Applications

General Pear Festival questions? Cindy Bain 707-413-3503
Vendor questions? Kim Riley 707-245-7468
Parade questions? Carol Dobusch 707-279-1169
Tractor/Small Engine questions? Cindy Bain 707-413-3503
Dessert Contest questions? Lori Baker 707-245-6756
Sponsor questions? Cindy Bain 707-413-3503

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Kelseyville Pear Festival Vendor Instructions

The 27th Annual Kelseyville Pear Festival will be September 28, 2019, from 9am to 4pm. This event promotes the greater Kelseyville area, agritourism, Main Street businesses, artisan crafts, and community services. Vendor space is limited and allocated on a 'first come' basis. Application mus be submitted by July 1, 2019.

Vendor Rules, please read and follow carefully.

The Kelseyville Pear Festival is not a “trade show” nor an outlet for commercial merchandise. Items to be sold must be hand-crafted. The Festival does not promote commercial merchandise or commercial businesses; the only exception is merchants on Main Street who may purchase the space in front of their business.
Vendor spaces are 12'w x 10'd and vendors must furnish their own tables, chairs, signage, products, water, etc. Set-up may begin at 6:30am Festival morning and vendors must operate until 4pm.
Vendor booths must fit within the 12'w x 10'd area with nothing protruding beyond the space i.e. trailer hitch. If you have a trailer as part of your booth, you must indicate it on the application and we will contact you about placement and fee considerations. No 'rolling vendors', carts or wagons are allowed.
Electricity is available in a limited quantity for an additional fee of $15.00 that must be enclosed with the application. Vendors must supply extension cords. A 12-gauge cord or heavier is recommended.
Merchandise sold at the Festival will be juried. Photos that fully represent your merchandise must be submitted with the application. The booth team will be checking merchandise during booth set-up period. If merchandise is not representative of 'jury' photos or is commercially produced, vendors will be given the opportunity to remove the merchandise from the booth. Failure to comply, vendor will be asked to leave immediately; no refund will be given and will not be invited back to future Festivals.
If there are inappropriate or illegal items (firearms, poppers, fire works, drug paraphernalia, knives, stink bombs, or silly string, etc.) in your booth on the day of the Festival, you will be asked to leave immediately; no refund will be given and you will not be invited back to future Festivals.
The Festival policies do not allow political booths or candidate's campaigning. Items: stickers, or clothing displaying vulgar or caustic political or sexual language attacking or demeaning an individual or group will not be allowed.
Vendors must have a sign clearly displaying the name of the business/organization. All vendors must keep their areas clean with no items stacked on the sidewalk behind the booth and must remove any trash. The street must be cleared by 5:30pm.
ALL vendors selling anything must have a valid California sellers' permit and food vendors must comply with the Lake County Health Department regulations and it is your responsibility to obtain a permit from Lake County.
Applications must be submitted by July 1, 2019 (if mailing they must be postmarked by July 1, 2019). Assignments will be made on a first received basis. Confirmations will be sent out August 1, 2019. NO spaces will be rented the day of the event.

Booth Fees

Information booths (non-profit orgs.) (no merchandise for sale) $ 50.00
Information booths (non-profit orgs.) (selling merchandise) $100.00
Youth Organizations $ 30.00
Craft and/or food booths and merchant's store front $100.00
Beer and/or wine sales $250.00

Kelseyville Pear Festival
September 28, 2019
Parade Instructions

NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

LINE UP AND NUMBER ASSIGNMENT
Pick up your pre-printed assigned number placard at the registration table and affix it to the left front of your entry
Sign in. Registration begins at 7:30am at the following locations:
Equestrian units – Lions Club on Sylar Lane
Pedestrian units – Umpqua Bank parking lot
Tractors – lower parking lot of Kelseyville High School
All other units – Kelseyville High School track

All entries MUST register prior to lining up (7:30-9am)

PARADE BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 9:30AM (NO LATE ARRIVALS)

KELSEYVILLE PEAR FESTIVAL GENERAL INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES

Parade entries should show some connection to pears. An award will be given to recognize the most creative use of pear-related themes.
All entries are asked to line up around the high school track. The ONLY exceptions to this will be the horses, tractors, and some pedestrian groups which will be assigned to other specific areas (see above).
Every entry must be identifiable as a parade entry. Those entries that are walking members of a group must be lined up together and stand out as a group different from the parade on-lookers. Consider having outfits or other costumes different from everyday clothing.

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Have a large sign or banner in front of your group. Remember that the judges are on the south (left) side of the street so your sign, banner, and/or display should face left. It is important that entries be distinguishable from the general public and that on-lookers can easily identify your groups as you pass.

No items may be thrown from the parade entries into the crowd during the parade. This includes candy, balloons, etc. (We do not want to tempt members of the crowd to risk their lives by retrieving items that have landed in the roadway.) If you wish to give candy, etc. to the crowd, have walkers along with you who can distribute items safely at the sidelines.