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Dear
Arts and Crafts Vendor,
We are pleased to announce the 21st Annual North
Texas Irish Festival to be held at the Texas State
Fair Grounds in Dallas on March 1st and 2nd 2003.
We are proud to say that the
Festival
will once again be the largest Irish Festival in the Southwest
and one of the largest in the Nation. Our purpose is to provide
both an educational and entertaining Irish Experience for
those who attend, and we accomplish this by bringing together
the very best in Irish musicians, dancers, artists and other
performers as well as a great number of quality vendors, displays,
and special events. We’ve enjoyed phenomenal growth since
our first Festival
in March of 1983 and welcome the challenge to continue to
expand and improve. NTIF
vendors are an important part of our Festival,
and we hope that you will join us for this Texas-sized Irish
celebration.
Vendor
applications will be taken shortly.
For additional information, contact the NTIF
Vendor Coordinator 
The
following information is preliminary, and is subject to
change.
About
the Festival
Festival Dates
Booth Sizes and Descriptions
Deposits and Fees
Confirmation
How to Apply
Contact Info
About the Festival
The North Texas Irish Festival
is produced and sponsored by the Southwest Celtic Music Association,
a nonprofit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the “study,
performance, promotion and preservation of Celtic music and
dance in the Southwest.” Since its beginning in March of 1983,
the NTIF
has become the largest festival in the Southwestern United
States, hosting multiple stages, workshops, craft demonstrations,
wandering musicians, a children’s fair, games, traditional
Irish foods and beverages, cultural displays, vendor areas
and much more. The Festival
welcomes professional arts and crafts vendors and
merchandise businesses that offer quality products. Although
we would prefer booths with a Celtic or handcrafted theme,
it is not required. The Festival
reserves the right to reject any products we feel are
not appropriate. The sale of weapons, food and beverages,
or products bearing the Festival
name is prohibited without the prior written approval
of the Festival
Director. Politically-themed or pornographic materials
are expressly prohibited by the Festival.
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Festival Dates
Saturday and Sunday, March 2nd and 3rd, 2002
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Booth Sizes and Descriptions
Vendor areas will again be located in the newly restored Centennial
and Automobile buildings, though they have been moved slightly
in order to take advantage of Festival
foot traffic. We will do our best to accommodate vendor needs,
but we cannot guarantee booth spaces occupied in the past.
Festival
booths are available in 10’ x 10’ (100 sq. ft.) spaces. Vendors requiring larger areas may rent
multiple booth spaces. Vendor spaces are located inside the
two Festival
buildings and outdoors in the promenade between them.
Please be sure to specify your space and location needs on
the vendor application form. Tables, chairs, outdoor carnival
tents, and electrical drops may also be rented from the
Festival
if needed. We do not provide or rent lights, extension chords,
or plug strips.
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Deposits and Fees
A refundable deposit of $25 is required for all vendors. We
ask that you submit two checks with your application: one
check for booth fees and miscellaneous charges and one check
for your $25 deposit. This
deposit will be held until it is returned to you at the scheduled close of the Festival
on Sunday, provided vendors have not damaged their
areas, vacated their booths before scheduled closing or ignored
any Festival
rules pertaining to booth spaces.
Booth rental fees and cost
of accessories rental are listed on the vendor application
form. Included in vendor fees are the cost of two vendor passes,
one parking pass, 24-hour security, and facility cleanup each
morning before Festival
opening.
Because of our insurance requirements, the Festival
may require some vendors to send a copy of proof of liability
insurance covering the vendor, the North
Texas Irish Festival and Fair Park. We
are not offering insurance, and it will be up to you as the
vendor to make sure that you have sufficient coverage. Reminder—Although
we do not take a percentage of booth income, the various government
entities do. Sales tax collection is your responsibility.
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Confirmation
If your application is in order and all fees are received,
the Festival will send
a postcard that will serve as a receipt. Booth assignments,
regulations, and other useful information will be posted on
the www.ntif.org website as well as being sent to you. To
discuss matters related to your booth, please contact the
Vendor Coordinator at vendor@ntif.org.
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How to apply
Complete the enclosed vendor application (the vendor application
can also be printed from the www.ntif.org website), sign and
mail with all fees to the address provided on the application.
The Festival
will not accept reservations for booth spaces without
all fees paid. Please send checks or money orders made out to
the North Texas Irish Festival
— no cash. All vendors must include a list of merchandise items
or services to be sold or displayed with their application.
Vendors who were not in attendance at the 2002 NTIF
must also include a photograph of their set-up. We reserve
the right not to admit vendors selling merchandise other that
that listed or approved by the Festival.
All booths will be inspected after setup and periodically
during the weekend. Vendors selling or displaying material
that the Festival
finds objectionable will be asked to leave.
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Vendor Application Form
Contact Info
vendor@ntif.org
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