MEDIEVAL FAIR
COUNT OF MAY FAIR

CALL FOR VENDORS – JOIN THE MAY COUNT FAIR! 🏰🛍️

📅 Date: 17.05.2025
📍 Location: Ziedoņdārzs, Riga
🕙 Opening hours: 10:00 - 22:00
📌 Market spaces: 35 (3x3 m)

We invite craftsmen, farmers, small producers, vendors, and creative workshops to apply for the "May Count's Fair", taking place during the Count of May Festival 2025!

✅ Approved categories of goods:

🛡️ Handmade crafts and farmer’s produce – artisan goods, traditional food products (limited number of spots).
🎨 Creative workshops – medieval craft demonstrations from Baltic and European history, interactive workshops for visitors (limited number of spots).
👗 Ethnic, medieval, and fantasy-style clothing and accessories – souvenirs, jewelry, and cultural items representing different nations and historical periods (limited number of spots).

📌 Important!

  • No more than 3 vendors with the same type of goods.
  • Priority is given to vendors who donate at least one prize from their products for festival performers or costume contest winners.
  • Organizers reserve the right to select vendors if more than 3 applications are received for similar products.

📜 Participation Rules:

🏰 Booth decoration is mandatory – stalls must have medieval/ethnic/fantasy-themed decorations, and vendors must wear historical or fantasy costumes.
🛠️ Vendors must provide their own equipment – tents, tables, cash registers, etc.
🎶 Playing music or audio recordings is prohibited at vendor booths to avoid disrupting the festival’s concert program.
🧹 Vendors are responsible for keeping their area clean – including a 3-meter perimeter around their stall. The area must be fully cleaned and vacated by 24:00.
Market operation time: 10:00 - 22:00 (selling outside this timeframe is prohibited and may result in fines from municipal authorities).
🚗 Setup and arrival: 06:30 - 09:30 (strictly according to schedule) | Cleanup and departure: 22:00 - 24:00 (vendors must notify organizers for inspection before leaving).
💡 Electricity – available for an additional fee (must be requested in the application form, limited spots).
📍 Booth placement – determined by the organizers. Vendors may request a location change for a 50 € fee, subject to availability.
🌱 Trading on green areas – vendors must use protective flooring (wooden pallets or perforated rubber mats). Failure to comply results in a fine of 40 €/m².
🚗 Parking is not provided – temporary access for unloading is allowed for 20 minutes with an organizer-issued permit.

📢 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Additional Fees

📌 Additional municipal trade tax payable to Riga Municipality:

  • For the sale of food products, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and industrially manufactured goods14.00 EUR
  • For artisan handmade goods7.00 EUR

📌 Precise reservation of a specific trading spot (additional to the space fee, no discounts applicable):

Participation Type Price, EURLoyalty Discount for Returning Participants
(2nd Year)
 Loyalty Discount for Returning Participants (3rd-4th Year or More)
Unbuilt trading space 3x3 m (with 1 or 2 openings), without electricity. Electricity is not provided.35-10%-15%
Unbuilt trading space 3x3 m (with 1 or 2 openings) WITH ELECTRICITY UP TO 1 kW50-10%-15%
For national diasporas for cultural promotion (without trade): Unbuilt space 3x3 m with electricity up to 1 kW*
Subject to prior approval
0.000.000.00
For non-governmental organizations organizing social or charity actions (without trade):
Unbuilt space 3x3 m with electricity up to 1 kW - FOR FREE

Subject to prior approval

MANDATORY REQUIREMENT:

When registering for the event, vendors must attach photos of their products and trading space, along with a description of how they will ensure the historical decor of their booth.

📌 Selection process:
Craftsmen and vendors will be selected based on the relevance of their product assortment and the historical authenticity of their booth decoration, as determined by the organizers.

📞 INFO: +371 22 189 430
📧 E-mail: maijagrafs@gmail.com


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TIRDZNIECĪBAS VIETU IZVIETOJUMS

Vetas 1 - 14 bez elektrības

vietas 15 - 25 ar elektrību

Ziedoņdārzs izvietojuma karte

17.05.2025