Arts in the Park Vendor Application
The deadline for applications has passed. To be added to the interest list for next year, please email gena@chesapeakearts.org
Join us for Chesapeake Arts Center’s 11th annual free family-friendly arts festival, Arts in the Park, on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 10 am-3 pm! The event is rain or shine. The festival will be held in front of CAC’s Hammonds Lane Theatre at 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225.
Please fill out the Application Form below and click next to submit portfolio images and image and/or logo to be used to promote vendors on CAC’s online Artisan Marketplace. The final step of the application is to submit vendor payment for the event. Applicants must fill out an application form, portfolio, and submit vendor payment for their application to be complete. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed for consideration until the application has been fully submitted.
This event is free and open to the general public. Traditionally this event, which includes artisan vendors, fun family activities, door prizes, and live entertainment, has attracted more than 1000+ attendees of all ages.
The deadline for applications has passed. To be added to the interest list for next year, please email gena@chesapeakearts.org
If you have any questions, please contact Gena O’Brien, Program & Gallery Coordinator, at gena@chesapeakearts.org
Vendor Fees
*The vendor fee reserves a vendor's booth space for the festival. If an applicant is not accepted, they will receive a full refund (minus the $5 non refundable processing fee). Please note vendors that have been accepted and choose not to participate or cancel at any time will not receive a refund.*
- CAC Instructor vendor - $60
(CAC Instructors please contact Gena O’Brien, Program & Gallery Coordinator, at gena@chesapeakearts.org to process payment. Must be an active instructor to receive discount)
- Nonprofit/Government/Community Resource vendor - $65
- CAC Member vendor and Regular Artisan vendor - $75
Vendor fees above include a $5 non refundable processing fee
*We are able to accept the first 10 local government/community resource vendors, CAC partners, and CAC sponsors on a first come first serve basis.
Examples of government/community resource vendors include but are not limited to libraries, fire departments, museums, food distribution centers, and education or art centers that are not non-profit organizations. In addition, CAC community partners and sponsors are eligible to participate in the festival and fall under the community resource vendor category.
* The vendor fee will be waived for CAC community partners and sponsors. Local resource vendors that are not CAC community partners or sponsors are subject to a $65 vendor fee.*
One vendor fee reserves the following:
- 10’x10’ space -CAC facilitates the event and only provides an empty 10x10 space for each vendor. Artists/ Organizations are required to supply their own tent,chairs, signage, cash boxes, tent weights, tables, and all additional materials. All tents must be weighed down. No ATMs are available on site and vendors must provide their own hotspot, if applicable, for electronic purchases. In addition, no electricity is available for artists.
*Please note that due to unpredictable weather conditions,all tents must be weighed down and vendors are responsible for tent weights. This will help prevent extremely dangerous conditions for other vendors, visitors, and staff, should it be windy on the day of the event.
In addition, we encourage tents for protection from the sun, heat, and any other weather. There are no rules on tent color or style, so long as your setup fits within your allotted space.*
- Artist or Organization Name on our online Arts in the Park Marketplace with link to website and/or social media, bio, and marketing image.
- One post on CAC social media page before the festival *Vendors must provide photos and all social media links through the vendor application in order for CAC to promote their business.
- Name in a social media post about the festival
Booth spaces are single applicant occupancy and maximum of 2 booths are permitted per booth lot. One artist/organization application is permitted per booth lot. Booth lots and booths cannot be shared between multiple artists/organizations. If 2 separate artists/organizations would like to have two booths in collaboration/next to one another, they must submit two separate applications. Space is limited; applicants should submit their materials as soon as possible in order for the review process to begin.
*We do not accept space reservations. The layout is designed primarily to create a variety of styles and genres throughout the festival.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled or until the application deadline has been reached, whichever comes first. Applicants will be evaluated based on artistic commitment, the appropriateness of materials for the event, and connection with Chesapeake Arts Center’s mission “to cultivate and deliver innovative arts and education programs that inspire joy, creativity, and collaboration within our community.”
If you have any questions, please contact Gena O’Brien, Program & Gallery Coordinator, at gena@chesapeakearts.org
CAC does not discriminate in offering equal access with respect to art vendor terms and conditions on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or protected veteran’s status and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all vendors.