2025 Artists Market

Name: 2025 Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival
Start: 2025-10-24T16:00:00-00:00
End: 2025-10-25T21:00:00-00:00
Location: 100 James Rd

Deadline: Aug 06, 2025 11:00 pm (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

2025 Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival

Date: Oct 24, 2025 4:00 pm - Oct 25, 2025 9:00 pm (EDT)

Jekyll Island, Georgia

$320.00 - $600.00

About the application

Application only for artists that handcraft their original artwork.

Buy-Sell/Production items are prohibited.

The Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival is a coastal favorite and a nationally award-winning event that combines the classic southern dish with family-friendly entertainment, art and craft vendors, live music, food, and more. Now in its eighteen year, with more than 30,000 guests, the festival is held in Jekyll Island’s National Historic Landmark District. Note: This is not a Georgia Grown Member Application and is not transferable if used by mistake. Artist Market Vendor Requirements: Download and read all Requirements & Regulations. Provide a non-refundable application fee of $40.00. All vendors are required to use only white tents. Only vendors displaying their original artwork may participate. Buy-sell/Production items are prohibited. Reproductions of other artists' work is prohibited. Applicant must submit five (5) images:

Three (3) of the artwork that will be sold at the festival (catalog photos will NOT be accepted)

One (1) of the artist creating their art

One (1) of the entire outside and front of the artist's booth, in an outside setting as it is set up for sales.

The booth image must reflect what the booth will look like at the Festival. Most of the time a photo of the outside of the booth is the final deciding factor for acceptance. An application will be rejected if all requirements are not followed.

Artist Market Vendors WILL NOT be located on a parking lot.

About the event

Voted Best Festival in the southeast multiple times by the Southeast Festivals & Events Association. A coastal favorite, the Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival combines the classic southern dish with family-friendly entertainment, artists market, live music, food, and more. Mark your calendars for this award-winning two-day event held the last weekend in October in the Historic District of Jekyll Island, Georgia. 2025 Festival Schedule Friday, October 24: 4;00 - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, October 25: 10:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Jekyll Island Authority

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Jekyll Island Authority

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Terms & Conditions

Vendors must review the entire application and agree to abide by the attached Requirements and Regulations and certify all work for sale is handmade by the onsite vendor and not mass-produced. Download and read the Requirements & Regulations to be able to fill out the application questions. Furthermore, by signing below you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Jekyll Island Authority from any claims whatsoever arising from your participation as a vendor and any theft, loss, or damage to the person or property of the undersigned while in possession or under the supervision of Jekyll Island Authority during the Shrimp & Grits Festival. No refunds or credits will be issued for vendor cancellation, inclement weather cancellation, or an act of God.

Related files

Legal Terms & Conditions

2025 Sh&G Tax Form All Vendors Misc Sales.pdf

Vendor Guidelines for Waste Reduction and Recycling.pdf

2025 Sh&G Artist Market Vendor Requirements & Regulations.pdf

Prices

Non-Refundable Application Fee	$40.00	Non-refundable
Additional Festival Vendor Parking Hangtag for vendor parking lot	$25.00	Non-refundable	One (1) Festival vendor parking hangtag will be distributed at load-in. This does not provide free entry to Jekyll Island State Park. Extra hangtags can be purchased at the time of applying for the festival for $25 each. However, they cannot be purchased at load-in time and must be purchased in advance. This hangtags gives you entrance to onsite vendor parking at the festival.
10'x11' Single Booth Space	$280.00	Non-refundable	All work, display easels & product must be contained within your booth space. The vendor’s display, including tent, canopy, or viewing bins, cannot extend over or into walkways and must be contained within vendor’s assigned space. If you need festival guests to access your tent from more than one entry point at the front of your tent or to walk around the sides of your tent you must purchase a double space.
10' x 21' Double Booth Space	$560.00	Non-refundable	All work, display easels & product must be contained within your booth space. The vendor’s display, including tent, canopy, or viewing bins, cannot extend over or into walkways and must be contained within vendor’s assigned space.

Questions on the application

Business information

Business name
Legal business name
Contact name
Address
Email
Phone
Website (Optional)
Logo (Optional)

Additional information

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I have read and agree to follow the Festival's Legal Terms & Conditions
I have read and agree to follow the Festival's Requirements & Regulations
Per the Requirements & Regulations, how will vendors be notified if they have been accepted or not for the Festival?
I have read and agree to the Festival's Vendor Guidelines for Waste Reduction
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Per the Requirements & Regulations,when will load-in take place?
Per the Requirements & Regulations, when will accepted vendors receive their Vendor Packet?
I have large items for sale that cannot be carried throughout the festival.
Per the Requirements & Regulations document is water and electricity available and available to purchase?
Per the Requirements & Regulations, when will load-out officially begin on Saturday?
I acknowledge that I have received the 2025 Tax Form All Vendors Misc Sales document
I am bringing a generator and understand it must pass inspection and be permitted by the Jekyll Island Authority Code Compliance Officer before it can be used on Festival grounds.
I understand that if I’m bringing a generator I must provide a description of it below or the unit will not be scheduled for inspection and permitted for use at the festival. Answer N/A if not bringing one.

Picture requirements

Minimum pictures required: 5
In order for the artist application to be considered and reviewed by the festival committee, the applicant must submit five (5) images: *Three (3) of the artwork that will be sold at festival (catalog photos will NOT be accepted) *One (1) of the artist creating their art *One (1) of the entire outside and front of the artist's booth, in an outside setting as it is setup for sales. The booth image must reflect what the booth will look like at the Festival. Most of the time a photo of the outside of the booth is the final deciding factor for acceptance. An application will be rejected if all requirements are not followed.
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