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Craft Vendor Application

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Deadline: Oct 12, 2023 11:59 pm (GMT-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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57th Apple Butter Makin' Days
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Date: Oct 13, 2023 9:00 am - Oct 15, 2023 4:00 pm (CDT)
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MOUNT VERNON, Missouri
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$175+

About the event

Small-town Americana invites you to enjoy 425+ food and craft booths, live entertainment, contests and games. Come experience a family-friendly event over a three-day weekend in the heart of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, rooted deep in tradition. 57 years strong, the biggest highlight is stirring apple butter in old copper kettles on the courthouse lawn to pay homage to the festival founders. Admission is free, and we have the largest parade in southwest Missouri, wiener dog races, and a fun outdoor shopping experience that will keep you coming back year after year.
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Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce
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Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce
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About the registration

Open to craft vendors who create handmade products.
All rules are subject to change at the discretion of the Apple Butter Makin’ Days (ABMD) Committee. Failure to comply with rules set forth may be grounds for immediate dismissal and permanent expulsion from current and/or future ABMD festivals.
 
RETURNING VENDORS: Applications due by May 1 to guarantee booth space. We do our best to accommodate same booth location and/or special requests, but they are not guaranteed.
 
ALL VENDORS: The payment method you put on file will be used to charge full payment at the time your application is accepted (not submitted).
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Terms & Conditions

Application / Pre-Festival
 
  1. Booth Rental & Refund Policy: $175 per booth for each 10’ x 10’ space. All booth fees must be received by August 1. If the vendor must cancel their booth space(s) before August 1, a full refund to the vendor will be issued. If a vendor must cancel their booth space(s) between August 1 and September 1, a 50% refund will be issued. If a vendor must cancel their booth space(s) after September 1, NO refund will be issued. If the vendor’s merchandise is excluded or rejected from the festival after the festival has begun due to failure to comply with all rules stated in this document, no refund will be issued.
  2. Any craft vendor seeking a booth in this festival must submit an application together with all the following items:
      1. Photographs of items to be sold in the vendor’s booth: Submitted photographs must make apparent to the jury that the craft is handcrafted. Include a photo or video of you crafting your item(s). If items are not easily identified as handcrafted, they may be rejected from the festival by the ABMD Committee at any time. New vendors must submit photos their first year. Returning vendors must submit photos of new handcrafted items. Submitted photos become property of the ABMD Committee.
      2. Description: A brief description of the craft and crafting process used by the vendor.
  3. Those vendors in the previous year's festival wishing to retain a booth space(s) for the next year’s festival must submit a new application no later than May 1 of the festival year. No booth spaces are guaranteed to new or returning vendors. All booth spaces are assigned at the discretion of the ABMD Committee.
  4. Vendors will receive written notice of acceptance, rejection or notice of placement on the waitlist via email prior to the festival.
During Festival
 
  1. Vendor packets may be picked up and vendor check in completed in the ABMD office BEFORE booths can be set up. Check in begins at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday before the event or Friday morning beginning at 6:00 a.m.
  2. SET UP: VENDORS MAY NOT SET UP BEFORE 5:30 P.M. ON THURSDAY! ABMD is a three-day festival. All crafters must have their booths open all three days of the festival from the designated open and close times. All items must be designed and handcrafted by the booth vendor. Store bought, market items, or multi-level marketing (MLM) products may not be sold or displayed.
  3. Vendors must charge and pay sales tax. The current Mount Vernon tax rate is 9.23% but is subject to change. It is the vendor’s responsibility to verify. A business tax form is available at https://dor.mo.gov/forms/2643S.pdf
  4. All booth spaces are 10’ x 10’. Each craft vendor is expected to remain within the constraints of their rented space(s). No sidewalk or designated walkway will be impeded by a vendor’s booth or products.
  5. Electricity is not supplied, and no generators are allowed in the festival.
  6. No vehicles are allowed inside barriers to all designated festival areas during festival hours. All vehicles must be outside barriers between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
  7. Vendors are responsible for their own protection from the weather elements. Nothing may be driven into asphalt to secure vendor equipment. Weights are required for all tent corners.
  8. Smoking, vaping, alcohol, or illicit drug use by vendors within designated festival areas may result in permanent expulsion from the festival. 
Following Festival
 
  1. All booth spaces are required to be emptied and free of trash by 6:00 p.m. Sunday for the city to clean designated festival areas to prepare for the next business day. Failure to comply could result in entry rejection in the next festival.
  2. An ABMD People’s Choice Award will be voted on during the festival and a cash prize and commemorative trophy will be presented to the winning vendor each year for display.
By submitting this application, the applicant acknowledges receiving, reading and fully understanding all terms and conditions. Submission of this application does not guarantee admission to the festival as a vendor. Applicant understands violating terms or conditions or exhibiting violent or disrespectful behavior (determined by the ABMD Committee) may result in dismissal and permanent expulsion from future events and payment will not be refunded.
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Craft Vendor Rules

Prices

10x10 Booth $175 Non-refundable Single booth space is 10 feet wide and 10 feet deep.

Questions on the registration

Business information

  • Business name
  • Legal business name
  • Contact name
  • Address
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Website (Optional)
  • Logo (Optional)

Additional information

  • Which category BEST describes your business/product(s)?
  • Describe the items you sell:
  • Breifly describe how you make your craft(s):
  • Were you a vendor in 2022?
  • What was your 2022 booth number?

Picture requirements

  • Minimum pictures required: 2
  • Submitted photographs must make apparent to the jury that the craft is handcrafted. Include a photo of you crafting your item(s). If items are not easily identified as handcrafted, they may be rejected from the festival by the ABMD Committee at any time. Submitted photos become property of the ABMD Committee.

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