Festival Information

Set-up: Begins at 8:00 am on Friday. Set-up time requirement will determine the location of a booth. All vehicles must be removed from the festival site by 12:00 noon. Space assignment & parking directions are provided at check-in. Overnight camping is the responsibility of each vendor. Each exhibitor supplies complete booth. Tables are to be covered and canopies free standing. NO ANCHORS IN PAVEMENT. Damages to festival site caused by exhibitor will be the responsibility of the exhibitor, including grease stains.

Take down: As a courtesy to all vendors/exhibitors, booths are to remain in place until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Booth & vehicle's are to be removed from festival site by midnight unless prior arrangements have been made to camp overnight.

Criteria for acceptance: All artists, original work is REQUIRED. No commercial kits and no second hand items allowed. Photos MUST be submitted with application and will be returned in vendor information packet at the festival.

All business owners, display only products of your business. No used articles such as “swap meet” items.

Exhibitor Responsibilities: Compliance with applicable state or federal laws is the responsibility of the exhibitor (i.e., collection of sales tax). Submission of an application is an implied agreement to abide by the rules set forth herein. NO rain date, NO refunds in case of rain, and festival sponsor is NOT RESPONSIBLE for accidents, damages or other loss incurred by exhibitor.

Food Concessions: Concessions are expected to provide a quality product in compliance with N.C. Health Department regulations. The Booth area is to be maintained in a clean safe condition at all times. Damage to festival site, including stains to the sidewalks, will be the responsibility of the exhibitor. Food Vendors are required to be inspected by the McDowell County Health Department. An Additional Health Department application is required to be completed. Failure to complete both applications will void the application. NC Gold Festival organizers require any and all food booths that cook food at the festival site be inspected and follow the health department guidelines, including non-profit organizations.

I would like to thank you for putting on a fantastic festival this year. There were a great bunch of vendors to deal with and great demos as well. I'll be doing some business with some of these great people soon.

I especially would like to say thank you for the great assay demo. Herman was extremely informative and gave me some good ideas. Is there any way you could put me in contact with him? I have some questions he could answer.

The gem cutting demo was interesting, as was the small stamp mill demo. The small trommels got me going. Oh to be able to buy one of them. I have a couple of perfect places to use them too.

All in all, I'd say this was the best festival yet. I will be back next year.

A short note to let you know we enjoyed your festival. It was a first time for us.

My Partner Bill Gamble and I took a number of pictures of your activities which you can view by going to www.AmericanaFestivalPlace.com - click on Photo Gallery - then access your festival by name.

Festival listings and use of our Photo Gallery are free services. When you have photos you would like to add feel free to upload them. There is one request we have, please link our entry site www.Goamericana.com

and keep us updated of your future activities.

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Concord, NC 28027

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