GRAND OLD 4TH AT THE RAVINE - ART FAIR INFORMATION PAGE
JULY 4 - 9am - 5pm
ABOUT THE ART FAIR
Grand Old 4th of July Celebration presented by the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce on Bainbridge Island, WA draws 15,000 - 20,000 attendees! A tradition since 1967, Bainbridge Island celebrates Independence Day with multiple overlapping events taking over downtown Winslow and Waterfront Park. Kicking off with the traditional Pancake Breakfast, the day includes the BYS Fun Run, Car Show, Street Fair, Kid’s Zone, Beer & Wine Garden, Live Music Stage, and mile-long Hometown Parade.
Grand Old 4th at the Ravine Art Fair includes artists and artisan vendors, along with Rockin' Ruby Records, Island Life Artisan Gifts, Bainbridge Apothecary & Tea Shop & Bainbridge Escape.
The Ravine is the historic, outdoor event space behind Bainbridge Apothecary & Tea Shop and Island Life Artisan Gifts on Winslow Way - between 305 and Ericksen Avenue. It's just a short walk from the ferry.
Stroll among artists and vendors selling fine art, jewelry, and gifts. Enjoy a respite along your way to the rest of the July 4th festivities in Bainbridge Island's downtown Winslow.
The 4th at the Ravine Art Fair is a free event for the attending public and will be open from 9 am to 5pm.
ARTIST APPLICATION & SELECTION
To apply, submit your application, images of your work and/or booth, a brief description of your product and pay your $25 non-refundable, jury application fee.
We will review each application through a thoughtful selection process and make our final decision for participants before or on June 15, 2025. Our goal is to choose a diverse group of artists and businesses with original items of art or crafts or gifts that are locally made, hand-crafted, and demonstrate high-quality work.
We have booth spaces available for this event.
$275 for Prime 10’x10’ Booth Space (5 available) - Must bring your own tent, no larger than 10ft x10ft, must use 25lb tent weights on each tent leg (no tent stakes) and bring your own tables. Tables must be draped and all product boxes must be under the table drape. You are NOT allowed to share booth space.
FILLED - $275 for End Cap Booth Space - you must bring your own tables (2) 6ft.x 30in. tables and create an L-shaped booth (No Space Available)
FILLED - $175 for 6’ Table Space (No Space Available) - Must bring your own table, no longer than 6ft. x 30in. Tables must be draped and all product boxes must be under the table drape.
$25 Non-Refundable Jury Application Fee – due upon applying
BOOTH FEE PAYMENT
If accepted into the 4th at the Ravine Art Fair, applicants will receive an invoice for the amount listed above with the selected booth fee and a link to make payment. Payment is required by June 20, 2025 or Art Fair spot will be forfeited and may be offered to an artist or business on the waitlist.
APPLICATION DATES
Applications will be accepted until June 10. Final Selection and Notification of Acceptance into the Art Fair on June 12 or sooner via email.
BOOTH INFORMATION
SET UP: You may set up your tent and/or tables on Thursday night after 5pm. Do not leave your artwork or anything of value. There is no security on the premises.
Booth setup begins at 6am and must be completed before opening at 8am on event day, as the street will be closed for traffic.
TEAR DOWN: 5-8 pm.
Artist/Business must bring their own professional-looking booth and signage, and be able and prepared to load themselves in and out of the space. Your booth needs to be able to withstand inclement weather. There are no refunds for bad weather, we will have the event rain or shine.
Artist/Business must commit to being at their booth for the full day (9am-5pm)—no late arrivals or early departures.
BOOTH ASSIGNMENTS
Booth & Table assignments will be randomized and given to artists by June 20. Only approved artist/business and the artistic style submitted in your application may be displayed. Work in your booth must be consistent. No Booth Sharing Allowed.
ARTIST REVENUE
All proceeds from sales at the booths go 100% to the exhibiting artist/business. Transactions are made at the booth itself, and it is the artist’s/business’s responsibility to bring equipment to process payments. No wifi or Electricity available.
CANCELLATIONS
Artist cancellation before June 20, 2025 will receive a full refund of their booth fee (minus $25 non-refundable application fee). No refunds will be processed for cancellations following this date.
The 4th at the Ravine Art Fair will proceed regardless of the weather. If the 4th at the Ravine Art Fair cancels for any reason, prior to the event, booth fees and application fee refunds will be issued to all vendors.
PARKING
There will be a load/unload area for your initial setup and teardown. Before the event, we will send out a sign-up to schedule your time to load and unload at the curb next to the Ravine.
No parking is available on site. Please be aware that there are hourly limits to the parking spots in front of The Ravine. Only July 4th, Winslow Way is closed to traffic from Ericksen to Madison. The Waterfront Park off Bjune will be closed to parking during the Grand Old 4th of July celebration too.
FREE shuttle
Park at Ace Hardware and enjoy a quick commute down to Winslow aboard the Fieldstone Communities and Bainbridge Senior Living shuttle buses. Overflow parking is just across the street at Kitsap Bank. A shuttle bus will be taking attendees to and from the Grand Old 4th Celebration downtown. No guarantees on how often the buses will be arriving/departing.
There is a paid parking lot at the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal that runs around $13+/day.
Additionally, you could park in a surrounding neighborhood and use UBER or walk to the event.
FOOD & DRINKS
There will be lots of food trucks in the Waterfront Park area, but the wait times are long. Please make sure you have someone manning your booth at all times.
RESTROOMS
Port-o-john available at the Ravine.
WIFI
Wifi is unavailable. Any payment processing at booths will need to use cellular signal or a hotspot wifi signal provided by the vendor.
ELECTRICITY
Electricity is not available for booths. Please bring your own power pack.
MUSIC
Amplified recorded music and/or live music will be playing at the Art Fair. We request that artists/vendors do not bring their own amplification systems or play music from their booth.
TAX REPORTING
Collection and reporting of Washington State Sales Tax are your responsibility.
Artist/Business must have a current Washington State business license (UBI) and City of Bainbridge Island endorsement.
LIABILITY
The Ravine, Bainbridge Island Art, LLC or any business located within The Ravine will not be responsible for any loss or damage to an artist’s/business’s property, injury to, or death of the artist/business (or its employees, representatives, and contractors), or vendor sales. Artist/Business expressly assumes all risks of loss, damage, liability, injury, or destruction resulting from any cause whatsoever, including but not limited to acts or omissions by Artist/Business, The Ravine, Bainbridge Island Art, LLC or any business located within The Ravine, or acts of nature, and hereby releases and waives any claims against the The Ravine, Bainbridge Island Art, LLC or any business located within The Ravine related to such loss, damage, liability, injury, and/or destruction.
Artists/Businesses who need insurance coverage for their artwork/merchandise need to look into a rider on a homeowner’s or business insurance policy.
MARKETING
The 4th at the Ravine Art Fair requires cooperative marketing. You are required to post to social media a minimum of 3 times before the event. Social media posts images and caption/text will be supplied for you to post. If you have a customer email list, we ask you to send out an announcement/invitation via email at least once before the event.