Merrick Spring Fest Outdoor
Saturday & Sunday April 27-28
All vendors set up in LIRR Commuter Lot
10am-5pm each day
With reasonably good weather 100 vendors and 4,000 shoppers for the two-day Fair.
Prepaying is the only way to guarantee that space will be available for you when you arrive to sell.
If your application arrives after we are sold out you will receive an immediate full refund.
Click here to be directed to our ONLINE VENDOR APPLICATON.
Click here to be directed to our VENDOR MAIL APPLICATION that you can print and fill out by hand and send to us by US mail.
Pre-paying is the only way to guarantee having a space.
On the day of each fair any available space will be rented on a first come basis for an additional $10 per space.
Food and beverage vendors
Sorry, we are not permitted to bring in any more food vendors for this fair.
Explanation of Rental Rates
Our business model is based on encouraging people to SHOP SMALL and SHOP LOCAL!
Our vendors are the direct descendants of the American retail pioneers that build this country one town at a time.
Outdoor shopping is the heart and soul of what we offer.
Online and big box chain stores dominate the landscape today, but there is nothing like getting out on a Saturday or Sunday to enjoy the simple pleasures of shopping, browsing, and people watching with your friends, family, and neighbors.
Our definition of 'local' is small, independent for profit vendors consisting of artists, crafters, gift curators, and neighborhood brick and mortar mom & pop stores.
We believe they are the reason why people come to our fairs.
The vendors consisting of larger groups and organizations attend because there are people.
The other, larger, vendor groups include brick and mortar stores representing organizations such as real estate agencies, the media, gyms, etc, who may or may not be affiliated with larger regional, national or international organizations..
The 'other vendor groups' generally have staffs larger than 'mom & pop' along with one or two full or part time employees.
VENDOR RENTAL RATES
Artists, Crafters, Gift Items, Farm Stands, Prepackaged Food and Beverage items for home consumption, Not-For-Profits, small local brick and mortar mom & pop stores, Political Candidates and Elected Officials.
$100 total rent for each space each day.
$110 for each space each day for vendors requiring limited or no competition for their product or brand such as Scentsy, Paparazzi, Color Street, face painters, henna artists, etc.
Multi-Location Professional Vendors and Organizations
$230 total rent for each space each day or $380 total rent for a 2-day fair.
Charitable nonprofit and government organizations
A charitable nonprofit organization is one that qualifies for tax-exempt status by the IRS because its mission and purpose are to further a social cause and provide a public benefit.
Charitable nonprofit organizations include hospitals, universities, national charities and foundations.
The polices set forth by our nonprofit associates do not allow any organizations or groups to promote issues which are considered to be controversial at our Fairs.
Nonprofit and government organizations receive space on the following conditions:
A vendor application is submitted with a $25 registration payment for each space each day.
No items are offered for sale
No donations are solicited or accepted.
No election politicking.
Must be in office as we do not allow running candidates to have a booth. In office officials are always welcome to offer information.
Your booth is open for all advertised hours.
The free space is limited to literature and signage to create awareness, education, and involvement for the organization.
If you are setting up a table it must be covered with a quality material that ideally reaches the floor on all four sides
If you are setting up a canopy it must have 18 pounds of weight on each leg on windy days for public safety.
VENDORS:
Before you rent space go to our Fair Cancellation Policy and review our policies regarding vendor payments for fairs that are cancelled, or if we are sold out of space when your payment is received.
VENDOR RULES
Vendors are prohibited from displaying their items beyond the limits of their rented space.
Vendors are prohibited from calling out to shoppers and from walking through the fair to distribute literature or attract shoppers to their booth.
Vendors may only greet shoppers who approach their booth.
VENDOR SET UP DETAILS & INSTRUCTIONS
GPS 1 Broadcast Plaza, Merrick NY 11566
Vendor set up starts at 7am and continues throughout the morning hours.
All vendors set up in the Municipal Parking Lot of the Merrick LIRR station.
There are no ‘bad’ or ‘dead end spaces’, so there is no one space that is ‘better’ than another.
DO NOT USE OR SET UP IN A SPACE UNLESS IT IS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF OUR STAFF.
Our green/yellow vested staff members will greet you and direct you to available space.
If you cannot find a staff member please ask any vendor where they can be found.
Our staff will be ready starting at 7am to set up vendors, again on a first come basis.
Please follow instructions and line up as directed and remain in your vehicle.
When it is your turn to set up you will be asked by our staff how many spaces you want.
Please place all of your items into your space and immediately park your vehicle out of the parking lot.
There is ample street parking and a large free lot behind the Merrick Cinemas directly across Broadcast Plaza.
Each vendor space is approximately 12’ wide and 10’ deep.
Vendors are responsible for supplying their own fixtures, tables, tent.
There is room to set up a 10'x10' tent in every space and at least 3 six foot tables in a U-shape.
Please make sure that you do not place your items in any space but your own at any time.
Do not begin to set up your canopy or tables or display until you have parked your car as required.
Find a legal space on any street other than Broadcast Plaza or park in any of the many parking lots up and down Merrick Avenue.
The closest parking lot is directly across the street from the fair behind the movie theatre.
On Saturday and Sunday vendor set up starts at 7 am and continues throughout the morning hours.
Vendors renting space both Saturday and Sunday may leave their canopy and tables set up overnight.
If you want to guarantee getting the same space on Sunday, then you must leave something in your space when you leave Saturday such as tables and or tent frame.
If you do not follow this procedure, then in order to get a space on Sunday you must follow the same procedure you did when you arrived on Saturday.
Vendors are responsible for supplying their own fixtures, tables, tent.
On windy days for public safety vendors setting up a portable tent must have at least 18lbs of weight on each leg of the tent.
Vendors who sell quality items that are displayed on a bare table only diminish their look and lower the overall appearance of the Market.
For your own good we strongly recommend covering your tables with a quality material.
Vendors may purchase floor length 4' or 6' black fitted machine washable trade show quality table covers from management for $15-$20 each while supplies last.
Vendors are responsible for removing any and all garbage, debris, boxes, etc. from their space and taking them away from the fair grounds.