NOTE: You will NOT receive the clean up
deposit back if you do not provide a self addressed stamped envelope!!! If
you do not provide an envelope, we will tear up the deposit checks after
evaluating your clean up and all fees are up to date.
NEW: Municipality
of Anchorage are
assessing a Vendor Flat Fee for usage of the park beginning 2008. Details are forthcoming.
All booths need to be
set-up by 10pm Thursday, July 3.
We do not allow cars,
buses, vans, trailers or campers of any type to be used for booths. Make your
booth fit within the woodsy environment. The booth operator is responsible
for setting up and taking down the booth. Be prepared to work around tree
roots -- NO nails in trees.
Craft Guidelines
All work must be
hand-crafted by the artist! No manufactured or store bought items allowed.
All applicants must submit a photo depicting samples of their artwork. The
photo will be used to verify hand-crafted items for booth requests.
The application
requires craft vendors to complete a full
description of all
types of crafts to be sold - including people sharing booth spaces. For
people sharing spaces, vendor name must be provided on application.
NO PRE-PRINTED T-SHIRTS ALLOWED! NO
ADVERTISING ALLOWED
The Forest Fair
committee reserves the right to ask applicants to leave if items for sale do
not honor the request for HAND-CRAFTED items only.
The Forest Fair
Committee reserves the right to limit the number of vendors selling specialty
items/services if there already are others selling the same or similar
product.
The Forest Fair
Committee will not accept fortune telling such as palm reading or tarot card
readings due to our rule on Religious Orders.
Food Guidelines
Food Booths are the #1
contributor of the garbage problem, please do your share in cleaning up. ALL
garbage from food booths must be dumped in the dumpsters provided (NOT in the
little garbage cans!) Please BREAKDOWN all cardboard and place IN the
recycling dumpster - NOT NEXT TO IT for us to clean up.
All food vendors must
send the application, checks or money orders, and COMPLETE menu for space
reservation. Variety and promptness could assure your spot. There are limited
booth spaces for food vendors. No "Carnival Food" and commercially
manufactured food will be limited such as sodas and chips.
A health permit must
be obtained through the Muni in order to serve
food.
Novel, unusual,
homemade and exotic foods are in keeping with the theme of the Forest Fair.
Space Assignment
All booths are granted
on a "First Come – First Serve" basis based on date of postmark on
completed application. All requirements must be met and approved by Forest
Fair Committee.
Special requests for
spaces are also granted on this basis. If you would like the same space as
the previous year, you must return your application by the early vendor
deadline – May 1 – or you may be issued a different space.
Returning
Vendors - Vendors
from previous years event requesting their same space will be assigned first.
Returning
Vendors requesting different space - Vendors from previous years event requesting a change in
location, will be granted after returning vendors are assigned.
New Vendors - New vendors will be assigned
booth space based on availability.
Dates and Deadlines
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May 2 - Early Application Deadline
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June 1 - Begin mailing Booth Confirmations and Final Instructions to
Vendors - If you are coming from out of state, advise us of latest mailing
date.
·
June 20 - Vendor Application Deadline
NO applications will be processed after this date!
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Thursday, July 3 - Booth Set-Up day from Noon to 10:00 pm
·
Friday, July 4 -Fair is open from 11am to 9:00 pm
·
Saturday, July 5 - Parade at 11:00 am - Alyeska Highway
will be closed by 10:30am - all vendors must be in place by this time!
Fair is open from 11:00am to 9:00 pm
·
Sunday, July 6 - Fair is open from 11:00 to 6:00 pm
All vendors are expected to stay open for business until 6:00 pm!
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Monday July 7 - EVERYTHING MUST GO! By 5:00pm, everything must be
cleaned up (including cigarette butts in your area) or clean-up deposits will
not be returned.
Vendor Camping & Parking
Camping areas are few
and allowed only by Vendors. Cook stoves only! Absolutely NO fires!
Port-a-cans and tap water will be available. Be prepared for rain and noise
throughout the night. Parking spaces will be reserved for Booth Operators
ONLY!
NOTE****
Due to the lack of available parking space, Vendors will be limited to 1
parking permit only!
You must either bring one vehicle (recommended) or shuttle your second
vehicle to the Daylodge parking lot or a different
parking location. The Vendor Parking Permit will be sent with confirmation of
registration.
Kids Booths
Child vendors under
the age of 12 receive a free booth space. Teenage vendors between the ages of
13 – 18 can apply for a limited # of discounted booth spaces for $50.
They must fill out the
same application and pay the $25 refundable clean-up fee. The child must work
the booth and make the items to be sold. Help from the parents is allowed,
but the idea is for the child to be responsible.
Notices
No electrical outlets
are available and NO GENERATORS
ALLOWED!!! Bring a
cart to haul your materials up to ¼ mile into the fair grounds. Come prepared
for rain and cover your booth.
Wandering vendors are
not permitted!!! This includes musicians - please contact the music
coordinator if you want to play at the fair.
Remember, this is a
Forest Fair, onsite booth building tends to work better. Don’t forget tree
roots!
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