2025 Craft Vendor Application-Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Craft Vendor in the Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival.   Craft Vendor spaces: 10X10 feet, $245.00.  This fee includes a business license and one parking pass.  An additional parking pass for the event may be obtained at Kimmswick City Hall.   

A very limited number of booth spaces with an electric hookup are available for an additional fee of $35. If you are requesting access to electricity, a festival volunteer will reach out to you to discuss and/or coordinate. Payment for electricity will be made following approval.

The City of Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival is a major fall event that draws thousands of visitors to the historic City of Kimmswick every year. Hundreds of vendors including artisan crafters, merchants, artists, collectors, live musicians, specialty food trucks and booths and select corporate sponsors bring their very best offerings for this festival during the last weekend of October.

GENERAL RULES and REGULATIONS The rules and regulations set by the City of Kimmswick and the Kimmswick Events Committee are binding for all vendors.    This application is an electronic agreement.  By submitting it you affirm you have read these terms and conditions and agree to adhere to them.    No festival vendor spaces will be secured as complimentary by any business or nonprofit organization that engages in the sale of goods, products or services at City of Kimmswick festivals.   
 
No festival vendor spaces may be subleased to or secured on behalf of another organization at City of Kimmswick festivals.  No exceptions will be made. 
  
No partial or half vendor spaces will be made available or sold at City of Kimmswick festivals.    No trademark infringement will be permitted.  Monitoring and enforcement personnel are on site throughout the festival.     NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER September 8, 2025. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.    BY APPLYING TO BE A VENDOR AT THIS EVENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONFIRM YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE NO REFUNDS AFTER SEPTEMBER 8, 2025.   The rules and regulations set by the City of Kimmswick and the Kimmswick Events Committee are binding for all Vendors/Corporate Sponsors.  The City of Kimmswick and the City of Kimmswick Events Committee reserve the right to accept or refuse any Vendor/Corporate Sponsor application, in their sole and absolute discretion.  By participating as a Vendor/Corporate Sponsor at the City of Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival, you release and hold harmless the City of Kimmswick and its employees, City officials, and agents, the Events Committee and its individual members from all responsibility for damage/loss/theft to the crafts/products/food displayed and/or sold and your personal possessions as well as for any personal injury to yourself or others. You are responsible for any injury that occurs to your booth/tent/vehicle/equipment and display items.  You agree to indemnify and hold harmless said organizations and individuals for any damage or injury which may result from the sale/display/operation of your products.  The City of Kimmswick, City officials, employees and agents, the Events Committee and its individual members shall be held harmless from and against all expenses, claims, actions, liabilities, attorney fees, damages, and losses of any kind whatsoever resulting from or connected with the operation of any event space rented from the City of Kimmswick.   You hereby release the City of Kimmswick, Missouri, and its employees, officials and agents, the Events Committee, and its individual members from responsibility for damage to the arts/crafts/food or products displayed/sold and my personal possessions as well as for any personal injury to myself or others.    I am also responsible for any injury that occurs to my booth/tent.  I also agree to indemnify and hold harmless said organizations and individuals for any damage or injury which may result from the sale or display of my products.    Further, I hereby affirm that I am at least 18 years of age and legally competent to enter into contracts under Missouri law, as per Mo. Rev. Stat. § 431.055.  ___________________   SETUP Upon arrival as a ABF vendor, please be certain to set up in your assigned space(s).  If you do not set up in your assigned space(s) a City/festival official will attempt to reach you to move immediately.  If necessary, the contents/products of your booth will be moved to the correct space.  The City of Kimmswick and/or City/festival official will not be responsible for any damage done during the transfer/storage of items.      ___________________   PARKING Parking on City of Kimmswick streets the Thursday and Friday prior to the festival is prohibited due to festival set up.  Cars parked on city streets after booth item drop-off will be towed at the owner's expense.  Vendors assigned to booth-space(s) in the City Park or the City Hall Field may begin set up at noon on the Thursday and Friday prior to the festival.  However, vendors in assigned street spaces may not begin set up until after 4:00pm on the Friday before the festival.    If you prefer to set up the day of the festival, your vehicle must be moved off city streets before 8:00am. You will need to unload your vehicle and move it to the designated parking areas as soon as possible.     Each Vendor/Corporate Sponsor will receive one Vendor parking pass in their festival packet. An additional parking pass may be obtained at Kimmswick City Hall.  Parking will also be available at Windsor School Campus and the City of Kimmswick Field for a fee.   Please enter the City of Kimmswick via Montebello Road on the Saturday and Sunday of the festival.     Please do not move your vehicle from designated parking areas prior to 5:00pm on festival days, if possible.