Application Procedure

The 1st Annual Cabin Fever Indie Gift Show will be held Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6, 2010. Artisans wishing to apply must submit the online application, the deadline to apply is January 5, 2010. Notification of acceptance into Cabin Fever is January 6, 2010. Upon acceptance payment for your space, $100.00 is due by January 9, 2010.

Application

Click here to apply online. All applicants will be notified of acceptance by email on January 6, 2010

Deadlines and Notifications

Application Deadline: January 5, 2010
Notification Date: January 6, 2010
Payment Deadline:  January 9, 2010
Arrival Schedule & Booth Assignments Emailed: February 1, 2010

Rules and Regulations

Application Guidelines
Only your original work may be included in your space. No mass produced works, dealers or artist representatives will be considered. Cabin Fever will not accept dried or pressed floral arrangements, items constructed from kits or molds or prefabricated items. The Cabin Fever organizers also reserves the right to dismiss any exhibitor, or their agent, who have shown to have misrepresented merchandise on their application without refund of application fee.

Booth Specs
Each person accepted for Cabin Fever will be provided with approximately 8 x 8 of display space. Cabin Fever will not supply materials. All display materials are the responsibility of the individual vendors. The spaces will be pre-marked by our staff and the parameters must be adhered to. There will be one space only per artist. You will be asked to remove any non juried work. If you are caught a second time, you will asked to leave the show without a refund.

Fire Safety
Vendors are to offer for sale-finished products. No live demonstrations of your art processes. Vendors booths shall have NO ceilings, NO supplemental power or heating appliances. NO open flame for decorative or display purposes shall be permitted. NO flammable liquids, and NO materials that are known to spontaneously combust, such as bales of hay garland, wreaths, straw etc. All seasonal displays must be artificial. Vendors furnishings, decorations, or other objects shall not be placed as to obstruct the view or use of an EXIT, EXIT ACCESS, or EXIT DISCHARGE.

Booth Attendance
You or your representative must be in/near your space ALL hours while Cabin Fever is in operation: Friday 6pm-9pm and Saturday 11am-7pm.

EXHIBITORS WHO FAIL TO APPEAR BY THE OPENING HOUR OF A SHOW FORFEIT THEIR RIGHT TO EXHIBIT. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR LATE ARRIVAL IF THE PROMOTER IS NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE.

Massachusetts Sales Tax
Tax ID Numbers are REQUIRED in Massachusetts. All Exhibitors must be in compliance with State & Federal Tax Laws and display Tax ID Certificate in booth. This is required for both in state and out of state vendors. If you do not have a tax id certificate, you can obtain one online in a few minutes at no cost. Click here to register with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

Sound Systems
Music, radios, and voice amplification systems are not allowed in the booths.
Overhead holiday music will play throughout the entire venue.

Move in time
Friday, February 5: 12pm - 5pm

Set Up and Breakdown Procedures
No one will be allowed to begin set-up after 5pm on Friday. All artisans must be in their assigned spaces and ready to sell by 5pm Friday and 11am on Saturday. Artists are not permitted to begin moving out of the space before 7pm on Saturday, February 6th. All work must be removed from the space at the close of the show on Saturday, February 6th.

Removal of Debris
It is mandatory that vendors remove all debris form rented space at the close of Cabin Fever, Saturday, February 6th. Its is recommended that you bring large contractor bags and hand brooms for removal. Anyone who does not comply, will be fined, or not permitted to attend any future shows.

Vendor Parking
Free parking for vendors will be located at 540 Harrison Ave.

Security
Guards will be on duty day and night however, you are responsible for the security of your own booth and should have adequate insurance (see liability and insurance below) to cover potential losses. Again, your booth must be staffed at all times during open hours and you should pin your booth closed for the night and remove all small valuables.

Advertising, Marketing & Promotion
Advertising will be included in all major area news media including major and minor local newspapers as well as direct mail, and postcard/poster distribution to individuals and local businesses. Press releases are sent to local, regional, and national media resources.

Help us promote Cabin Fever by adding us to your event page on your website, Facebook and blogs. All vendors will be sent a digital newsletter template to be sent to your customers one week prior to the event.

Promoter Statement
The promoter reserves the right to remove, without refund or recourse, any exhibitor who misrepresents himself or his product. In addition the promoters reserve the right to select or not select any vendors applying who may not be suitable for the Market.

The promoter reserves the right to amend or add to the applicable rules pertaining to and governing the event at any time during and before the show. All participating vendors at the Sowa Holiday Market will be made aware of all additions or amendments .The interpretation of all the rules by the promoters shall be final.

Refund Policy
No Refunds given for cancellations.
No refunds for cancellations due to inclement weather.

Liability Statement
Cabin Fever cannot be held liable for failure to perform or fulfill its contractual obligation provided such failure is caused, occasioned, or impeded by closures of site locations due to any cause including, but not limited to, acts of God, strikes, lawful or not, fire, smoke and water damage, or actions by legal authorities, lack of adequate number of exhibitors, etc. Nor shall the promoter be responsible for loss or damage of exhibitors' wares, exhibits, or personal property or for loss or injury caused by products sold or exhibited by exhibitors directly or through warranty, express or implied. Insurance for such loss, damages, or injury shall be the sole responsibility of each exhibitor at his own cost. Loss of exhibitor products by theft is a loss liability of said exhibitor with no recourse to show directors or site owners for this loss.


If you have questions, please email
info@cabinfevershow.com