Merrick Spring Fest

Art Craft & Gift Show

10am-5pm each day 

Prepaying is the only way to guarantee having a space.

Click here to prepay through our Vendor Application.

When you successfully submit a vendor application an auto-generated email will be sent to you with instructions on what to do next. 

If this email does not appear in your inbox check your spam folder.  

To avoid delays when you check in, please bring the confirming email showing the fairs you have paid for and the amount you paid.

VENDOR RENTAL RATES

$110 total rent for each 10’x10’ space each day.

This vendor category includes independent artists, crafters, gift curators, farm stands, prepackaged food and beverage items for home consumption, small local brick and mortar mom & pop stores, and elected officials. 

Service Providers

$250 total rent for each 10’10’ space each day.

This vendor categoryrefers to service companies that are not selling anything.

These companies have more than a small handful of employees.

Examples are companies offering insurance, home improvement and related products, communications, real estate, health care, etc, who may or may not be affiliated with larger regional, national or international organizations. 

FOOD TRUCKS AND STANDS

Sorry, because the Carnival provides all food and bevereage we may not bring in any food trucks or stands.

ATTENDANCE

Usually with reasonably good weather about 75 vendors and 3,000 total shoppers for the two-day event.

 Prepaying is the only way to guarantee that space will be available for you when you arrive to sell.
 

Event Cancellation Policy

How is the weather?

We  offer 100% account credit for the amount you paid for a cancelled fair good for one year. 

Refunds are issued If we are unable to rent  space to you when your payment is received.  

As with all our two-day outdoor events, if Saturday is declared a rain out vendors who prepaid only for Saturday may set up on Sunday with no additional fee.

Charities

We offer space to charities for no rental fee.

By our definition, a charity does not have paid employees.

A charity is run excursively by volunteers.

Charitable organizations are welcome to email us their request for free space shop@nassaucountyfairs.com.

If we accommodate the request here are the requirements~

No items are offered for sale.

No donations are solicited or accepted.

Your booth is open for all advertised hours. 

The free space is limited to literature and signage to create awareness, education, and involvement for your organization.

You must comply with all vendors set up and break down requirements. 

Under no circumstances are individuals or groups permitted to distribute literature without our express permission.

Directions

GPS 8 Park Boulevard, East Meadow 

Field 8 is at the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Stewart Avenue.

VENDOR INFORMATION & RULES

Vendors must check in before setting up.

Check in time on the morning of each event starts at 7am and continues throughout the morning hours.

In most cases we do not pre-assign vendor spaces. 

Space is assigned when you arrive.

A staff member will check you in and direct you to be set up.

If you cannot find a staff member when you arrive to set up, please ask any vendor where they are, or call us at 516-442-6000 because we might be anywhere on the grounds helping other vendors.

Set up only under the direction of a staff member.

When you set up in the morning do not place your items to the left or right of your space because you might be in another vendor's space and you might be liable for paying for the additional space.

Electricity is not available. 

Please bring a silent generator if you need electricity.

If you choose to have them, you are responsible for supplying your own fixtures, tables, and canopy.

Some of our two-day events allow vendors to leave their tent and tables overnight, but under no circumstances leave merchandise overnight.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Most of our events allow vendors to unload at or very near their space.

Some of our events allow vendors to park their vehicles behind their space for the entire day.

Every vendor space provides enough room for vendors to set up a 10'x10' canopy. 

The canopy will cover at least 3 six-foot tables in U-shape.

For public safety  we require that all vendor canopies have a minimum of 18-25 lbs of weight on each of the four legs . 

Please be prepared for this! 

If your canopy is not weighted down as described above, you run the risk of your canopy being carried away by the wind and causing serious damage to people and property.

At our discretion we will take down vendors canopies that are not property weighted.

Vendor tables must be covered with quality material.

Bare tables are prohibited.

Trade shows top quality 6' fitted floor length black machine washable table covers are sold by show management for $20 while supplies last. 

Vendors are responsible for removing all garbage, debris, boxes, etc. from their space and taking them away.

During the selling day please be respectful and considerate of your neighboring vendors by keeping all items within the confines of your space. 

Placing merchandise, signage, or chairs outside your 10'x10' space is unacceptable.

For public safety vendors who leave early may not bring their vehicle to their space and must carry or wheel their items to their vehicles.

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.