Marketplace Registration
To exhibit at the 2023 Marion County Country Ham Days, an application must be completed and submitted with payment to the Marion County Chamber of Commerce before the deadlines.
$125.00/booth through July 31, 2023
$200.00/booth between August 1 and 31, 2023
$250.00/booth between September 1 and 15, 2023
Marion County Chamber of Commerce Members receive a $25 discount on one booth.
ABSOLUTELY NO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2023.
MARKET PLACE RULES AND REGULATIONS
• ELECTRICITY: $25 ADDITIONAL FEE. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, ONLY 9 ELECTRIC SPOTS AVAILABLE.
• ABSOLUTELY NO: food, prepared or unprepared; drinks or ice, raffles, chances, games of skill or chance, used clothing, sexually explicit materials, fireworks, firecrackers, explosives, numb chucks, butterfly knives, stink bombs, silly string, fart spray, colored hairspray and absolutely no non-powder guns, including BB, air-soft and pellet. Dangerous items or items of an offensive nature will NOT be permitted. NO GUNS THAT IMITATE REAL WEAPONS OR FAKE WEAPONS WILL BE ALLOWED. ANY VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF BOOTH PRIVILEGES AND REMOVAL FROM THE MARKET PLACE.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application must be received by Friday, July 22, 2022 to insure the same space as last year. NO EXCEPTIONS! Any application received after the above deadline will be assigned on a first come basis. There will not be any switching of booths once your booth has been assigned! IF YOU SHOW UP FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd OR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd (and have not registered) YOUR BOOTH FEE WILL BE $300 AND YOU WILL BE PLACED IN THE BEST AVAILABLE LOCATION. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!
• REFUNDS: Refund requests must be in written form prior to September 1st for reimbursement. Refunds will be reimbursed at 95% of all fees collected. Cancellations after September 1st will receive a refund only if the reserved booth is rented to another vendor.
• RESERVATIONS: Market Place Chairperson and the Ham Days Committee reserve the right to reject any exhibitor they feel is inappropriate for that area. Any such exhibitor will be required to leave and no refund will be given.
• NO ITEMS CAN BE SOLD WITH THE HAM DAYS NAME OR LOGO.
• ANIMALS: In agreement with the Humane Society, there will be no selling or giving away live animals.
• PETS: With the exception of Service Dogs (dogs working for the blind or police); NO PETS WILL BE ALLOWED LEASHED, CAGED OR OTHERWISE!
• RENTED AREA: All vehicles and tables MUST be inside your designated rental space ONLY.
• SET-UP: Chairpersons will welcome vendors on Friday, September 23rd from 5:00 pm to 8 p.m. and Saturday, September 24th from 6 am-7:30 am (eastern). You must check-in with the chairpersons before entering the Market Place Area. All vendors must be set-up by 9:00 am on both Saturday & Sunday.
• BOOTH SPACE INFORMATION: Exhibitors must provide their own tent, as well as their own tables, chairs, display screens, etc., and all must be contained within the assigned booth space. All tents must have weighted tie-downs to prevent tents from blowing over and injuring vendors and guests. No stakes are allowed in the ground or street. Booth must be manned the entire duration of the festival: 9am-5 p.m. Saturday and 9a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday and you are responsible for keeping your area clean and orderly. Booths must be completely set up, with all vehicles removed from the streets, by 9 a.m. both days. No booths may be removed before 4 p.m. Sunday. All booths must be completely removed Sunday evening following the festival after 4 p.m.
• BREAKDOWN: All vendors must close by dusk on Saturday and 4:00 pm on Sunday.
• PARKING: PLEASE OBSERVE “NO PARKING” SIGNS ON PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES. VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED.
• SALES TAX: Each Exhibitor is responsible for his/her own Kentucky Sales Tax.
• BOOTH LOCATION: Market Place location is hoped to be the same, but is subject to change without notification.
• SECURITY: The festival is not responsible for any damage, theft, fire, loss or injury of any nature to the exhibitor, employees, goods, property, or any loss to third parties due to exhibitors’ acts of omissions, or any force of nature. While security officers will be roaming the premises overnight, it is suggested that all valuables be removed.
Online Registration
BY SUBMITTING THE BELOW APPLICATION, YOU AGREE AND ACCEPT THE TERMS LISTED ABOVE.
❗All Marketplace applications need to send photos of items being sold to [email protected]❗
Please send checks, or call the office to pay:
Marion County Chamber of Commerce
239 North Spalding Avenue, Suite 201
Lebanon, KY 40033
Office Phone: 270-692-9594