Clovis Big Hat Days 2010

Clovis Big Hat Days.
Clovis, CA Held in Old Town along Pollasky.
Apr 10-11, 2010 Sat 9-6 Sun 9-5 vendor application

IMPORTANT: I have written a book about our experiences selling at Street Fairs, festivals, A&C Shows, fairs, flea markets. I know that you will really find reading it quite enjoyable and you'll be able to relate to a lot of things that I describe. Having to endure 71 mph winds, heavy rains, floods, lying and cheating promoters. You'll love it. Only $14.95. Street Fairs for profit, fun and madness


The festival features over 400 food and craft booths, garden shows and live entertainment, all to kick off the Western Heritage Month. With more than 125,000 attendees, the festival is hailed as the largest event in the entire Central Valley. Highlights include the Clovis Strongman Competition and the many carnival rides for children. Big Hat Days will be held on the second weekend of the month — after Easter Sunday. It is the first main event of the season and provides a great family outing. Thousands of visitors, many pushing strollers, fill the streets to purchase those unique, one-of-a-kind items or terrific food.Please see my review for 2008

Tyson Wells Sell-a-Rama January 21, 2010

IMPORTANT: I have written a book about our experiences selling at Street Fairs, festivals, A&C Shows, fairs, flea markets. I know that you will really find reading it quite enjoyable and you'll be able to relate to a lot of things that I describe. Having to endure 71 mph winds, heavy rains, floods, lying and cheating promoters. You'll love it. Only $14.95. Street Fairs for profit, fun and madness

At approximately 5:00pm on Thursday, January 21, we had extremely strong winds and rain. Here are some shots of the disaster when winds reach 71mph and knocked over at least 50 canopies in the back rows of the Sell-a-Rama. These are my booth in space X-19. Canopies flew all over the place. The guy's 30-foot canopy in back of me went up in the air and landed on top of my canopies and the 5th Wheel trailer 15 feet away from me. A guy had a 20-foot canopy across from me and it went airborne and he never saw it again. Gone. To see more pictures please click here: http://www.starvingvendors.com/tyson_wells_disaster.html to read more about Tyson Wells, click this link: http://www.starvingvendors.com/events_Tyson_Wells_Sellarama_2010.html

Dandelion Days - Jackson, CA

DANDELION DAYS, Jackson, CA vendor application

IMPORTANT: I have written a book about our experiences selling at Street Fairs, festivals, A&C Shows, fairs, flea markets. I know that you will really find reading it quite enjoyable and you'll be able to relate to a lot of things that I describe. Having to endure 71 mph winds, heavy rains, floods, lying and cheating promoters. You'll love it. Only $14.95. Street Fairs for profit, fun and madness

Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in Downtown Jackson. The Annual St. Patrick's Day Dandelion Days Celebration is a family-oriented event, and it's lots of fun! It includes an outdoor bazaar and flea market featuring antiques, relics and collectibles, arts and crafts, and much more.

Booth size is 10' X 10' (this is the only size available; for more space, you may purchase additional booths). The cost for each booth will be $90. This is for two days (no refunds are offered if you cancel after 2/15/09). You must provide your own tables and sales fixtures. Booth set-up is permitted the Friday before the event (March 13th, 2009).No persons are permitted in the booths after selling hours; booths will be patrolled Friday and Saturday nights. No electricity is provided, and no generators are allowed

click here to read my review of last year's Dandelion Days.

Be sure to check out my other reviews of shows we have done the past couple years. Interesting, humorous, wild!!! Loads of information.

21 Vendors broken into at Whiskey Flats Days

Whiskey Flats Days. Feb 12-15, 2010. Kernville, CA. Here's what a local TV station in Bakersfield reported.


Whiskey Flat Days Marred by Vendor Thefts
Nearly A Dozen Vendors Stolen From Over Weekend

KERNVILLE, Calif. -- It is one of the most popular events to attend in the Kern County mountains, But this weekend's Whiskey Flat Days events has been marred, a bit, by theft.
The Kern County Sheriff's Department is looking into ten to 12 reports of merchandise being stolen from vendors in Kernville. Event organizers had heard that up to 21 vendors had said items were stolen this weekend.Those items include skateboards, cowboy hats and even fudge. Organizers believe kids may be behind the thefts and the sheriff's department agrees.
Organizers say security has always been a struggle because its not the most secure location with vendors being outdoors on the streets, but they're always trying to make it better and more secure. The sheriff's department says a couple thousand dollars worth of merchandise was stolen.

MY COMMENT. This may or may not be the truth as to what happened and the creditability of the information here is only as reliable as to what the Sheriff's department and promoter's of this event care to divulge. In other words, there is a story circulating amongst the vendor's that there were 3 security guards involved. If this occurred like that, then this strikes a serious blow to all events that utilize this method of security. Who are you going to trust? Moreso, who are you going to believe? Does anybody have any info?

Be sure to read my review and more comments on Starving Vendors - Whiskey Flats review.

2010 Ripon Almond Blossom Festival

Saturday update: Looks like we had a little bit of rain on Friday. Rough weekend, huh? The rain woke me up this morning around 4:00. Cats and dogs out there!! Wow. Forecast calls for more rain today and clearing on Sunday. People have been flocking here by the hundred's the past couple days.

IMPORTANT: I have written a book about our experiences selling at Street Fairs, festivals, A&C Shows, fairs, flea markets. I know that you will really find reading it quite enjoyable and you'll be able to relate to a lot of things that I describe. Having to endure 71 mph winds, heavy rains, floods, lying and cheating promoters. You'll love it. Only $14.95. Street Fairs for profit, fun and madness

Held yearly on the last weekend of the month in February in the community of Ripon, CA.

I've done this event in the past and you can read all about it by clicking on this link:

http://www.starvingvendors.com/events_Ripon_2008.html

Read how vendors were mis-treated in the past in this bad show. I don't recommend this to anybody. Changed locations to ball field, but it is even worse than before. Talk to other vendors who have done this event. Many problems. Check out some of the other reviews on the website.

2010 Tyson Wells Sell-a-Rama

Feb 15-24, 2010 at Tyson Wells, AZ just across the highway from Quartzsite.

IMPORTANT: I have written a book about our experiences selling at Street Fairs, festivals, A&C Shows, fairs, flea markets. I know that you will really find reading it quite enjoyable and you'll be able to relate to a lot of things that I describe. Having to endure 71 mph winds, heavy rains, floods, lying and cheating promoters. You'll love it. Only $14.95. Street Fairs for profit, fun and madness

Been here since Tuesday. Took a couple days to set up and began selling on Thursday. Show actually began on Friday with loads of vendors. Weather has been okay up until now but we had a couple days of very strong winds nearing 30mph.

Please be sure to read my daily log and review of the event:

http://www.starvingvendors.com/events_Tyson_Wells_Sellarama_2010.html

130th Bok Kai Festival

The Bok Kai Parade and Festival March 20, 2010. Please click here to read our review from 2009.

This event is held in the Chinatown district of Marysville, CA yearly. click here for website Vendor Application They do not have any info regarding booths for vendors and there is no listing in Craftmaster's. They get a good turnout for this event and I was amazed at the total length of the parade. Several hours and quite enjoyable.

The Bok Kai Festival, honoring Bok Eye, the Chinese God of Water, pays tribute to the many Chinese who worked the gold mines in the 1800s.

The 129th Bok Kai Festival, reputed to be the oldest continually held parade in California . The Festival opens with a 5K Run/Walk. Registration for the Run/Walk begins in front of the Bok Kai Temple on 1st Street at 8:15 a.m.; The Run/Walk starts at 9:00 a.m. The Parade, starting 11:00 a.m, begins on 6th and D Streets, and is followed by Lung Huang, the 150-ft golden dragon as he noisily winds and dances his way through the historic town of Marysville. Lung Huang's entourage includes lion dancers, martial arts demonstrations, floats and more. Lung Huang is currently been in the Bok Kai Festival since 1991. It is anticipayed that a new, larger dragon will be sited in 2008.

The parade remains a unique small town parade and Festivaunmarred by the commercial smoothness and artificial slickness that often accompanies other venues as they evolve. Following the parade, scheduled multi-cultural entertainment for the entire family including Lion Dancing & Martial Arts by the Hop Sing Society will take place at the corner of 3rd and D Street.