Fall 2026 Mini Market

Please read the "apply" page (https://www.ritualmaine.com/pages/apply) on our website in it's entireity before filling out this application, even if you have been a vendor before. Some policies and info have been edited since previous markets.

This vendor application is for the Fall Mini Market on Sunday, September 20th from 12pm-5pm at Absolem Cider in Winthrop. The rain date for this market is Sunday, September 27th from 12p-5p.

Cost + Payment

The cost of a 10x10ft booth for the day is $80. Payment and contract is due within 48 hours of acceptance UNLESS you need a payment option, which still needs to be communicated to me within 48 hours.

Payment options for this market:

Option 1: Delayed Payment. You have two weeks from the date of your acceptance to make payment in full.

Option 2: Split Payment. Half of the booth fee ($40) is due within 48 hours and the other half is due within three weeks of your acceptance email.

Option 3: Afterpay. We have introduced afterpay as an option to pay for your booth, but due to the large fee taken by afterpay there is a $6 fee to use afterpay as an option.

Split or shared booths are allowed if you list both businesses info on the application and indicate you'd like a shared booth. Payment and cost is still the same, but it is up to you to decide who pays what as long as $80 is sent by the time it is due!

There is NO leeway this year for ghosting an acceptance. If you do not respond within 48 hours your spot will be passed on to the next vendor.

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Policies

A 10x10ft canopy is required to participate in the market, including WEIGHTS or STAKES. If you show up to the market with no weights or stakes you cannot have your booth up. This is to protect other vendors and attendees - a lifted booth can seriously injure someone or damage other booths.

RAIN/WEATHER DATES

A rain date ONE week out is established for this market. You must indicate on your application whether or not you are able to make the rain date - this will not affect whether or not you are accepted into the market. If you cannot make the rain date and inform me at the time of applying, if the rain date is utilized, you will be FIRST to be replaced and refunded. If you indicated you can make the rain date and that changed and you failed to tell me, you will only be refunded if I can fill your booth which is NOT guaranteed.

DROPPING OUT OF THE MARKET

Refunds are awarded if you pull from the market at least two weeks prior to the market date and only if your booth can be filled. We typically have a vendor waitlist, so while a refund isn't guaranteed we do try our best to pull from it! HOWEVER, beginning in 2025 we are implementing a drop out fee of $15. This is to cover any fees associated with receiving and transferring the original booth fee and a small fee for the time to fill your booth. So you would be refunded $15 less than what you paid. This fee is only for those who drop out and not those who can't make the rain date.

** it is important to note - that these markets are smaller than our regular seasonal markets and are much more intimate. our previous mini market brought a couple hundred people, but this market is ideal for a vendor who is looking for a fun, casual market with a focus on connection and community. the booth fee also reflects this - it is not as high traffic as our regularly scheduled markets, and there is only 15-20 vendors accepted to keep revenue for vendors easily distributed.

additionally - there are some phone carriers that offer very spotty coverage at absolem. those with verizon and straight talk seemed to have no issue with service. there is wifi in the barn, but it does not reach the fields fully. venmo seemed to work well for those with spotty coverage. while there isn't much we can do to enhance service or wifi reach, we did want to disclose this ahead of time.

I have read the entire "apply" page before filling this out.

First and Last Name

First NameLast Name

Business Name

Email

example@example.com

Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Business Social Handles (Instagram, Facebook)

Website

Please list IN DEPTH what products you will have at your booth.

Please give a detailed bio of your business, even if you have vended with Ritual Market before. This will be used for vendor spotlights, so please make sure you edit it according to include the information you want.

A rain date has been established for these markets - in the event of severe inclement weather, the market will be postponed one week. You are required on the application to disclose if you can make the rain date or not. While not being able to make the rain date doesn't necessarily affect your chances of being accepted, you must understand that our rain date policy is as follows: If it is decided we need to postpone the market to the rain date and you can not make it, your booth fee will only be refunded if we are able to fill your spot. We typically have a waitlist ready to go that we will try to pull from, but you must be aware refunds are NOT guaranteed.

Refunds are awarded if you pull from the market at least two weeks prior to the market date and only if your booth can be filled. While a refund isn't guaranteed we usually do not have any issues filling spots. HOWEVER, beginning in 2025 we are implementing a drop out fee of $15. This is to cover any fees associated with receiving and transferring the original booth fee and a small fee for the time to fill your booth. So you would be refunded $15 less than what you paid. This fee is only for those who drop out and not those who can't make the rain date.

A 10x10ft canopy is required to participate in the market, along with at least 40lb weights on each leg or stakes. Vendors are required to bring all of their own tables, chairs, displays, and anything else they need that day.

I am an awesome, creative, and badass human and in no way does my application decision reflect my worthiness as a person or business.

Summer 2026 Mini Market