Vendor Rules
*Payment must be included with applications.
*Cancellation requests must be received no later than September 1st to receive a refund.
*Country Applefest will make every effort to keep returning vendors in their same locations, but it is not guaranteed.
*All displays, merchandise, and extra stock, etc. must remain within the confines of your designated booth. You are not permitted to make use of any other areas.
*When arriving to setup, unload your vehicle as quickly as possible and move it to the designated parking space before setting up to allow other vendors into the area.
*Do not block other booths to allow everyone to setup.
*Vendors may not enter the festival area to set-up or tear down earlier than the listed times.
*Vendors are responsible for taking all garbage and boxes to the provided dumpsters. Vendors are not to use the trash containers in the festival area, those are for your customers.
*No grease, cooking oil, or similar is to be placed in the garbage cans or dumpsters. Take all oil and grease with you when you leave for proper disposal.
*Craft Vendors found selling items that they did not make or design will be asked to remove those items. Repeat infractions will result in ejection from the festival and vendors will be banned from future festivals.
*During tear down, do not enter the festival area until festival staff open the gates for access. Unauthorized entry will result in expulsion from the festival.
*During teardown, do not bring your vehicle into the festival area until you are completely packed. Do not park in the middle of driveways or aisleways so other vendors can get past.
*Vendors must be off the grounds at the specified time during setup on Friday in order to secure the grounds.
*Hawking is prohibited per city ordinance.
*No Pets are allowed (service animals are permitted).
*As this is a family friendly event, obscene or vulgar items are not permitted. You will be asked to remove any such items.
*Vendors and their staff must comply with all instructions given by Applefest Committee Members. Failure to comply or any disrespectful behavior towards committee members will not be tolerated and may result in immediate expulsion from the Festival.
*If you have purchased electric, you must supply a properly rated extension cord, in good condition. All connections will be within 100 feet of your booth space. You may not use multiple cords connected together to reach the outlets. 50 amp connections require at least 15 feet of UL cable rated for the required service and a NEMA 14-50p plug. NO HARDWIRED CONNECTIONS WILL BE MADE. If an electrician is required to be called, and the issues is determined to have been caused by your cords or equipment, a fee of $200 will apply.
Approval Process
Applications are processed in the order they are received. Submission of application and payment does not guarantee acceptance as a vendor. All applications, for both new and returning vendors, are reviewed by the committee each year for approval and acceptance. Accepted vendors will be posted monthly on our website www.countryapplefest.com on the approved vendors page under the Vendors Menu. Vendors who are not approved will receive at letter and will receive a full refund. Approved vendors will receive a mailed confirmation letter in late August or early September that will give information on their booth number and location. Please note, we can not provide any location information prior to confirmation letters being mailed.