Demonstrator Application

I will actively start filling 2023 Festival the week of Thanksgiving through Xmas 2022!

Demonstration & Education Events
Shepherd’s Harvest Festival,

2023,

Guilds, organizations, and individuals are invited to share their talents and skills with thousands of visitors at the Shepherd’s Harvest Festival, May 13-14, 2023 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Lake Elmo, MN.

Most demonstrations take place in Building A, the Festival’s Demonstrations, Education and Outreach Building, which also houses the “spin-in” circle, family and children’s activities and fleece competitions.

Shepherds Harvest presents a broad cross section of the world of fiber in the festival’s demonstrations, and we welcome presentations in many disciplines. Past activities have included skirting & fleece evaluation, fiber preparation, wool washing, spinning, knitting, crochet, weaving, felting, historic and contemporary demonstrations, educational presentations about antique spinning wheels, knotless netting, tatting, Somali weaving, flax dressing, knitter’s troubleshooting and more – all are welcome!

As a thank you for providing a demonstration at Shepherd Harvest, complimentary booths are available in Building A for those that would also like to exhibit their organization or products. If you choose to sell products from your booth, we have a reduced vendor fee of $75. You may be interested in teaching small classes – they take place starting on Friday through Sunday – see the instructor proposal page under “Partners” on our website for more info

For additional information about participating in the Shepherd’s Harvest Festival as an individual demonstrator or as part of a guild or organization, please contact Jerry Pedersen.

We appreciate the effort involved in demonstrating at our festival, and we thank our volunteer demonstrators in these ways:

Complimentary Booth Space in Building A or discounted space of $75 (if selling product)
Complimentary admission to the festival for the demonstrator and her/his guests.
Acknowledgement in the Festival’s printed program, on the website, social media and on-site signage displayed during the festival

Demonstration Building Registration

This form is for Demonstrators to sign up on.

Name
First Last
Organization
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Email
Website
Do you wish to apply for a booth at the demonstrator’s rate of $75? Information about vendor booths is available at the festival website, https://shepherdsharvestfestival.org/sponsors/vendor-information/. Demonstrators who wish to vend from a booth are subject to the same responsibilities as vendors in other areas of the festival, including providing a MN Sales Tax form, ST19.
- Yes
- No
Describe Demonstration (this will be reproduced for the web and Festival Brochure)
Please indicate whether your demonstration requires any special set up or equipment. (The festival can provide a folding table and chairs, and electricity is available if needed):
Time slot(s) during which you wish to demonstrate. If you are flexible about when you can demonstrate, please let us know, and we will schedule you when we have an opening that needs to be filled:
- Saturday - morning
- Saturday - afternoon
- Sunday - morning
- Sunday - afternoon
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