MERRICK STREET FAIR

OCTOBER 21-22, 2023

10am-5pm

With reasonably good weather 300-400vendors and 15,000 shoppers. 

Click here to be directed to our online vendor application.

Click here to be directed to our vendor application that you can print and fill out by hand and send to us by US mail.

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

Vendor Rental Rates 

Independent Art, Craft, Gift, Farm Stands, Not-For-Profit, Small Local Service Vendors and Political Candidates or elected officials 

$100 total rent for either day of the two-day Fair.

$190 total rent for both days of the two-day Fair. 

Add $10 per day for vendors requiring limited or no competition for their product or brand such as Scentsy, Paparazzi, Color Street, face painters, henna artists, etc.

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 $25 registration fee is paid for each space.

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 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.

Nassau County Health Department Licensed food vendors:

Selling from tables  

$210 for one day

$360 for both days 

Food Trucks

$230 for one day

$380 for both days

Multi-Location Service Vendors and Organizations   

$210 total rent for either day of the two-day Fair.

$360 total rent for both days of the two-day Fair.

Multi-Location Service Vendors and Organizations requiring limited or no competition for their service or company.

$230 total rent for either day of the two-day Fair.

$380 total rent for both days of the two-day Fair.

Explanation of service vendors rental rates:   

Maryann’s Dance Studio or Joe Smith Real Estate are examples of small, local independent service vendors paying a lower rent.    

New York Life or T-Mobile are examples of larger regional, national, or international multi-location service vendors paying a higher rent.

DIRECTIONS 

GPS 14 Merrick Avenue, Merrick NY 11566   

VENDOR SET UP DETAILS & INSTRUCTIONS 

On Saturday and Sunday vendor set up starts at 7:30 am and continues throughout the morning hours. 

GPS 14 Merrick Avenue, Merrick NY 11566  

All vendors set up on Merrick Avenue. 

When you arrive in your vehicle, please be prepared to be patient as we get every vendor set up on a first come basis.  

There are no ‘bad’ or ‘dead end spaces’, so there is no one space that is ‘better’ than another. 

Please do not use or set up in a space unless it is under the direct supervision of our green/yellow vested 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 as outlined above.   

Each 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.  

Under no circumstances may any vendor vehicle be parked in the same lot as the Craft & Gift Show and the Carnival.  

Find a legal space on the street any where except 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 Fest behind the movie theatre. 

If you have not reserved space in advance and if space is available, we will allow you to set up and you will be responsible for paying rent as shown above.

Management will visit every vendor starting at about 9am to confirm prepaid renters or collect rent from vendors who have not prepaid.   

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.