North Judson Mint Festival 2027
Celebrating our 50th Anniversary!
The North Judson Mint Festival will be held
June 18- 20, 2027
Thank you for applying to the North Judson Mint Festival. Please be sure to read ALL the rules and requirements. In order to ensure public and vendor safety you will be held to these standards.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Location: North Judson, IN 46366 - GPS to 208 Keller Ave, North Judson, IN 46366
- (This is our town library address but central to the festival.)
- Set-up: Thursday June 17th, rolling times TBD
- Vendor Hours: Festival Events may run later into the evening, staying open beyond vendor hours is at your discretion as the beer garden and music stage run till 11pm Friday and Saturday night.
- Friday 12PM-8PM
- Saturday 9AM-8PM
- Sunday 10AM-6PM
- Space Size: Single space = 10' wide by 20' long.
- ALL tents are required to have a minimum of 20-lbs. weight attached to each leg – NO Exceptions!
- Proof of Insurance must be mailed to the northjudsonmintfest@gmail.com after acceptance; listing North Judson Mint Festival Committee and the Town of North Judson as certificate holders. Proof of insurance must be provided by May 1.
- We are aware that there will be new procedures for food permits moving into the new year. We will follow up when all those guidelines have been provided to us. As of now, with this years process in mind, food permits for Starke County must be applied for no less than 30 days out. Any vendors who have not submitted for their permit 30 days out will be removed from the lineup, with a million details to manage, chasing vendors to apply for permits will no longer happen.
EVENT FEE SCHEDULE:
Early Registration (ends Jan 1, 2027)
To qualify for early registration pricing, vendor app must be submitted and confirmed, and have vendor paid in full by Jan 1.
- Vendors: $300.00 for the entire weekend per 10x20 space, electric included. Additional spaces needed will be at $15 per foot rate.
Registration (beginning Feb 1, 2027)
- Vendors: $325.00 for the entire weekend per 10x20 space, electric included. Additional spaces needed will be at the $15 per foot rate.
Late Registration (beginning March 1, 2027)
- Vendors: $350.00 for the entire weekend per 10x20 space, electric included. Additional spaces needed will be at the $15 per foot rate.
NO PAYMENT IS REQUIRED UNTIL A CONFIRMATION EMAIL IS RECEIVED FROM northjudsonmintfest@gmail.com. Please be sure to save the email address so future communication does not go to spam.
RULES, REQUIREMENTS & INFORMATION;
- All self-contained vehicles (Trailers, self-contained trucks etc.) must be listed on your applications. Total length and width must be shown on your application. This must include the tongue length of a trailer if the tongue is not removable. (i.e. a 22’ trailer with a 3’ tongue is really 25’). Our booths are 10 x 10’; therefore you will need to purchase booth space(s) to cover the length of your trailer. Please also note which side your service window/ entrance is on.
- Trailers MUST be in your space and parked Thursday. If you are unable to arrive during your arrival window please let us know ASAP. If no communication it will be at our discretion to allow you entry or to assign you another space so PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME.
- Please note, various spots along the event route may be on slightly uneven terrain. Street grates, dips, and various non-level ground may be found so please be sure to bring whateveer items you may need to stabilize or level your space.
PLEASE NOTE:
- To make it more profitable for all, we attempt to limit the quantity of like items to a reasonable number, but we cannot guarantee you will be the only vendor(s) of your craft or item type.
- Submission of application does not guarantee acceptance. If you are accepted you will be contacted via email.
- No refunds for cancellations for any reason whatsoever. This is a rain or shine event.
- No post-dated checks.
- We will attempt to accommodate location requests however we cannot guarantee this.
MAILING LIST:
Any questions or comments should be directed to one of the following outlets:
FINAL NOTES:
- Vendor parking will absolutley not be allowed inside the festival area. We will try to accomodate anyone with mobility issues with nearby parking. We understand that items may need to be moved between trucks/tents for various reasons and we will have a dedicated gator with a volunteer to assist in the back and forth.
- We will be holding our Best of the Fest contest. If you have any mint items they will be advertised specifically on our facebook page in multiple posts including a Where is the Mint Listing as well as voted on for the Best of the Fest. The winning vendor received a free vendor spot for 2027! A seperate jotform for this will become available after the first of the year to streamline advertising on our end.
- Family Friday also returns this year, family friendly events and discounted events and items in order to boost friday afternoon attendance. Signups for this will be shared after all vendors are confirmed.
- Once we have our confirmed list we will be inviting everyone to a shared Google Drive. Here pertinent documents, advertising images, etc will be available to vendors.
- We like to advertise our vendors thru vendor spotlights, however everyone MUST provide their own images, and bio/description via email after acceptance.
- We took your advice to heart last year and hope to continue improving and growing!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR FESTIVAL!