The following vendors have registered to participate in the 2024 Native Rhythms Festival. Watch this page as new vendors come on board to join this year’s list of outstanding artists and craftspeople. Join our Native Rhythms Festival Facebook group to receive notification when new vendors are added to this list: www.facebook.com/Native.Rhythms.Festival/
We can only imagine that we’re wandering through our Vendor Village under the pines in Wickham Park, just to the east of the amphitheater, with the breeze carrying the music from the stage out among the tents. Keep that image in mind while you wander down among our 2024 vendors listed below. You can quickly pass (scroll) by and get a quick idea of what’s available from the descriptions included with each entry. But, a number of our vendors are inviting you in for a video tour of their offerings. We have invited our vendors to provide a video tour of their booth to view their goods.
We encourage you to visit our vendors’ websites often.
Here are some shortcuts to the individual neighborhoods in our village:
Notice to Vendors
Please read the 2024 Vendor Rules carefully. As at our recent festivals, we continue to be sensitive to vendor compliance with the 2010 amendment to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) of 1990 and to the City of Melbourne’s strict enforcement of the city’s fire codes. Please read the Vendor Rules carefully and note that all vendors must be completely set up and ready for inspection by 9AM on Friday.
There are several key rules we’d like to call to our prospective vendors’ attention. Please read all rules carefully.
- We will continue to monitor vendor tents with awnings used to increase their booth size without including the increased booth area in their registration fee. Vendors must include the space under awnings used for merchandise sales when declaring their booth size and paying their fee.
- Our “vendor area” camping is available only for tents and self-contained trailers and RVs. In recent years we had campers plugging into our vendor power grid and overloading the circuits. Campers, please do not plug into the vendor power. It causes disruption to other vendors’ tents and is discourteous to their business. Camping north of the “creek” includes some areas near electrical outlets. If you must plug your camper into power, please find a spot over there.
- Please note the time at which vehicles are allowed in the vendor area on Sunday afternoon is 5:30. There are still guests wandering around before this time, so ignoring this rule creates a potentially dangerous situation and may preclude you from being invited back.
The text of the rules appear below, and may be downloaded through the links at the bottom of this page.
Flute Makers
Flight Feather Flutes & Family
Family of Utah Farris
Native American style flutes, CDs, flute bags, artwork & wood carvings.
Full Moon Flutes
Kent Tyler
www.facebook.com/search/top?q=full moon flutes
Native American Flutes & Art
Medicine Wind Music
George Tortorelli
www.medicinewind.com
Handmade, fine-tuned bamboo flutes and bird calls made from organic homegrown Florida bamboo.
Red Wind Flutes
Allen Hollingshead
ajholl@tampabay.rr.com
Native American Style Flutes, flute bags, native welded art.
Spiral Flutes
Dave Graves
www.spiralflutes.com
Bamboo flutes, accessories, small art dolls, percussion instruments.
Turtle Mound Flutes
John & Claire Ellis
www.turtlemoundflutes.com
Native American style flutes in 3 forms: animal themed, performer series, and Knock-About (PVC), fleece flute bags, books, Johnny Kee CDs.
Willow Creek Woodcraft
Peter Churcher
Native American style flutes made from various woods and other materials.
Woodsounds Flutes
Brent Haines
woodsounds.com
Exquisitely crafted wooden Native American style flutes.
Yanko Enterprises
Allan Yanko
atombo@msn.com
Flutes, Drums, Paintings, Bone Carvings
Arts & Crafts
Backwoods
Susie Gingras
gingrasu@gmail.com
828-320-8382
Traditional bone & stone traditional items; sage; drum; Handmade sterling silver jewelry.
Creative Graphics by Eva
Eva Oldman
creativegraphicsbyeva@gmail.com
www.creativegraphicsbyeva.com
I am a Native American graphic designer and I sell apparel with my own artwork and designs. We also make jewelry – beaded earings, beaded barrettes, beaded bracelets, necklaces, rings.
Inti Arts
Johnny Lema
intiarts@aol.com
www.intiarts.com
Bone & stone jewelry, pictures, T-Shirts, ponchos, sweatshirts, traditional incense sage, Palo Santo healing stones.
Kaye’s Wares
Ellen ‘Kaye’ Ware
kayeware@hotmail.com
Acrylics on canvas and Giclees of original art. Ceramic mugs, flute bags, magnets, greeting cards etc. with original art. Handmade leather flute bags.
Lil Gail’s Native Trade and Indigenous Lifestyle Brand
Buddy Jones
amisa_jones@yahoo.com
www.lilgailsllc.com
T-Shirts, botanicals, jewelry, etc.
Native Andes
Jaime Chavez
nativeandes@yahoo.com
Hand woven wool blankets, ponchos, jacket, woven purses, bracelets, cotton shirts.
Northwest Trader
Paul Mueller
atatpana@yahoo.com
NWTrader.com
Beaded and quilled leather goods.
OldRock Creations
George & Lisa OldRock
Etsy.com/Shop/OldRockCreations
615-8301347
Handmade Native American jewelry (chokers, earrings, necklaces), dreamcatchers, mandelas, Native themed books, stones/crystals, leather pouches, baskets, collars, barettes, tails, children’s necklaces, beaded items.
Pine Away Baskets
Carol Crotts & Rhonda Hasner
www.facebook.com/PineAwayBaskets
Baskets & wall hangings made with Florida pine needles, embellished with pottery, jewelry, gourds, resin pieces, & other ‘found” objects. All hand made.
RedHanded Trade
Pamela Bennett
redhandedtrade.com
Moundbuilder designs on tees & gourds, books, tribal map, trade blankets & throws, botanicals for smudge, beadwork, ribbon skirts & shirts.
Ruth Ann’s Southwest Treasures
Ruth Ann Motley
raswtreas@comcast.net
Hand crafted Native American jewelry. We string kids’ necklaces.
Sicanni
Greenport, NY
Feacebook: Sicanni Tallan Purizaca
Leather bracelets, macrame’ artwork, bamboo flutes
Sunka Beads
Graciano Viruet
sunkabeads.com
Designer beadwork, handmade leather goods, beaded fans, beaded rattles, beaded dance sticks, beaded walking sticks, gourd art – rattles, lamps, masks.
Tracking Natives LLC
Luis Cuervo
www.trackingnatives.com
We sell shoes.
Trailwalker Crafts
Dean & Tanya Morrison
Leather purses, pouches, lances, walking sticks, sage, dance sticks, dance rattles, choker necklaces, vests, hats, hat bands, earrings, breast plates, braid wraps, suncatchers, medicine wheels, dream catchers, stain glass feathers, war club, peace pipes.
Turquoise Showcase
Randal Estrada
Sterling silver Indian jewelry and Navajo artifacts.
The Wickiup
Yvonne Long
Face paint, beadwork, pine needle baskets, spirit ponies, dreamcatchers, corn husk dolls, jewelry
Wild Sage – Native American Jewelry
Paul & Natalie Mitchell
wildsagejewelry.com
Handmade sterling silver jewelry, made by Native American artists on the Zuni, Hopi, Santo Domingo, Navajo, and other reservations. “Got Flute” T-shirts. Natalie’s feather artwork & handmade soap & bath products. Some herbs & Sydney “Kokopelli Girl” Phipps CDs.
Performers
American Indian Creation
Billy Whitefox
billywhitefox.com
Handmade flutes, jewelry, bags, dolls, CDs, handmade art, home decor, and much more.
CreeAtive Native Native Dance and Education, Inc.
Otter Oliver
facebook.com/otter.oliverstandingready
Green Leppard Sales
Dock Green Silverhawk & Cindy
CDs, Painted Ponies, jewelry, blankets, etc.
Horizons Flute Store
Jonny Lipford
www.jonnylipford.com
Contemporary music of the Native American-style flute and world flutes performed by Jonny Lipford. Also featuring contemporary (Free Spirit) and rhythmic (Tribal Rhythms) backing tracks that are designed with the Native American-style flute in mind! Private lessons are also available.
Lowery Begay
NationOfChange@hotmail.com
Drums, dream catchers, necklaces, CDs.
Painted Raven
Annette Abbondanza, Holly Harris & Kimberly Kridler
www.painted-raven.com
Painted Raven CDs and merchandise, including backing tracks, T-shirts, mugs, stickers, guitar picks, instructional booklets for flute and guitar.
Randy Granger Music
randygranger.net
Flutes, CDs, T-Shirts, Rattles, Smudge.
Shelley Morningsong Music
Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle
shelleymorningsong.com
Music CDs beaded buckskin pouches, beaded earrings, my signature flutes, photo prints, posters.
Food Vendors
Country Kettler’s Korn
Todd Snyder
KettleKorn@bellsouth.net
321-543-2702
Kettle Korn, lemonade, cotton candy, & local honey products.
Dusty Joe’s
Dusty and Joe Stepan
dustyjoesse@outlook.com
218-409-5728
Brisket, pulled pork, jerk chicken, quesadillas, rice bowls
Pita Pyramid
Michele Ladd
619-200-2278
pitapyramid.net
Tabbouleh with a Latin interpretation – we keep the traditional parsley tomato, lemon juice. We bring it way up with quinoa, lentils, garlic, olive oil, turmeric and flax seed meal! That’s our base, we have flavors. The Greek feta and olives. Cool Cucumber – salted cucumbers and extra tomatoes. We also have a bomb chicken and beet salad to have something for everyone.
Wassi Shave Ice & More
Patsy Rosales
wassiice13@gmail.com
321-557-2800
Shave ice, ice cream, smoothies, coffee.
Sponsor Vendors
Sol Essence
Helene Pinsky
jerzzgirl@yahoo.com
Organic soy aromatherapy, candles, soy body oil candles, Bugz Be Gon repellent sprays.
Exhibitors
Boy Scout Troop 520
Kylie Bowen
Canned/bottled drinks: water, soda, coffee, hot chocolate
Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Inc.
brevard.backyard.bees@gmail.com
www.brevardbackyardbeekeepers.org
Beekeeping educational displays. Tips to support honeybees and pollinators, Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Club information. Honeybee-related games/activities for kids. Local raw honey available for purchase.
Brevard County – Solid Waste Recycle
constance.lea@brevardfl.gov
www.brevardfl.gov/SolidWaste/Recycle/Home
Recycle education information and give aways.
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
Mike Carwile or Luis Albarracin
321-383-2638
www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/capecanaveral.asp
To provide veterans and their families guidance when applying for Veterans Benefits at National Cemeteries.
Companion Animal Care of Brevard County
Christine Evans
companionanimalcarebcfl@gmail.com
companionanimalcarebcfl.org
Displays literature about our organization, pets needing homes, media, etc. We have dog and cat raffle items (& anticipate doing both each day). Homemade toffee popcorn to raise funds.
East Meets West Educational Exhibition
Jimmy Sawgrass
Living history villages typifying and contrasting the cultures of eastern and western Native American tribes. Demonstrations highlight such cultural characteristics as cooking, lodging, weapons, hunting, and much more. See our schedule page for scheduled formal presentations.
EEL Program – Sam’s Hourse/Enchanted Forest/Barrier Island Center
brevardfl.gov/EELProgram
The Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program was established in 1990 to protect the natural habitats of Brevard County by acquiring environmentally sensitive lands for conservation, passive recreation, and environmental education. This was made possible by citizens who voted to tax themselves for the acquisition and maintenance of Brevard’s natural areas.
Field Manor Museum
321-848-0365
fieldmanor@gmail.com
fieldmanor.org
The mission of Field Manor Foundation is to conserve the historic Field Manor Homestead for the purpose of educating the public about East Central Florida native inhabitants and early settlers’ culture and customs. John R. and Eliza Field and their children were the first settlers in the area, moving here from Macon, GA after the Civil War.
Florida Right to Clean Water / Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition
https://www.floridarighttocleanwater.org
We are a group of concerned citizens trying to give Floridians a fundamental right to clean water in our State Constitution.
Green Gables House
Marion Ambrose 321-794-8901
Sue Fallon 321-536-6357
greengables.org
Green Gables was built in 1896 in a beautiful Queen Anne style architecture by William and Nora Wells and served as their winter home until they chose to permanently retire here. It was one of the first houses in Melbourne to have electricity.
Orlando VA Health Care System (OVAHCS)
Dorthy (Lynn) Brownfield
321-666-5578
www.va.gov/orlando-health-care
The Orlando VA Health Care System will provide Veterans, their family members, and caretakers, information on the various resources and benefits Veterans are eligible for. Will provide personal guidance on how to access those resources and benefits.
Serene Harbor
Nikki Helton
www.sereneharbor.org
Table with brochures covering Serene Harbor’s programs and services, pens (free), interactive activity to learn about healthy relationships, and staff to answer questions and engage participants.
Space Coast Regional Friends Group of the Florida Master Naturalist Program
Rhonda Mayo
sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/brevard/sea-grant/scrc/
Space Coast Regional Friends Group of the Florida Master Naturalist Program is a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote awareness, understanding, and respect of Florida’s natural world. Our exhibit features nature displays and information about educational programs focused on Florida’s unique environment.
UF/IFAS Brevard County Master Gardeners
Halley Heribacka
sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/brevard/lawn-and-garden/master-gardeners/
University of Florida Educational information based on organic Florida native-friendly gardening, growing food and lawn care.
Wild Horse Rescue Center
Diane Delano
www.wildhorserescuecenter.org
321-427-1523
WHRC sets up a corral with a live mustang to conduct demonstrations throughout the day. Info about wild horses, free posters, and booklets. Demos of working with wild horses. Informational and educational talks about the history of wild horses to present day. [non-profit 501(c)(3) organization]
Zonta Club of Melbourne
Donna Melcher
321-728-7508
ZontaSpaceCoast.org
Raising awareess on domestic violence, missing and murdered indigenous women, human trafficking; Releasing 2024 Brevard Historic Ornament.
2024 Vendor Village Map
This is the 2024 Vendor Village layout, providing the planned village layout. This map has the actual space assignments for the Vendor Village this year.
Vendors | Food Vendors | ||
1 | Info Tent | F1 | Mrs. O's Grill on Wheels |
2 | Green Room | F2 | Pita Pyramid |
3 | Trailwalkers | F3 | Wassi Shave Ice & More |
4 | Wild Sage Jewelry | F4 | Dusty Joe's |
5 | Wickiup | F5 | Country Kettlers Korn |
6 | OldRock Creations | F6 | Fruity Licks |
7 | Ruth Anns Southwestern Jewelry | ||
8 | 4 Wind Flutes | ||
9 | Creative Graphics by Eva | Performers | |
10 | Orlando VA Health Care System (OVAHCS) | P1 | Randy Granger |
11 | Red Handed Trade | P2 | Lowery Begay |
12 | Turquoise Showcase | P3 | Shelley Morningsong/Fabian Fontenelle |
13 | Kaye's Wares | P4 | Painted Raven |
14 | Pine Away Baskets | P5 | Jonny Lipford |
15 | Lil Gail's Native Trade | P6 | Dock Green Silverhawk |
16 | Willow Creek Woods | P7 | Billy Whitefox |
17 | Tracking Natives | ||
18 | Medicine Wind Flutes | ||
19 | Yanko Enterprises | Exhibitors | |
20 | Sicanni | E1 | UF/IFAS Brevard County Master Gardeners |
21 | Sol Essence | E2 | Brevard County Solid Waste Recycling Program |
22 | Red Wind Flutes | E3 | Zonta Club of Melbourne |
23 | Unassigned | E4 | Serene Harbor |
24 | Alex Jalapa & T Rose | E5 | Brevard Backyard BeeKeepers |
25 | Unassigned | E6 | Field Manor Museum |
26 | Full Moon Flutes | E7 | Green Gables Historic Home |
27 | Flight Feathers Flutes (Utah's Family) | E8 | Cape Canaveral National Cemetery |
28 | Inti Arts | E9 | Companion Animal Care of Brevard County |
29 | Northwest Traders | E10 | Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition |
30 | Backwoods | E11 | Space Coast Regional Friends Group Florida Master Naturalist Program |
31 | Native Andes | E12 | Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program |
32 | Turtle Mound Flutes | ||
33 | Sunka Beads | ||
34 | Wood Sound Flutes | Sponsors | |
35 | Spiral Flutes | S1 | Northrop Grumman |
S2 | WFIT | ||
BS | Boy Scout Troop 520 | S3 | Fun Spot of America |
FL | Free Flute Lessons with Indian River Flute Circle & RiverWind Flute Circle |
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2024 Vendor Rules
Vendor registration for all vendors opened on April 15, 2024.
The Native Rhythms Festival (hereinafter referred to the festival) organizing committee (hereinafter referred to as the NRF committee or the committee) invites all interested artists and crafters who agree to conform to the below rules to participate in our indigenous people’s music festival at Wickham Park, Melbourne, FL on November 8-10, 2024.
Requirements for all Artists
This is a juried event. No new application will be approved without the submission of photographs of the artist’s work and booth. These photographs must accompany the registration application. Previous year vendors do not need to submit photographs.
- Open registration for all vendors opens April 15, 2024. Deadline for all vendor application with signed registration form and full payment will be October 1, 2024, unless prior arrangements have been made with the committee. (Payments will be refunded if the festival is cancelled due to Pandemic or other natural disaster.)
- To ensure the highest quality of artists/crafters, we will be limiting the total number of arts/crafts vendors to 40. Of which, the number of flute maker vendors will be limited to 16 and the number of silver/turquoise style jewelry vendors will be limited to 5. These numbers do not include performers (who are provided a complementary booth as part of their compensation package), food vendors, or exhibitors. At our discretion, other categories of merchandise may be limited to assure a quality and equity show.
- Native Rhythms Festival offers flute makers the opportunity to display and sell flutes that they have made. Therefore, only registered flute maker vendors will be permitted to sell flutes, and they may only sell flutes carrying their own name or their brand name. Specifically, other arts/crafts vendors may not sell flutes made by someone else (such as High Spirits).
- Because of our special relationship with our performers, performer vendors are exempt from the limits on the number of vendors. They may also sell any merchandise they normally offer, including CDs, DVDs, apparel, jewelry, “signature flutes”, etc.
- Exhibitors will be accepted by invitation only. Exhibitors are permitted to do fundraising for their organization within their booth, including the sale of appropriate merchandise.
- Food vendors will be accepted by invitation only. Please do not apply if you have not been invited.
- There will be no walk-on artists/merchants/exhibitors permitted.
- The following requirements will be strictly enforced on all vendors. All booths will be monitored by the NRF committee during the festival to ensure compliance with the rules set forth in this document. Any infractions noted will be corrected on the spot. Those who fail to comply will be asked to leave the festival grounds immediately. No fee refunds will be made to vendors who are asked to leave.
- Each artist/craftsman must have his/her own booth. Requests to share a booth must include justification for the request, be accompanied by the appropriate fees, and be reviewed and approved by the organizing committee. There will be no sharing of booths larger than 10’x10’. There will be no exceptions.
- All arts and crafts sold and displayed must be produced by the artist/vendor or by the vendor as the artist’s authorized representative.
- Although artists/crafters themselves need not be of Native American ancestry, all arts and crafts must be handmade and of traditional Native American style or maintain a Native American or nature theme. We are looking for artists and crafters, not resellers. We reserve the right to approve the sale of specific resale items that are deemed by the NRF committee as appropriate for the event and that do not conflict with other items sold by the other vendors.
- All vendors are required comply with the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, as amended in 2010. The full text of this law is included at the end of this document. The Indian Arts and Crafts Board has instructed us that the 2010 amendment places additional responsibilities on the organizers of events like the Native Rhythms Festival for ensuring compliance with the Act. Therefore, we must require that each of our vendors specifically comply with the following:
- Any vendors representing themselves as Native American must provide proof of tribal enrollment documentation to the NRF committee. Anyone who cannot show proof that they are an enrolled member of either a federally or state recognized tribe, must have on display in their booth a sign that says, “Not Native Made”. The festival will provide these signs as part of the vendor packet, or the vendors may use their own.
- Any vendors who resell items made by others who claim to be Native American must also have proof of the artist/maker’s tribal enrollment. If enrollment confirmation cannot be provided to the NRF committee, you must have on display in your booth a sign that says “Not Native Made” near their goods. The festival will provide these signs in the vendor packet. Additional signs will be available on request.
- Each vendor will be required to confirm their understanding of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 by reading and signing the section of the vendor agreement referring to this Act. This is a personal commitment that each vendor must make that he/she understands the requirements of the Act and will abide by them.
- We encourage demonstration of skills whenever possible.
- The names of all the persons who will be operating the booth must be included on the registration form. Each of those people will be issued a Native Rhythms Festival security badge. Only people with an official security badge will be permitted to operate booths. Please have your security badge ready to present to roving security personnel, especially after hours.
- All vendors must check in with the organizing committee at the registration tent before beginning setup. An NRF committee member will direct arriving vendors to their assigned location. Vendors must set up within the marked boundaries of their assigned locations.
- Each vendor must supply his/her own tents, tables, chairs, lighting fixtures, extension cords, packing materials, backdrops, etc. (We can provide information about renting tents, tables and chairs locally). Note that this event continues after sunset on Friday and Saturday. Vendors will be responsible for extension cords and lighting fixtures for their booth. Power will be available to each vendor booth. (See requirements below regarding light fixtures and extension cords meeting City of Melbourne fire codes.)
- Native Rhythms Festival is required to fully comply with the City of Melbourne’s event fire codes. A city fire inspector will be on-site to check us and our vendors for compliance with the following regulations. All vendors must be completely setup and ready for the inspector at 9:00AM on Friday. All vendors must pass their inspection before we will be allowed to open the festival. Each vendor shall cover exposed wiring in pedestrian pathways to avoid tripping.
- City of Melbourne fire codes require that vendors meet certain requirements regarding spacing between tents. In general, there must be 10 feet between tents. However, we may place two 10’x10’ tents “adjacent” to one another, but then provide 10 feet between the pair and the next closest tents. The committee will lay out the vendor area to comply with these requirements. It is critical that all vendors set up exactly where designated within their assigned area to comply with these requirements. If in doubt, check with the NRF vendor coordinator, who will be on site during setup on Thursday, before setting up your tent.
- Complying with the spacing requirement (see above) will mean longer electrical cord runs between electrical panels and tents. Extension cords up to 200 feet in 12 gauge may be required for many of the tent sites. If your site is closer to the panel, extension cords of any gauge up to 100 feet long may be used. However, we recommend being prepared for the longer cord.
- All tents larger than 10’x10’ (i.e., 120 square feet or larger) must have a manufacturer’s certificate stating it is made of a fire-retardant material.
- All bulbs, incandescent or fluorescent (tube or CFL), must be shielded against bulb breakage. Open bulbs must have either the manufacturer’s designed cage or cover, or an equivalent plastic cover or bulb protector. This includes the popular clamp-on “can” lights.
- One thing the inspector makes a point of checking is that all plug connections between extension cords and cords to lights or other devices must be off the ground.
- All tents must have conspicuous “NO SMOKING” signs posted.
- The Festival will provide a fire extinguisher located within 75 feet of every vendor tent throughout the festival grounds. Vendors do not need an extinguisher within their tent.
- SET UP: Vendor area layout will be done by the committee on Wednesday. Vendor set-up time starts at 9AM on Thursday. All vendor vehicles must be removed from the vendor area by 9AM Friday. Special parking areas for Vendor vehicles will be provided in the Northwest area, access by north roadway with access from main park road behind Workshop Tent. Overnight security is provided, wearing of your name badges is required for access after hours. Remember, your booth needs to be open and occupied for the City to complete its inspection at 9AM on Friday.
- The Show hours for vendors are:
Friday: 9AM – 9PM
Saturday: 9AM – 9PM
Sunday: 9AM – 5PM
- Quiet time begins each night at 10:30PM. All loud noises (including music, drumming, etc.) must cease by this time.
- Tear Down: Please do not begin teardown earlier than 5:00PM Sunday. Vehicles will not be permitted back into the vendor area for teardown before 5:30PM Sunday. Always be extremely careful when driving in the vendor area during setup and teardown. This area is likely to be congested with people not watching for vehicles. For the Safety of ALL-no driving on grounds between setup and teardown, parking in the Vendor Parking area only.
- No loud flute playing or other loud noises (including CD playing, drumming, etc.) will be allowed during scheduled concert performances. Normal flute demonstrations within a booth would not normally be a problem. Just always be respectful of our performers and the other vendors around you.
- Booths must be neat and orderly throughout the festival. Artists/merchants are responsible for collecting and disposing of their own trash. Trash collection points and glass & aluminum recycling bins will be provided.
- To prevent uncomfortable situations with customers, we request that all vendors who do not accept credit cards place a notification to that effect in their booth.
- Three arts/crafts and flute maker booth sizes will be offered this year. Booth fees will be:
10’ x 10’ – $225.00
10’ x 20’ – $275.00
20’ x 20’ – $325.00
Food vendor fees will be:
10’ x 10’ – $300.00
Food trucks & larger tents – $400
Booth size includes all space under cover in which merchandise is displayed and sold. This specifically includes awnings that extend in any direction beyond the basic tent. It is important that you include awnings in your booth size so we can properly layout spacing between tents to comply with City fire codes.
Check or money order must be made out to NHGI for the correct amount in full. Send completed registration form, photos of merchandise and booth (if applicable), and check/money order to:
Native Rhythms Festival
c/o Turtle Mound Flutes
4100 N. Wickham Rd. Ste 107A #108
Melbourne, FL 32935
- Please e-mail an image file (logo or photo, .gif or .png preferred but .jpg OK) that you would like to see with your listing on the festival website’s Vendor Village web page to webmaster@nativerhythmsfestival.com.
- Camping will be available for vendors on the north side just beyond the vendor area and at the Wickham Park campgrounds.
- Camping adjacent to the north end of the vendor area is for primitive camping and self-contained RVs only. Camping in this area is reserved with your vendor registration for $10 per night. This camping does not include plugging into vendor area power. Plugging into the vendor area power causes power failures and can damage the grid.
- The park campground with full hook-ups is within short walking distance of the festival grounds. Vendors are responsible for reserving campsites and paying fees directly to Wickham Park (www.brevardfl.gov/ParksAndRecreation/Campgrounds/WickhamParkCampground>). We strongly recommend making reservations with the park early as all improved campsites are expected to be reserved well before the NRF weekend.
- The committee will not take vendor requests for specific locations this year. The vendor may note on their application their desire to be located near another specific vendor to allow shared support during the event.
- Each artist/crafter will be requested to donate to our raffle/auction. All proceeds from the raffle & auction are used to support the event and keep the event free to the public.
- School Day: Again, this year, we will have the time between 10AM and 1PM on Friday, November 10th, designated as School Day. During this time, groups of children from local schools and other youth organizations are expected to be on the festival grounds, visiting vendor booths and attending special performances in the amphitheater. Vendor participation is completely voluntary, but vendors who would like to interact with the children may want to have something prepared, such as a story, demonstration, flute or other performance, etc. to share with the children. Also, vendors may have a designated table of inexpensive items (which may not comply with the normal restrictions on items for sale) that the children may purchase during this time.
- Native Rhythms Festival reserves the right for the sale of all drinks, including bottled water and soft drinks for our designated food vendors. Arts and crafts vendors may not sell drinks or food.
This will be an alcohol-free and drug-free event. Any vendor violating this rule will be asked to leave.
Special Requirements for Food Vendors
General requirements include the following:
- Food vendors must comply with all applicable State of Florida, Brevard County and City of Melbourne health and safety codes. Health inspectors will be on-site to check compliance.
- All food vendors must have current
1. State issued Mobile Food Truck license
2. Most Recent Hood Cleaning Certificate
3. Suppression System Inspection
4. Gas Leak Detection Inspection
THESE MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION
- No cooking will be permitted under tents or canvas tops. Cooking is primarily defined as any initial cooking that involves fats and oils. This includes things like kettle corn, grilling, deep frying, etc. All cooking equipment must be located a minimum of 1 foot outside the tent and be roped off to keep patrons away from hot surfaces. Any vendor cooking with oils or fats must have a current tagged K class fire extinguisher and a 10 lb. 2A10BC fire extinguisher per NFPA 10. Please specify on your vendor application how much space is required outside your tent for these cooking operations and the festival will set aside adequate space adjacent to your tent. You may reheat already cooked food under your tent, or cook items that do not have the potential to create grease laden vapors (i.e., boiling water, heating soups, etc.)
- Cooking equipment used in fixed, mobile, or temporary concessions, such as trucks, busses, trailers, pavilions, tents, or any form of roofed enclosure shall comply with NFPA 96, requiring a kitchen and a fire suppression system, complying with UL300, and a current state tag. All pressure cylinders must be securely chained.
- All food vendors are required to sign the FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 633.0215, FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE acknowledgement form and submit it with the vendor application. The form is available for download from the vendor page of the Native Rhythms Festival website.
- Access to running water is limited. Food vendors needing access to water must document this in their vendor application so that booths can be located appropriately.
- All sites will have access to standard 110v electrical outlets. There is no access to 220v in the vendor area. There are 2 120v 30 Amp outlets with receptacles as shown in the photo. Need to access these outlets must be identified in the vendor application. All food vendors are encouraged to use the provided power. Where necessary, generators must be the “ultra-quiet” type that will not disturb others.
Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990
“The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (P.L.101-644) is a truth-in-advertising law that prohibits misrepresentation in marketing of Indian arts and crafts products within the United States. It is illegal to offer or display for sale, or sell any art or craft product in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the product of a particular Indian or Indian Tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization, resident within the United States. For a first time violation of the Act, an individual can face civil or criminal penalties up to a $250,000 fine or a 5-year prison term, or both. If a business violates the Act, it can face civil penalties or can be prosecuted and fined up to $1,000,000.
Under the Act, an Indian is defined as a member of any federally or State recognized Indian Tribe, or an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian Tribe.
The law covers all Indian and Indian-style traditional and contemporary arts and crafts produced after 1935. The Act broadly applies to the marketing of arts and crafts by any person in the United States. Some traditional items frequently copied by non-Indians include Indian-style jewelry, pottery, baskets, carved stone fetishes, woven rugs, kachina dolls, and clothing.
All products must be marketed truthfully regarding the Indian heritage and tribal affiliation of the producers, so as not to mislead the consumer. It is illegal to market an art or craft item using the name of a tribe if a member, or certified Indian artisan, of that tribe did not actually create the art or craft item.
For example, products sold using a sign claiming “Indian Jewelry” would be a violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act if the jewelry was produced by someone other than a member, or certified Indian artisan, of an Indian tribe. Products advertised as “Hopi Jewelry” would be in violation of the Act if they were produced by someone who is not a member, or certified Indian artisan, of the Hopi tribe.”
Download 2024 Vendor Rules and Vendor Agreement Forms
Vendor Rules
Click here: 2024 Vendor Rules to download the Vendor Rules in Adobe PDF format.
Non-Food Vendor Agreement
Click here: 2024 Non-Food Vendor Agreement to download the Non-Food Vendor Agreement in Adobe PDF format.
Food Vendor Agreement
Click here: 2024 Food Vendor Agreement to download the Food Vendor Agreement in Adobe PDF format.
Other Supporting Vendor Documents
Click here: 2024 Artist Statement Of Compliance to download the Non-Attending Artist Statement of Compliance in Adobe PDF format.
Click here: 2024 Food Vendor Form to download the Food Vendor FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE acknowledgement form