Georgia Marble Festival Vendor Application Guidelines

We’re excited you’re interested in joining the Georgia Marble Festival! Please review these guidelines carefully before submitting your application. They’re designed to keep the process fair, simple, and enjoyable for everyone.

Application Timeline

• First Right of Refusal: Current vendors have until December 15, 2025, to reserve their previous booth space.
• New Vendor Applications: Open January 1, 2026.
• Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Application Review

• All applications are reviewed by the Vendor Committee.
• Acceptance or rejection decisions are final.
• Notification will be sent by email once a decision has been made.

 

Payment & Refund Policy

• Payment in full is required with your application.
• If a vendor is rejected, a refund will be issued minus a $5 card processing fee.
• Refund requests will not be considered after September 1, 2026.

Photo Requirement

• Clear, current sample photos of your work or products must be included with your application — no exceptions.
• Applications without photos will not be considered.

 

No Exact Duplicates Policy
We love celebrating creativity and variety at the Georgia Marble Festival! To keep our vendor mix fresh and exciting, we do our best to avoid exact duplicates of products. While some items may be similar in type or style, our goal is to offer guests a wide range of unique and original creations.

If the Vendor Review Committee finds that a vendor’s products are too similar to another’s, the application may not be accepted. This helps ensure that every vendor has the best opportunity to shine - and that festival visitors enjoy discovering something new at every booth!

Georgia Marble Festival Rules & Regulations

The Georgia Marble Festival Committee, the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, Visit Pickens, GA, and any and all persons, property owners, suppliers, volunteers and entities connected with the Georgia Marble Festival are not liable for damages, injury or loss to any person or goods from any cause whatsoever. All Vendors, their heirs, administrators, and executors do hereby waive and release all of the above named from any and all claims or damages of whatever arising out of the vendors' participation in the Georgia Marble Festival. The Georgia Marble Festival Committee reserves the right to change/edit these Rules & Regulations at any time. Vendors who have submitted applications will be notified of any Rules & Regulation changes after the time of submission. Participation in previous festival does not guarantee acceptance in future festivals.

*GEORGIA MARBLE FESTIVAL IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT*

**NO SMOKING OR PETS ALLOWED ON FESTIVAL GROUNDS**

Set up is allowed during allotted times ONLY. Set up times for the Georgia Marble Festival are:

Friday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Break down is 6:00 p.m. Saturday and 4:00 p.m. Sunday

 

• Booths must be set up and ready by 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
• Booth must always be staffed during festival hours both days.
• Vendors are responsible for setting up and taking down booth space and clean up of their area. 
• Booths will not be allowed to break down prior to festival closing at 6:00 p.m. Saturday and 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
• If you require additional space, an additional booth must be purchased. Vendors cannot share a booth.
• No vehicles/trailers will be allowed to remain inside the festival after 9:30 am on festival days (food vendors will be considered as an exception).
• Music is restricted to the Headliner Stage Stage, only exception is a vendor booth selling musical instruments. 
• No political material/fundraising for causes will be allowed inside the festival.
• Booth placement/assignments will not be available to vendors until check-in. While we do try to consider special placement requests, they cannot be guaranteed.
• No raffles allowed. ( A raffle requires pay-to-play/ticket purchases)
• Vendor Giveaways: We always encourage creative and engaging outreach activities by our non-profits and sponsors, we are unable to permit the free distribution of specific products due to the presence of a paying vendor who has exclusive rights to sell certain products at the event (i.e water, shaved ice, food items, etc). 
• Welcome Packet will be given at time of check-in with information on booth assignments, set up instructions, parking information and vendor badges.
• NO PARKING WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE GATES (this also includes trailers, campers, etc).

 

The Marble Festival Committee holds the right to modify these rules at any time. Additionally, the Marble Festival Committee holds the right to remove any vendor from the Marble Festival who does not adhere to guidelines. 

Food Vendor Additional Information

A complete food menu list must be included with the application. Vendors selling food items, including mixes and pre-packaged food items will be required to provide a certificate of insurance listing Georgia Marble Festival as an additional insured.
Jasper Coca-Cola is the major drink sponsor of the festival; therefore, Food Vendors are only allowed to sell their products. Coca-Cola products must be purchased from the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center. The only exceptions to this drink policy will be those vendors offering home-made tea or lemonade, and smoothie or slushy type drinks. Drink pricing information will be sent to food vendors separately.

•  Electricity is limited to 10 AMPS MAX (Vendor overuse of amps will be asked to unplug).
• Cooking should be done with propane. 
• Only quiet generators are allowed.

*GEORGIA MARBLE FESTIVAL IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT*

**NO SMOKING OR PETS ALLOWED ON FESTIVAL GROUNDS**