summer days 2020 vendors
VENDOR FAQ
who can sell products at summer days?
Summer Days features creatives of all industries. Whether your goods are handmade, personally designed, edible or manufactured, you’re invited to apply to sell at Summer Days. That being said, we want you to be successful and will number similar products and decline products that we feel wouldn’t be successful at Summer Days.
We will not include MLM companies at the Summer Days market.
When and where is summer days?
Summer Days begins on July 31 - August 1st. The market starts on Friday from 12-7pm and Saturday from 10am-4pm. It will be held in Leavenworth at the Lions Club Park, between the pool and the library, right off of Highway 2.
how many people will attend summer days?
It’s hard to give you an accurate number, but here’s what we can tell you about the venue and area. The Lions Club Park is less than a block from Front Street. Leavenworth collects tens of thousands of new visitors each weekend, and we expect many of the tourists to venture on up to the park to enjoy, along with our very supportive, local tribe, which come from neighboring towns to support and discover new treasures.
We will be advertising via social media, print, and municipal outlets, so thousands of locals and visitors will hear about the market.
What are the fees associated with summer days?
There’s a $10 non-refundable application fee. This fee will go towards to your booth fee once accepted. Upon acceptance, a vendor will have 3 business days to sign their contract and pay for their booth space.
The Booth:
You as a vendor will provide all of your supplies. (ie: tent booth means you’ll need to supply the 10’x10’ white tent along with all of your display structures.)
10’x10 White Tent Space: $150 for the weekend.
***We allow sharing space for the 10’x10’ Tent Space, If you would like to share, but don’t have a booth mate, please let us know and we will try to connect you with one if possible. However, if there’s not another shared space available by the deadline, you’ll either need to apply as a full space or we will refund you.
Swag Fee/Contribution: Each vendor will contribute $25 worth of swag or $30 swag fee.
All businesses must be current with all Licenses, insurances and permits
The donated swag/swag fee will contribute to the marketing efforts and promotional giveaways at Summer Days. It will also be used as gifts for sponsors. The Summer Days’ team is not the beneficiary of any of these promotional items.
What is the SWAG used for?
Application Tips
We curate the show, so it’s not a guarantee all applications will be able to participate in Summer Days. We look for businesses and creators who love to share their products and connect with consumers! We guarantee our customers quality goods from business owners who care.
Apply early. If you and another vendor have the same products we will choose the first applicant. Also, space is limited and we begin the selection process before the application deadline, May 1st.
Photos are your best friends. Let the 3-5 photos you upload in the application speak for your business. We highly recommend you uploading all 5 photos.
We will ask you, “Why you do what you do?” Your story is personal and powerful. Our market is successful because of the authentic, kind and passionate souls behind each small business. Help us feel your joy in the process, in the journey, in your work. Besides photos, this may be the most important question on the application.
Stay true to your aesthetic and craft. It’s okay if your business encompasses a lot of products as long as you stay true to your business model.
What happens after I apply?
After you apply, your application will be reviewed by our Summer Days’ team - a collective group of designers, curators and business owners who are passionate about their work, their customers and the success of small business owners like yourself. They will specifically look at your products, your price point and your product description to make sure your business is the right fit for Summer Days.
((For example if you are a fine artists and your price points start at $500, we know our market couldn’t guarantee you the same success as another business owner whose price points range from $20-100 per item. This is not to say that the fine artists’ work wouldn’t sell, we just know what we can and can’t guarantee, and we let our vendors know our expectations and understanding before accepting them into the market))
You will then receive an email responding to your application. This will approximately be 10-14 days after you’re application has been received. When accepted, you will be sent a contract and a bill for your booth space. You will have 3 days to sign the contract, and pay the booth fee. If you choose to pay the swag fee, rather than donate swag, that fee will be collected at the same time as your booth fee.
SWAG items must be sent by June 1 to the address on the contract.
If for any reason after payment you are unable to vend at Summer Days, we will refund you in full up to a month after you’ve paid, but no later than May 15th. No refund/credit will be offered to vendors after May 15th, 2019.
For example if you were accepted and paid by April 1, you would have until May 1st to receive a full refund.
The $10 application fee is non-refundable.
refund policy?
We’ve found that the most successful vendors believe in their products, put extra time into their displays and actively engage with their customers. From cutting boards to stickers to pottery, the medium didn’t matter, but the presentation and the engagement did.
Many of our customers gravitate to the Pacific Northwest style because it’s home to them. The Northwest applauds the maker and the go-getter, so supporting and finding goods that help with a baby shower gift or finish off a mantle are perfect items, but don’t feel limited to those avenues only, housewares, apparel, wedding gifts, furniture, accessories and candles were top sellers at Summer Days.
If you’re still on the fence about it, here’s our advice:
Ask 5-10 trusted friends about the 5 or so product ideas you want to sell and find out what they like and don’t like about those products, and see how that matches up to everything we’ve said.
Look at the past vendors and if there’s a handful of businesses in that roundup that you’d want to associate with, then you know you’re looking in the right direction.
JUST GO FOR IT. Sometimes we’re our worst critique. If you’ve made it this far through the vendor FAQ, you should apply. You have nothing to lose, not even $10, It will be worth the experience if Summer Days isn’t the right thing for you, but we think you should give it a whirl!
Good luck!