9/12/2025 - 9/13/2025


Location: Birchwood Park

Calling all Crafters, Artists, and Food Vendors!

Applications are open for the 2025 Pumpkin Art & Craft Market one of the most popular events at the Morton Pumpkin Festival. 75,000+ people are expected to visit over the course of the four-day Festival from September 10-13, 2025.  

The Pumpkin Art & Craft Market will be held Friday September 12 & Saturday September 13, 2025 at Birchwood Park (311 W. Birchwood Street, Morton, IL 61550).

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Schedule

Friday 9/12
9:00am-2:00pm............................ Staggered set-up
Noon-3:00pm............................... Booths inspected according to following guidelines
3:30-7:00pm................................. Market Hours (volunteers will be leaving at 6:30pm)
Overnight security is provided on the Art & Craft Market grounds on Friday.


Saturday 9/13
8:00am-5:00pm............................ Market Hours
 
Fees
Early bird discount $25 off total booth cost (Expires Feb 14,2025)
$190 non-members / $150 Chamber Members* per booth

 
*Chamber Membership: Home-based businesses/Part-time professionals may join the Morton Chamber of Commerce for a flat fee of $125/year. Download the application at www.mortonchamber.org/join-today and send it in with your Art & Craft Market application or email it to info@mortonillinois.org.

 

• All new vendors must include 5 photos of their handmade craft and include one photo showing their craft in process of being made. Photos need to be submitted at time of payment and can be emailed to info@mortonillinois.org
• This application process does not include any guarantee of exclusivity to exhibitors, nor does submission of this application guarantee acceptance into the event.
• Booth locations will be assigned based on the order of registration
• A confirmation email will be sent to you following completion of the online registration.
•  We will be emailing additional Art & Craft Market information, and logistics (including parking and set-up/tear-down) as we get closer to Festival. Contact our office with any questions. Details will also be on the  Morton Pumpkin Festival website, www.mortonpumpkinfestival.org/pumpkin-art-and-craft-market.

Guidelines

• All items must be either handmade in the USA by the exhibitor, or the character of the item must be substantially altered/embellished by the exhibitor. Items sold must reflect what is represented on the application and in supplemental photos. (We do not allow flea market or "home party" type merchandise to be resold by a third party). Any items not meeting the above criteria may not be displayed or sold.
• Food vendors: Only prepackaged snack items will be allowed to be sold out of your booth. We reserve the right to reject any food not considered to be a snack item or misrepresented. Please reach out to the Tazewell County Health Department at eh@tchd.net for packaging information or a food permit application.
• Because of the family nature of the Pumpkin Festival, absolutely no dogs/pets, alcoholic beverages, smoking, vaping, knives, firearms, or illegal substances will be permitted in booths. No smoking or alcohol on Pumpkin Festival grounds.
• All displays must remain entirely within the space provided. Aisle space must not be infringed upon. Storage must be covered and out of sight.
• The Morton Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to sell all items with the Pumpkin Festival logo. No vendor shall display any item with the Morton Pumpkin Festival logo or the words, "Morton Pumpkin Festival" UNLESS they have purchased the rights to the Retailers' Logo available through the Morton Chamber of Commerce.
• We reserve the right to reject any work considered to be of inferior quality, misrepresented or undesirable and to shut down your booth if you do not meet our requirements.
• Vendors may not share booth space with other vendors.
• We recommend that you bring "helping hands" to help work your booth. In situations where that is not an option, vendors planning to be alone at their booth should notify the volunteers as soon as they arrive.
• Any exhibitor unwilling to comply with the guidelines will be asked to leave the Art & Craft Market without a refund and forfeit participation in future events.
• Crafter parking is located at the Morton Park District Indoor Recreation Facility, 324 S Detroit, Morton. We will have a shuttle available. 

Spaces

• All spaces are 11' x 11" and are on asphalt.
• Tents may be no longer than 10' x 10' and must be set at the front of the space, creating a 1' space at the back of the booth. This additional space is to be used for storage and personal items, not additional retail space.
• Vendors furnish own tables, chairs, tents, display materials, dollies, as well as protection from weather. The Morton Chamber of Commerce and Morton Pumpkin Festival will not have any of these available for vendor use.
• No electricity is available, and generators are not permitted.
• There is no WiFi in Birchwood Park. 

Refunds, Cancellation, and Notifications

• Cancellation policy: please notify the Morton Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible. Refunds (excluding a $25 cancellation fee) will be made before August 1, 2025. You may not sell your space or share it with a non-registered exhibitor. Refunds on August 1 or later will be made if the vacated space can be filled with a wait-list crafter (excluding a $25 cancellation fee). 
• Sales tax: All vendors are required by law to pay sales tax to the State of Illinois. We will provide a Special Event Tax Payment Coupon to those not having an Illinois Sales Tax ID number.
• Change and Petty Cash: Vendors are expected to bring their own change for their booths. The Morton Chamber of Commerce and the Morton Pumpkin Festival will not provide change.
• Publicity: The Morton Pumpkin Festival will be advertised in local and regional newspapers, posters, booklets, radio, television, website, and social media.
• Vendors must have their booth open and ready to sell during the stated show hours. Vendors that need to leave early must be approved on a case-by-case basis by the Art & Craft Market volunteers and will be at the volunteer's discretion. Booths left unaccompanied by the crafters during the stated show hours are the responsibility of their vendor.