Application Deadline is April 5th at midnight.
Red River Ex market dates: sat. Nov. 2nd (10am-5pm) sET UP HOURS: fri. nov. 1st (12noon-9pm) the building opens at 9am for makers Sat. + Sun. before the market opens. load in: All products must be loaded into the building and set up in full on fri. nov. 1st. The Building will be locked at 9pm. If you have not moved in and set up 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 adva nce. This will save us so much time in contacting individual makers for group announcements. pipe + drape: Inspirations market will be providing black pipe + drape for our exhibitors. This includes an 8' high back, and 3' high sides. Corner booths will have 2 open sides. Please avoid putting pins into the curtains. Thank you!
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? $65 for less than 15 amps, $95 for more than 15 amps plus GST. All lights will be on in the building. 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. If you require more space, please select #2 booths. Please include any special requests here:
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 March 21st-April 5th.
You will find out regarding acceptance on April 16th 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, May 3rd 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.
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: ​​ ​
We will be marketing our November events for both venues to shoppers in a way where they will be encouraged to purchase tickets for both markets!
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.
We have a billboard booked at Portage Ave. + Broadway! We will be putting out 48 lawn signs.
Much of our budget from booth fees will go into our facility rental fees, pipe + drape, 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.
As a bonus, we would love for you to let your followers know once you've been accepted.
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 dimensions. This keeps aisles open, and keeps your displays from crossing over into other people's booths.
There are no tables or chairs available for rent at this venue.
All displays must be secure and safe.
All makers are required to report any damages to the property, and to keep your booth clean throughout the event. Inspirations will not be held responsible for damages.
Tapes and carpet adhesives are discouraged. The Red River Ex only approves of Scapa double coated polyethylene tape for use in the installation of carpeting in booths. Any tape residue must be completely removed by the exhibitor during egress/move-out.
Please dispose of any garbage from your booth to the bins behind Red River Ex Place after show hours on Saturday + Sunday.
Ages 15 + Under: ​ ​​
Ages 15 and under will not be permitted in the Red River Ex Place during maker set up and tear down hours as per MB Employment Standard Code. Of course children are welcome during market hours.
Insurance: ​ ​​
Inspirations does not require makers to purchase insurance for their own booth and products, however Inspirations Market and the Red River Ex will not be held responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged items in your booth due to any circumstances or reasons. Please consider purchasing your own insurance.
Storage: ​ ​​
There is very minimal shared storage behind 10x10 booths, and no storage behind 10x5 booths. If you would like to rent additional storage, please let us know at the time of acceptance. Otherwise, please find creative ways to include hidden storage into your booth. It is important to us to have all boxes, bins, and personal items out of sight during market hours to make sure the event looks well put together for our shoppers.
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