NEACA's 2024 Christmas Craft Show
Friday thru Sunday • December 6-8, 2024
Von Braun Center South Hall
700 Monroe Street • Huntsville, Alabama
Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.,
Sunday, 12 noon until 5 p.m.
Show Committee
Reneé Doss, Chairman - 205-799-6379
Kathy Willerton, Vice Chairman - 256-714-6519
(Applications will be available online June 15, 2024)
Mail Application To:
NEACA Christmas Show
Attention: Reneé Doss
110 Rockingham Circle
Madison, Alabama 35756
Entry Deadline: July 31, 2024
Show Information
• All spaces in the Exhibit Hall are 10' x 12'.
• Space fee is $260 per space.
• Spaces will be held until 7 p.m. Thursday
unless the Chairman is notified.
• Vendors will be notified of acceptance or rejection.
Benefiting Local Charities & Thomas W. Davidson Senior Center
Set Up Times: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Prior to Show (8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.)
Free Admission to the public • 210 Booths
Show Rules:
- Vendors must register with the Show Chairman before setting up. The chairman’s tables are at the front center of the exhibit hall, and are marked with a sign.
- NEACA's shows are juried.
- No SALE signs or MARKED DOWN tags are permitted.
- All crafts exhibited should be handcrafted by the vendor, in good taste, and ready for safe use by the purchaser.
- The selling of commercially manufactured parts and products is prohibited, unless they are an accessory to the craft.
- Vendors planning to offer food items for sale, must submit copies of their business license and health department inspection with their application.
- Vendors must be present for the duration of the show.
- Vendors must furnish their own displays. The VBC will have tables, chairs, etc. for rent to those vendors who request them.
- Electricity and phone hook-ups are available. The cost of these resources doubles if requested on the day of set up. Vendors must furnish their own electrical cords.
- Tables must be draped to the floor on all sides. Backdrops and displays shall not exceed a height of 8 feet, and must be finished front and back.
- Each vendor will stay within his allotted space(s), with provision for entrance and exit. This applies to overhanging exhibits, as well.
- When using stains, paints, etc., a protective covering must be placed on the floor, under and around work. No paint or other substance may be sprayed during show.
- All exhibits must be in place by 8 a.m. on the opening day of the show. Each day, vendors will have booths uncovered and ready for business 30 minutes before opening.
- Unprofessional conduct and/or failure to comply with show rules are just cause for removal from the show.
- Vendors: Children are not allowed.
- It is the vendor’s personal responsibility to collect and remit all sales taxes to the appropriate taxing authorities. Vendors who fail to pay taxes on time will be banned from future shows.
- There is NO admission charge to the general public.
- Since booth space is limited, applicants cannot be assured of booth space in any particular show. The Show Committee is committed to providing variety and balance in its events.
- Vendors requesting adjoining spaces are required to mail individual applications together.
- Applications must be complete. No hand carried or phone applications are accepted. Applications must be mailed. A check, 3 photos of the craft(s) and a business size Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (SASE) must accompany each application. Applications processed without a SASE will be charged $5.
- Checks that accompany applications will be cashed after the Show Committee meets to select venders. The checks of applicants not selected will be returned.
- Applications received after the deadline will not be processed.
- NEACA prohibits the use of alcoholic beverages on their premises.
- Exhibits in various craft categories are limited to maintain a balance in the show.
- Parking passes are available only if prepaid with application. Three day parking passes are now $30.
- Security is on duty each night and the exhibit hall is locked.
- A VBC concession stand is open during show hours to serve the general public and vendors.
- Checks returned for insufficient funds are just cause for removal from the show. A $30 handling fee will be charged for checks with insufficient funds.
- Vendors who cancel more than 30 days before the show will be charged a $40 cancellation fee. Vendors who cancel within 30 days of the show will forfeit the entry fee.
- Vendors may secure a daily wi-fi connection by visiting the Von Braun Center website. NEACA is not responsible for this service.
- Unlicensed copyright material is not authorized to be sold at the show. Non-compliance will result in not being accepted into future shows.
Directions for Downloading Application
• Click on the link below and follow your computer's directions to download the file and print.
• The Spring Application is a .pdf file formatted to fill an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper.