HOVER CRAFT APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!!
HOVER CRAFT APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!!
HOVER CRAFT APPS ARE NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED.
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FAQs
I applied! When do I find out if I am included in the event?
Dates vendors should have on their radar are as follows:
Accepted Vendors will be emailed on September 13. We will send a note to vendors who are not accepted that day as well. Those vendors will have the option to join the waitlist.
Vendor Fees are due on Friday, September 20. Paying your vendor fee secures your spot in the event. If you cannot pay by September 20, please reply to the acceptance email to outline a payment plan with the organizers.
We will announce the vendors pulibly on October 5.
When and where is the event?
Hover Craft will be on December 1 from 12 - 6 at the Historic Pritzlaff Building in downtown Milwaukee.
What is Hover Craft like?
Hover Craft brings the best of Milwaukee’s creative community together for an afternoon of handmade decadence. Find over 120 vendors with high-quality and unique items that are perfect for that special someone on your gifting list. Beyond that, there is excellent coffee, delicious bites, bloody marys, and many happy people bouncing around to good music. The day is grand and it’ll bring a smile to your face to join us.
Who should apply?
If you are an artist, crafter, maker, or designer and want to sell your work to an enthusiastic audience, you should apply. Hover Craft looks for creatives who do not make their work from pre-existing patterns, recipes, designs, etc. We want the lineup to be as unique as you are. All wild ideas are welcome.
How do we decide who gets in?
Hover Craft is a juried show. The goal is to create a collection of vendors who make unique items so each guest at the event can find as many surprises as we have vendors.
Mostly, we want to encourage creativity. If you are making something that no one else makes, it is very likely you will get in.
What sizes are the booths?
Hover Craft offers full booths and half booths. Each full booth will be larger than 7 x 7 and in most cases, larger than that.
Half booths are smaller and will be at least 5’ wide and 5’ deep.
These types of booths are perfect for anyone trying out an idea, or selling something small.
How many people come to shop?
We expect about 2,500 - 3,000 people to visit Hover Craft every year.
How much does it cost to vend?
Hover Craft collects vendor fees to pay for the venue space. In order to keep the vendor fees as low as possible, Hover Craft also invites sponsors to contribute. By doing this, we try to keep the vendor fees as low as possible to include as many vendors as possible.
Vendor Fee: $200 for full-sized booths, $125 for half-sized booths
Give me more event details!
Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Location: The Pritzlaff Building, 333 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Load In: 10 AM-11 AM
Set Up: 11 AM-12 PM
Vend: 12 PM-6 PM
Load Out: Immediately Following
When do I know if I got in?
Accepted vendors will be notified via email on September 13th.
Vendors must confirm their spots by paying their fee by September 20 at noon.
Vendors will be announced the publicly on October 5th.
Hover Craft is produced to support established and emerging artists, crafters, designers, and makers by providing an impermanent brick-and-mortar space to showcase the talent and creativity that exists within our own communities.
We strongly believe hosting an in-person event where the creative community can come together strengthens our bonds and leads to a more eclectic, interesting, and dynamic group of makers. By hosting this shopping event, we ask our fans to support this community by spending money. Nothing says ‘Keep going, I believe in you!’ more than giving a compliment, asking a thoughtful question, or purchasing directly from the maker.
Join in to keep our creative community thriving.
Hover Craft was founded in 2009 by Vanessa Andrew, Ashley Smith, and Cortney Heimerl.