[DC LoCo] Software Freedom Day / Takoma Park Folk Festival... Thinking ahead.

[Marjorie]

Loudoun might be far away but if you wanna participate in a fair this
year...

Loudoun County Fair
July 25 - July 30, 2011
Loudoun County Fairgrounds
http://loudouncountyfair.com/vendors/apply/commercial/food
10' x 10' is $175
Electicity Fee: $75 for the week.

Just a thought,
Mars

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Marjorie <marie.engineering at gmail.com>wrote:

> LOL I was just thinking about Software Freedom Day/Takoma park events ^_^
> It's been a while since I last attended.
>
> I didn't know it was that expensive to have a booth! I wonder what would
> qualify for a "Multi-Level Exhibitor" cause that one is also in the $200
> ($275 to be exact for a 10' x 10'). Also, item 15 on the 2011 Fair Exhibitor
> Rules, says no roaming solicitations :-\
>
> You know how we can spread the word at the Arlington Fair for free ^_^
> if we submit crafty FOSS-related items in each competition category.
>
> ~Mars
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 13:27, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Still no word from TPFF this year, but anyone looking into contacting
>> > the Arlington County Fair folks?  (I'm guessing someone living in
>> > Arlington might have a better shot at it. Then again, I don't live in
>> > Takoma Park but am the "point person" for us at TPFF.)
>>
>> Oops. I just looked at the cost of Arlington County Fair booths
>> (http://arlingtoncountyfair.us/Vendors.htm)... Unless folks are
>> feeling especially generous, we ain't getting a booth: $400 for the
>> smallest Community/Civic Group booths, $250 if we can con them into
>> the idea that FOSS should fly the Arts and Crafts banner instead.
>> Actually, I've made the "Folk Electronics / Folk Coding" case before,
>> but not to that crowd.  If we ARE feeling generous, we've got until
>> June 30th to get the cash in.
>>
>> That said, there may be other ways to distribute at the fair, or
>> possibly partner with others for a space at a table.  Does NOVALUG do
>> the fair?
>>
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