The festival is a one day event that is held twice a year, ALWAYS the last Saturday in March & October from 8AM-5PM.
The festival is located in the town park, at the intersection of Main St. and State St. (Co Rd 83 and US Hwy 98). The park is located directly across from Town Hall. If you are using a GPS, use the address 13052 Main St., Elberta, AL, 36530.
Unfortunately, only service animals that meet ADA criteria are allowed inside of the event. Those who bring pets will be asked to remove the animal.
A 10'x10' non-electric booth space is $120, and an electric access 10'x10' both space is $130, plus registration fees. Tables, tents, etc are not provided. We only provide a 10'x10' space.
Yes. Check in is at the gazebo with the blue metal roof in the park. Vendor check in will take place only the day before the Festival - there will no longer be check in the day of the Festival. We are currently still determining check in times for March 2026.
You may start setting up at anytime after you have checked in, and you may setup however long as you like, as long as you have completed setup by 8AM on the day of the Festival. All vendors must be checked in and setup by 8AM on Saturday. All vendor vehicles must be out of the park by 8AM the day of the festival. Vehicles are not allowed back into the park until 5PM.
No flea market/garage/yard sale items, air soft guns, stun guns, or other items that can injure others are allowed. Adult novelties/items, or other items that could be construed as offensive in a family setting, or harmful to others are also prohibited. If you think there may be an issue with selling it, you probably shouldn't try to sell it. We do random booth checks throughout the day to ensure those types of items are not being sold. Festival Staff will have final discretion of what items may be inappropriate.
Handicap parking is reserved around the Police Department and the Municipal Complex across from the Town Park.If you park in the handicap zones and you do not have a handicap tag or placard on your vehicle, it will be towed at your expense. Your trailers will also be towed if you park them in this area.
Parking is located anywhere outside the park as long as no roads/driveways are blocked, with the exception of any handicap parking and/or private property. All traffic laws apply. All vendor vehicles must be outside of the park during the festival or they may be subject to tow. The park area is defined as any area inside of our park rules signes, barricades, gates, and/or chains.
Free wireless internet access is provided for vendors, however, we cannot guarantee the availability nor quality of signal in any given place at any given time.
Elberta Police Department has additional officers working during the festival weekend. We do not have a direct dedicated security team in the park overnight. If you choose to setup your items on Friday and leave them overnight, we are not responsible for any theft or damage to the items.
Yes. Sales tax in Elberta is 11%. This covers all applicable taxes. You will receive a link to your tax paperwork in your confirmation email if your vendor application is accepted. We will also send out a reminder email which will contain the link to all vendors the week of the festival.
Vendors that attend the October festival have until January 1st to submit their applications to be guaranteed the same booth space(s). Vendors that attend the March festival have until June 1st to submit their applications to be guaranteed the same booth space(s). If you submit your application after January 1st for the March festival or after June 1st for the October festival, it is not guaranteed that you will have the same space as before. Booth spaces may also be renewed when you check-in for the festival. If you are a return vendor and would like to move to a different space than you had, please let us know and we will make every attempt to honor your request, however, cannot guarantee you that will will be able to give you what you are asking for.
No. Vehicles are not allowed inside of the park after vendor setup; this also includes trailers. You will need to make arrangements to sell your items from your booth space itself. Only approved food vendors are allowed to sell from their vehicles/trailers.