Have a Booth

The main attraction of the Arkansas Earth Day Festival is the village of booths hosted by your local non profits, schools, clubs, organizations, companies and restaurants.  All booth/venders go through our application process to discourage what we call "green washing" or [according to Wikipedia.com] the practice of companies disingenuously spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly, such as by presenting cost cuts as reductions in use of resources. We believe by having a standard, we are protecting the integrity of the information, products and services at the festival.

BOOTH INFORMATION

Non-Food Vendor Booths fall under either Business or Non-Profit rates. Business includes all retail sales. Non-profit pricing must have valid 501 (c)(3) status. Business rates are dependent on the number of employees of the business. Additional discounts are given to those booths that can provide an interactive activity. To host an educational or merchant booth, please apply here

$500 for corporations having 12+ employees
$300 for corporations having 4-11 employees
$150 for corporations having 1-3 employees

$50 added if any booth need Electricity or Water (must supply own cord and/or hose)

$50 for Non-Profit (not based on # of employees, $25 charge for power and/or water required, requires valid 501 (c)(3) status)

NOTE: If any food is being given away at a retail booth, it must be prepared in commercial kitchen and be packaged in commercial packaging. Food that does not meet specifications is not permitted on festival grounds.

VENDOR TAX & PERMIT INFORMATION:
All vendors selling any products must complete an North Little Rock Advertising & Promotions tax form on the day of the festival (will be provided).  3% of sales from all vendors at the 2011 Arkansas Earth Day Festival will be collected from the City of North Little Rock (except donations).

FOOD VENDOR INFORMATION

NO Styrofoam products of any kind and NO plastic water bottles are to be sold. Other restrictions and requirements may be explained further in your application process.All vendors selling any food products are considered a "food vendor" and must be permitted as such by Arkansas Health Dept. If you are working from a traveling food station of any kind, vendor must provide exact measurements of vehicle and pictures of vehicle. We are requiring that all Food Vendors use paper products that are compostable*, including all cups, lids, straws, cutlery, etc.  We will be working on conjunction with American Composting, and we will be composting all waste from the Festival.  If you have any questions regarding these products or how to obtain them, please email booths@arkansasearthday.org  

*Compostable products include paper, PLA plastic (no PET or PETE), and bagasse (stalk fiber) products.

$400.00 for food vendor. This INCLUDES Electricity and/or Water. Each will need to provide own extension cords and potable-specific water hose(s). If special plugging needs, any converter will need to be provided by the vendor.  To apply to host a a food booth , please fill out our application here.
 

For more information, please email booths@arkansasearthday.org