Daily Operations
- Vendors can start to set up their booths starting at 12:00 pm on the Friday before Island Park Show.
- Vendors may also set up their booth Saturday morning if desired.
- The show begins exactly at 10:00 am on the first event day.
- No sales are allowed before this time.
- Vendors must tear down at 4:00 pm on the final day of the event.
- No early teardown is allowed for any vendor.
- Early teardown may result in not being allowed to return in the future.
- The show still goes on in rain or shine. However, a decision to cancel, or delay the market due to severe weather can be made by the Event Director.
- Vendors are notified by email and cancellations are posted on the Island Park Show Facebook event page and the Fargo Park District website to update customers.
Booth Assignment
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The Event Director assigns booth placement prior to the event date. It is the sole discretion of the Event Director to determine the spaces and where the vendors are placed. Vendor locations are not permanent and may be changed at the discretion of the Island Park Show [IPS] Director.
In making any determination in this regard IPS considers the following:
- Returning vendors are given priority for requested booth placement
- Vendor category
- Booth electricity needs
- Other special requests of vendors
*Please note that booths can remain in the park and stay up overnight at the owner's discretion. We provide evening security officer in place starting Friday from 6:30 pm until dawn, and Saturday from 5:30 pm until dawn. Fargo Park District is not liable for any lost, stolen, or damaged items prior, during, or after the show.
Cancellation Policy
- Vendors who cannot attend the IPS on the event dates must contact the Event Director at least 1 week prior to the IPS event, violators are reconsidered for placement in the following years.
- To be eligible to receive a refund of fees, vendors must notify the Event Director of their cancellation in writing by July 1st of the event year. Notices received after that point forfeit all registration fees.
- These cancellation policies may be modified based on on-going health guidelines.
Vendor Practices
Just a friendly reminder, we ask that you do not use aggressive sales tactics with the Island Park Show attendees. We want to remind each vendor you are given a twelve-foot by twelve-foot space designated for your booth. We do not tolerate the hustling of attendees on the pathways, neighboring booths, or other locations. We want to show the community the creative and unique pieces each of you makes and has a friendly successful weekend for all.
- The IPS Management does not enforce a pricing policy, but vendors should price products at fair market value and not undercut other vendors at the event
- All IPS vendors should represent themselves in an appropriate manner, dress and state of cleanliness. Shirt and shoes must be worn at all times. Depending on on-going health guidelines a the time of the event, facemasks may be required.
- Neither the vendor nor their representatives may be impaired by alcohol or marijuana or illegal substances at any time while in the park's premises. This includes our no smoking policy (including electronic cigarettes).
- All vendors agree to abide by fair business practices.
- In alignment with the best health/food safety practices, vendors are not to bring animals if they are selling food products. The IPS reserves the right to ask the owner of an animal to leave.
- Vendors can have animals at their booth if they are not a distraction to other booths around you.
- Vendors must follow leash ordinances at all times
- IPS is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, we do not tolerate unlawful harassment of our employees, vendors, or guests at the show. Harassment of any sort, whether verbal, physical or visual, that is based on a person’s race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation or disability is not allowed.
