38th Annual Kolache Festival ARTS & CRAFTS VENDOR APPLICATION

The booth fee around the Courthouse Square and adjacent corners is $150.00 per booth. Booth assignments will be made at the discretion of the Arts & Crafts Committee. Booth locations will be assigned in order of receipt of applications, pending jury review of photos.  The committee will make every effort to honor past booth location requests for returning vendors from previous years.FEE: Booth fees must accompany your application. If you are requesting a booth around the courthouse square and adjacent corners, please enclose one check for $150.00. If the bank returns your check, you will be charged an additional $30.00 handling fee. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO KOLACHE FESTIVAL 
Mail to: Kolache Festival c/o Burleson County Chamber of Commerce301 N. Main St., Caldwell, Texas 77836  

Attend the annual Kolache Festival on the square in downtown Caldwell ALWAYS the 2nd Saturday in September. Admission is free and you’ll enjoy lots of attractions and homemade kolaches. The opening ceremonies begin at 9 am under the polka pavilion (located on Fox St.) It includes the crowning of Miss Kolache Festival followed by the SPJST youth beseda dancers. They’ll still have all the fun activities that you have come to love like the kolache eating contest, kolache baking championship, a 5K Kolache Krunch run and of course POLKA music. Plus, they’ll have quality arts and crafts and food booths, an amazing quilt show, museums, street rods & classic car show, antique machinery and tractor show, and kids' activity zone. The attractions are endless so plan to attend the Kolache Festival on the 2nd Saturday of September in downtown Caldwell.

 EXHIBITION RULES  Please help us to maintain the integrity of this show by closely examining these rules as they apply both to your work and to your conduct on the festival grounds. 1.     All artists must send a photo of their work and a check for the booth fee along with their application. This is a juried show and all entries are reviewed. 2.     No refunds will be made for cancellation or removal for cause. A confirmed reservation from the Kolache Festival is a commitment to show. 3.     All artists must show and sell Saturday, September 1, 2022, from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 4.     DO NOT BRING ANY VENDOR VEHICLES INTO THE FESTIVAL AREAS UNTIL AFTER 6:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2022. 5.     A Standards Committee composed of various Board Members will view all displays. The Standards Committee shall have the right to remove any work or vendor that violate any of the rules of the Kolache Festival Arts & Crafts Show or any ordinance or law of either the City of Caldwell, Burleson County, the State of Texas or United States of America. 6.     Booth sizes are approximately 10' by 10'. All Exhibitors are required to stay within the booth area they are assigned. Exhibitors are not allowed to encroach or block any sidewalk or walkway in the festival area.  Exhibitors must provide their own display equipment. It is recommended that Exhibitors bring a canopy or tent that can set on an asphalt street surface. No electricity or water hook-ups are available for Arts & Crafts Exhibitors. 7.     Set up time is after 6:00 PM on September 9, 2022, though 7:30 AM, Saturday, September 10, 2022. Please do not attempt to set up before 6:00 PM on Friday, September 9, 2022. 8.     No booth refunds will be made.  Booths not occupied by 8:00 AM, on Saturday, September 10, 2022, will be re-assigned. 9.     NO FIREWORKS of any kind allowed on the festival grounds. 10.  Vendor vehicles are not allowed in area after unloading. Please move to the assigned Arts and Crafts Vendor parking lot or side streets. 11.  Exhibitor vehicles are NOT allowed in the festival area from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, on Saturday September 10, 2022. 12.  Sales tax collection and payment will be exhibitor’s responsibility. Sales Tax permit must be posted and plainly visible in your booth at all times. It is a state law that you report your sales tax collected on this day. Please include Sales Tax permit number on your entry application.  The State Comptroller’s office will be present the day of sales and will be checking each booth individually for sales tax permits. If you have not paid or are behind in sales taxes the Comptroller’s office will not allow you to set up at our festival. 13.ARTIST RELEASE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I hereby make application to become an exhibitor in the KOLACHE FESTIVAL ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW. I have read and understand the rules that have been established by the Kolache Festival Arts & Crafts Committee and I further agree to abide by the rules and  regulations as enumerated herein and  as maybe set forth in the future. Furthermore, I hereby release and forever discharge the Kolache Festival from any responsibility or liability for loss, claims, damages, theft, injury, or accident. It is further agreed that this applicant shall maintain his/her space, merchandise, activities, and business practices in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and the City Ordinances of Caldwell and Burleson County. Applicant understands that any violation of or non-compliance with same may result in immediate expulsion of Applicant and his/her exhibit from the festival. In addition, Applicant understands that the signed application is a binding contract between them and Kolache Festival (Burleson County Chamber of Commerce).