58th Annual Morton Pumpkin Art Craft Market Application
9/13/2024 - 9/14/2024Location: Birchwood Park , 311 W Birchwood St, Morton, IL 61550
Event Description
Calling all Crafters, Artists, and Food Vendors!
Applications are open for the 2024 Pumpkin Art & Craft Market one of the most popular events at the Morton Pumpkin Festival. The theme for this year’s Festival is Pumpkins Run For The Roses! 75,000+ people are expected to visit over the course of the four-day Festival from September 11-14. The Pumpkin Art & Craft Market will be held at Birchwood Park (311 W. Birchwood Street, Morton, IL 61550).
Schedule
Friday 9/13
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.
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 9/14
8:00am-5:00pm............................ Market Hours
Fees
$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.
Juried Application Process
8:00am-5:00pm............................ Market Hours
Fees
$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.
Juried Application Process
- 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.
- Applicants will be notified of status by 5pm on May 15. Accepted crafters who have a consecutive history of participation in the Pumpkin Festival Art & Craft Market will be given priority booth placement. We will also consider the date that your application is received.
- Invoice for booth rental will be emailed following approval of application. Your booth reservation will only be confirmed upon receipt of payment.
- Upon acceptance, 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.
Details
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.
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, 2024. 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.
- 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.