We are so amazed and excited by all of our Spring Market applicants so far! We truly have incredible artists, crafters and vintage collectors in Colorado. We are already getting excited about the Spring Market on May 5th! If you haven’t applied to the market, we are still accepting applications through February 22nd. We will notify folks of their acceptance by March 1st.
We also wanted to welcome you to the new Horseshoe website and answer some commonly asked questions about the markets. We feel like our website, which has always been pretty darn great, (thanks to Lisa Rundall Creative!) needed to be a little cleaner and more easily navigable. We hope that the site is easy for both customers and vendors to navigate and is also pretty to look through 🙂
Today, we wanted to touch on a few of our most commonly asked vendor questions. We hope this helps as you plan your upcoming market season!
Does applying closer to the deadline put me at a disadvantage for being selected as a vendor to the Spring Market?
No, not at all! We will review all applications after the February 22nd deadline.
How big are the booth spaces and how much do they cost?
Booth spaces are 10X10 and $100, $90 for Denver Handmade Alliance Members. To get your Denver Handmade Alliance discount, you must have your member number prior to applying.
Can I apply to all three markets at once?
Unlike last year, we are opening applications a few months before each market. We felt like having one early deadline left out some folks since some people didn’t hear about the markets until much later than the early deadline. Here are this year’s application deadlines and notifications:
- Spring Market (May 5th): February 1st-February 22nd. Notifications sent out March 1st.
- Summer Market (July 14th): March 18th-April 8th. Notifications sent out April 15th.
- Fall Market (October 6th): July 15-August 5th. Notifications sent out August 12th.
Can I share my booth space with someone?
Yes. However, we limit one 10X10 booth space to be shared by two vendors, and two 10X10 booth spaces to be shared by a maximum of three vendors. Please note that we have made an update to our application this year so that all vendors sharing booth space must fill out ONE application and include everyone’s application information (contact info, business name, website, etc) on one form.
For more answers to your vendor questions, check out our FAQ’s and our 2012 Vendor Handbook.
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We have some super fun collaborations this year for the Horseshoe..stay tuned for news in the coming weeks. We will also have some pretty awesome guest bloggers that we can’t wait to introduce! And keep those applications coming! Even if you’ve never done a market before–take the plunge. We love supporting folks who’ve never ventured into the market world.
