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Choose a Category:

 

Arts & Crafts

• Original, hand-crafted work by the artist who is required to be present on the day-of the event. This category can also include apparel/accessories, temporary body art (including face tattoos and Henna), up-cycle/resale, authors, oil/creams, screen printers and other makers.
• Unacceptable: mass-manufactured items, kits, imports, mass-manufactured reproductions of your own work, foods, or recorded media of any kind. If you are a designer who has objects manufactured, or otherwise do not meet the guidelines above, please apply as a commercial vendor.

Arts & Crafts Vendors INFO

 

Information / Sales / Service

• Commercial sales, services, information, or activities.
• $100 discount (!) if you offer a “hands-on” activity or display such as martial arts, face painters, henna artists and/or any “other” art/craft projects including but not limited to the “non-tangible” such as palm or tarot card reading. There is a complete list of qualifying activities on our FAQ.
• In 2023 we discontinued the “Art Activity” category.

Commercial Vendors INFO

 

Food (2 types)

• Food vendor registration ended on August 15th 2024.
• You can contact us if you have an existing Alameda County Health Department, or City of Berkeley Health department permit.

Non-Profit & Government

Organizations that have 501 nonprofit status (or pending status). Information and/or Fundraising only, distribution and/or collection of information only – no sales of any kind. This category includes political candidates that may not have 501 status.

1. 1. • If your website is a “.org” you probably qualify!

N/P and Government INFO

 

Entertainers

1. 1. • The maximum pay has been raised from $350 – $550
      • Registration ends June 15th for ENTERTAINERS.
      • Performers, music, bands, dancers, DJs….
      • We do not typically pay for performances from recruiting “organizations”.

Entertainers INFO