Terms and Conditions: Craft Tents & Artisan Alley

1. RESERVATION FEE & APPLICATION PROCESS

Reservation fees paid will hold a space in the following year’s Festival until May 31 of the following year. You must submit a new Craft Tents & Artisan Alley application each year to guarantee a space by that date. This reservation only holds a space for you and does NOT guarantee the same space as held in the previous year. The Craft Tents & Artisan Alley committee reserves the right to move vendors due to water, electrical, sponsorship, or any other requirement. All vendors must complete and submit an application form by the specified deadline. After a certain number of vendors had registered and the system reaches capacity the rest of the vendors will automatically be sent to waitlist. Selection of any new vendors is under the discretion of the office.

2. SELECTION CRITERIA

After the deadline has passed the application form for new vendors will still be open and any new vendors will automatically be sent to waitlist. Selection of any new vendors is under the discretion of the office. Vendors will be selected based on the uniqueness, quality, and appropriateness of their products for the festival.

3. SUBLETTING

There will be absolutely no sub-letting of space. Subletting space will come with serious consequences that may include cancelling your application for the upcoming years festival.

4. PAYMENT OF FEES

All fees must be paid in full two months before the Festival (that is, May 31st). Failure to do so, if you have left a deposit will result in your space NOT being guaranteed. If you are accepted into the festival within 2 months of the festival, your fees will be due immediately. Late payments will not be accepted, except at the discretion of the office.

5. PRODUCT

Only original and personally handmade items may be displayed or sold in the Craft tents and Artisan Alley spaces. The Craft Tents & Artisan Alley committee has the final determination in this matter.

No weapons of any type are allowed at the Festival site nor can any weapon of any type be sold, including knives.

No drug paraphernalia shall be sold or advertised by any vendor, such as novelty pipes, items that can be associated with illegal drug, or displaying various drug types.

No vendor shall sell popped corn, candy apples, cotton candy, or carnival rides of any kind.

6. SET UP AND OPERATION HOURS

Booths must be set up between 8 am and 12 noon on the Friday of the Festival. Late arrival arrangements are to be arranged with the Craft Tents & Artisan Alley committee a minimum of 72 hours before the start of the Festival.

Booth spaces will be allocated at the discretion of the festival organizers. Specific requests for booth locations will be considered but cannot be guaranteed.

All booths must be completely free standing with no anchors of any type placed into the community street. No signs, racks, displays of any kind are allowed outside your allotted space. All tents must fit inside your allotted space and must be weighed down. The Morden Corn & Apple Festival is not responsible for damages caused by tents blowing over.

All exhibitors must remain open and operational during the hours outlined below:

  1. Friday from 12:00 am until 10:00 pm.
  2. Saturday from 11:00 am until 10:00 pm.
  3. Sunday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm.

Booth hours may start earlier on Friday and Saturday. Booths must be removed by 5:30 pm on the Sunday of the Festival.

All Vendors must operate for the entire 3-day duration of the Festival, RAIN OR SHINE.

If a vendor is found to be in breach of the above, they will be assed a penalty of $150 for each occurrence. This includes takedown after the festival.

7. GARBAGE

It is the responsibility of the Vendor to maintain a clean premises in and around their booth location. All vendors must dispose of their waste ONLY in the large bins (dumpsters) at the intersections and NOT in the small street waste carts.

The street waste carts are for public waste only and cannot be pulled up to any Vendor booth/table.

8. COPYRIGHT

The Morden Corn & Apple Festival encourages the sale of products featuring corn and/or apples during the Festival, however, reproduction of the Morden Corn & Apple Festival name, logo, or branding is restricted unless rights are purchased by the vendor from the Morden Corn & Apple Festival. All inquiries regarding the Morden Corn & Apple Festival copyright are to be directed to the Morden Corn & Apple Festival office at 204-823-2676, or by email at info@cornandapple.com.

Vendors may choose to participate in promotional activities for the festival, including providing images and descriptions of their products for marketing purposes, Once provided, the organizers hold rights to anything provided until any promotional activity is satisfied. Additionally vendors may also sponsor the Corn & Apple Festival for any additional advert.

9. OTHER INFO

There is absolutely NO SMOKING in the Craft Tents.

While pets are very welcome at the Festival, we ask that pets be kept out of both Craft Tents and the Artisan Alley area outside the tents as well.

10. CANCELLATION POLICY

Once the deadline has passed for application and an application from your business has not been received, you may not get a refund on your deposit. Booth fees are non-refundable after August 4, except in extenuating circumstances as determined by the festival organizers. Any refunds issued for special case scenarios is up to the sole discretion of the festival organizers. REFUNDS ARE NOT GUARANTEED.

11. INSURANCE & LIABILITY

Power for the festival is organized by local electrical company ‘TRUE NORTH’. Any issues with power will be forwarded to them. Neither the power company nor the festival is liable for any damages caused by power outages or electrical failures beyond their control. Vendors are responsible for all damages that might occur during their presence in the festival.

Vendors are responsible for their own liability insurance and must indemnify the festival organizers against any and all claims, damages, or losses.

12. MANITOBA HEALTH CONTINGENCIES

Should the Morden Corn & Apple Festival be cancelled by the provincial government due to an unexpected public health concern, full refunds will be issued to vendors. Vendors must comply with all health and safety regulations, including food handling (if applicable) and booth display safety.

13. CONDUCT & COMPLIANCE

Vendors must conduct themselves in a professional manner and comply with all festival rules and regulations. Vendors must comply with all local, provincial/state, and federal laws and regulations applicable to their participation in the festival.

14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Any disputes or issues that arise during the festival will be resolved at the discretion of the festival organizers. Corn and Apple Inc. reserves the right to update the terms and conditions as it deems necessary prior to the beginning of receiving new application.

NOTE: Please be certain to have these terms and conditions available to the person or persons physically in attendance at your booth on the weekend of the Morden Corn & Apple Festival for their reference.