Please pay close attention while completing the application to the spacing/price and category section of the application. ONE application for all crafters, artists, Commercial/General Vendors. Category/pricing is listed below. Terms/Conditions apply for ALL applicants.
- Arts and Crafts: Defined as works made by hand or with the use of simple tools, showing imagination and the mark of the crafts person’s individuality; your skill or craft applied to the product and must contain at least 50% original work that defines it as unique. All arts/crafts displayed/sold at artists/crafters booth must be substantively produced by the hands. Cottage foods and/or farm fresh, farm to table items are approved for the art/craft category. (For example, Candied jalapenos or home made beef jerky are acceptable). Two-dimensional art such as paintings, prints, or photographs Mixed media work that uses paint and canvas as its primary medium books, written and/or illustrated by the artist/crafter.
- Commercial, General Vendor, Business: Mold-made, work which has been made with commercial kits, purchased molds, patterns, plans or prefabricated pieces. Commercially manufactured art Work assembled (wholly or in part) from commercially available kits Screen-printed material Dried or silk flower arrangements Apparel (not handmade) including but not limited to retail hats, retail clothing, Direct Marketing Clothing and/or accessories; Embellished commercially-made objects (such as T-shirts, hats, sunglasses, note cards, etc.)
- Direct Marketing/Direct Sales: PLEASE NOTE, if you are a vendor representing a direct marketing and/or direct sales company (i.e. Color Street Nails, Paparazzi, Pampered Chef, etc.) it is your responsibility to notify in the application that you are a representative of said Direct Marketing/Sales. The Chamber Staff can not be responsible to know the rules/regulations of the Direct Sales/Marketing company for which you represent. If the company states no more than one on site, please be sure you note this information in your application. Please place under Special Requests. If a vendor does not provide such information, and there were to be an oversight weekend of the event, the Chamber staff will not be held responsible. Please be sure to provide as much information as possible regarding your direct sales/marketing product.
- Non-Profit: Vendor space available to 501C3 organizations. One of the following required to submit with application: Letter of 501C3 certification; IRS Letter of Determination; Florida Sales Tax Exemption Letter.
Terms and Conditions:The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce thanks you for your interest in the 36th Floral City Strawberry Festival 2023. Please carefully read the following rules necessary for vendors to participate in the event. Submitting this application does not guarantee booth space at the Floral City Strawberry Festival. ALL applications will be reviewed for approval. You will be notified by email as quickly as possible upon approval of you application. Please remember, credit card charged upon approval of the application. Selection/approval is at the sole discretion of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce retains the right to reject any vendor application. All applications must be submitted by February 17th, 2023.
- Booth space is sold as 10' L x 10' W . No discount on multiple and/or additional booth spaces.
- Electricity is not available for purchase at this event. If you require electricity you must use a quiet generator.
- Space assignments are made based on the best interest of the event. Vendors may request same location as 2022, there are no guarantee/promises given to vendors as to assigned locations. This application neither implies nor grants any preferential consideration or treatment.
- Vendors MAY NOT sublet, bring in representation of a secondary commercial or charity to jointly work a vendor booth, switch product line of what's been approved or change the name of what's been approved to be posted to identify the vendor.
- Event will be held rain or shine. This is an outdoor event with possible uneven terrain, inclement weather and wind gusts. Please provide proper weights to the corners of your tent. NO STAKES permitted. Proper weights, include but not limited to: water buckets, cinderblocks, sandbags.
- Vehicles (cars, trucks, trailers, golf carts) are NOT part of a vendor space. Vehicles must enter at check-in, receive assigned space/vendor map, drop-off/load-in as quickly as possible. No vehicle will be permitted to remained park at their assigned space while load-in/set up. Please remember, there will be other vendors needing to load-in as well, please be courteous, and move quickly and safely.
- Vendors MUST set-up and ready to open business by 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. No vendor will be permitted to load-in on Saturday, March 5th, after 8:30am. If you are not at check-in by 8:15am, you will be turned away.
- All vendors are required to be set-up, and operating Saturday & Sunday. This is a two day event, rain or shine. There will be no exceptions, must be set up by 8:30am on Saturday, March 4th. Break-down/load out will begin 4pm Sunday the 5th.
- All vendor tents must(be) solid non-flammable free standing tent in good condition, without tears or stains, and securely weighted down. Tents must have the ability to withstand strong winds. Tents larger than 10x10 must provide a fire inspection, fire retardant (stamp, letter).
- All vendors are responsible for providing their own supplies needed to operate including, but not limited to, tents, tables, chairs, trash receptacles, trash bags, lighting, weights, etc.
- No smoking/vaping in the vendor area. Please move away from your vendor space and/or food truck to a smoking area.
- Booth space must remain clean throughout the weekend. Keep extra inventory, boxes, trash, etc. out of the display area. Vendors must dispose of all trash in one of the event dumpsters. Booth space must be left clean daily; no trash, trash bags, empty boxes or debris may be left behind. Non-compliant vendors are subject to additional clean-up fees, and not permitted to participate in future Chamber festivals, parades and/or special events.
- Vendor identification signs are restricted to 18" high and shall be no longer than the width of the tent.
- Absolutely NO materials that link to, show or infer sexual content, conduct or encourage illegal or unethical activity. No lewd, lascivious, and/or slanderous materials against any one race, religion, ethnicity and/or political views. NON-COMPLIANT vendors will be asked to immediately shut down their location, and removed from the event (safely at the end of the evening). NON-COMPLIANT vendors will not be invited to return to any Citrus County Chamber of Commerce festivals, parades and/or special events.
- Vendor booth/ products will resemble the photo depictions submitted with the application both in quality and appearance.
- Vendors will receive detailed vendor information, including a placement map, check-in time/location of check-in by Thursday, March 2nd, 2023., via Eventeny email portal.
- Vendors will be responsible to fully comply with the Florida State Sales Tax Regulations in effect during the period of the event.
- Event vendor withdraw requests must be submitted in writing/email no later than 30 days prior to the event. Refunds will not be given unless notification is submitted no later than 30 days prior. Refunds will be at the Chamber's discretion. There are NO REFUNDS for vendors who do no show/set-up for the festival.
- The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to cancel the event in total/ in part. All aspects of the event are subject to modification. We reserve the right to alter the layout and/or move vendors as needed.
