Vendors are required to purchase an admission ticket for the 6 day/5 night festival at a discounted price of $200 per person for up to three people per booth. If your application is accepted, tickets must be purchased using your vendor discount code as soon as possible but not later than June 15th, 2024. All vendors will retain income from sales and are responsible for their own tax reporting. In the event of vendor cancellation, ticket refunds are not available. 

Booth requirements:

Each vendor spot is a 10x10. All vendors must have a 10x10 pop up canopy tent that includes 4 attachable walls that must be up after you close for the evening. Fern Fest will not provide tents or any display items, so you must plan to bring everything you will need. All display equipment and goods for sale should remain within this footprint. All booths must be appropriately staked using heavy duty stakes/straps or weighted with 10lb weights on each leg (40lbs total) and please plan to bring tarps and whatever else you may need to protect your goods during any rain or stormy weather. 

Parking/Camping:

Vehicle parking and camping is allowed directly behind your booth and depending on space availability, RVs and trailers may also be allowed. Once parked on set-up day, please plan to stay parked in your designated spot until load-out on Sunday. 

Electricity/WIFI:

There will not be any electricity provided and no generators are allowed. There is no WIFI and limited cell service. It’s best to plan to take credit cards while offline to process later in the event you don't have service. If you plan to stay open into the evening hours, battery operated lights will work well and portable phone charger packs are great for keeping your phone charged.

Helpers:

Each vendor can access up to two helper tickets at the discounted price of $200. Please tell us on your application if you plan to bring helpers as soon as you are able. 

Hours/Location:

We ask that you remain present in your booth during the crafts hours, but you are you free to step away for food or restroom breaks as needed. Crafts will open on Tuesday at 12pm and close that evening at 8pm. Thursday, Friday and Saturday the hours will be from 12pm-8pm. These are the hours that we require everyone to be open but you may choose to be open earlier or later as long as between the hours of 8am and 10pm. Please plan to have battery operated lights as it gets dark.

Crafts will be located in the main area of the festival. It will be close to the stage, community tent, food trucks and all the activity. 

Security:

Fern Fest does not provide any security overnight for the crafts area. It will be a highly visible area and we don’t anticipate having any problems. With that said, we encourage locking up valuables and money if you feel any concern. All booths are required to have 4 walls that are closed up and secured each evening. We feel trusting of our community but we cannot make guarantees or be held responsible for any loss.

Load In:

Craft Vendors must arrive on Monday, July 8th between 8am to 4pm. Please be completely ready to be open by 12pm on Tuesday when crafts officially opens. 

Load out:

Craft vendors must load out on Sunday, July 14th, 2024. Everyone must be off the property by 2pm, no exceptions.

If you have any further questions, please email michiganfernfest@gmail.com

Thanks for your interest - we are looking forward to hearing from you!