assiniboia downs market dates: sat. Nov. 8th (10am-4pm) sET UP HOURS: fri. nov. 7th (5-9pm)- for makers in the main room. Sat. nov. 8th (7-8:30am)- for makers in the lobby space. load in: All products must be loaded into the building by 8:30am on sat. nov. 8th. At this time the load in doors will be locked. If you have not moved in by this time, you will give up your booth space in full, and there will be no refund.
Please triple check your email spelling. If your email bounces, we won't be able to reach you. PERSONAL MAILING ADDRESS:
USED FOR MAILING MARKET INVITES. How many social media followers do you have (accross all platforms)? Is your product handmade or designed by you? Please include a brief description of ALL the crafts you intend to exhibit in this market.
Please include a short sentance or two describing your products in 3rd person that we can use on social media posts.
Please select your 1st and 2nd choice for booth preference. If you need 2 booths, please write "x2" in the field. (5% GST will apply): Please include any special requests here:
Do you need a table?
Do you need a chair or two? Tables are $20 each (8'x2.5'). Only 1 will fit in a booth. Chairs are FREE of charge. Inspirations info cards (3x3") are a great way to spread the word about our market! We encourage you to hand them out at your booth at markets before ours. Just let us know how many you can use! We do the printing and mail them out to you free of charge at the end of August.
Show us your product! Please upload 6 product pics. These should be social media and website ready. Please no photo collages, watermarks or text on photos.
an "x" will show up below the upload box once your file is attached. That means it worked! Must be a jpg or a png. pdf's will not work.
Show us your booth! Upload a photo of your booth setup.
I acknowledge that there will be photos and video footage taken at Inspirations Market for the purpose of promotion online, and that I or my products may appear in these materials.
PLEASE PROVIDE THE FULL ADDRESS WHERE YOUR FOOD OR DRINKS ARE MADE. cOMMERCIAL KITCHEN OR OTHER. this INFO will be handed in to our public health inspector to look up your file. Will you be sampling food or drinks?
list all pre-packaged food and drink items you intend to sell as take home foods here.
list all food and drinks YOU INTEND TO make/SERVE to eat or drink on-site.
how will you be serving the samples? Ex. Pre-packaged/pre-cut chocolate chip cookies, or serving candy out of a jar with tongs, etc. I understand if I intend to sell or sample food or drinks, I agree to obtain the correct temp permit or license. Inspirations Market is not liable or responsible to apply for me or send reminders about getting applications into the MB Public Health Inspector.
Please read through the following contract carefully and please make notes of important dates and info.
Giveaways & Advertising: ​​ ​
Inspirations Market will be giving away 2 free tickets for each maker to give away on their social media. We will email out posts that you can use for this giveaway one month before the market dates, as well as additional posts.
Stay tuned for further prizes and giveaways closer to the event dates.
NEW! This year we have TWO billboards booked! One at Portage Ave. + Broadway, and one at Portage Ave. + Moray! We will be putting out 48 lawn signs and 2 mobile signs as well.
Much of our budget from booth fees goes into our facility rental fees and extensive advertising, including social media ads + partnership ads.
Maker Features: ​​ ​​​
Every vendor will be featured on our website with a product photo and your business name.
With 200 plus makers between the 2 markets, we are committed to posting at least one product feature for each accepted maker, and one feature on our Instagram highlights + stories.
Booth Requirements: ​ ​​
We jury based on well branded and put together booth displays. Placing items on top of a table top alone will not be accepted. We want to see your creativity.
Please keep your booth set up until market hours are over. Packing up early will result in not being invited back to Inspirations Market in the future.
Please stay within your booth's tape markings. This keeps aisles open, and keeps your displays from crossing over into other people's booths. Two x 8' x 2.5' tables will not fit in a 10'x10' booth in an L shape.
There is no storage available at this event. Please find creative ways to store extra stock in your booth, or store additional boxes and items in your vehicle.
We do not want to see any storage boxes, bins, or personal items visible in your booth. This makes for a top notch shopping experience for our shoppers.
If you have a table type display, please make sure your table coverings are all the way to the floor to hide any items under the table.
Maker Posts: ​ ​​
We require all makers to post a minimum of 2 times in advance to show time to help spread the word. We advertise extensively both in time and financially, and this helps get the word out there even more. Thank you so much in advance!
We also love to see our ticket link added to your Instagram bio, and our ticket link posted to your Facebook about a month in advance to market time. More info to follow.
Additional Important Info: ​ ​​
Disrespect towards event staff or other makers will not be tolerated. We are here to help, and we are on your side! If any rude behaviour at our events should occur, we have the right to ask that vendor to leave with no refund.
Admission for shoppers will be $8.
We reserve the right to ask you to only bring certain products and leave some out to accommodate other accepted vendors, and crossover of categories. We prefer a booth with one main theme. Such as all knits, or all jewelry, etc.
We have the right to grow Inspirations Market and add markets at any time during 2025. As makers ourselves, we will always have your best interest in mind. At this time, no further events for 2025 are in the works.
Applying & Payment Deadlines:
Applications are open Jan. 24th-Feb. 7th.
You will find out regarding acceptance on Feb. 17th by midnight.
These emails will be sent in group emails and sometimes go to junk mail. Please get in the habit of checking your junk/spam folders so that you won't miss important announcements.
After your acceptance email is sent out, each maker will receive an individual email with your individual payment details. We do our best to accommodate your top booth size choice but it is not always possible.
Booth payments are due by Friday, March 14th at the latest.
There will be no booth holds for late payments.
Cancellation Policy:
If cancelling your booth on or before June 29th , you will receive a refund less a $50 admin fee.
If cancelling your booth from June 30th-July 28th , you will receive a refund less a $75 admin fee.
All cancellations after July28th will not receive a refund and will give up the total amount paid. If you need to cancel after this date, please consider having someone fill in for you at your booth with your products.
Asking us to fill your booth after the refund date has past, and expecting a refund regardless of our contract, will not be accepted.
In the extremely unlikely event that Inspirations Market has to cancel the market, we will give you a full refund.
I agree to post 2 times in advance of the market and tag @inspirationsmarket.
I have read and agree to adhere to the Inspirations Market contract.
I acknowledge that I have read and understand the payment deadline, and the cancellation deadlines.
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