Sunday, April 19th, 2009
be a vendor.
Fall Events:
(Please pardon our dust, website under construction/ remodel…)
Next Indie Mart: Sunday November 8th, 12-6pm at Thee Parkside.
This show will bring you 75 of the best vendors SF has to offer. Sadly we are limiting the number of jewelry vendors for this one, based on feedback and sales for vendors. We will be selecting vendors that are the best for OUR event, about 40% new vendors and 60% existing vendors, often with new goods. Applications are excepted on a show by show basis. We get an overwhelming amount of applicants, so we cannot always promptly reply to everyone. We like to rotate in new designers to every event. So please dont be hurt if we dont accept your application, try again for the next show.
The Indie Mart is an original…we are not like other design fairs. We feature independent makers of all sorts…clothing, accessories, bikes, baked goods, prepared foods & packaged foods, zines, taxidermy, anything is welcome. We also like to layer in lots of vintage, antiques, collectibles, records and are open to new items as well. It is more about a community and a lifestyle…that being fun, a bit rock and roll, eclectic and different. I hand select vendors based on originality, uniqueness of product or how it is made, requests by our indie-marters and if I think your designs would fit our rock and roll, unique, DIY crowd.
We PREFER creative fun folks that are willing to talk about their items with customers and even can be interactive at the event..making things, demonstrating, doing live silk screening, etc. If you want to sit in a chair and not talk to folks, let the items sell themselves…DO NOT APPLY. Our reputation as an event is very important…we expect you to interact with customers and showcase your items. We do not want to be like every other craft event and we are not about mainstream stuff….make it interesting please! There are only so many deer shirts and feather headbands we need amongst the vendors:)
DIRECTIONS TO APPLY FOR A SCHEDULED SHOW:
1. Sign up for our mailing list first off, so we can send updates when shows are announced.
2. Fill out an online application. Be sure to include all information and if you dont have a website with current photos, please email them to kelly@indie-mart.com. Please list the following info in your application:
- Please include what size space you would like and a second choice
- What makes your items different or interesting, any special processes.
- How your booth will be different, interactive or what you will do to make it interesting
- How you will promote
For our upcoming show, the following spaces are available.Prices have gone up a few dollars since we are offering a more refined selection of vendors. We have insurance, security, lots of staffing and promoting expenses to cover, so prices do differ for each show based on the venue, permits & fees, amount of vendors, etc.
- 5 small sidewalk spaces- 6 ft wide x 3.5 ft - $75 /$115 with half page zine ad / $145 with full page zine ad
- 50 half spaces- 10 ft wide x 5 ft - $90/ $130 with half page zine ad / $155 with half page zine ad
- 15 large street spaces-10 ft x 10 ft - $150/ $185 with half page zine ad / $215 with full page zine ad
- 3 inside spaces- 6 ft wide x 3.5 ft - $75/ $115 with half page zine ad / $145 with full page zine ad
- Tables & chair rentals can also be added on to your payment if you would like to rent. Folding chairs $3. each, 4 foot folding tables $12. each & 6 foot folding tables $15. each
SPACES ARE NOT CONFIRMED OR HELD UNTIL FULL PAYMENT IS MADE. (Sorry we often have unpaid folks cancel last minute, which just isnt cool. We will not hold spaces and sell out FAST. Please be prompt to ensure your spot:)
To submit an application, please fill out the form below:
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Indie Mart @ Treasure Island Music Festival: October 17th & 18th
Treasure Island is back with a killer lineup and a killer Indie Mart! Last year we had one of the most fun weekends I can recount just about ever. Besides having bands shop our tent, TV on the radio wear t-shirts from our tent for their set, seeing amazing bands through the day, getting to have a friend come along (um, hello tickets are not cheap), Indie Mart staff help for breaks, exposure to people, press, media & attention…oh yeah and you make money! Most vendors last year made sales that were 3-8 times their booth fees with an unbelievable opportunity for exposure. This year we are back with our own area & an even bigger, more hyped spot at the Festival. We will be having live beer koozie screening and offer a bunch of fun activities to keep our booth as an attraction! We are offering a very selected amount of spaces for both days. Sadly we cannot offer one-day participation.
We will hand select the raddest & most fun vendors, along with Noise Pop, based on uniqueness of your product, commitment to having an interactive/ unique set up, the best fit for the crowd and sales potential. We want the best & the most fun folks, so we can best represent the best of the Indie Mart. To apply, please apply online at indie-mart.com by September 4th. Please be sure to add in the application that it is for Treasure Island, your first and second choice for booth size and a very specific, detailed description of what you will be selling. We will personally contact you by September 5th if you are approved. Payment for your booth must be made no later than September 10th.
Space sizes & details:
(2)10×4.5 half tent space $625. (2 tickets)
(4) 6×4.5 rack & 1-2 chair space $425. (2 tickets)
(1) 6×4 full table & 1-2 chair space $400. (2 tickets)
(4) 3×4 half table & 1 chair space $250. (2 tickets)
• You get to be a part of SF’s best indie music festival!
• 2 passes to the festival and all shows for you and a guest
• You are part of the tented Indie Mart area amidst the entire festival
• Indie Mart specific promotion & mass marketing that lists your brand specifically as a featured vendor.
• Treasure Island specific promotion & email blast that promote the Indie Mart.
• Tables, chairs, delivery & storage of items are included.
• Use of a central credit card terminal if needed provided by the Indie Mart.
• You are able to donate giveaway items or artist specific gifts for the Indie Mart Swag bags for bands & artists.
• A listing in our Zine as a part of the Indie Mart booth (includes your website and information)
Indie Mart Treasure Island Zine:
Due to the huge crowd of the event, we have decided to do an exclusive Indie Mart Treasure Island Zine that will feature 20+ pages of articles, band reviews, fun & ads. We will be distributing 5000 copies over the weekend. This is a great exposure & marketing opportunity. To be a part of the zine, we have layered in a few levels so there are different prices levels & anyone can afford. Costs cover printing and we havent added on any extras:)
All ads can be submitted in color OR black & white, however the zine will be printed in black & white. Please send ads as a jpeg, photoshop or illustrator file. Recommended dpi- 300. Ads must be received by October 1st.
1/4 page ad (3.25 wide x 4 high) $ 95.
1/2 page ad (6.5 wide x 4 high) $ 135.
full page ad (6.5 wide x 8 high) $ 250.
Please apply seperately using the same form below and write Treasure Island in the description.
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