Artisan Booths
The Kenai River Festival is a great place to find local, hand-crafted art in addition to delicious food and treats. If you are interested in reserving a booth at the festival, please read through the information below and download an application. All the details are outlined here and in the application.
If you have additional questions, please contact Josselyn O'Connor.
Minimum fees are established for 10'X10' booth spaces.
OUTDOOR SPACE $125 (You provide your own canopy) NOTE: We are not providing space under our tent this year. All vendors must have their own canopy.
Craft Guidelines
All work must be hand-crafted by the artist! No manufactured or store bought items allowed. All applicants must subit a photo or website address depicting samples of their artwork. The application requires craft vendors to give a full destription of all types of crafts to be sold - including people sharing booth spaces.
The Festival committee reserves the right to ask applicants to leave if items for sale do not honor the request for HAND-CRAFTED items only.
Set-Up
Vendor set-up will begin at 10:00 am on Friday, June 8. We will have a Festival representative on site beginning at 9:30 that morning to help you find your spot. The Festival officially opens at 5:00 pm that evening.
IMPORTANT - The gate to the main festival grounds will be closed and locked to all VEHICLE traffic at 3:00 pm on Friday afternoon! All vehicles need to be off the festival grounds at this time!
Space Assignment
All booths are granted on a "First Come – First Serve" basis based on date of postmark on completed application. All requirements must be met and approved by Festival committee.
Special requests for spaces are also granted on this basis. If you would like the same space as the previous year, you must return your application by the early vendor deadline – May 15 – or you may be issued a different space.
Returning Vendors - Vendors from previous years event requesting their same space will be assigned first.
Returning Vendors requesting different space - Vendors from previous years event requesting a change in location, will be granted after returning vendors are assigned.
New Vendors - New vendors will be assigned booth space based on availability.
Dates and Deadlines
- May 15!- Early Application Deadline
- May 28 - Begin mailing booth confirmation and final instructions to vendors.
- Friday, June 8 - Festival is open from 5 pm to 10 pm (Vendors are expected to stay open for business until 9 pm.)
- Saturday, June 9 - Festival is open from 11 am to Midnight (Vendors are expected to stay open for business until 8 pm, but encouraged to stay open till 10 pm!)
- Sunday, June 10 - Festival is open from 11 am to 4 pm (ALL vendors are expected to stay open for business until 4 pm on Sunday!)
Vendor Camping & Lodging
Camping is NOT allowed on the Festival grounds at Soldotna Creek Park. There is camping nearby at Centennial Park and Swiftwater Park. Both are located within a mile of the festival grounds. Both are managed by the City of Soldotna. There are several other close options for lodging and camping. We encourage you to visit the offical Visit Soldotna website as you make your plans to explore our area.
Vendor Parking
Upon confirmation, we will email vendors a Parking Pass. Vendor Parking will be at David Block, adjacent to Soldotna Creek Park (basically between the park and the Tesoro station). This parking lot will be blocked off and will only be used for vendor and band parking. You will be able to pull your vehicle near the park, unload, then move your vehicle over to the lot. All attendee parking will be at off-site locations, including Hutchings, Aspen Hotel, Johnson Tire, Peninsula Center Mall.