Vendor Information
2012 Vendor / Booth Agreement (click here)
January 11, 2012
The eleventh annual Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival, a one-day outdoor event in the streets of historic downtown Sopchoppy, Florida, will be on Saturday, April 14, 2011. As always, there will be live music and other entertainment, games for children and adults, the Worm Gruntin' Contest, the Wakulla County Horseshoe Championship, a Hula Hoop Contest and much more. Once again, we will crown the Worm Grunter's King and/or Queen and, in the evening, we will dance under the stars at the Worm Grunter's Ball. As we do every year, we are planning on new events and more advertising.
Last year was the best ever and there is every reason to expect that this year will be even better. Both the City of Sopchoppy and Wakulla County have shown stronger support each year plus the historic GF&A RR Depot is fully restored. Through the years, most vendors have been very successful, although some more than others. A high percentage of the vendors return year after year. We have enjoyed international press coverage and folks all over the world are make plans well in advance to be here. You should have your booth here as well!
Entry Requirements: As space is limited and because we want the festival to have a certaincharacter, we reserve the right to accept or reject vendors based on their product line or activity. Forexample, we now only accept original arts and crafts although some exceptional manufactured productsmay be accepted by special arrangement. In addition, we do not accept products that we feel might beoffensive to members of our community or flea market items. Of course we want food and concessionvendors as well as children’s games and other novelties. We also offer space to public interestorganizations and persons running for political office.
Food Vendors Note: We will limit the food and concession vendors to avoid having too manyselling similar products. If you are a food or concession vendor, we encourage you to submit yourapplication as early as possible. You must specify the one to three products most essential for your success. Also, space is very limited so you must specify on your application the size of your rigincluding the tongue of trailers and the electricity amperage. We will do our best to fit you in but wemust know your entire length for planning purposes.
Schedule: The hours for sales are from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Vendors, particularly those for food and concessions, may choose to remain open for the dance, which will last until 10 P.M.
Space Assignment: We will mark off the booth locations on Friday (4/8) and be prepared to show you your space from 3 P.M. until 7 P.M. that afternoon or on Saturday morning when set up begins at 6:30 A.M. You should be open for business by 9:00 A.M. on Saturday.
Fees: The fee for each 12' by 12' booth space is $25 for arts and crafts, $50 for concessions orany booth with electric and/or water hookup, and $100 for food. By concessions we mean desserts orsnacks. Food is defined as a meal, including sandwiches. Education and Public Service booths notraising money are free. Children’s activities and games fees are based on the space they require. If youcan sign up early, it will help us plan and pay for the ads as we go along. The booth spaces are assignedon a first come, first serve basis, so the earlier you sign up the better the location of your booth.
If you would like to participate, please complete the enclosed registration form and return it to us, along with your check or money order payable to SPIA, to:
SPIA
P.O. Box 272
Sopchoppy, FL 32358
The most convenient way to communicate with me is by email at
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If you need to call (10 A.M. till 6 P.M. only please) the most reliable is my desk phone at 850/962-4138.My cell (850/559-1824) will be best on the day before the and the day of the Festival.
Please share this announcement with others who may be interested. I hope to hear from you soon and look forward to seeing you at the festival.
Cheers!
Bill Lowrie