Exhibitor Guidelines

The exhibitors area, located on the main floor of Ferndale High School, is popular among VegFest attendees, year after year. The 2010 exhibitor's fee is $125.

VegFest Exhibitor Criteria:

• • Feature a product, service or organization that helps people learn about, take a step toward, or maintain, a plant-based lifestyle. (See bottom of page if you have a food product.)
• • Agree to refrain from bringing any of your wares that contain animal ingredients or have been tested on animals, or literature that promotes animal products. However, you may promote your overall business with general information such as a business card, pamphlet, or flyer.
• • Have capability of arriving at 10:00 a.m. for set up, greeting the public at 11:00 a.m. and staying until conclusion of event at 5:00 p.m., and ability to pack up and exit facility by 6:00 p.m.
• • See Exhibitor Application for additional criteria, limitations, or requirements.

VegFest Exhibitor Benefits:

• • Listing in the printed program on the day of the event.
• • Advance listing on the VegFest website with a link to your website.
• • Use of 6x2 table, covered in white plastic cloth, with 2 folding chairs.
• • Location in the main exhibitors hall where the public will have easy access to your display. (Exception: animal welfare groups with graphic displays will have a separate location).
• • Opportunity to use your own tablecloth, attach a banner to front of table, or bring a free standing banner or poster to place behind your table.
• • Access to an electrical outlet for use of laptop or TV/DVD.
• • Convenient parking
• • Exhibitor’s badge for you and your team (up to 4 total) for easy passage into and through the building.

Application Process
To request an application, or to ask further questions, . Since space is limited, please contact us as soon as possible. The VegFest Planning Committee must receive all exhibitor applications by Saturday, March 27.

Special Food Issues:
Food Selling/Sampling: VegFest seeks to provide as many opportunities as possible for the public to sample vegan food. For reasons of space, and health department regulations, there are restrictions on distribution of food in the Exhibitors Area. Food products must factory made or made in a health department certified kitchen. Food products must be non-perishable as sold or sampled, requiring no heating or cooling during the event. However, the “Restaurant” area of VegFest, located in the basement level cafeteria, provides opportunities for large-scale free sampling (1,000 minimum) of either perishable hot/cold, or non-perishable, foods and beverages, with option for selling larger portions. A “restaurant” applicant for purposes of VegFest can be any food service or food distribution organization, e.g. a restaurant, a grocer, a food product manufacturer, a catering company, or a personal chef. Go to the Restaurant Information Page for more information about opportunities and requirements.

Note: This information is subject to change.