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If you would like to be considered as a vendor at the
Mifflinburg Christkindl Market, please read the Terms
and Conditions below. At the bottom is a link to the
applications.
Terms and Conditions
for craft and food vendor participation in the
Mifflinburg Christkindl Market
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SPACE:
You will have an 8’ X 10’ Christkindl hut, a 10’
X 12’ barn or if pre-approved, your own set-up.
If you are a new vendor, or if you are using a
new setup, you will need to have it pre-approved.
Please enclose pictures with your application.
Food Vendors, please note…. no cooking may be done in a 10’ X 12’ barn.
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SET UP / BREAK DOWN TIMES:
Set up time Wednesday after 3:30pm and Thursday from 9am
- 3pm. Please park as close to booth as
possible, unload, and move vehicle as quickly as
possible. DO NOT block street. No vehicles
on the street after 3:00pm Thursday. No
vehicles on the street for breakdown until after 9pm
Saturday. Please, NO LOUD NOISE during closing
ceremony. There will be complimentary coffee and
cookies at the MHRA booth during setup.
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ELECTRICITY: The
booth will have a ceiling light fixture with a 100 watt
bulb. Craft vendors total
electric load should not exceed 1200 watts including the
original 100 watt light bulb. Additional capacity
can be provided at special request. Food
venders electrical needs will be determined based on
appliances listed, so please be accurate.
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HEAT: NO electric
space heaters are permitted... this will be
enforced. Other
heaters may be used at your own risk. For safety
reasons we encourage propane heaters instead of kerosene
heaters. Please, NO 'personal' coffee pots or soup
pots.
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FIRE PREVENTION:
ALL food vendors are
required to supply their own FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
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JURY INFORMATION for CRAFT
VENDORS: Item's for sale will be approved at
the committee's discretion to assure the Mifflinburg
Christkindl Market remains as authentic as possible.
All new craft vendors must
send pictures representative of all items to be sold
and returning craft
vendors should send pictures of only
new items to be sold.
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SPACE ASSIGNMENT: All
space assignments will be posted at the MHRA booth in
the center of the market (5th St and Market St).
Volunteers will be available to assist you in finding
your location. Please let us know if you have any
special needs.
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REST ROOMS: Portable Toilets, as
well as several inside toilets, are located through the
market. There is one portable toilet located just
South of the Pyramid on 5th St marked
'Vendor Use Only'.
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ATM MACHINE: There is an ATM
machine located 1 block East of the market
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BOOTH APPEARANCE: You are
required
to tastefully decorate the inside of your booth,
preferably with the Christkindl theme for the year.
Walls should be covered and your personal touch added.
Staples, nails or screws may be used but must be removed
at the end of the market and the booth must be free of
debris, (no staples, nails or screws may be used on the
outside of barns). There will be an award
for Best Decorated Vendor. Tables and
chairs are not provided. There is a bracket
provided on huts for a vendor sign, and will accommodate
a sign up to 14 inches wide. The hooks for hanging
sign are on an 11 inch center.
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SNOW REMOVAL: In the event of
snow, vendors are responsible for removing snow from the
roof and front of your booth.
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BOOTH OPERATION: Your booth must
be open for business and attended during ALL
market hours. Failure to comply may
jeopardize your attendance at future markets. If
you run out of an item, please have a back up plan, such
as a display of some type, to keep your booth open.
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HUT TARPS: Do not remove tarps
from huts. They can be rolled up and tied when you
are open and let down at night. Please roll up and
tie at end of market before you leave,
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CLEANUP: At close of Market,
please clean up ALL food and garbage from in and around
your booth and place it in one of the large roll off
dumpsters. Food Vendors, Please DO NOT put any
cooking oil in the dumpsters. Cooking oil
containers may be set next to the dumpster for disposal.
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OVERNIGHT SECURITY: Security will
be provided 9pm through 6am; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights.
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LIABILITY:
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MHRA and the Christkindl committee
are not responsible for any damage or injury done to
the vendor, to vendor's employees or agents, or to
anyone else, or to the vendor's property or the
property of the vendor's employees, agents or anyone
else by reason of any cause whatsoever, including
water, fire, theft, other casualty loss, or act of
nature. Any property belonging to vendor,
vendor's employees, or agents on the site of the
Market event, is left at your own risk. MHRA
and the Christkindl committee are not responsible
for lost, damaged (including damaged by weather), or
stolen goods. The vendor agrees not to hold
MHRA or the Christkindl committee responsible in any
way.
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Liability insurance is required
for ALL vendors. Please enclose a copy of your
certificate of insurance with your application.
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FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION:
Please check the box on the application if
someone in your organization is food safety certified
and enclose a copy of your certificate.
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VENDOR COMMITMENT: By
signing the vendor application, vendor agrees to abide
by these 'Terms and Conditions'. MHRA and the
Christkindl committee reserve the right to cancel
present and future participation upon any violation of
the above mentioned 'Terms and Conditions'.
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MARKET THEME: The
theme for the 2012 Mifflinburg Christkindl Market is
'The Glow of Christmas'
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APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applications will be accepted beginning May 1st
each year. Application must be mailed to
appropriate chairperson, food or craft, with PAYMENT IN
FULL, no exceptions.
Returning vendor's applications must be postmarked by
June 1st. Any vendor applications postmarked
after June 1st will be treated as a new
vendor. New vendor applications will be accepted
beginning June 1st if space is available.
You will receive an email or a postcard upon receipt of
your application.
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SPACE FEES: 2012 FEES
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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CRAFTS:
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Christkindl Craft Hut (8' X
10') - $175
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Christkindl Craft Barn (10' X
12') - $300
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Own Set-Up (MUST
be pre-approved)
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up to 10' - $175
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11' - 20' - $300
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FOODS:
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Christkindl Food Hut (8' X
10') - $200
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Christkindl Food Barn (10' X
12') - $300
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Own Set-Up (MUST
be pre-approved)
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up to 10' - $200
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11' - 20' - $325
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REFUND POLICY: Once
accepted as a vendor, all fees are Non Refundable.
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VENDOR APPLICATIONS & CHAIRPERSON CONTACT
INFO:
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