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Vendor Booth Application
Instructions to Apply:
- 1) Read the information below.
- 2) Fill out the entire application.
- 3) Only complete applications will be reviewed. Incomplete applications will be returned.
- 4) You will be contacted by RCDC by email upon receipt of your application. This is only notification of receipt of application; this is NOT an acceptance note. You will be notified of acceptance no later than August 29th, 2008.
Deadline for applications is August 22nd, 2008.
Where did WorldFest come from?
WorldFest was created by the Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission (RCDC) to encourage friendship and reduce prejudice by coming together, learning, and sharing about different cultures and ethnicities around the world. RCDC is a 501(c)3 organization and as such relies heavily on community participation and donations to operate. RCDC's mission is to promote equitable opportunity and full exercise of civil rights for all residents of the city. It commits itself to dismantling racism and reducing prejudice through modeling, education and policy development.
Why participate in WorldFest?
Being a vendor at WorldFest, you will have an opportunity to expose your business to a large audience. Anticipated attendance for this year's event is 15,000. This inclusive event will attract a full spectrum community of all ages. Attendees will be attracted by a cultural fusion of art, music, food and education.
Participating in WorldFest establishes you as being supportive of diversity, culture, mutual respect, and education in our community.
You will be able to tap into WorldFest's media outlets: get published in newspapers, programs, public service announcement, press conferences, television and radio advertising.*
Your participation in WorldFest will be supporting a City of Little Rock 501(c)3 organization (Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission), to which any donations or in-kind services are tax deductible.
WorldFest is a positive festival helping citizens to feel included in the greater Little Rock community. Thus, you will be associating your business with a positive and powerful fight against prejudice.
*Mention in all advertising is not guaranteed. However, effort will be made to mention our participants when space/time is available.
Vendor Booth Selection Criteria:
Preference will be given to vendors with a diversity of offerings and reasonable pricing. Selection is NOT limited to businesses that are directly involved with diversity or cultural issues. Preference will be given to previous participants. Food Vendors will be selected based on ability to conform to Health Dept requirements as specified below. Professionalism is a must and references will be required. RCDC reserves the right to accept or refuse applications based on these criteria.
CATEGORIES & Related Fees:
Retail/Business
For businesses, individuals, or organizations that want to sell a specific type of product or service at the event. Please narrow focus of booth as much as possible. Flea market or knock-off type booths will not be accepted. One table, two chairs and tent cover will be provided for retail/business booths.
Small Businesses (Under 50 employees)
- $150 (one day)
- $250 (both days)
Large Businesses (50+ employees)
- $300 (one day)
- $450 (both days)
Food Vendors (Carts/Trucks)
Food vendors must be self-contained. Food vendors must use recycled, recyclable, or biodegradable serving products. No styrofoam allowed. (See list below under Food Vendor for sources of alternative dinnerware products.) Proof of Health Dept Approval or certification MUST be submitted with application as well as proof of Insurance.
- $300 (one day)
- $450 (both days)
Vendor Booth Terms and Conditions:
Dates are Friday & Saturday, September 26 & 27, 2008.
Location is William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR.
Setup is from 7:30am-8:30am. All vendor setups must be complete by 8:45am on Friday and Saturday.
Staffing is required at all times during festival hours (9am-9pm).
Closing booths early is strongly discouraged. However, if you need to leave early, or if there is an emergency, please notify your area coordinator.
Keep booth area and surroundings clean, safe, and secure. A charge of $75 will be administered for any trash left behind.
Turn in RCDC sales tax or tax permit number BEFORE leaving event as required by state law.
Be prepared for wind, rain, sun, dew, insects, and other outdoor disturbances.
Other limits may apply as determined by RCDC and will be sent after approval and before event date.
Business/Retail Booths:
One table, two chairs and tent cover will be provided. Please list below any additional needs.
Participants will not have access to electricity, no exceptions.
Breakdown is from 9pm-10pm. All booths must be clear no later than 10:30pm.
Unless submitted in application as part of a booth, no booths may bring personal pets.
Food Vendors:
Food vendors must be self-contained. No table booths allowed for food vendors.
Food vendors will not be allowed to sell beverages of any kind.
Food vendors must have access to a hand-washing facility and a three-part sink.
Food must be prepared on site.
Must have a working thermometer. Cold food must be stored below 41° Fahrenheit and hot food must be stored over 135° Fahrenheit.
Electricity is available to food vendors only. Please specify requirements in application.
Click here to download the Application (Word Doc)
Click Here to download the Application (PDF File)
Entertainers
Instructions to Apply:
- 1) Read the information below.
- 2) Fill out the entire application, which can be found below. Be sure to include the section that applies to your type of performance (dance, music, puppetry, etc).
- 3) Click the SUBMIT button and wait for the completed page to appear. IF YOU DO NOT WAIT, YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE LOST.
- 4) You will be contacted by RCDC by email upon receipt of your application. This is only notification of receipt of application; this is NOT an acceptance note. You will be notified of acceptance no later than September 5th, 2008.
Deadline for applications is August 22nd, 2008.
Why WorldFest?
WorldFest is a two-day multi-cultural festival celebrating diversity both in Arkansas and as part of a global community through food, music, dance, art, crafts, culture and education. The WorldFest theme is "WorldFest: Diversity and Environmental Education for Everyone" and is the inspiration for all aspects of WorldFest. WorldFest will be held in William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park at 1200 President Clinton Avenue. It commits itself to dismantling racism and reducing prejudice through modeling, education and policy development.
Why participate in WorldFest?
Being a vendor at WorldFest, you will have an opportunity to expose your business to a large audience. Anticipated attendance for this year's event is 15,000. This inclusive event will attract a full spectrum community of all ages. Attendees will be attracted by a cultural fusion of art, music, food and education.
Participating in WorldFest establishes you as being supportive of diversity, culture, mutual respect, and education in our community.
You will be able to tap into WorldFest's media outlets: get published in newspapers, programs, public service announcement, press conferences, television and radio advertising.*
Your participation in WorldFest will be supporting a City of Little Rock 501(c)3 organization (Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission), to which any donations or in-kind services are tax deductible.
WorldFest is a positive festival helping citizens to feel included in the greater Little Rock community. Thus, you will be associating your business with a positive and powerful fight against prejudice.
*Mention in all advertising is not guaranteed. However, effort will be made to mention our participants when space/time is available.
What is the Entertainment Selection Policy?
WorldFest has two stages available for performances. The World Rhythm Stage will be the primary stage, located just behind the MacArthur Military History Museum. Stage floor will be 25'x20'. Lighting, electricity, and a canopy will be on site. A common dressing area will also be available for all performers, on either stage. The Global Imagination Stage is the secondary stage, located in the gazebo at the south end of the park. Electricity and lighting will also be available at this site.
Stage and performance time will be designated upon acceptance of application. Performance times will be between 3pm-9pm Friday, September 26th or anytime 9am-9pm on Saturday.
A variety of performers are encouraged to apply, however, preference will be given to those performances which include ethnic origins, diversity, international or cultural themes.
All local performers are asked to donate their services to this community event. (Please see "Why perform at WorldFest?" for reasons to participate.) If you cannot donate your services to this event, you are welcome to ask for compensation, however, please note that preference is given to those that need no compensation. WorldFest will provide food vouchers for those performers not needing compensation.
Official contracts with performance time, date, and stage assignment will follow, to be completed before event date.
Performers may be allowed to sell CD's and promotional items based on negotiated contract terms.
*Mention in all advertising is not guaranteed. However, effort will be made to mention our entertainers when space/time is available.
Click here to download the Application (Word Doc)
Click Here to download the Application (PDF File)
Global Village Booth Application
Instructions to Apply:
- 1) Read the information below.
- 2) Fill out the entire application, which can be found below.
- 3) Only complete applications will be reviewed. Incomplete applications will be returned.
- 4) You will be contacted by RCDC by email upon receipt of your application. This is only notification of receipt of application; this is NOT an acceptance note. You will be notified of acceptance no later than September 12th, 2008.
Deadline for applications is August 22nd, 2008.
What is WorldFest?
WorldFest is a two-day multi-cultural festival celebrating diversity both in Arkansas and as part of a global community through food, music, dance, art, crafts, culture and education. The WorldFest theme is "WorldFest: Diversity and Environmental Education for Everyone" and is the inspiration for all aspects of WorldFest. WorldFest will be held in William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park at 1200 President Clinton Avenue. It commits itself to dismantling racism and reducing prejudice through modeling, education and policy development.
Why participate in WorldFest?
Being a participant at WorldFest, you will have an opportunity to expose your organization to a large audience. Anticipated attendance for this year's event is 10,000. This inclusive event will attract a full spectrum community of all ages. Attendees will be attracted by a cultural fusion of art, music, food and education.
Awards will be given to those booth exhibits fantastically decorated according to this year's theme. Judging will be based on creativity, appearance, effort and crowd-drawing appeal.
Participating in WorldFest establishes you as being supportive of diversity, culture, mutual respect, and education in our community.
You will be able to tap into WorldFest's media outlets: get published in newspapers, programs, public service announcement, press conferences, television and radio advertising.*
Global Village Booth Selection Criteria:
WorldFest will select booth participants based on their ability to express the theme and spirit of the event as mentioned above. Selection is NOT limited to organizations that are directly involved with diversity or cultural issues. Preference will be given to previous participants. Professionalism is a must and references will be required. RCDC reserves the right to accept or refuse applications based on these criteria.
CATEGORIES & Related Fees:
Artisan - For those who want to sell handmade, quality art and craft items at the event. Preference will be given to local artisans and/or those who express the spirit of the event through their work.
- $150 (one day)
- $250 (both days)
Non-Profit Organization - Includes distribution of information about your NPO and how to make donations. No actual fundraising or roaming collections allowed. Cannot sell anything!
Educational (Individual)- An individual who wants to inform the public about a specific subject or a body of persons unified for a specific purpose that is NOT a non-profit or business. Cannot sell anything!
Booth Terms and Conditions:
Dates are Friday & Saturday, September 26 & 27, 2008.
Location is William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park, 1200 President Clinton Avenue in Little Rock, AR.
Setup is from 7:30am-8:30am, you will be required to check-in during this time. All exhibits must be complete by 8:45am on Friday and Saturday.
One table, two chairs and tent cover will be provided. Please list below any additional needs.
Participants will not have access to electricity, no exceptions.
Staffing is required at all times during Global Village hours (9am-5pm).
Closing exhibits early is strongly discouraged. However, if you need to leave early, or if there is an emergency, please notify the Global Village Check-In table.
Breakdown is from 5pm-6pm. All booths must be clear no later than 6:30pm.
Unless submitted in application as part of a booth, no booths may bring personal pets.
Keep booth area and surroundings clean, safe, and secure.
Turn in RCDC sales tax or tax permit number to the Global Village Check-In table BEFORE leaving event as required by state law.
Participants not registered as an Artisan/Vendor who are found selling items will be asked to pay $200 per day of registration.
Be prepared for wind, rain, sun, dew, insects, and other outdoor disturbances.
Other limits may apply as determined by RCDC and will be sent after approval and before event date.
Click here to download the Application (Word Doc)
Click Here to download the Application (PDF File)
Essay contest
The City of Little Rock Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission and Clinton Foundation announces a creative writing contest for 5th to 8th grade students in Arkansas.
Click here to download the Application (Word Doc)
Poetry Contest
WorldFest invites you to enter a poetry contest open to high school students, grades 9-12 (including home schooled and tutored children), regardless of experience. The contest is also open to adult, unpublished poets, regardless of experience. Poems can be any style.
Governor's Health Fair
This year at Worldfest 2008, Governor Mike Beebe will sponsor the Health and Safety Awareness Booth. The Governor’s booth will consist of health screenings and information on everyday health and safety issues such as diabetes, breast cancer, and water safety. Please join us at Worldfest 2008, Sept. 26-27 as we work together for the betterment of all Arkansans.