2012 Pride Charlotte Vendor Applications
Pride Charlotte is excited to announce that vendor applications for the 2012 Pride Charlotte Festival are now available. Please download the forms below, print them off and complete them and return to Pride Charlotte with full payment. Complete details and instructions are provided in each form.
Early-bird Vendor Registration: $400 for for-profit organizations and $200 for non-profit organizations through May 1, 2012.
For any additional questions, you can contact our vendors chair at vendors@pridecharlotte.com for any questions.
Why Be an Exhibitor/Vendor?
Vendors receive an excellent return on their investment at the Pride Charlotte festival. Each festival provides vendors an opportunity to directly interact with the thousands of festival attendees. For-profit businesses, political candidates, various causes and retailers will discover a captive audience interested in their products and messages.
Past vendors and exhibitors include:
- Artists and art organizations.
- Souvenir and merchandise retailers.
- Games, attractions, and novelty booths.
- LGBT-friendly businesses seeking to recruit new employees and customers.
- Political candidates interested in meeting with constituents.
- HIV and other health testing.
- Social and sports organizations seeking new members.
- Educational and political organizations distributing information.
- Food vendors.
Vendors and exhibitors at Pride Charlotte have the opportunity to directly interact with thousands LGBT people and their allies in the Carolinas’ largest annual Pride gathering. Vendors of all varieties — for-profit businesses and non-profit causes, political candidates and artists, retailers and game operators – will discover a captive audience interested in their products and message. Market studies show that LGBT people make up a very brand-loyal and -conscious market more prone to support businesses and organizations that show their support for the LGBT community. Additionally, the LGBT community nationally has approximately $655 billion in spending power.
Have Questions? Planning to attend as a vendor?
If you still have questions or need clarification on any rules or guidelines, please email us at vendors@pridecharlotte.com.
Last updated: March 7, 2012
