ANNUAL SHEEPSHEARING FESTIVAL AT GORE PLACE
NONPROFIT OR COMMERCIAL BOOTH APPLICATION
Please read the instructions and information below carefully, before proceeding to payment.
FESTIVAL DATE:
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Vendor set-up time is 7:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.)
APPLICATION DUE BY:
April 5, 2024 at 5 p.m.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your application to be a part of our annual Sheepshearing Festival by clicking the "Saturday, April 27" performance and filling out the form on the ticketing page.
ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL:
Come join this long-standing New England tradition! Since 1987, the Sheepshearing Festival at Gore Place has delighted thousands of visitors each year with demonstrations of traditional shearing and herding dogs, live music, handmade craft and fiber artists, and historical reenactors on the beautiful grounds of this historic, 50-acre estate.
Additional marketing benefits for nonprofit or commercial booths: Gore Place will include vendors’ web/social links on its website, which receives thousands of site visitors each year.
VENDOR/FESTIVAL LOGISTICS:
Set up time is 7:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. After unloading, all vehicles must be moved by 9:15 a.m. and parked in designated parking. Due to the high volume of visitors, vendors may not drive back to their booths until after 5 p.m. All displays must be set up by 9:30 a.m. within the booth space and remain in place until 5 p.m. NO EARLY DEPARTURE!
Vendors provide their own WEIGHTED tents, tables, and chairs. No electricity. NO BALLOONS ALLOWED!
DIRECTIONS TO THE FESTIVAL:
Enter by the Gore Street gate at 52 Gore Street, Waltham. Gore Street runs south of Route 20 (Main Street) near the Waltham/Watertown line.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, wish to use an alternate form of payment, or wish to send in a physical application rather than using our online form, please contact us here and we will send you a downloadable PDF and further instructions.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you register as a booth, Gore Place will send communications about the event and any applicable logistics to the email you provide on this form.