VENDOR PORTAL

For seattle Vendors

First Things First

Show Date: Saturday, November 13th & 14th

Location: Magnuson Park Hangar 30

Show Times: First Bite Night Friday 5pm-8pm; Regular Show Saturday 10am-5pm

Please remember that First Bite Night is mandatory for all vendors!

TICKET LINKS TO SHARE WITH YOUR FANS:

First Bite Night

Saturday Show

Be sure to share the Facebook Event widely with your business and personal networks on all your social media channels! We’ll be boosting the Facebook event as the show gets closer, but the more people we have ‘interested’ and ‘going’ before that happens, the bigger the crowds! Also, please follow us on Instagram, comment on our posts, and tag us throughout the season as the show approaches!

Booth details

Please remember that this is a raw 5’x10′ or 10’x10′ space.

As with all our shows, the longest side of your booth will be the side open to the public.

FOOD PERMITTING QUESTIONS

Depending on the nature of your product, you may need a temporary food service permit. Find out more about this here. However, your business may qualify for an exemption, depending on your product. Call our area representative at 206.263.9566 (that is the main Seattle switchboard; ask for Rose Byrne, who is our inspector) and see if your business may qualify for an exemption.

We are sorry to say we will no longer be able to offer a blanket permit for this show. Please do your due diligence this week before invoices are due to make sure this show will be a good fit for you, based on the permit requirements for your product as per the King County Environmental Health guidelines.

social media

Here are some images that you can use on your own social media to help promote the show. Don’t forget to link to gobbleupnorthwest.com!

Swag

If you need a refresher about what swag is, please refer to the Vendor FAQ so that you’re up to speed. We’ll be collecting your $40 worth of swag from you on Friday when you check in, so please have that separated from the rest of your product so you can hand it off to us easily when you arrive.

If you are sending an employee on your behalf, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure your employee is aware of this before arriving! Having to explain what swag is at check-in and potentially getting this approved from an off-site manager places more work on our small staff, and on yours!

If you indicated on your application that you do not want to contribute swag, we’ll add the $50 swag fee on to your booth invoice.

FIRST BITE NIGHT SPECIALS

Last year was our second time running First Bite Night, and we saw a strong theme come through from the attendee surveys that shoppers really wanted to see some show specials or limited edition items at this event. Of course, you are always welcome to run any show specials that you want, but knowing about it ahead of time means we can feature it as we’re hyping up the show in the weeks and months prior.

Here are some ideas of things you could feature:

A seasonal item or best seller that you might possibly run out of
A show special or product bundle
A discount when spending over $X amount

If you plan on offering anything like this at First Bite Night, please fill out this form to let us know. Depending on how much response we get, we’ll either be able to feature them individually on our socials, Eventbrite, website and newsletters, or a roundup that includes all of these submissions. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

We’ve added some of the recordings from this year’s Camp ThunderCraft Small Business Class series to our site, and you may find these helpful in preparing for the upcoming vending season!