The Brickyard

Booth fee is the same as Destash  6x6' - $65,  10x6' - $110, $130 - 12x6' and will include a $5 credit towards food or drink at the Bavarian Bierhaus!! We will offer a Saturday or Sunday morning load-in again. We will be heating the space in the same way as Destash but adding more heaters because we're using the whole space this time. Vendors may want to consider bringing a small portable propane heater. To be clear, not every single person needs to bring a portable heater but if you're sensitive you might want to consider it. We will NOT be providing electricity for heaters or other electrical needs in the Fest Hall. If you're someone who's really sensitive to cold I had one person with Raynaud's say they were totally fine and another that had a hard time with it, it's hard to judge person to person. We will be extending event hours to 10:30-5. I know, I love the 4 hour throw down too but we have to, the crowd has gotten too big. 

Vendors will be encouraged to dress yourself and your booth for the holidays, red & green, sparkles, ugly sweaters, lights, xmas tree...the goal is to get people in the mood earlier with all eyes on us- not Amazon. Add a bit of pizazz for fun.

Something to collectively inspire: As with Destash, The Brickyard is OUR EVENT. I want to encourage creators to be inspired by the simple yet multi-layered properties of a brick. How simple and fundamental it is. Initially created by hands from earth and water then fired. A singular construction that quickly compounds. How we can throw bricks or lay them out to be organized and strengthened in their solidarity. How it can create layers and complexity within a structure. How we as people are complex layers. How there's safety and security in it. How we can build walls OR decide to build bridges instead. (#gdalligators!) I encourage makers to flex your creative muscle to create work for The Brickyard around the theme of a brick. Throw it or stack it, I'm curious to see what you all say.

There will be timed tickets. I plan to do it in waves- with an initial influx of patrons who will have 2 hours to shop then pulses will be allowed into the Fest Hall each half hour after that. People can arrive at the Brickyard, enter the Brickyard at any time, but you can not enter the Fest Hall to shop, until your ticket time. You can shop as long as you want but if you leave and want to re-enter the Fest Hall, you will have to wait to enter with the next time slot. The IN doors only open at the 30 min time mark. Goal will be to maintain about 750 in the Hall at a time. We'll keep an eye on the count, if we can let people in a bit earlier, we will.