This is a HANDCRAFTED EVENT ... No MLM, Manufactured or Resale items are allowed
Where/When: Indoors, Brookdale Hoffman Estates (1515 Barrington Road, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169) on Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 10am to 3pm (Set up is at 8am, Tear down 3-5pm).
Contact: The only contact for this event is Mandy: Info@Artisan-Markets.com, www.Artisan-Markets.com, www.Facebook.com/ArtisanMarketsIL, and www.Instagram.com/ArtisanMarketsIL
JURIED SHOW: This event is re-juried every year. Applicants will be notified within a few weeks after the application, photos and payment are all completed. Please add info@Artisan-Markets.com to your email address book to help avoid missing our emails to you. We are currently accepting up to 2 makers per category.
APPLICATION/BOOTH FEE: Marketing and advertisement is included in your $40-$80 booth fee. If you are on the waitlist and then accepted, your booth fee is due within 48 hours and is non-refundable.
FOOD VENDORS: Vendors of food must have a copy of your certificate of insurance (liability) at the event. Food vendors, it is your responsibility to ensure you have complied with any local or state regulations regarding food handling, preparation and packaging. Due to COVID, decisions regarding sampling of food products will be made shortly prior to the event's start date.
MARKETING: Advertisement will include signs/flyers at Brookdale, flyers in each Brookdale resident mailbox, email blasts to Brookdale residents' families, Artisan Markets' email blasts, facebook/instagram ads and more. As a vendor, PLEASE help spread the word to make this event as successful as possible! This can be done by simple word of mouth, your own social media posts, and interacting/sharing our social media posts.
BOOTH QUANTITIES: Approximately 20 booths
BOOTH SPACE: Your spot will be assigned and we will try our best to have vendors with similar products spaced apart from each other. All booths are 6'x6' or 6' deep x 12' wide. In our efforts to keep everything fair and safe for others, please keep all your items within your booth space.
BOOTH SHARING: Booth sharing between 2 vendors is only allowed with booths 12x6.
Chairs and Tables: Each booth includes chairs and a 6' x 30" table upon request. ***You must supply your own table cloth***
Electric: Please be prepared to not have electricity. Some spots may be near an outlet, but there is no guarantee.
TENTS: Tents are NOT allowed.
TAXES: It is up to the maker to properly include sales tax, so that they may file correctly at the end of the year. If Hoffman Esates does check, it will hinder your ability to apply next year if not completed, as stated by the village.
LUNCH: Brookdale has a cafe that will be open for lunch from 11-2pm and coffee will be available before lunch.
Cancelation Policy: Like many, if not most events.... If your application is ACCEPTED, there are no refunds or transferring your payment to a different event.
COVID: Due to the recent pandemic, all details are subject to change based on the Illinois Department of Health. In the event guidelines change, and unable to hold the event as advertised, vendors will be reimbursed appropriately.