2023 Vendor Application

2023 Galena Country Fair Vendor Information & Application

Dear Artist / Craftsperson:

Thank you for your interest in Galena Country Fair! This popular two-day event is held annually on Columbus Day Weekend in historic Grant Park overlooking Galena, Illinois.

Galena Country Fair features more than 100 vendors selling a variety of high-quality, original handmade arts, crafts, and fine arts. Fairgoers and participants enjoy delicious food, family fun, live entertainment, children’s games, a silent auction, and raffle.

Galena Country Fair is a volunteer-run event. All proceeds from the event support a wide range of causes including strengthening our communities’ emergency services and preparedness, developing programs for youth, and improving the well-being of our citizens.

Fair Hours: Saturday, October 7, 2023 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, October 8, 2023 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Early Bird Shoppers: Many shoppers arrive by 8 a.m. both days.

We recommend vendors are open and ready for business by 8 a.m.

Where: Grant Park

625 Park Ave., Galena, IL

We also ask that you provide your best email address on the application. Please share with us the email address that you check regularly. Vendor correspondence may be sent via email and we definitely want all Galena Country Fair information to reach you! Please add Vendors@galenacountryfair.com to your Whitelist, which may also be called the Approved or Safe Sender List. Adding Vendors@galenacountryfair.com to your Whitelist is an important step that improves the chances of our emails reaching your inbox instead of your spam or junk folder.

Please visit GalenaCountryFair.com to learn more about the event and review vendors' frequently asked questions (FAQs). If you need further assistance, please call 815-777-0817.

Sincerely,

Teresa Rowe, Vendor Chairperson

GALENA COUNTRY FAIR VENDOR APPLICATION: Oct. 7-8, 2023

Submitting a vendor application and payment does not confirm your space in Galena Country Fair. If, for some reason you are not accepted as a vendor, you will be notified and your two checks will be returned. Application deadline is March 31, 2023.

REMINDERS:

Save/Print your application information.
Provide your best email address. The one you check regularly.
Add Vendors@galenacountryfair.com to your whitelist, approved, and/or safe sender list.
Please review the Event Information & Vendor Guidelines before applying.

Business Name

First Name

Address

Social Media URLs

LIST THE PRODUCTS AND/OR PRODUCT CATEGORIES YOU WILL OFFER FOR SALE AT THE 2023 FAIR:

Last Name

Phone/Cell *Best Contact #

Website

Etsy Shop

Please check the one category that best fits your product:

COUNTRY CRAFTS (JUDGED CATEGORY)

CRAFTS (JUDGED CATEGORY)

FINE ART (JUDGED CATEGORY)

FARMER'S MARKET (NON-JUDGED CATEGORY)

WHAT PROCESS OR MATERIAL DO YOU USE THAT MAKES YOUR PRODUCT SPECIAL? (Attach extra sheet, if necessary.)

License # of Vehicle:

License # of Trailer:

BOOTH SIZE: 10’ deep x 12’ wide; marked space.

PARKING: There is no permanent parking of vendor vehicles or trailers on Johnson Street.

SILENT AUCTION: Each artist/craft person must donate one item worth a minimum of $20.00 from their booth the weekend

of the fair. Silent Auction donations must be turned in before vendors will receive their Itinerant Merchant License.

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE: Accepted vendors are notified around April 30, 2023. Vendors’ checks will be cashed in May. Photos will be returned in vendor packets the weekend of Galena Country Fair. Vendors not accepted will have their checks and photos returned.

VENDOR RESPONSIBILITY: Vendor is fully responsible for any loss or damage to his or her property by theft, fire or casualty.

Jo Daviess County Country Fair Charities, Inc. (Galena Country Fair) expressly disclaims any responsibility for same. Each vendor
is responsible for the conduct of his or her representatives and must not detract from the image or welfare of the show.

CLICK HERE 2023 EVENT INFORMATION & VENDOR GUIDELINES AND READ BEFORE SIGNING BELOW.

By signing this application, I certify that I have read the two-page 2023 Event Information & Vendor Guidelines document and I will adhere to all policies, agree to all terms stated above, and will donate an item worth at least $20.00 as part of my fee for participation in the Galena Country Fair. I understand the item will be used for the Silent Auction.

If we print rack cards, up to 150 event rack cards are available to each vendor wishing to help promote the event.

For this application to be considered, the following must be included:

Vendor Application (filled out; signature required)

3-5 color photos of your work (no slides/copy machine photos). Submit to the right. Only physical photos will be returned.

$225 booth entry fee in the form of check or money order made payable to the Galena Country Fair can be mailed to PO Box 6394, Galena, IL 61036. Or can be automatically deducted by following instructions to the right.

City of Galena Itinerant Merchant Application (filled out; signature required).

City of Galena Itinerant Merchant Application (https://www.cityofgalena.org/documents/filelibrary/side_tabs/forms/business/ItinerantMerchantApplication_66B940E5A8661.pdf)

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PAYMENT: If you wish to have the entry fee automatically deducted from your account, please provide the routing and account number for the account you wish to have it deducted from. Prior to pulling the funds and email notification will be sent informing you of the date the payment will be pulled.

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