The open-air Volksplatz market in the historic district is a popular Maifest attraction.
To apply for Maifest booth space you must submit:
- Vendor application form
- City of Hermann business license application (two pages)
- No-tax due certificate
- Two photos—one of your product and one of your booth
- Check or money order, payable to the Hermann Maifest Council
Mail by March 15, 2010, to:
Hermann Maifest Council
P.O. Box 107
Hermann, MO 65041
Hermann, Missouri, will celebrate the 55th Annual Maifest on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16. We invite you to be a part of the open-air Volksplatz market.
How to Apply for Booth Space
Booths are 10 ft. by 10 ft. and cost $50. More booth space can be reserved at an additional cost of $45 per booth. To apply for booth space, you will need to submit the following:
- Vendor Application Form
- City of Hermann Itinerant Business License Application. (Good through December 2010) Please note that this year a no-tax-due certificate from the state is required in order to obtain a business license.
- Two non-returnable photos, one what you intend to sell and one of your booth.
- Check or money order, payable to the Hermann Maifest Council. (If you are not selected, your payment will be returned to you.)
Return the above items by April 20 to:
Hermann Maifest Council
P.O. Box 107
Hermann, MO 65041
Be sure to fill out both applications in their entirety. (The city application has two pages.)
Space assignments will be mailed on May 1. If we do not receive your application by March 15, spaces will be made available to other applicants.
We will send you an information packet with directions to the event and the check-in location. You will receive your license and booth assignments at check-in.
If you are a food vendor, you must contact the Gasconade County Health Department at 573-486-3129 for a copy of the health regulations. Your booths may be inspected during the festival.
Location and Hours
Vendors who are able to demonstrate their craft/art will be in the Volksplatz at 3rd and Schiller Streets. Food vendors will be near the German Biergarten on 3rd Street. All other vendors will be on Schiller Street between 1st and 3rd Streets.
Market hours will be Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00, and Sunday, 9:00 to 4:00. Set-up will begin after 6:00 p.m. Friday. Please do not arrive before this time as the streets will not be closed due to traffic. You will receive your license and tax package on Saturday morning. Dismantling of displays will begin after 4:00 on Sunday.
For more information contact:
John Humason
573-821-0249
john@time4pie.comJill Steckelberg
314-578-3168
jill_mmacs@charter.net