We have exciting news! The SoWa Winter Farmers Market now includes Arts and Crafts!  We are absolutely thrilled to continue the complete SoWa Sunday experience into the fall, winter and spring months!

In addition to 40 fabulous farm and food vendors, our indoor heated location at 485 Harrison Ave will host up to 25 artisans every Sunday from November 20 until April 29, excluding December 25 and January 1. There are only 25 spots each week for artisans, designers and crafters, so get your applications in soon!

All applications will be juried to provide a balance of products. There will be strict category limits each week so that customers are able to choose from a varied mix of handcrafted wares. Please read the following information and guidelines carefully before filling out the application.

DAYS AND HOURS OF OPERATION:
10AM – 3PM every Sunday from November 20, 2011 through April 29, 2012. Excluding December 25, 2011 and January 1, 2012.

BOOTH FEES AND MINIMUM/MAXIMUM DATE REQUIREMENTS:
$65 per Sunday for an indoor spot 7 feet wide by 6 feet deep. Artisans will be in the same room as food vendors, but in a dedicated area separate from the food section.

There is no minimum number of Sundays required. You may reserve the entire season or as few as 1 Sunday, there are no minimum/maximum date commitments.

Booth sharing is not permitted.

APPLICATION AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
All applications will be juried.  It is our goal to have a wide vari­ety of handmade, indie products that are compatible with a winter food market. Categories include: wearables, home décor, paper, glass, wood, leather, children’s products, jewelry, bath and body, ceramics, art and sculpture. Once juried, applicants will be accepted and notified on a rolling basis until all dates and/or categories are full. We anticipate much interest in the market and some categories and dates will sell out almost immediately, so get your applications in quickly.  Sold out dates and/or categories will be posted on the website.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
Once accepted into the mar­ket, you will be invoiced via e-mail. Payment for each reserved market is due 10 days prior to the market date. If payment is not received by the due date, your reservation may be canceled and your space made available to a vendor on the waiting list. Please note that only one invoice will be emailed – you will not receive reminder emails, so plan accordingly!.

Please include invoice number and business name on your check. Make checks payable to NE Open Markets LLC and send to:

NE Open Markets LLC
504 Plymouth St
Holbrook MA 02343

The Winter Market is a snow or shine market. Fees are non-refundable. Please contact the Market Manager as soon as possible in the case of extenuating circumstances.

SETUP AND OPERATION OF VENDOR BOOTHS:

• A set up email will be sent to each vendor on the Friday prior to their market dates.
• Our staff will assign spaces to ven­dors as they arrive at the mar­ket.
• Electricity is available in some booths. Please note request on your application.
• Vendor parking is available for a fee across the street in the parking lot at 540 Harrison Ave or free of charge at the Flower Market lot on Albany St.
• Ven­dors must be ready for oper­a­tion by 10:00AM.
• Booths must be staffed dur­ing oper­at­ing hours, 10:00AM-3:00PM. Break­down of your booth before 3:00PM is not per­mit­ted unless per­mis­sion is first obtained from the mar­ket man­ager. Oper­a­tions of the mar­ket should not be dis­rupted, nor the safety and con­ve­nience of shop­pers or ven­dors jeopardized.
• Ven­dors shall pro­vide their own booth displays and tables.
• Ven­dors should dis­play a sign iden­ti­fy­ing the artists or busi­ness name.
• Ven­dors are respon­si­ble for keep­ing their space attrac­tive dur­ing mar­ket hours and for clean­ing up their space after the mar­ket closes, includ­ing removal of garbage and sweep­ing up any loose debris.

The SoWa Open Mar­ket reserves the right to refuse or ter­mi­nate any ven­dor who does not com­ply with the above guidelines.

MASSACHUSETTS TAX REQUIREMNETS:
Tax ID Num­bers are REQUIRED in Mass­a­chu­setts. All vendors 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.

PROMOTER STATEMENT:
The SoWa Winter Farmers Mar­ket man­agers and pro­mot­ers reserve the right to restrict or ter­mi­nate any vendor’s activ­ity or remove any prod­uct, which, in their opin­ion, is objec­tion­able or inap­pro­pri­ate or is detri­men­tal to the qual­ity of the event as a whole. In the event of any restric­tions or evic­tions, the SoWa Winter Farmers Mar­ket and its affil­i­ates will not be liable for any refund of rental or other expenses.

The SoWa Winter Farmers Mar­ket man­agers and pro­mot­ers reserve the right to remove, with­out refund or recourse, any exhibitor who mis­rep­re­sents him­self or his prod­uct. In addi­tion, the pro­moter reserves the right not to select ven­dors who may not be suit­able for the market.

The SoWa Winter Farmers Mar­ket reserves the right to amend or add to the applic­a­ble rules per­tain­ing to and gov­ern­ing the SoWa Winter Farmers Mar­ket at any time dur­ing and before the oper­at­ing sea­son. All par­tic­i­pat­ing ven­dors at the SoWa Winter Farmers Mar­ket will be made aware of all addi­tions or amend­ments. The inter­pre­ta­tion of all the rules by the pro­mot­ers shall be final.

Click HERE to apply online.

Need help? Email us, we’ll be happy to help!
wintermkt@sowaopenmarket.com