“Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Fall Festival. We are on our way to another successful
Festival but have a few things with our system to see first before we can accept
registration/payment. Please review the Fall Festival categories, pricing and information located
here, email notifications will go out as soon as the applications are available. Returning Vendors,
categories and pricing are the same as last year. Thank you for your patience and
understanding. “- RAG Fall Festival Committee

Asheboro Fall Festival 2025
INTERESTED VENDORS, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION BEFORE APPLYING BELOW:

For Questions Pertaining to the 2025 Fall Festival please email:
AsheboroFallFestival@randolphartsguild.com
Office Hours will be scheduled and released soon.

The Fall Festival will be a two day event held in Downtown

Asheboro NC

October 4th, 2025 from 9:30am – 5:30pm and October 5th, 2025 from 10am-7pm

The “vendor” portion of the Fall Festival will be a one day event held on Saturday,

October 4th, 2025 from 9:30am – 5:30pm.

The second day, Sunday October 5th, will feature ticked performance events scheduled throughout the day across downtown Asheboro. The official Festival Map will be available closer to the festival date.

Application deadline is August 27, 2025

Application Instructions

Vendor Booth Fees are for the Saturday portion of the festival only. Vendors are required to participate for the full time of the festival hours, due to the road closure and safety guidelines. Vendors who do not comply will not be accepted for the next festival. ALL vendors applying, both new and returning, will be “juried” to uphold the integrity of the Fall Festival, ensuring that products are handmade and of your own creation and to ensure the even distribution of category type. Even if you were previously accepted into the Fall Festival as a vendor, you will be asked to submit 3 product photos and a list of the main items, crafts or products that you sell. This will also help us place booths accordingly.

The Fall Festival Committee and RAG Board of Directors has full discretion to deny entry to any applicant. Resellers and “direct sellers” such as Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Avon ect. will not be accepted as vendors for the festival. Once your application has been approved, you will be notified via email to submit your booth payment by calling 336.629.0399 or following payment options listed in vendor approval email. Please double-check your contact information before submitting to ensure accuracy and prompt notification.
DO NOT SEND IN PAYMENT UNTIL YOUR ACCEPTANCE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY A MEMBER OF RAG. You will be notified via email and/or by phone after being accepted to be prompted to pay.

See chart below for Vendor and Booth Prices

If you are a RETURNING 2024 Vendor, please fill out the RETURNING 2024 VENDOR APPLICATION. (Returning vendors are not guaranteed placement in the festival, acceptance is determined by the Fall Festival Committee who review all applications, photos and quality of vendors). If you prefer the same booth location as in 2024, we will do our best to accommodate your request. If not, you will be given the opportunity to select another available Location.
Please be prepared to pay your booth fee in full, upon approval (1-2 weeks after submitting a returning vendor application) by calling 336.629.0399.
If you did NOT participate in the 2024 Fall Festival, please fill out the NEW VENDOR APPLICATION, accessible at the bottom of this page. All NEW applicants are required to pay a $10.00, non-refundable application processing fee. The application process includes a review of items to be sold, and are subject to approval. Please call 336.629.0399 upon submitting your application to complete this process. The Randolph Arts Guild Representative will Notification Vendors of acceptance will be returned in the order in which applications are received. Please double-check your contact information before submitting to ensure accuracy and prompt notification.

CRAFT VENDORS:
CRAFT vendor fees are a flat rate according to category and size selected on your application. Craft Vendors will not be required to submit any percentage of profits made during the Festival. ALL CRAFTS MUST BE HAND-MADE. Please review the CRAFT CATEGORIES listed below.When applying, please select all that will be represented in your booth.

Please fill out the main 3-5 product categories in the provided space of your Application. We advise you list other crafts, art, products, ect in available space to ensure we can place you accurately by product type NOT LIMITED TO ONE CATEGORY, SELECT ALL THAT APPLY; THIS WILL HELP TO SPACE APART SIMILAR VENDORS:
● WOODWORKING
● METAL WORKS
● CERAMICS/POTTERY
● PAINTING/DRAWING
● PHOTOGRAPHY
● BABY/KID
● CANDLES
● HOME DECOR
● LEATHER CRAFT
● PAPER, STICKERS AND LETTERPRESS
● PET PRODUCTS
● SPECIALTY CRAFT/MIXED MEDIA (METAL, RECYCLED/REPURPOSED, YARD ART, WREATHS) CROCHET/ KNITTING/WEAVING/FIBER ARTS
● GLASS WORK
● JEWELRY
● CLOTHING/BOUTIQUE BATH & BODY

FOOD VENDORS:
FOOD vendors will pay a booth fee according to their category and will be required to submit 10% of sales daily, to RAG as a portion of their payment as a FOOD VENDOR.
We ask that you please conduct your business with honesty and integrity to help make this fundraising opportunity is fair and beneficial to everyone involved.

Please review the FOOD CATEGORIES listed below. When applying, please select the ONE that represents items being prepared in your booth.
* Due to the overlap of food items between vendors and the specialization of other vendors you may be asked to edit your menu for the Fall Festival. Please contact a RAG representative to confirm.

FOOD VENDORS MAY ONLY APPLY IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

● American Concession Stand: Hamburgers/ Hot Dogs/ Fries/ Bloomin Onion/ Steak & Cheese/ Chicken Tenders/ Corn Dogs/ Sausage/ Chicken Sandwich

● Carnival Cravings: Fried Sweets (Candy Bars, Ice Cream) Funnel Cakes/Donuts
● Cultural Cuisine: (Ethnic Specialty) Tacos/ Tamales/ Gyros/ Egg rolls
● Sticky Fingers: BBQ/ Ribs/ Turkey Legs/ Wings/ Meats-on-a-Stick
● Thirst Quenchers: (Specially Prepared Drinks) Fruit Drinks/ Teas/ Lemonade/ Orangeade/ Slushies/ Hot chocolate/ Coffee
● Unique Eats: Menu offering one-of-a-kind items
● Pre-Packaged Food Items: (Fudge, Candied Apples, Brownies, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Sauces)
● On-Site Sweet & Salty: Ice Cream, Sno Cones, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Kettle Corn
NON-PROFIT/INFORMATIONAL
Non-profit booths who are not selling or soliciting funds are invited to apply under this category.
You may be asked to provide your non-profit determination letter and Solicitation License to RAG for approval.
Booths in this category are limited to only giving away printed literature/materials describing their community services and/or organization. These Non-profit/Informational booths can distribute information, small promotional materials and information about their organization, no selling products, raffle tickets or fundraising tickets. We ask that to better align with the “arts” and “community” aspect of the Fall Festival’s mission you make available or feature a public activity at your booth whether this be a game, balloon animals, face painting, art activity, a craft, sidewalk chalk, cornhole or some other “activity”. * The Randolph Arts Guild Board of Directors has made the decision to restrict 501(c)(4) (non- profit political affiliated booths) from the Fall Festival.
DOWNTOWN ADVERTISING
Businesses located in the Fall Festival “footprint” of downtown and surrounding areas may use this category to advertise their business as a booth location within the festival. Downtown businesses (who are usually open during festival hours on Saturdays) will be given their “doorway”, a 6 to 10 ft opening so that attendees may easily access your downtown business. This booth space can be in addition to that space or located in the downtown “footprint”.

COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
Booths for Commercial Advertising are limited and are for commercial businesses located in and around Asheboro and surrounding areas. Commercial advertising booths may not sell directly from their booths but use them for advertising purposes. You may distribute free promotional material, information, or coupons ect. We ask that to better align with the “arts” and “community” aspect of the Fall Festival’s mission you make available or feature an activity at your booth whether this be a game, coloring sheets, a craft, sidewalk chalk, cornhole or some other “activity”.

* The Randolph Arts Guild Board of Directors has made the decision to restrict 501(c)(4) (non- profit political affiliated booths) from the Fall Festival.

A 3.5% charge will be added for all credit card and debit card payments. Once contacted by a representative those authorized to make payment may send a check in the specified amount to PO Box 1033 Asheboro NC 27204