Organicfest Date: Saturday, September 10 (National Organic Month!)
Organicfest Location: Pack Square Park
downtown Asheville, NC
Organicfest Hours OPEN to PUBLIC: 10 am ~ 8 pm
IMPORTANT SET UP INFO ~ please read
Please read the following important set-up and break-down instructions. Map links below are for the surrounding area of Pack Square Park and the
actual site map with booth spaces numbered.
Vendor Canopy Safety Requirement: If you will set up a canopy it must be weighted down on all four corners of canopy legs. DO NOT USE STAKES in GRASS.
The lawn has a special underground system
that would be damaged by stakes.
To expedite set up and break down at the event, everyone is asked to follow the instructions below. They will save you time and money
(parking fees).
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
1. Everyone enter the festival area via Spruce Street. Arrive via 240 bypass and exit at Charlotte Street. If coming from the east, make a left onto Charlotte, from the west make a right. Go through the traffic light (Tripps restaurant on right). Make the first right off of Charlotte to Eagle Street. Make the second right on Eagle to Spruce Street go two blocks to check in (note the free parking area to the right just before Pack Tavern).
2. At check-in, you will be directed to your unloading
area.
a. Vendor numbers – 1 thru 52, and 62,63,64,65 will unload on Spruce Street
b. Vendor numbers – 66,67,68,69 and 53,54,55,56 will unload on College Street. Two parking spaces have been reserved for unloading (there should be more available at that time of the morning)
c. Vendor numbers – 57,58,59,60,61 will unload on Court Street.
d. Vendor numbers – 70 thru 84 will unload on Market Street. Two parking spaces have been reserved for unloading (there should be more available at that time of the morning)
e. The attached maps have street names and vendor slot
numbers marked.
3. Check-in will start at 7:30AM or 8:30AM based on Vendor Number
a. Starting at 7:30AM, Vendors 53 thru 61; 66 thru 69; 1
thru 20; 70 thru 79.
b. Starting at 8:30 AM, all remaining vendor numbers.
4. Immediately after unloading (do not carry materials to your spot at this point), find a parking spot, come back and set up.
EXIT TO PARKING
1. Vendors exiting from Spruce go straight to College Street make a right. Go straight to Charlotte Street and make a right. Make the first right from Charlotte on Eagle Street. Make the first right then next left on Marjorie. Parking is free all day. You will be parked 1 block from festival grounds.
To expedite set up and break down at the event, everyone is asked to follow the instructions below. They will save you time and money (parking fees).
BREAK DOWN INSTRUCTIONS
1. Breakdown will start at 7:00 pm. All vendors will break down their tents and
prepare to carry materials to the loading area.
2. Vendors will load vehicles by vendor number. Cars will be loaded on the same streets that they were unloaded.
a. Vendor #'s: 57 thru 61; 66 thru 69; 1 thru 20 will break down all tent
and materials, carry them to the loading zone, get your car, return to the loading zone, load and exit.
b. All remaining vendor numbers break down all your tent and materials, wait till 7:30 PM
then carry materials to the loading zone, get your car, return to the loading zone, load and exit.
EXIT
THE EVENT
1. Vendors Loading on Spruce Street exit straight ahead turn right on College, left on Charlotte, enter 240 East or West
2. Vendors Loading on College go straight to Charlotte, enter 240 East or West.
3. Vendors loading on Market go straight on Market make right to Charlotte make left on Charlotte, enter 240 East or West.
