WHO CAN APPLY + APPLICATION DETAILS:
Making Local Markets are for handmade businesses and makers only. This can include designers that have their products produced for them (but preferably with local manufacturing and sustainable practices!), as well as other types of small businesses like curated vintage, plants, sustainability, and food trucks/stalls.
Businesses who are ONLY RESALE of new items boutique-style, or items purchased by your wholesale and directly reselling would not be allowed. This also includes direct sales/MLM. Allowable resale is limited to thrifted/vintage and we acknowledge it is a type of resale, but it's also a more sustainable practice, and is allowable.
Other types of products / businesses that are not accepted:
- Crystals - this is considered resale unless you’re hand mining/foraging, shaping/carving, or otherwise changing the crystal into a different product (i.e. jewelry) - please be clear in your business description how you are modifying / using the crystals if applicable.
- Imported - goods that are imported from another country to be resold, even if they are products that are handmade in that country, will not be accepted.
- Services - medical, chiropractic, massage, beauty, or other will not be accepted.
- Political - this is a non-political space and no booths for organizations or individuals with a political-type agenda will be accepted.
- Non-profits - while we love community involvement and engagement, non-handmade, non-selling organizations will not be accepted.
- Authors - this is more of a product-based marketplace and while I love books and local authors, it typically doesn't fit with the rest of the vendor assortment.
- Vendors applying who own a brick & mortar location will not be prioritized. This does not mean you will not be accepted - however, if there are other vendors in your category that do not have a brick & mortar, they will receive the spot before someone with a brick & mortar.
- Not sure if your business fits? Send an email and we can chat!
VENDOR FEES:
- Application Fee (one-time, non-refundable): $20
- 10 x 10 [single booth]: $180
- 10 x 5 [half / shared booth]: $100
- 10 x 20 [double booth]: $330
- Food Truck/Trailer/Cooking food vendor: $180
- If you're a pre-packaged, shelf stable, manufacturer, or cottage bakery, please select from the booth options, not the Food Truck options.
A note about the fees and fee increases:
Fees are going up for 2025. This is for a number of reasons including inflation, fees incurred for hosting the events, and that I have moved into running this business full time which means I can dedicate more time to providing additional events, resources, and education for small businesses and makers like yourself. The breakdown is below:
- This Eventeny platform charges a fee for each invoice - you probably noticed that if you vended with me in 2024 - the price increase includes coverage for those fees so that it's not an additional fee on top of the booth fee. I mean, it is still an additional fee, but it's included in the booth fee cost now and not as a unexpected line item.
- There are fees that were passed on to event hosts by the City last year that I never increased prices for and frankly cannot maintain again this year - each individual event has gotten about $1500 more expensive than previous years and adjustments must be made to accommodate for that.
- I want this market to be accessible to vendors of all types of products and experience levels. As always, there is the option to make payment arrangements at each event and, if you qualify, the Scholarship Booth is also an option. [More info about the Scholarship Booth can be found within the application.] Seriously, no judgement here if you need to make arrangements - I get it!
- Lastly, I want to also acknowledge that the Market provides a space for you to sell your products and hopefully make a great profit! My experience hosting events, and specifically this event, has been proven to bring in a consistent shopping crowd rain or shine, has incredible community support, and great vibes! So, as I encourage you to do, I am also encouraging myself to do -> Charge What You're Worth.
A note about shared booths:
If you’d like to split / share a booth with someone - let me know on the application!
- Both businesses will need to apply and provide photos and will be juried with everyone else.
- Each business must submit a separate application - this is to make sure everyone is juried individually, that we have all the pertinent contact information for each business, as well as all the individual marketing information for each.
- The fee isn't a direct "half" of the full booth fee because of the additional time and energy to jury, promote, list on the website, and coordinate on the map.
- Please do not apply with multiple businesses on a single application.
PAYMENTS:
- Non-refundable application fee is due at the time of your application submittal.
- Booth fees will be invoiced once you've been accepted to the event and are due upon receipt.
- If you need to make payment arrangements, please reach out via email or Eventeny and it will be considered on a case by case basis - you must make arrangements before the due date of the invoice. It's very rare that we can't make some type of payment arrangement work!
CANCELLATIONS:
There will not be any refunds available for booth cancellations within 1 month of the event date.
If you are no longer able to attend an event and it's within that timeframe, we can look at moving your paid booth fee forward to a future event date, but typically no refunds will be granted if cancelling within 1 month of the event date.
PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to keep these markets diverse, inclusive, and so that as many vendors can participate as possible, you are not guaranteed a spot in all markets because you were accepted into one. My goal is to give as many businesses an opportunity to vend as possible which may mean that, especially in competitive categories (like jewelry, soaps, candles, and ceramics), you may be accepted to one market date, and not another.
