REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED-ALL BOOTHS HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT!!!

This year's Sucker Day Music, Arts, and Craft Festival promises to be one of the biggest events yet. More events, activities, stages, food trucks, and more, is something you are not going to want to miss out on.  Applications are now being accepted for ARTS AND CRAFT VENDORS ONLY. Food vendors from 2022 will get the first option for available spaces and if additional spots need to be filled, registration for food vendors will be opened. DO NOT REGISTER OR SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A FOOD VENDOR HERE. You will automatically be denied and refunded your payment minus the $10 jury fee. 

ACCEPTED:
Hand-made items, crafts, art, decoration, etc.  
Homemade style foods, snacks, or drinks
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NON-ACCEPTED:
Manufactured items, store-bought items, packaged toys, direct sales, etc.
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We are looking to have REAL good ole fashion handcrafted items and artwork.  The jury will have the final decision and all decisions are final. 

VIP BBQ lunch sponsored by Gettin' Basted will be provided for all vendors on Friday near the Big Top Tent!

PLEASE SEE RULES and REGULATIONS HERE

Date: May 19th-21st, 2023

Hours
Friday May 19th, 2:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday May 20th, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Sunday May 21st, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. 
 
Booths must remain open at all hours! 
 
Setup and Breakdown Time: Load-in times will be emailed out closer to the event. You MUST keep your booth up until 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and 6 p.m. on Sunday.
 
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SOLD OUT!! Arts and Craft Booths with Power in ZONE A - Main Street - pavement (must provide 50ft extension cord)
IF YOU NEED A 10X20 SPACE YOU MUST PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL 10X10 BOOTH.

• 10'x10' Space with Power            $140.00
• Early Bird Pricing before 3/31     $125.00     

• 10'x10' Space withOUT Power   $125.00     
• Early Bird Pricing before 3/31    $110.00

• 10'x10' Space with Power            $110.00
• Early Bird Pricing before 3/31     $95.00            

ONLY 30 SPACES IN ZONE B
PICTURE FOR EXAMPLE OF GRAVEL ZONE B PLACEMENT:

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SUCKER DAY VENDORS 2023
1. All craft vendors must participate in the jurying process to be considered for a booth space at this festival. The jury committee will be appointed by the Sucker Days Committee, and any decision of the jury is final. (Please do not call and ask if certain items will be accepted. All non accepted items are listed above and any questionable items must go through the jury.)
2. Any craft vendor seeking a booth in this festival must register and submit an application together with all the following items:
a. Non-refundable Jurying Fee of $10 (Note: this fee is per application, not per booth.)
b. Booth Rental Fee: If a vendor must cancel his/her booth space three weeks or less before the festival or the vendor's merchandise is excluded or rejected from the festival after the festival has begun due to misrepresentation of the craft by the vendor or because the craft does not meet the guidelines, monies will be forfeited. Notice of booth space cancelation must be received via email at suckerday@nixachamber.com
c. Photographs of items to be sold in the vendor's booth. The photographs will be used to determine the acceptability of each proposed craft for the festival. All items must be clearly visible and recognizable in the photographs. Items not clearly represented in the application photos may be excluded or rejected from the festival by the Sucker Days Committee at any time, without question. NEW PHOTOS MUST BE SUBMITTED EACH YEAR. Please submit photos and personal information (booth name, contact person, contact information) via the Jury Application. Photos become property of the Sucker Days Committee. We use this step to prevent the sale of non-handmade craft items.
d. A simple written description of the crafting process used by the vendor.
3.Sucker Days is a three-day festival. To attract good crowds each day, we ask that crafters have their booths open all three days of the festival. If you do not open your booth every day of the festival (except in cases of inclement weather), you will not have a booth space next year. No commercially produced products, imported products, or products sold through home sales may be displayed or sold at this festival.
4. All clothing and woodcrafts must be handmade. Pre-made, store bought, or market items may not be sold or displayed. All items must be designed and assembled by hand by the booth vendor. Pre-made bushes or arrangements, such as those that come from market, will not be accepted.
5. Each vendor must run his or her own booth personally.
6. The Sucker Days Committee prefers that you demonstrate your craft in your booth, if possible. Such demonstrations generate crowd enthusiasm.
7. No vendor will be permitted to exceed their assigned 10' x 10' booth space. If a vendor uses anything that exceeds beyond the allowed 10' x 10' space, the vendor must rent an additional booth space. No vendor may block any sidewalk or designated walkway.
8. No campers, trailers, car, bicycles, four wheelers, off-road or other vehicles will be allowed on Downtown Main St. or any designated festival areas during the day. All vehicles must be off the street and all designated festival areas by the end of their set up time on Friday and will not be allowed back onto the street until the closing time of 6:01 PM on Sunday.
9. This is an outdoor show held on asphalt, gravel, and grass. Each vendor is responsible for providing his or her own protection from the weather. You may not drive stakes into the asphalt. If you have a tent, it must have weights.
10. You will receive by mail, email, or phone either a confirmation of your acceptance as a vendor or a rejection of your application.
11. If you do not report for your designated load in time on Friday, the next vendor on the waiting list will be assigned the empty space.
12. Booths must be open by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and by noon on Sunday, weather permitting. You are required to pick up all trash and debris from your booth space prior to leaving.
13. Food and home canned or jarred items are not permitted, due to Department of Health and Chamber of Commerce Regulations.
14. For the safety and comfort of our guests and vendors, we do not allow the following items: “poppers” type fireworks, “stink bombs,” “disappearing inks,” “silly string,” squirt guns of any type, certain types of knives, or other products which you may be advised of on Sucker Day.
15. The use of tobacco products or vapes is prohibited inside your booth and in the festival areas. Please be considerate of other vendors and festival attendees and use tobacco products in a location away from others. Violators will NOT be accepted back to the festival next year.
 

This year's parade is taking on new energy between the excitement of extending the festival and our partnership with the Christian County Shrine Club.  With their help in organizing and promoting our annual parade, we are sure to have a fun-filled, candy throwing, great music, lots of fun parade.  

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We are looking for participants for the parade! Please see the information below with a link to sign up for this FREE parade for your business, organization, or group.  

Details

Friday May 19th

Parade starts at 6pm

See Map

Parade Line Up Starts at 4pm at Nixa Junior High-NO CARS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE PARKING LOT BEFORE 4PM

THEME: SUCKER DAYS!

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Parade Guidelines

The Nixa Sucker Day Parade Committee has established guidelines for this year’s parade which will take place Friday, May 19th, at 6:00 p.m.   Any participant who registers and signs the entry form agrees to these guidelines and is responsible to see that everyone included in their entry abides by them.  Your safety and the need for an “on time” parade are important and the basis for these guidelines.   
 

• To be considered for entry into the parade, the participation entry form must be received by parade organizers by the established deadline, May 18th, 2023

• All entries must be approved for size and content by the parade committee and must be fully described on the participation entry form. 

• Final confirmation of parade participation and final instructions will be sent to the contact person at the designated e-mail address in the days just prior to the parade.  Please make sure to notify us of any changes to e-mail address/contact person via the website.

• Roads used for the parade route and specified surrounding streets will be closed to ALL traffic one hour prior to the parade start time.  Please inform everyone involved with your entry to be there early or to make adjustments for this. 

• Parade entries, once staged by organizers, are final.  Changes to line up will be made at the discretion of the organizers on parade day for purposes of improving parade pace, street conditions, safety of each parade unit, etc.  Parade entries may NOT request specific line placement. 

• Check-in time begins at 4:00 p.m. on day of parade.  At the discretion of parade organizers, late entries (after 5:00 p.m.) may result in lack of participation in parade or placement at end of parade line.

• Judging of floats and cars will take place in the staging area between 5:30 p.m. and parade start time.  Failure to have your entry in the assigned staging area and fully finished will result in ineligibility for recognition. 

• Only parade participants are allowed in the staging area.  Congestion in this area hinders our ability to stage and begin the parade on time.  Please ask parents to leave children with designated adult supervisors and leave the staging area.  An entry including minors MUST provide adult supervision in the staging area AT ALL TIMES.

• Horns and/or sirens will be allowed as long as they do not disrupt bands and musical floats.  Please note the use of horns/sirens on your entry form so organizers can line you entry up accordingly.

• Recorded or live music on parade entries is acceptable and encouraged.

• Parade entries who are groups of walkers should have a banner to identify the name of the group/organization.

• Government officials are responsible for signage with their name (office optional).

• No inappropriate language or behavior will be tolerated.

• If you are planning to construct your own float, it must pass safely under traffic lights and overhead wires. The unit can be no taller than 13 feet AND to maneuver safely through the parade route, the unit should be no wider than a single car lane.
• Floats will be judged for Theme and Quality of Workmanship.     

Join us for a FUN dog show that benefits 4 the Love of K9's which is a small, dog rescue organization based in Springfield, Missouri. All dogs in our rescue are placed in foster homes until adoption. 

For more information, please contact Cassie Womack at 4theloveofk9s@gmail.com or fortheloveofk9s.com

Dog Show will take place as part of Sucker Day's Music, Arts, and Crafts Festival in downtown Nixa. Visit nixasuckerday.org for more information.