[ CRAFT ] Booth Application

Aloha! Mahalo for your support and interest in the Honolulu Festival craft fair. The 29th Honolulu Festival craft fair will take place at the Hawaii Convention Center on March 8-9, 2025. This is the application for craft vendors, businesses, and community organizations. All food and beverage vendors must apply through the application specifically for food booths due to different documentation requirements. ▼Attention▼ General admission fee will be set from the 29th Honolulu Festival. Craft fair vendors will be given vendor badges which must be presented at the entrance. Before you begin your application, please note the below information: Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall (Level 1) Setup Date and Time: Friday, March 7, 2025, 3:00-8:00 p.m. Craft Fair Date and Time: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9:00-10:00 a.m. (setup), 10:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. (doors open to public) Sunday, March 9, 2025, 9:00-10:00 a.m. (setup), 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (doors open to public) Parking is available at the convention center. Please note that participants are responsible for parking fees. The basic booth rental fee of $330.00 covers the rental of a 10' x 10' curtained booth space for the entire duration of the craft fair - two days, Saturday and Sunday. All craft fair applicants should keep their booths open on both days of the event. There is no booth rental fee for one day only. The basic booth rental fee does not include any tables or chairs. You are welcome to bring your own or rent from us. We also have vertical and horizontal display panels available for rent. If you should require electricity, a 10-amp power outlet is available for rent. You are welcome to bring your own extension cords or rent from us. All booth and equipment rental fees already include the application processing and handling fee as well as the general excise tax for each item.   ** IMPORTANT: All participants who will sell items must have a State of Hawaii General Excise Tax License. ** IMPORTANT: All participants of the craft fair, even if not selling any items, must have a Certificate of Liability Insurance. The requirements are: - Commercial General Liability that meets the below minimums must be held: -- $1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence -- $2,000,000.00 General Aggregate -- $2,000,000.00 Products & Completed Operations Aggregate -- $1,000,000.00 Personal & Advertising Injury - Certificate holder must be listed as: Honolulu Festival Foundation, P.O. Box 8494, Honolulu, HI 96830. - Honolulu Festival Foundation must be added as additional insured. For out-of-town participants, please note that all travel, meal, accommodation, or transportation costs are on own. Visas for participants outside the United States will not be provided, but the Honolulu Festival Foundation may be able to provide a letter of recommendation if necessary. Please note that we reserve the right to decline any application deemed inappropriate to the Honolulu Festival. Subletting or reselling of booth space to another party is prohibited.