.  Your booth will be inspected. Vendors who violate this rule will not be permitted to participate in future Downtown Business Council shows. 

2.    For fundraising/activity space, please describe the fundraiser or the activity (selling raffle tickets, registering voters, etc.).  You may have informational brochures on your table for patrons to take of their own choosing, but no mass distribution of paper materials (ie canvassing) is permitted. 

3.    The shows run from 9:00am to 4:00pm.  

4.    Streets close and set up begins at 6:15am, but you may unload onto the sidewalk only beginning at 5:45am. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the festival area to assist you in locating your space. Vehicles must be off the street by 8am, and you must be ready to “sell” by 8:30am. 

5.    Your booth must remain set up until 4:00pm. When tear-down is complete, you may bring your vehicle into the festival area, only long enough to load and leave. Vehicles will not be admitted before 4:30 pm. All spaces must be vacated by 5:30pm.

6.    Vendors are responsible for ALL trash removal. No exceptions.  All vendors must be cleaned up no later than 5:30pm. 

7.    The organization must have a current, valid Pennsylvania sales tax license, if required, and is responsible for collecting PA sales tax. Visit www.pa100.state.pa.us for information regarding sales tax.

8.    If for any reason you are unable to attend after being accepted, you must contact the office so that your space can be filled. 

9.    Standard spaces are 10x10, but you can purchase up to 2 spaces for a total 10x20.

   a.    Display, inventory and other belongings must fit within your rented booth space. 

   b.    Do not store or display merchandise on sidewalks, streets or in doorways. 

   c.    Please note: Tables, chairs, and tents/canopies are not provided.

10.  Acceptance into these events is not guaranteed from year to year, neither is space assignment. 

11.  Groups who ignore these guidelines will not be accepted to future Downtown Business Council shows.

I hereby consent to the rules and regulations stated in the contract.  By signing this contract, I understand and agree to follow all rules set forth.  I certify that all the items being offered for sale have been handcrafted by me.  I also understand that if any items for sale that are not handcrafted by me, I will be removed from the mailing list for future events.  I do hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Downtown Business Council of Chambersburg, Inc., the Borough of Chambersburg, the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce and their respective officers, agents, members, and employees of any sponsoring organization and underwriters, individually, or collectively, from all fines, penalties, liabilities, losses, claims, damages, and expenses including health care, court costs and attorney’s fees incurred or suffered as a result or relating to my participation in the event known as Old Market Day on Sat, July 18, 2026.