Vendor Information

VENDING INFORMATION:

VENDOR REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR SOLVANG GREYHOUND FEST 2012

If you are interested in being a vendor at the Solvang Greyhound Fest 2012, please contact Dana Provost at stealthn@cox.net.

Vendor Registration is different for 2012. In order to reserve your vendor space for 2012, you will have to send in full or partial payment for your vendor space. One-half of or full payment to reserve your vendor space(s) with a deadline date is September 30, 2011. The balance and business license fee ($50) will be due by December 31, 2011. If you are interested in vending, please contact Dana Provost at stealthn@cox.net and she will send you the necessary registration forms to accompany payment.

Vendors will be located in Veteran’s Memorial Hall. The vendors will be located at the main hall. There will not be any hotel or room vending outside of Veteran’s Hall. A one shop location for all registered vendors will be located at Veteran’s Hall.

$150.00 plus $50 (business license) ($200.00 total) for one 8' X 8' space per vendor that includes one table, one chair and business license ($150.00 for additional space). We are requesting a donated item ($100 value) from each vendor for the silent/live auction. Deadline to mail in your donation will be January 15, 2012.

Location specifications are not guaranteed. Table coverings will NOT be provided. Vendors will be responsible for their own table covering. Table sizes may vary from 6 ft to 8 ft long. Please bring your own assistant or make arrangements with another vendor to watch your table if you need a break. The Event coordinators will not provide relief assistants. Building will remain open during the hours of the gathering but will be locked at night and reopened each morning for business.

Vendor hours have changed. These hours have been set by Teri Rogo, Main Event Coordinator of Solvang Greyhound Fest 2012. These vendor hours are non-negotiable. The Veteran’s Memorial Hall contract has eliminated Sunday for vending. These are the hours that we have contracted for:

SET UP: Thursday, February 23, 2012 (7 pm – 10 pm)

BREAKDOWN: Sunday, February 26, 2012 (8 am – 11 am non-negotiable)

VENDING WILL OCCUR ONLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

VENDING HOURS:

FRIDAY, February 24, 2012

NEW Hours: 10 AM to 3 PM – BREAK – 7 PM to 10 PM

SATURDAY, February 25, 2012

NEW Hours: 12 PM to 4 PM – BREAK – 8 PM to 10 PM

Only in the case of rain on Saturday morning in case of the cancellation of the Solvang Streak – vending will open at 9:00 a.m.

(Vendor hours are always subject to change to the discretion of the Event Coordinator)

ALL VENDORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ROOM RENTAL. VENDOR REGISTRATION COVERS BUSINESS LICENSE, ADVERTISING, RENTAL SPACE AT VETERAN'S MEMORIAL HALL AND TABLE/CHAIR.

PLEASE NOTE: VENDORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ITEMS. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU DO NOT WANT DAMAGED, PLEASE KEEP IT OUT OF REACH OF THE DOGS. AT THE TIME OF VENDOR CLOSING ON SUNDAY, ALL VENDORS MUST PACK UP THEIR OWN WARES FIRST BEFORE LEAVING THE BUILDING. DO NOT RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE TO PACK UP FOR YOU OR CLEAN UP AFTER YOU.

Vendors are responsible for their own merchandise, whether lost, stolen, or damaged or any theft of monies. Vendors will be responsible for their own clean up and any damage done to their own vendor space. All vendors will be responsible for arranging to pick up their own products shipped in advance. Contact the motel desk of where you have reservations at upon arrival and request your products that were shipped in advance.

ALL VENDORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA LAW and will need to obtain a sellers sales tax permit. Vendors will have to charge tax of 7.75% on any "tangible" item. (that is the tax in Solvang). Here is the information to obtain a seller's sales tax permit:
California Sales Tax Information

SHIPPING PRODUCTS IN ADVANCE:

If you are a vendor that needs to send your products ahead of time, you can make arrangements with the Royal Copenhagen Inn to hold your packages if necessary. Address to mail your products to:

(PLACE ON BOXES HOLD FOR GREYHOUND GATHERING)

c/o THE ROYAL COPENHAGEN INN

1579 Mission Drive

Solvang, CA 93463

Phone: 1-800-624-6604

Individual registration may be done separately through the website as it has been done in previous years.

This plan has been approved by Main Event Coordinator, Teri Rogo – Solvang Greyhound Fest 2012.