Load in: 10 am (please don’t show up before 10am)

Where to pull up your car to load in, by space location:

• Lobby - Park at the front entrance (you'll see pillars leading up to the door)

• Galleries - Enter through the garden or lobby. Park to the left side of the front lot or around back at the loading zone to access the garden

• Ballroom- Enter via the loading zone next to the garden. pull your car around the back to get to the loading zone.

Look for either market direction signs or a volunteer if you are unsure where to load in.

Move your car to the back of the parking lot, after loading in/before setting up to make room for other makers to load in. *

Load out: Do not start packing up before 5pm.

We encourage vendors to barter and shop with each other from 5-6pm

Review the map below before loading in. Your space will be marked with your business name

*If you leave before 5pm without notifying us, you will not be invited back.

For exceptions find Marie, we understand.

With 40+ vendors and hundreds of shoppers, parking needs to be made available to shoppers as a first priority.

After loading in, before setting up, move your car to the back of the parking lot.
Ask Marie for exceptions and let us know if you need help loading in, volunteer are available.

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*** Important** add the event to your Facebook page's event listings by clicking "..." and selecting add to page.

Send FB invites ONLY to people who you think will want to attend.

Share the fb event link in groups to get the event listed in a group's event section.

We’re running ads and have local press, but it helps us reach more of the right people if we teach meta who might walk through the door.

The more you share and post about the market, the further our ad dollars will go. Please help us reach YOUR potential customers.

Engaging with your fellow makers is a REQUIREMENT that you agreed to in your application. We are here to lift each other up. This is where the vibe comes from.

Your engagement with other makers / community involvement contributes to our decision to bring you back for future events. A $25 fee will be charged to any vendors who do not tag us in a post on their preferred social platform and engage with other vendors that are shared on @marketdaysatglenallen

You should have received a Square invoice and an email from hello@rvamakersmarket.us.
Payment is due now.

Once payment is received, you will be added to the content calendar.

Alternate payment methods:

Cashapp: $makersmarkets

Your space type can be found on your invoice.
6ft tables and chairs are provided. byo racks/shelves/small tables if you paid for an XL or double space

Standard indoor spaces have room for one (1) 6-foot table. NO additional racks, small extra tables , or rugs permitted.

XL - room for 1 6' table and one rack/shelf no more than 3- wide

Double space - Indoors. room for 2 6ft tables. let us know if you are using racks or alternative displays so we can place you accordingly.

decorations, signage, business cards, stickers, pen, paper, table cloth, card reader, cash for change, hand sanitizer, extension cords, lighting, hotspot, etc.

NO RUGS for 6ft spaces

OUTDOORS, bring everything above plus:

10’ canopy tent, sunscreen, water bottle, TENT WEIGHTS (your tent should tell you how much weight is needed per leg. 40 pounds per leg is average), battery/solar lights, rug, tent walls in case it’s too sunny/windy/ rainy, bungee cords or string, weights to hold displays down, etc.

1 tent is available to rent for $20.

Please respect your neighbor’s space. Only two people can be behind your table at any time.

Be mindful not to block others with large chairs or tall racks.

This is a rain or shine event.

*important reminder* Out of respect for those on the waitlist, you are only authorized to sell items that are handmade by YOU.
This is a curated market and your placement on the map is based on the category of items that you are selling.

Ask Marie or a volunteer to order food or get you a drink.

A food truck and COFFEE are booked by CACAGA. Coffee will be ready to order at 11 am.

Do not come if you are not feeling well or if you have been in contact with someone who has contracted COVID. In this case, your fee will be transferred for a future market.

refund/credit requests should be made 14+ days before the market date.

Vendor fee is due immediately. If you cannot pay your fee on time, contact us to let us know, we can work with you.

After three reminders your invoice will be canceled if we do not hear from you and you will not be eligible for future markets.

No shows/no calls will not be eligible for future events and programs.

Want to be featured on social posts?

For shares:

tag us in the post/on the photo @marketdaysatglenallen

#makersmarketmagic

For feed features:

• DM @marketdaysatglenallen with reels and videos (especially process videos that don't have words overlaid)

• add us as a collaborator with a styled product shot or a headshot first (no words/logos/flyers as first image)

• Email hello at rvamakersmarket.us with a few photos of products you’ll have for sale and maybe one of your face (if you feel like it)

We’ll use this info for content creation, so let us know if you have any specific language we should use.

reply to your acceptance email with your facebook page url to get a major boost in visitors coming to BUY from you, by being added as a fb event host.

All Makers are REQUIRED to post, share, and comment on posts about the market.

Sharing posts in your stories from other makers that will be at the market, shows all of our followers that we, as makers, support each other.

Makers who are exceptionally active in sharing, commenting, and tagging other makers on our roster, will be highlighted / given priority to be featured in our posts and ads.

Send me the posts or tag @marketdaysatglenallen ON THE PHOTO to make sure we see it.

Engaging with your fellow makers is a MUST. We are here to lift each other up.

Your engagement with other makers / community involvement contributes to our decision to bring you back for future events.

A $25 fee will be charged to any vendors who do not tag us in a post on their preferred social platform and engage with other vendors that are shared on @marketdaysatglenallen

https://www.facebook.com/events/1385963253333725

Bathrooms are located near the center of the building, across from the galleries.

If you are donating to a cause or organization, let me know who you are donating to

After the market, update me with how much you donated. a screenshot is preferred.

password can be found posted at the reception desk

Beginning May 8th 2024, we have implemented a late fee of 15% to cover the additional costs of chasing down unpaid vendors and finding last minute replacements.

Invoices paid more than 7 days after the due date incur a 15% charge.

Your invoice may be cancelled if we do not hear from you 24 hours after your reminder email on the 8th day.

if You’re reading this, you are invited to our facebook group, exclusively for active makers in the Waynesboro/RVA Makers Market Community. Join to connect with other makers, learn tips and tricks for vending, and to be the first to get news about our events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/makersmarketsforus