We are moving the Holistic Festivals to Saturdays in 2010. Mark your calendars now.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Hope to see you there!
Greetings!
Welcome to the 20th Holistic Festival, being held Saturday, March 27, 2010. The beautiful location, at Centerplace in Mirabeau Point Park, Spokane Valley, is central to Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, just minutes from the Pines exit on the freeway, near The Valley Mall.
We do limit the amount of any one type of booth, resulting in our turning away potential vendors after the available slots of that type are taken. We also have limited vendor space, and cannot always accommodate all the requests that come in at the last minute. Once filled, we must decline additional vendors. Reserve your space early!
Free 25 minute lectures are offered throughout the day. We draw public interest by providing a diverse presentation. Unfortunately, a lecture spot for every vendor cannot be guaranteed, as only one lecture is presented at a time, so there is limited space. However, do trust that those interested in what you have to offer will visit you at your booth to learn what you have to say! This is one of the biggest benefits in attending a show of this size. As always, we will advertise the lecture schedule in The Inlander, as well as on this website. A program with the lecture schedule and vendor contact information will be given to all attendees as they enter the Festival.
We are interested in keeping our prices down as much as possible, so that the booth costs and admission fees do not have to be increased. A major portion of your booth fees are spent on advertising and publicity. We distribute 4,000 postcards and two hundred posters in NW Washington and Idaho. Needless to say, the task is huge and the printing and distribution costs keep rising. We ask for your co-operation to help defray the costs, by requesting that each vendor commit to put up 2 flyers, and share postcards with as many folks as possible, both in stores, and in your own daily travels. And please spread the word. Word of mouth is the most valuable advertising available. We’ll bring in 500 people if each booth holder attracts only 10 friends and clients.
Of course, we will continue our usual advertising: The Inlander, as well as newspapers in Spokane and Spokane Valley, Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Sandpoint, Liberty Lake, Shoshone, Kellogg, The Open Line, Craigs List, numerous websites and Calendars of Events.
We are also asking folks for emails rather than postal addresses, so as to save on postal services. If you have an e-mail list you’d like to share with us, we’ll be happy to send notices out to your customers before the Festival. Please let Sybil know if you’d like this service. Or simply encourage your friends and clients to subscribe at our website: www.holisticfestivals.com. The information will be confidential and not used in any other manner.
Thank you in advance for donating a gift for the drawing, as it enables us to increase our mailing list, bringing more clients to your booth. Donations are collected at the beginning of the Fest. Do identify your donation with your name and contact information.
Please co-operate with the overall spirit of the Festival by charging for services provided at your booth. It creates hardships if one vendor gives away the same service that another booth charges a fee to receive. A minimum of $1 per minute for services is recommended.
All the details regarding the Festival are in the Contract & Application. Please read them. Booth space will not be reserved until payment, Contract, and Application are received. Our reputation as being a light-hearted, balanced and informative event, working in integrity, meeting your needs and doing our best to supply the public with the very best services available, is our mainstay. Thank you for upholding that space, making this a win/win situation. We look forward to sharing these events with you in the spirit of service and fun.
Blessings, Cindy Gardner & Sybil Vaughn