Host-Level Sponsor Booths

Thank you for being a sponsor of the Chain of Parks Art Festival!Please be sure to scroll all the way down and read over all the information before applying as we have done our best to answer all your questions before you submit your application! This is an electronic agreement and by applying, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically. The Community Corner features our Host Sponsors, Community Partners (local non-profits), and Brand Ambassadors (private businesses) who provide free interactive activities and information. These participants are located at the key entrance to the Festival on our Reid Gunn Lane (off Monroe St. in front of Il Lusso restaurant). The Community Corner welcomes festivalgoers as they begin their exploration of the Festival and provides opportunities for community connections to an estimated 35-40,000+ enthusiastic visitors over the Festival weekend! What is a Host-Level Sponsor Booth? 

• As part of your benefits as a Festival Host, we offer a 10x10 booth space where sponsors can bring fun educational activities to engage visitors.
• We strongly encourage an interactive (free) experience for visitors to engage with (i.e. a group art project, raffle, game, etc).  
• We also encourage a lot of branding displays and decor (signs, tablecloths, banners, free merch hand-outs, etc.)

Important Dates:

• Event Set-Up: Friday, April 25, 2pm - 4:45pm
• Event Dates: April 26 & 27
• Event Times: Saturday from 10am – 5pm, Sunday, from 10am – 4pm
• Breakdown: Sunday, April 27 from 4-8pm

Participation Agreement: 1.) In fairness to all vendors at the Festival, our organization agrees to not sell any products or charge for any services during our participation. We understand that we are allowed to provide information about our organization. 2.) Our organization agrees to have at least one representative present at our booth during all Festival hours. 

• We are a rain-or-shine Festival unless deemed dangerous by the City. Festival Staff will alert participants if the Festival needs to temporarily pause due to weather. Please be prepared for all types of Florida weather. 

3.) Sponsors must supply their tent (no larger than 10x10). Tents must be properly weighted down; stakes are not permitted. Please note that this road has a slight slope. The 10x10 pop-up weighted tent is for shelter from the elements and to create a recognizable, curated space. The Festival will have some volunteers circling the Festival grounds during setup day, but you should not rely on their help to set up your booth. 4.) We are a rain-or-shine Festival unless deemed dangerous by the City. Festival Staff will alert participants if the Festival needs to temporarily pause due to weather. Please be prepared for all types of Florida weather. 

5.) Booth set up is between 2-4:45pm on Friday, April 25, 2025. All vehicles must be moved to designated parking before 5pm on Friday, or they will be subject to towing from festival grounds. If you need access to power, please let us know in the "special requests" section of the application.  6.) Booths must be disassembled between 4- 8pm on April 21. 
Upon acceptance to participate, the Festival Manager will communicate additional set-up information via Eventeny. Detailed setup information will be provided in early April 2025.
 WHO TO CONTACT:

• For Eventeny application errors/ questions: support@eventeny.com­­ 
• For Festival questions: powell@lemoyne.org

Please make sure to save your Eventeny login information and check your junk mail for future messages via Eventeny. If you don't see anything by April 1, something has gone wrong! If you can't find any related Eventeny messages, email chainofparks@lemoyne.org

The 25th Annual Chain of Parks Art Festival will be on Saturday, April 26: 10 am – 5 pm & Sunday, April 27: 10 am – 4 pm FREE EVENT – No tickets are required Expect to have a first-class, fun-filled outdoor cultural experience at the Chain of Parks Art Festival, in downtown Tallahassee! View amazing, original, and one-of-a-kind works of art in a delightful Southern outdoor setting as we celebrate our 25th year! Nationally ranked in the Top 100 Fine Art Festivals by Sunshine Artist Magazine for 10 years running, this annual two-day festival draws tens of thousands of people from the Big Bend Southeast region to see over 150 artists who have traveled from all over the country to display their original fine art works. Known as the premier fine art event, visitors can view and purchase unique works of art while enjoying a weekend filled with a wide variety of live entertainment, mouth-watering culinary creations, libations served enthusiastically at the festival bar, local heritage re-enactments, family fun, interactive children’s art activities, professional chalk artists, and more! “The Chain of Parks Art Festival brings some of the nation’s top fine artists to the Capital City as a way to not only expand on the opportunity for regional art collectors but also introduce fine arts to those who may not have experienced it,” said Festival Chair Kelly Dozier. “The Festival committee and volunteers work hard to make this a fun and successful event for all, including the artists, and to be recognized among the top festivals in this way means the world to us.”

2025 GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS & HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTLEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. does NOT provide liability insurance for the protection of persons, vendors, entertainers, merchants, organizations, spectators or others who participate in any LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. event.
 
In consideration of participating in the Chain of Parks Art Festival, I do hereby release and forever discharge LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC., its members, officers, employees, agents, servants, volunteers and sponsors from any and all actions, negligence, causes of actions, claims and demands, for any damage, loss or injury, which hereafter may be sustained by me or my organization in connection with or relating to any LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. event.
 
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It is further understood and agreed that my/my organization’s participation in any LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. event is not to be construed as an admission of liability or the assumption of any responsibility by LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC., its members, officers, employees, agents, servants, volunteers and/or sponsors for any act or omission by me or any member(s) of my organization.
 
I hereby agree on behalf of my organization, its heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns to indemnify LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. and its members, officers, employees, agents, servants, volunteers and sponsors, jointly and severally, and to hold them harmless from and against any and all actions, negligence, claims, demands and liabilities, loss damages and expense of whatever kind or nature, including attorney fees, which may from any organizations participation in the LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. event.
 
Furthermore, I agree that the venue for any claim or matter relating to this agreement shall be Leon County, Florida.
 
LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC., The City of Tallahassee and The Tallahassee Police Department reserve the right to remove any misrepresented or inappropriate material or persons from any LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. event, including but not limited to, The Village. Non-compliance with Chain of Parks Art Festival’s directive, rules and/or regulations will result in the forfeiture of my/my organization’s booth and immediate closure by the Tallahassee Police Department and LEMOYNE ART FOUNDATION, INC. [FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE ONLY] The Department of State agrees to indemnify in accordance with section 768.28, Florida Statutes. The Department of State does not waive any defense of sovereign immunity or increase the limits of its ability by signing this release