Are you an artisan or maker looking for an indoor space to display and sell your wonderful pieces this holiday season? Join us at one of the newest indoor Christmas markets at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre on the beautiful Tsuut’ina Nation bordering SW Calgary.
We are currently on a waitlist for vendors – if you are interested in being added to the waitlist, please use the contact form on this website. Advise your company name, your name, your email address, what you sell, and if you are an Indigenous artist. We will contact you only if vendor space becomes available. Thank you for your interest in Christmas at the Nation holiday market.
Cost
The cost for an 8’ table in a 10’ x 10’ indoor space for the three-day market on December 13, 14 and 15 is $375.
The fee includes all three days. Friday and Saturday from 11 am – 7 pm and Sunday from 11 am – 4 pm. There is no one or two-day pricing available. Load-in day is Thursday, December 12 – no exceptions.
What’s included
- One 8’ x 30” table in a 10’ x 10’ space
- Two chairs
- Free access to dedicated Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- Easy ground-level load-in through large bay door near parking
- 2 accreditation passes per vendor table
You are welcome to fill your space as best showcases your products – for example, a small clothing rack, small portable shelving, or other small structures that fit inside a 10’x 10’ area. As long as these items do not extend beyond your 10′ x 10′ space. If it does, you will be asked to remove or readjust it. This is to ensure equal spacing for all vendors and safe aisle ways for shoppers. Please indicate your needs on the vendor application form.
Vendors must wear their accreditation pass at all times. If you have people selling on your behalf, it is your responsibility to get your pass to them before they enter the market. Additional vendor passes for the weekend are available for purchase at the event for $25. Without a vendor pass, your helpers will need to purchase a market entry for $10 per day.
What’s not included
- Your table covering or linen (please bring your own)
- Hand sanitizer for your personal use and for your shoppers’ use
- Power is not available, but you are welcome to bring small battery-operated or clip-on table lights. As a Field House, the overhead lighting is good but if you would like to highlight something special on your table, please bring your own portable lighting that does not require power.
- For this reason, we apologize we cannot facilitate vendors who need critical things like a microwave, warming trays, fridge, freezer, etc.
Vendor Refunds
Refunds will not be made unless there is a Nation, provincial, or municipal mandatory shut-down of this type of event (marketplace and/or trade show).
We will review and curate each application and send your confirmation with an online invoice for payment upon approval. All table locations will be assigned. You are not confirmed as a vendor until the vendor payment is received in full by the Sportsplex.
Set-up and Take-down Requirements
The Seven Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre will be available for move-in for vendors on Thursday, December 12. Set up must be completed on December 12 – there are no exceptions to this. Friday morning set-ups will not be permitted.
There is a ground-level large bay door that accesses the marketplace area directly from the parking lot.
Take-down will occur on Sunday ONLY after the market closes at 4 pm.
PLEASE NOTE: All vendors must keep their vendor tables open and staffed for the full duration of market hours on all 3 days.
Food and Beverage
The 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre has an indoor concession which will be open for vendors and shoppers during market hours.
Vendors will only be allowed to sell pre-packaged food and/or beverages that shoppers are taking home with them. Open preparation and/or cooking is not allowed in the Sportsplex.
Parking
The Seven Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre has an abundance of free parking. Vendors are asked to park on the back side of the building (where the bay door is) which will give you direct access to load in and out of the Field House. This will leave the front parking open for shoppers to enjoy the market.