ARTISAN VENDORS
Artisan Vendor Booth Applicants
Please read the following information carefully before submitting your application.
About Our Festival
Moab Folk Festival takes place in beautiful downtown Moab, UT. Saturday and Sunday daytime shows are held outdoors at the Center Street Ballfields. We typically see crowds up to 1500 patrons each day, and are looking for about 20-25 artisans to round out our festival experience for those patrons.
The festival is open to patrons starting at 10am on Saturday and Sunday mornings, with music starting at 11am and continuing until about 4:30pm both days.
Application Deadlines
EARLY BIRD deadline for applications is May 8, 2025.
Decisions will be made by June 5, 2025.
STANDARD deadline for applications is August 1, 2025.
Decisions will be made by August 22, 2025.
Cancellations after October 1, 2025 will not be eligible for a refund.
Booth placement will be decided by festival staff. If accepted, you will find out your booth assignment upon arrival on Friday, November 7.
Fees
The cost for one 10’x10’ booth space is $150. No additional commission charges will be levied.
MOAB LOCALS: Artisan vendors that are local to Moab will be eligible for half off of registration fees.
Email Emily for discount code prior to submitting your application and/or payment.
Payment will be collected when you submit your application. If you are not chosen to vend, your fee will be refunded in full at that time.
Taxes
Moab Folk Festival provides vendor mailing addresses to the Utah State Tax Commission immediately after the event, so vendors can expect to receive their sales tax form via mail or email within 2 weeks after the festival.
For questions (or to request a replacement Special Event Tax Form should it not arrive), please contact the USTC at (801) 297-6303 or specialevent@utah.gov.
The sales tax rate in Moab is 8.85%. Vendors are responsible for reporting sales from this event directly to the USTC. Reporting accurate sales tax helps Moab Folk Festival track the economic impact our events have on the local economy. Please note that Moab Folk Festival does not take any money from commission or sales of your works or products during the course of the festival.
Selection Process
Vendors who apply during our early bird window (April 8 - May 8) will receive priority notification of acceptance (by June 5). However, earlier application submission in no way guarantees acceptance. Being chosen to vend in years past also does not guarantee acceptance this year.
Friends of the Moab Folk Festival and the Moab Folk Festival reserve the right to refuse space to anyone we deem inappropriate for the festival. Due to an increasing number of vendor applicants, our selection process is based on what we think will sell well at our event, and we aim to offer festival-goers a variety of types of wares to shop from.
Products that compete with Festival performers’ products or unauthorized, unofficial Moab Folk Festival merchandise are not allowed. No exceptions.
General Booth Information
All booth spaces are 10’x10’. No structure, covering or electricity is provided. The construction of booths, building materials and display space are left up to the exhibitor’s creativity with the exception that no blue tarps, as part of the display, are allowed. All building materials are the responsibility of the exhibitor.
Exhibitors are responsible for set-up, take-down and attending of their own booths.
Exhibitors must have a legitimate system to secure tents against wind at this outdoor event. These include water jugs, sand bags, or concrete blocks. Stakes are not permitted in the ballpark. This will be checked.
Vendor Access/Set-Up* (closed to patrons) times are 10 AM- 5PM on Friday, November 7th, 7AM-9AM Saturday, November 8th, and 7AM-9AM Sunday, November 9th, 2025. *Vendors will be allowed to drive onto the ballfield to unload during these times only. Otherwise, walking in is required.*
Sales times (gates open to festival-goers) are 10:00 AM to 4:30PM or until over on Saturday 11/8 and Sunday 11/9.
Booth tear-down is between 6PM-8PM on Sunday, November 9, 2025. (Starting after the end of last performance - not before).
Exhibitors are limited to 2 persons per booth. Additional exhibitor/vendor passes must be purchased. Please contact Emily to make arrangements in advance of the event.
Security will be provided Friday and Saturday night. However, exhibitors will not hold the Moab Folk Festival, Friends of the Moab Folk Festival, the City of Moab, Grand County, the Festival Sponsors or their principles responsible for any and all liability or claims thereof as a result of participation in this event. This includes, but is not limited to theft, damage, loss of product or display facilities, personal injury, strike or act of God.
Insurance: Vendors are responsible for their own insurance. Moab Folk Festival is not responsible for vendor’s products or equipment at our event. If you don’t already have event insurance, ACT Insurance has affordable options.
Weather is usually great this time of year. However, be prepared as sun, rain, snow and wind could happen! This event is RAIN or SHINE. We will not make refunds due to bad weather.