ALWAYS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Breathitt County, (Jackson, Ky.) is planning its Annual Honey Festival to be held Friday - Monday - Labor Day Weekend. The planning committee has done extensive work to maintain a truly outstanding festival. Come join us for a week-end of old fashioned fun, great country food, and good times with our friendly Mountain Folks.
Please check out our new exhibitors blog page: http://honeyfestival.blogspot.com/
Photos of past festivals, applications for download, schedule of events etc. are available there. Follow our blog for updates to this years festival.
There are a very limited number of outside Commercial Booths are available for rent. These spaces are outside the large craft tent so you will be required to bring your own canopy, trailor or tent. If you are a returning exhibitor, you have been assigned the same booth space you reserved last year, unless I specifically tell you differently. If your booth is next to the Main Craft tent your canopy must be white or pastel colored.
Only general security will be provided by the Jackson Police Department to these spaces: you are welcome to park a van or car near the booth at night if space permits. Commercial Booths include Children's Novelties, Sand Art, Games, Avon, Buy/Sell Jewelry, Nascar Items, Hats & Shirts, Business Information booths, etc.
The food booths and music stage will be on Broadway (down the hill and at the end of the large craft tent.) There is no change in location of the large craft tent and children's novelties booths.
Bring a long heavy duty grounded extension cord if you need additional electricity in your booth. If extra electricity or 220 electricity is required, this must be noted on the form you return with booth fees (please be as specific as possible for the benefit of our Electrician).
Exhibitors will be responsible for providing their own display materials including tables, chairs, and additional lighting if desired. A broom and garbage bags will help keep your booth clean.
Due to the past desecration of the Military Memorial and past complaints of visitors of the Honey Festival we will not allow the sale of : colored hair spray, stink bombs, potato guns, pellet guns and silly string. If you wish, you may spray the hair of kids for a fee - but do not release the cans of hair spray to the kids! Some local permanent businesses may sell some of these items to visitors of the Honey Festival, but we have no control over what they sell out of their permanent places of business. PLEASE honor our request in this issue.
Please carefully read the following rules and regulations regarding participation in the 2017 Breathitt County Honey Festival. Please review the set up & information sheet. We sincerely hope that you can participate and enjoy our festival this year.
If you need further information or assistance, please feel free to call : Patricia Caudill 606- 272-1272. You may leave a voicemail, message or email.
SET UP INFORMATION: Commercial Vendors
Show hours are: Friday 10 AM - 11 PM; Saturday 10 AM - 10 PM; Sunday 10AM - 10 PM.
Commercial Vendors may stay open until Midnight or until the Music Stage and Food Booths close, if desired. Set up is on Thursday Evening after 6:00 PM - and general Security will be provided after 10 PM. You may also set up before 10 AM on Friday, if needed. ALL BOOTHS should be set up completely by 10 AM on Friday and remain open during stated hours. Please contact us if you will not be able to set up by the scheduled time. If you cannot be in your booth by 10 AM on Sunday we request that keep your booth closed up tight until your arrival. We ask that you be in your booth 1/2 hour before the festival opens each day. You may also work after closing, if needed, to prepare for the next day. Anyone packing up or leaving before 10 PM on Sunday, unless pre approved by the Breathitt County Honey Festival may be refused entrance to future festivals.
Parking for exhibitors will be relatively close to your booths.
Due to the past desecration of the Military Memorial and past complaints of visitors of the Honey Festival we will not allow the sale of : colored hair spray, stink bombs, potato guns, pellet guns and silly string. If you wish, you may spray the hair of kids for a fee - but do not release the cans of hair spray to the kids! Some local permanent businesses may sell some of these items to visitors of the Honey Festival, but we have no control over what they sell out of their permanent places of business. PLEASE honor our request in this issue.
KEEP IT NEAT & FAMILY FRIENDLY! PLEASE! The Committee retains the right to have you remove any objectionable material, at any time.
EXHIBITORS' RESPONSIBILITIES:
Each exhibitor must check in at the information booth before setting up. Badges are required for each exhibitor in each booth. Badges must be worn during all hours of the festival.
Each booth is required to have a sign listing their Craft Business Name and Address; or their own Name and Address (City and State). This does not need to be elaborate - a computer generated sign or poster paper and neat lettering will be fine. This is to help the Committee and your customers identify each booth.
Exhibitors will be limited to items specifically mentioned on their application form or which have otherwise been approved by the Honey Festival Committee. Discounts are discouraged as they distract from the Festival. No heaters, fans, televisions or other electrical appliances will be permitted unless listed on your application and receives prior ap- proval from the Honey Festival Committee. All exhibitors are requested to have an ABC fire extinguisher in their booth. Exhibitors are responsible for setting up and tearing down their display. The Breathitt County Honey Festival shall not be responsible for injury to the exhibitor, his employees or agents, nor any loss or damage to any goods or property of the exhibitor, his employee or agents, nor for any cause whatsoever while the Honey Festival is in progress (including while goods and property are being loaded and unloaded.)
Exhibitors are responsible to pay any applicable sales taxes. All insurance must be placed and paid for by the exhibitor. The Breathitt County Honey Festival is hereby relieved of all responsibility in connection with the safekeeping of the exhibitors property. All items may be left over night, at owners risk, but security will be provided as before.
Any reservations for rooms need to be made well in advance at the Jackson Inn (606-666-7551), Paul's Motel (606-666-2471) or in Hazard, Ky at the Hazard Hotel (606-436-4428), Hampton Inn (1-888-603-5303) Days Inn (1-800-423-7846), Super 8 Motel (606-436-8888) or in Campton, Ky at The Campton Parkway Inn (1-606-668-7072). Hazard and Campton are approximately 30 miles from Jackson. The Honey Festival is not responsible for arranging any accommodations.
All Honey Festival Committee Members are unpaid volunteers. Exhibitors are expected to treat them as courteously as they themselves wish to be treated. Exhibitor agrees to abide by all regulations presently in effect and as may be adopted for proper operation of the Breathitt County Honey Festival.
Exhibitors signature on application form indicates acceptance of all items, rules and regulations of this application.