Charleston Vendor Info
Welcome to the one-stop shop with all the information you need to make your Crafty Bastards experience the best it can be!
Tips & Tricks
Past vendors have been kind enough to share the tricks of the road. We’ve compiled them to give you a hand up when preparing for November. If you have any advice you’d like to pass along, we’d love to hear! Email us at: info@craftybastards.com
Tip # 1 – Bring an helper! Load-in and load-out can be stressful. Having an assistant can make all the difference. We’ll have volunteers to help, but don’t count on them being available. With ~80 vendors and a limited load-in window, we aren’t always able to offer an extra hand with everyone.
Get HELPFUL HINTS SHEET
*Crafty Bastards in December ’19 is outdoors, rain or shine. We hope for good weather, but always want to be prepared — bring extra tent weights. 🙂
Marketing
We’re already beating the drum to let people know about Crafty Bastards and the incredible items that will be available. We still need your help!
To make it easy, we created a Vendor Promo Kit with graphics (below) and text to make posting on your socials as easy as possible. Feel free to take them and post away!!!
Get PROMOTIONAL ONE-SHEETER
Graphics to use for posting:
Vendor Load-in // Load-out
Load-in will be between 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM. All vendors must be set and ready to go by 9:45 AM. Please reference the load in schedule below to find your load in time, booth number and special notes. It is very important that all vendors and sponsors arrive at their scheduled load in time. This will allow for a painless process for all. Your load in time is based on your location in the event space (vendor booths are 10' x 10'). You may temporarily park your car near the venue while you unload, although the vendor parking is very near and is the preferable place to unload from. There will be event volunteers on site, but be prepared to load in your set up, as help will be limited. You must provide your own personnel and equipment for load-in and display set-up (including hand trucks, carts, dollies, etc.). At check-in, we can advise on load-in. Please unload quickly, park your vehicle (if you did not unload from the vendor parking lot), and then return to set up your booth.
Load-out begins immediately following the event at 4:00 PM. All items must be completely removed by 5:30 PM and cannot stay overnight. This includes all props, materials, and decorations. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
~~ View Load-in Schedule ~~
~~ View Booth Layout Map ~~
WE WILL PROVIDE
Vendor lunches beginning around 12 PM.
PLEASE BRING
Everything that you need for your booth space. This includes a tent, ample tent weights (no stakes), tables, chairs, décor, goods for sale, a POS system, a wifi hotspot, load in gear, water, etc. If you need to newly order or change your order for a tent, table, and or chairs for your booth space please contact Caleb if you haven’t already. His email is cspencer@fwpublishing.com.
See TENT WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
*No Staking. Please plan accordingly and bring appropriate tent weights to the event. See link above for tent weight requirements.
DO NOT BRING:
Do not bring outside alcohol of any kind. Glitter, confetti or the like are not allowed. Furry friends need to stay home.
WIFI
WIFI is not provided by the venue. If you need wifi for your POS system you will need to bring a hotspot for this.
Electricity
If you did not request electricity in advance, you will not have it. If you have already requested electricity, and it was approved, please bring your own extension cords and a surge protector. Cords must not cross walkways unless covered by a cord cover, which you will need to provide.
Ice
You will need to bring ice if it is needed at your booth space. Please bring coolers for your ice as well.
Signage
Within your booth space, you may put up any signage as you see fit. You will need to provide zipties or string to attach it to your tent (you may rent a tent from us in via the registration form if you don’t have one already). Also, bring scissors to cut them down after the event. You may also bring your own easels or pop up banners if that’s easier.
Staffing
You are required to have your own staff man your booth.
COI
To protect yourself and your business, we recommend that all vendors be covered in the form of commercial general liability insurance, including but not limited to broad form contractual liability, personal injury liability, advertising liability, and products/completed operations liability coverage with minimum limits of liability of $1,000,000 each occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate. Vendors will preferably maintain workers compensation insurance in compliance with state statutory law during the dates they are working with the Festival, as well as AllRisk property insurance covering personal property owned, leased, rented, borrowed or used by Contractor for full replacement cost.
South carolina Sales Tax
Vendors need to add 9% sales tax to their sales. This will cover state and local sales tax for goods. Within 5 days of the event, they need to file with the SC Dept of Revenue (https://dor.sc.gov/tax-index/sales-and-use/forms). To begin filing, click on "MyDORWAY" at the top of the page and follow the prompts.
SC Department of Revenue Help Sheet
Misc
Please be mindful of spills and messes, and keep your display area neat. It’s always best practice to return the space the way we found it.
Volunteers
We have many incredible volunteers to help make our Nashville Crafty Bastards Fall Edition run smoothly. If you’d like to thank them by offering a discount on your products, enter it here:
Fill out my online form.
Coming in from out of town?
For those who are coming into town, here is the 411 to help you navigate your stay!
Venue
Joe Riley Park: 360 Fishburne Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located downtown. The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr., who was instrumental in its construction. Nicknamed "The Joe" by locals, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is the home of Charleston's minor league baseball team, The RiverDogs.
ABOUT CHARLESTON
Charleston has been recognized as a culinary hotspot of the South. Find all the best places to eat and imbibe in the Charleston City Paper's DISH Dining Guide / SWIG Bar Guide. A city packed with history, there is no shortage of tours to be taken, and sights to be seen.
CHS Airport is just a quick 20 minutes from downtown Charleston and The Joe.
Parking
Vendors can park at no charge in the lot adjacent to Joe Riley Park. Attendee parking is $5
If you find a place you like and you just want a local's verification that it's not sketchy, feel free to email us and ask! info@craftybastards.com
CONTACT US
Interested in sponsoring Crafty Bastards or learning more about being a vendor? Perhaps you want to attend or volunteer and have a question. Feel free to reach out!
