The festival is to be held on the Little River Waterfront (4469 Mineola Ave., Little River, SC 29566) on May 17 & 18, 20225. Hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Our festival is a family-friendly event, and we ask all vendors to contribute to a welcoming and positive atmosphere. To ensure that all attendees feel comfortable, we do not permit vendors or merchandise with political, racial, or ethnic themes. Vendors who do not comply with these guidelines will not be accepted or may be asked to leave. ELIGIBILITY: Booth space is available to craftsmen and artists. Sharing of space is not allowed. Only the business or organization listed on the application will be permitted to operate in the assigned space. All exhibits will be reviewed for compliance and the World Famous Blue Crab Festival committee reserves the right to reject any item or vendor for any reason. The decision by the festival committee is final. Demonstrations of craft are encouraged.
BOOTH SPACES: Arts & Crafts, Business or Community Service Organizations are 10’ X 10’ and should be covered by a tent or awning. No flat top tarps will be permitted. Booths should be appropriately weighted. The fee for each both space is good for both days of the festival and includes two worker passes. Additional worker passes can be purchased for $5 each. The Little River ShrimpFest is an outdoor event with vendor spaces on asphalt, gravel or grass. Space rent for Art & Craft Vendors is $250 for one 10’ X 10’ booth. One additional booth may be purchased for $250. Crafters are defined as vendors whose crafts are handmade by the vendor. BUSINESS must be conducted within the designated booth space. Vendors and their representatives must stay within their booth space while working during the festival. Your entire display must fit within your assigned space. We want every vendor be successful at this event. To ensure this, we strive for a variety of vendors and will limit the number of vendors selling similar items. To help secure a spot, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
PICTURES: All applications must include 2-4 clear photos of your booth, wares, food, menu, and/or crafts. Flea market items will not be accepted. We will retain all photos.
ACCEPTANCE: Application deadline is February 2, 2025. All vendors are subject to approval by festival committee/management. Should a vendor not be accepted, payment will not be processed. Acceptance by the World Famous Blue Crab Festival committee is a commitment to participate in the festival and there will be no refunds. Vendors will be notified by email when accepted.
ELECTRICITY is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The fee for electricity is $25 for 110v/20 amps or $100.00 for 30+ amps/220V. We recommend that you bring at least a 100 foot drop cord to access electricity.
SOUTH CAROLINA SALES TAX is the responsibility of each vendor and should be collected and paid by that vendor. The South Carolina Department of Revenue will require a sales tax number when visiting the festival. Forms can be obtained either by calling the SC Department of Revenue at 1-844-898-8542 or online at www.sctax.org VENDOR SETUP/CHECK-IN will staged according to vendor space #. Check-in will close at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. Any vendor not checked in by 8 a.m. will not be admitted to the festival. No refunds. All vehicles must be removed from the festival grounds by 8 a.m. on both days.
SATURDAY - Booths must remain open until 5 p.m. Violators will forfeit their right to future participation in Little River Chamber of Commerce sponsored events and festivals. Vehicles will not be permitted into festival grounds. You may leave your tent and other large items in your booth space, however, we advise you take your valuables with you. There will be limited security at all times, but neither the chamber nor the festival will be held responsible for lost or stolen goods (see Hold Harmless Waiver).
SUNDAY - The festival will reopen on Sunday at 10 a.m. While there is no check-in on Sunday, all vendors should be ready for business at 9:30 a.m. Vendor break-down on begins on Sunday at 5 p.m. – no earlier. Vehicles will NOT be permitted into the festival area until pedestrian safety is determined by Horry County Police. Vendor vehicles will not be allowed into the festival area until your both has been cleared by security (booth has been broken down and is ready for loading) and receipt of a vehicle pass from security. All vendors must be removed from the festival area by 12:00 midnight. Violators will forfeit their right to future participation in Little River Chamber of Commerce events and festivals.
VENDOR PARKING: Parking is at your own risk. The festival will not be responsible for any risk to vendor vehicles including towing. There will be a limited amount of reserved vendor parking, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Many organizations, businesses, and individuals in the area provide paid parking close to the festival. Designated vendor parking areas are available on Bluecrabfestival.org. Vendors will receive a festival map in their vendor packets to assist with this.
SECURITY: Festival management is not responsible for vendor products or booths. There will be private and off-duty law enforcement security on the grounds from Saturday morning through Sunday evening.
CLEAN-UP: Each vendor is responsible for their own trash and must remove such trash to dumpsters the festival provides. After the festival closes on Sunday, the vendor’s area must be cleaned, and all trash removed from the site. Vendors should NOT dump ice, water or other liquids in the roadways/festival footprint. Any vendor that dumps their grease or grey water down a storm drain, on the ground, or in a portable rest room will NOT be invited back. Please ask festival staff about the proper place for your waste.
GATE PASSES: Each vendor will be provided with two (2) worker passes/day at no charge. Passes for additional workers are available for $5.00 per pass.
LIABILITY: Vendor is responsible for insuring his/her own exhibit, personnel, display, and materials from any damage or loss through theft, fire, accident, or other cause. It is expressly understood and agreed by the vendor that he/she will make no claim of any kind against the World Famous Blue Crab Festival or the Little River Chamber of Commerce for loss, damage, theft, or destruction of goods or exhibit; nor, for any injury that may occur to himself or his employees during the festival of any nature. All vendors MUST sign and complete the Hold Harmless Agreement. Some vendors may also be requested to provide a Certificate of Insurance, for example: Food Vendors, amusements, and approved vendors with animals.
PETS or other animals are not permitted in the World Famous Blue Crab Festival – this includes pets in vendor booths. The Board of Directors may make some exceptions for vendors that deal explicitly with animals. To request approval, please make a note of it on the “Event Preferences” section of the application. Any vendors approved to bring animals in their booth space will also be required to provide a Certificate of Insurance.
We try to honor special requests, but cannot always accommodate. Please use “Special Requests" line on application form.
NO REFUNDS - Festival is held rain or shine.
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