Our heart is to gather people for unique shopping experiences, and we believe shopping small pours back into our families & communities! Our markets feature small business owners — primarily handcrafted makers + artists and one of a kind boutique vendors. Our markets offer a wide variety of 100+ vendors for different styles and budgets. This year marks our 28th year in Monument.
Vendors interested in applying can click on the application below.
2024 Summer in Monument - Vendor Application
VENDOR INFORMATIOn
ONLINE APPLICATION: All interested vendors must submit online application (click button above). Once you hit the submit button at the end of your application, you’ll receive an automatic email confirming we received it. If you do NOT receive an email, please check your junk/spam folder. It is free to apply but all applicants are juried and must be accepted to participate. Vendors are required to participate both Saturday & Sunday. We look for high quality and uniqueness when accepting vendors, and do not accept MLM or sales-only vendors.
REQUIRED PHOTOS: All vendors please email 3 item photos & 1 booth display photo to FRmakersmarket@gmail.com the same day as submitting online application. Photos are required from all new & returning vendors. Please use your name/business name in the subject line. New and emerging vendors without booth display photos should set up a mock booth display for their booth photo. We reserve the right to use photos and/or business name for any advertising.
BOOTH ACCEPTANCE: Once we receive your online application and required photos, your application will be complete! If you are accepted, you will be sent an acceptance email & Paypal invoice via email. Booth payment is required in order to secure your spot.If payment is not received, your spot will not be held once all booths are full. Payment is required with Paypal or by credit card over the phone.
BOOTH REQUIREMENTS: Vendors must provide all their own booth items. Tables, chairs, booth display items, must all be provided by vendors. EZ-Ups tents indoors should NOT have a canopy top. Using the frame only for booth display is fine. All shelving & pop-ups must have floor protectors.
SET-UP INFORMATION: Set up will be Friday afternoon, June 21st from approx. 2-5pm and/or Saturday 6-9am. Vendors who can set up in 3 hours or less are encouraged to set up Saturday morning only. All vendors MUST be set-up by 9am Saturday when the doors open. Booth number, maps & all other set up information will be sent to you via email approximately 1 week before Market.
TAXES & SPECIAL EVENTS LICENSE – The state of Colorado requires all vendors to have a special events license. Vendors can apply through the state of CO for this license withapplication DR0589. Vendors are required by the state to have what they need by the time of the Market. Collecting and fiing taxes for this event is entirely the vendors responsibility. Tax to be collected is 5.13% (2.9% state, 1.23% El Paso, 1% special district, city tax n/a)
FOOD: If you’re selling food we will need a copy of your health certificate to complete your application. Vendors may only sell food if accepted as an approved food vendor.
ADVERTISING: The Front Range Makers Market is highly advertised! This is the Market’s 28th year in Monument, and it is very well know and attended by the community. We deliver a strong presence through 6k+ on our social medias and with our online mailing list of 5k+ individuals. It is heavily advertised with paid posts through socials. It is advertised on the electronic billboard on I-25 north/west of exit 161 prior to the event. We advertise in the CS Gazette Newspaper, Monument Tribune, My Community News, dozens of magazines, online blogs & forums. Weeks before the event, signs go up across the Monument/Northern Colorado Springs area in high trafficked areas. Accepted vendors can help spread the news and invite current customers through their social media pages & through customer email lists. We average 3k shoppers over the weekend.
BOOTH OPTIONS: Booth are 10x10 width x depth, and many options are available. Please CLICK HERE to view pricing & descriptions.
Free Wi-Fi Guest Wi-Fi access is available at the school, however we can not guarantee strength, and always suggest contacting your data subscriber to insure Wi-Fi on your device.
VENDOR INSURANCE: You MUST carry your own liability insurance. Your insurance must cover you, your workers/helpers, products, booth space, etc. If any property is damaged due to vendor negligence, vendor will be held responsible.
WAITLIST: If a category is full, please consider applying for the waitlist. Circumstances often change for accepted vendors, and we often call those on our waitlisted when spots open up in their category! If you wish to be considered to the waitlist, you must complete the same application process with photos and jury payment. Waitlisted vendors will be contacted within a few days regarding waitlist acceptance, and then contacted immediately if a booth in your category opens.
VENDOR RULES & REGULATIONS
VENDOR CANCELLATIONS: If you cancel prior to May 1st you will receive a refund of your booth fee, minus a $50.00 cancellation fee. If you cancel after May 1st, no refund will be given. There is no sub-leasing of booths.
EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY: If the venue landlord (Lewis Palmer High School - District 38) cancels the show rental dates for any reason such as inclement weather, fire, or for use as an evacuation facility needed for a large -scale emergency, or for their own personal use, Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC will NOT refund the full booth fee. In any case, as mentioned above, you will NOT be refunded full booth fee. Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC can NOT be responsible for venue cancellations for whatever reason they may have. (We have never had a cancelled show due to landlord cancellations.) You must agree to these terms, prior to submitting your application.
INSURANCE: You must carry your own liability insurance. Your insurance must cover you, your workers/helpers, products, booth space, etc.
Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC is not liable for you, your products or your booth space. Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC is hold harmless to you and/or the business you are representing. As a condition of your participation in any Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC show, the artists/vendor/crafter agrees to bear all risks and expenses for any losses, theft of, and/or damages to his/her artwork/product or injury to their person, family, helpers or guests regardless of the cause. Also agreeing to abide by all the rules and regulations set forth by the show coordinator(s). You also agree to waive and relinquish all claims against Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC, its employees, staff, agents, or the locations of the show IE: Lewis Palmer High School, District 38, or any other location where the show is being held.
VENDOR AGREEMENT: By completing an online application, you agree to ALL Rules & Regulations above, and agree to the following Hold Harmless agreement:
I hereby release Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC, and its officers, board of directors and members of District 38 or Lewis Palmer High School from any claim or right for damages, which may occur to me, my employees, and or products. I also assume and accept full responsibility for any damages done by us or our workers at the Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC show held on the date above at Lewis Palmer High School. I assume all responsibility for the purchased booth footage and the product we sell, holding Creative Crafters Showcase, LLC free of all liability. I carry my own insurance and liability which covers the above mentioned peoples and products that we sell.I understand and agree to all the terms in this contract and have read the rules and regulations, cancellation policy and other policies listed. I understand this is part of my contractual agreement.
