Application Deadline is Jan. 31st at midnight
assiniboia downs market dates: sat. Nov. 9th (10am-4pm) sET UP HOURS: fri. nov. 8th (5-9pm)- for makers in the main room. Sat. nov. 9th (7-8:30am)- for makers in the entrance space. load in: All products must be loaded into the building by 8:30am on sat. nov. 9th. At this time the load in doors will be locked. If you have not moved in by this time, you will give up your booth space in full, and there will be no refund.emails: please get in the habit of checking your junk/spam folders as sometimes emails end up there completely out of our control. Thank you in advance . This will save us so much time in contacting individual makers for group announcements.
Your Information:
Please triple check your email spelling. If your email bounces, we won't be able to reach you. Is your product handmade or designed by you? Do you need electricity? We have limited outlets. Please include a brief description of ALL the crafts you intend to exhibit in this market.
Inspirations info cards (3x3") are a great way to spread the word about our market! We encourage you to hand them out at your booth at markets before ours. Just let us know how many you can use! We do the printing and mail them out to you free of charge at the end of August.
Please select your booth preference (5% GST will apply): Please include any special requests here:
Do you need a table? Tables are $20 each (8'x2.5'). Only 1 will fit in a booth.
Do you need a chair or two? Chairs are FREE of charge.
Show us your product! Please upload 4-5 of your best product pics. We will feature one product photo from each maker on our social media and on our website. This photo may be featured as a single image or in a carousel. We will not accept any photos with text or watermarks, and we will not accept photo collages. Your business name will be mentioned or tagged in the description.
an "x" will show up below the upload box once your file is attached. That means it worked! Must be a jpg or a png. pdf's will not work.
Show us your booth! Upload a photo of your booth setup.
Please read through the following contract carefully and please make notes of important dates and info.
Applying & Payment Deadlines:
Applications are open Jan. 22-31.
You will find out regarding acceptance on Feb. 9th by midnight.
These emails will be sent in group emails and sometimes go to junk mail. Please get in the habit of checking your junk/spam folders so that you won't miss important announcements.
After your acceptance email is sent out, each maker will receive an individual email with your individual payment details.
Booth payments are due by Friday, Feb. 23rd at the latest.
There will be no booth holds for late payments.
Cancellation Policy:
If cancelling your booth on or before June 29th, you will receive a full refund.
If cancelling your booth from June 30th-July 29th, you will receive an 80% refund of the total amount you have paid (including the booth fee and additional rentals).
All cancellations after July29th will not receive a refund and will give up the total amount paid. If you need to cancel after this date, please consider having someone fill in for you at your booth with your products.
In the extremely unlikely event that Inspirations Market has to cancel the market, we will give you a full refund.
Giveaways & Advertising: ​​ ​
Inspirations Market will be giving away 2 free tickets for each maker to give away on their social media. We will email out posts that you can use for this giveaway one month before the market dates, as well as additional posts.
Stay tuned for further prizes and giveaways closer to the event dates.
This year we have a billboard booked at Portage Ave. + Broadway! We will be putting out 48 lawn signs and a mobile sign as well.
Much of our budget from booth fees goes into our facility rental fees and extensive advertising, including social media ads + partnership ads.
Licensed Products: ​ ​​
We love to see originality! Please do not include products with another businesses trademarks. Trademarks include trade names, words, symbols, designs, logos or designs.
Maker Posts: ​ ​​
We require all makers to post a minimum of 3 times in advance to show time to help spread the word. We advertise extensively both in time and financially, and this helps get the word out there even more.
We also love to see our ticket link added to your Instagram bio, and our ticket link posted to your Facebook about a month in advance to market time. More info to follow.
Booths: ​ ​​
Please keep your booth set up until market hours are over. Packing up early will result in not being invited back to Inspirations Market in the future.
Please stay within your booth's tape markings. This keeps aisles open, and keeps your displays from crossing over into other people's booths. Two x 8' x 2.5' tables will not fit in a 10'x10' booth in an L shape.
I have read and agree to adhere to the Inspirations Market contract: Submit
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