Applying to the Fair

The Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair is located in Hillsboro, Kansas. It is a juried show open to artists and craftsmen presenting original, handmade items, vintage & uniquely re-purposed items, and handmade antique reproductions.

The following are not allowed:
Party based or multi-level marketing home businesses, Flea market and buy/sell items.*

Application Requirements

Please complete the application in full. Omissions/errors will delay processing.

To ensure Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair continues to promote original handmade products, photos are required.

• Three-to-five current photos of product, along with at least one of the following:
• Current photo of yourself working on product(s)
• Current photo of the supplies used in product(s)

If you are a returning vendor, new photos are required. Please DO NOT send duplicates of photos from past years. Photos will not be returned.

Placement requests can be made but are not guaranteed. Such requests will be honored on a first come, first serve basis. Placement is the decision of the Fair Committee and is final.

Vendors may go together to share the cost of a booth.

The association reserves the right to refuse any entry. If not accepted, the application fee will be returned.

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Additional Artist Information

Confirmation of acceptance will be sent via email. In case of non-acceptance, a full refund will be given. There will be a $20 insufficient funds charge for any returned checks.

Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Association and its directors, paid personnel and volunteers of the fair are not responsible for overnight security, inclement weather, loss or damage to property, injury or accidents of any kind.

Vendors must furnish their own display equipment, weather protection, unloading equipment, tent weights & supports. No hay or straw bales are allowed.

Electricity is not provided and only solar generators are allowed.

Setup begins at 7 p.m. on the Friday before the fair and runs until 8 a.m. on Saturday.

The Fire Department requires all booths have a 1-A 10-BC fire extinguisher per regulation 2006 International Fire Code (section 2404.12) and will be inspecting booths.

A current motel list is available here.

Sidewalk / Street Booth Information:

• Sidewalk Booths (Food Vendors): Sidewalk booths are reserved for USD 410 District approved area food vendors serving food for immediate consumption.
  Because many storefronts have permanent awnings, canopies and tents are not recommended and may not be usable at some locations.
  
• Street Booths (Artisan Vendors): Artisan booths are located in the street. Vendors using tents or canopies must provide their own weights or methods of securing them. Staking is not permitted.
  
• We strive to place returning vendors in the same booth spaces they occupied in previous years whenever possible. However, booth assignments are based on availability and cannot be guaranteed.

*Fair officials reserve the right to inspect booth merchandise and request removal of any such items. Non-compliance may result in ineligibility of vendor for future shows.