Craft Show Tips

January 21, 2010

Time for the Spring Fling Central Valley

Soroptimist of Atwater Spring Fling Craft Show

Saturday, May 22, 2010
9:00a to 4:00p
at Atwater Community Center, Atwater, CA

Hey Crafters in Modesto, Turlock, Merced and surrounding communities!

2nd Annual Spring Fling Craft Show sponsored by Soroptimist of Atwater. This is a major fundraising event. A large selection of handcrafted goods, homemade and home grown foods always means there is something for everyone. Food is available for purchase as well as a homemade bakesale for delicious treats.

Price: Admission is Free - Accepting Donation of Canned and Dry Goods for local families
Age Suitability: All Ages
Tags: california, festivals, craft show, atwater, vendor booths

Vendors are indoors and outdoors, rain or shine. This show is for Home Made, Home Grown or natural products only. No RETAIL

We are acccepting applications for vendor booths. email chris dot carroll1121 at gmail dot com for more info.

January 7, 2010

Insurance for Craft Shows

Filed under: Craft Show Tips — Tags: — Chris @ 5:23 pm

I had a great question posted on one of my blogs regarding insurance coverage for shows. I thought I would share the question and answer for you as well.

I’m getting in festivals and art fairs. I’m going to become a dealer (edited) and design a catchy looking display. One thing I questions is insurance. Do you have to have liability insurance for your show? If so, where do I get it?

Insurance will depend on the type of show that you attend. Many small shows do not require insurance, but most of the bigger shows do. If you are going to do a lot of shows, then you would want to get a separate policy for your business. Most shows require $1 million liability payable to the show coordinators and/or owners and you can find local brokers that can sell it.
If you only plan on doing a few shows a year, having a separate policy may not be worth it. Your homeowners insurance will write you a $1 mill rider for $25 or so but that is for each day of the show. So if you are attending a 2-3 day show, the fees will add up quickly.

Hope this helps~

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