2025 MAINE MARKETPLACE VENDOR APPLICATION

WELCOME TO THE MAINE MARKETPLACE VENDOR APPLICATION

Please Note, if you are submitting this application after the January 22nd deadline, your application will be reviewed and will automatically be put on the waitlist if your products meet the Fair's guidelines and standards.

This application is for businesses that are creating goods or services in Maine. If you are an individual craftsperson who makes high-quality work that is original in design and concept, you should apply to the Fine Art and Craft Market Area instead.

Determining who fits where can be subjective, but generally speaking, if the business is built around an artisan who conceives, designs, and creates the finished product, Fine Art and Craft Market is likely the right fit; whereas, if the business relies upon a number of employees to manufacture or create the finished product, or a product line that is not original in concept, the Maine Marketplace is where the vendor would fit. If you have any questions, please call or email us at the MOFGA office for assistance.

There are other distinctions between the two areas: the Fine Art and Craft Market area is a juried show with a hard and fast application deadline, but Maine Marketplace, space permitting, may accept applications after the deadline.

Fine Art and Craft Market only offers 10' x 10' booths whereas Maine Marketplace offers booths from 10' x 10' up to 20' x 20'. Otherwise, these two areas share many attributes. For example:

-Booth fees are the same in both areas.

-As an organization dedicated to protecting the environment by promoting organic agricultural practices, MOFGA gives preference to vendors throughout the Fair that use non-polluting, organic materials and processes.

-Participation in either area is competitive, with not all applicants being accepted.

-Both areas offer spaces under the cover of a large tent or outside, where the vendor provides their own booth.

If you have questions about which area you should apply to, email commonground@mofga.org or call us at 207-568-6041.

2025 Booth Fees

Location	Booth Size	Maine Marketplace	Crafts
Outside
	10x10	$422	$422
	10x10x10 Corner	$559	$559
	20x10	$776	na
	20x10x10 Corner	$914	na
	20x20	$1,214	na
	20x20x20 Corner	$1,486	na
Tent
	10x10	$668	$668
	10x10x10 Corner	$804	$804
	20x10	$1,267	na
	20x10x10 Corner	$1,404	na
	20x20	$2,193	na
	20x20x20 Corner	$2,465	na

Application Process

STEP ONE - Read Guidelines and Application Instructions.

Before completing your application, read and familiarize yourself with the Fair and Maine Marketplace Area Guidelines. There are updates for 2025, so be sure to read these.

All accepted vendors must submit a Certificate of Insurance (COI) meeting the requirements specified in the 2025 General Fair Guidelines to the Fair office by June 1st.

2025 CGCF and Maine Marketplace Area Guidelines are available here.

STEP TWO - Prepare Images of Your Work or Supporting Documents.

1: All new applicants must submit four (4) digital images of your work. These images must be representative of the full range of work you plan to sell.

When submitting images:

A great photo is totally different from a great photo of your product.

Approx. image size 4" x 6" or 1200x1800 pixels. The file size should be about 1 mb per image. If you need to reduce the file size, lower the resolution, not the size.
Pictures will be viewed on a 20 inch computer screen.Vertical images are at a disadvantage because the computer format is landscape.
We want to see the work, up close and against a non-distracting background. Shots taken against outdoor props, such as the woodpile, generally don’t work.
Format as a JPEG. No TIFF files.

2. Food: All food items and ingestible products sold or given away as samples at the Common Ground Country Fair must meet the same standards as food sold by the vendors in our Food Area. This includes a thorough review of ingredients and their sources by the Fair office. If you are interested in offering any food item, you must submit a complete Food Ingredient form with your application. The MOFGA Food Policy and Food Ingredient Form are available for download below:

MOFGA Food Policy

Food Ingredient Form: the Food Ingredient Form can be found here, or at the bottom of the Vendors and Applications page of the website.

STEP THREE - Complete the Maine Marketplace Vendor Application below. Required information to complete a booth application includes:
• A description of your work and the products you wish to sell at Common Ground.
• Four (4) high-resolution digital images that represent the work you wish to sell at the Fair.
• Booth Size and Location Preference. Maine Marketplace Area booths are located inside two large tents. A limited number of spaces are available outside these tents. For these spaces the exhibitor must provide their own pop-up tent (or equivalent).

STEP FOUR - Submit Application with $10.00 Application Fee
You may submit payment online with your application or mail a check. Applications will not be considered until payment is received.

Applications (including application fee) are due on Wednesday, January 22nd.
Completed applications received after the deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis, space permitting.

Product/Service Category *

All jewelry & ceramics are juried as part of the Fine Art and Craft Market application process.

If other, please describe your product offering here:

All vendors with more than 10% overall booth product of jewelry or ceramics MUST apply to the Fine Art and Craft Market area to be juried. The Fine Art and Craft Market area application has a firm deadline of January 22, 2025.

1 - BUSINESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Returning Vendor? *

Organization/Business Name *

Contact First Name *

Contact Last Name *

Contact Mailing Address (Street) *

Contact Mailing Address (City/Town) *

Contact Mailing Address (State) *

Contact Mailing Address (Zip) *

Is this the business address you would like published in the 2025 CGCF Participant List? *

Publishing Address (Address)

Publishing Address (City/Town)

Publishing Address (State)

Publishing Address (Zip)

Email *

Is this the email you would like published in the 2025 CGCF Participant List *

Publishing Email

Cell Phone

Work Phone *

Is this the work phone you would like published in the 2025 CGCF Participant List? *

Publishing Phone Number

Publishing Website Address

Are you a Maine resident? *

Yes

If any portion of your business is not located in Maine, please explain.

How do your business practices meet the goals and objectives of MOFGA and the Common Ground Country Fair to support sustainable and environmentally sound enterprises?

Business practices *

What is your role in the design and production of your work? *

Describe your production process including number of employees, contractors, and location of facilities.

Production process: *

Please provide a brief product line/ service description: *

Very Important: MOFGA reserves the right to determine whether any product or service may be offered at the Common Ground Country Fair. Only products and services that are listed on this application and approved may be included in your booth. Vendors may be required to remove products from their booth that are not on this application or in keeping with MOFGA's mission.

List and describe the items or services you wish to sell and the price range for each. *

Very Important: All items you wish to sell must meet the appropriate area and Fair guidelines. It is not necessary to list every specific item you wish to sell. For example, if you are a potter, you can say “tableware” for plates, bowls, cups. But if you are a potter and you have been experimenting with woodcarving, or you would also like to offer an accessory that complements your products, you will not be allowed to sell those items unless they are listed on your application, meet the appropriate guidelines and are approved by the area coordinators. This is to protect other vendors and prevent the introduction of low quality, non-juried or non-approved products to the Fair.

Are all of your products Made in Maine? *

If you have products that are not made in Maine, explain where and by whom.

If your product is a tool, device, equipment or service, tell us a bit about who uses your product, how it's used and the benefits it provides to your customers.

Who uses your product?

What are the primary materials in your products? From where do they originate? Are they organic? Recycled? Non-toxic? If any are from Maine, please identify these.

Material Information: *

Additional information you would like to tell us about the materials you use, your sources, your products, production processes or company.

Additional information:

MOFGA encourages vendors to integrate educational elements into the presentation of their products. If there are any educational components to your booth, please tell us about these:

Educational Components *

2 - IMAGES OF YOUR WORK AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - MAINE MARKETPLACE

All applicants wishing to sell food products or consumables MUST submit a completed Food Ingredient Form. Applications for food products without completed Food Ingredient Forms cannot be considered. We strongly recommend reviewing the MOFGA Food Policy and contacting the office with any ingredient or sourcing questions prior to submitting your application.

- MOFGA Food Policy

- Food ingredient Form

All new applicants will need to submit four images of their products and one image of their booth to complete their application. Please note the following when submitting images:

A great photo is totally different from a great photo of your product:

Approx image size 4" x 6" or 1200x1800 pixels. The file size should be about 1 mb per image. If you need to reduce the file size, lower the resolution, not the size.
Pictures will be viewed on a 20 inch computer screen. Vertical images are at a disadvantage because the computer format is landscape.
We want to see the work, up close and against a non-distracting background. Shots taken against outdoor props, such as the woodpile, generally don’t work.
Format as a JPEG. No TIFF files.

Image 1:

Image 1 Description:

Image 2:

Image 2 Description:

Image 3:

Image 3 Description:

Image 4:

Image 4 Description:

Only if you have not participated in the Common Ground's Crafts area or Maine Marketplace before. This image will not be considered in determining acceptance.

Booth Image

Use this field for food ingredient forms, which are required of all applicants wishing to sell foods or ingestible products, affidavits, etc.

Food Ingredient Form/Other Supporting Documents

Add another (Max 5)

3 - BOOTH SPACE

Indicate your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th preference for booth size and location. Leave the field blank if it is not one of your top 4 preferences. We do our best to locate returning vendors in good standing in their same location as last year, unless requested otherwise.

Please note that Tent space means that there is a large tent that your booth would be under and you would not need to bring your own covering. Outside space means there is no covering provided by the Fair and you must bring your own pop-up tent, or equivalent.

Under Large Tent 10x10 Straight: $668

Under Large Tent 10x10 Corner: $804

Under Large Tent 20x10 Straight: $1,267

Under Large Tent 20x10 Corner: $1,404

Under Large Tent 20x20 Straight (limited availability): $2,193

Under Large Tent 20x20 Corner (limited availability): $2,465

Outside (bring your own pop-up) 10x10 Straight: $422

Outside (bring your own pop-up) 10x10 Corner: $559

Outside (bring your own pop-up) 20x10 Straight: $776

Outside (bring your own pop-up) 20x10 Corner: $914

Outside (bring you own pop-up) 20x20 Straight: $1,214

Outside (bring your own pop-up) 20x20 Corner: $1,486

Special requests:

Will you need Electricity? *

Accepted vendors will be able to request electricity in the contract and will be required to list all appliances, lights or devices and the wattage for each that will be part of their booth. Electrical service is available for a fee.

Almost Done!

Application Checklist:

Application Checklist: *

I have read and understand the 2025 Fair and Maine Marketplace Guidelines.

I uploaded the required image files.

Application Fee

$10.00

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BELOW

To complete your Maine Marketplace Area Booth Application, press the SUBMIT button below. You will be directed to a payment page where you can choose to pay via electronic payment now, or you can choose to mail a check by clicking pay by invoice. Do NOT print and mail this application.