BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:2027 Maple Festival Vendor Round 1 Registration DESCRIPTION:2027 Highland County Maple Festival Vendor Application and Rules of ParticipationMarch 13 14 and 20 21\, 2027 Highland County\, Virginiawww.highlandcounty.org/maple-festivalSponsored by the Highland County Chamber of Commerce ** ROUND 1 VENDOR APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN END OF DAY ON OCTOBER 31\, 2026 **\nThe annual Highland County Maple Festival is held throughout Highland County during the second and third weekends in March. Since 1959\, visitors have been drawn to Highland County for a cultural and culinary adventure! Each year\, 20\,000 30\,000 visitors are drawn to this unspoiled\, rural region of Virginia to celebrate the "opening" of the trees and observe the process of producing maple syrup. Over 100 high-quality juried arts\, crafts\, and food vendors are an integral part of the festival alongside sugar camp tours\, pancake meals\, and entertainment. This time-honored tradition has won audience-voted awards such as Best Festival of the Shenandoah Valley region in Virginia Living's 2026\, 2025\, 2024\, 2023\, and 2022 Best of Virginia magazine\, and Best Unique Festival in the Best of the Blue Ridge 2024 and 2023 Reader's Choice Awards from Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. We're glad to have you apply to be a part of the experience!\nVendors are jury-reviewed for uniqueness\, quality\, and diversity of merchandise. Public times are advertised as 9 am 5 pm on Saturdays\, and 9 am 4 pm on Sundays\, though visitors usually arrive earlier at the county-wide event. Vendors are set up at seven unique locations with interior and exterior options in Highland County during the following times\nSaturday\, March 13th from 8:30 am 5 pmSunday\, March 14th from 8:30 am 4 pmSaturday\, March 20th from 8:30 am 5 pmSunday\, March 21st from 8:30 am 4 pm\nTo apply for the 2027 Highland County Maple Festival:\nPlease provide all requested information on the application. After entering your email address\, you will first choose whether you'd like an inside space\, outside space\, or a new 8' x 8' inside space option. If you choose an inside or outside space\, you will then choose your top choices among multiple options located in Monterey and McDowell. Every effort will be made to place accepted vendors in their top choice\, but the Chamber will ultimately place vendors as needed to optimize the show. All fees include both festival weekends 4 days total.Please provide 5 photographs of product (merchandise\, food\, etc.) to be sold\, including 1 photo of your booth setup. A website that includes the photos is also acceptable. (Include business name on digital photo titles or on the backs of all mailed photos.)You can add electricity and/or additional spaces at the end of the application.Please FULLY READ the Vendor Agreement and acknowledge by checking the box at the end of the form.After filling out all the information\, you can choose to submit payment online or be sent an invoice. Payment is expected in full before October 31\, 2026. After the review process\, any unaccepted applicants will receive their application fee payment back in full.For physical payment\, please enclose a check or money order payable to the Highland County Chamber of Commerce. * There will be a $25.00 service fee for any returned checks.\n\n*** IMPORTANT!!! AFTER SUBMITTING\, PLEASE DO NOT EXIT UNTIL YOU REACH THE CONFIRMATION NOTIFICATION SCREEN. THIS MAY TAKE A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE "SPINNING CIRCLE" DISAPPEARS ***Members of the Highland County Chamber of Commerce with a physical location in Highland County receive a $50 discount on their application in the form a refund if accepted. Please contact the Chamber if you are interested in joining. \nWe hope everyone has a safe\, enjoyable\, and profitable festival!\nHighland County Chamber of CommerceP.O. Box 223Monterey\, VA 24465(540) 468-2550 director@highlandcounty.org www.highlandcounty.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


2027 Highland County Maple Festival Vendor Application and Rules of Participation

March 13 &ndash\; 14 and 20 &ndash\; 21\, 2027 &bull\; Highland County\, Virginia

www.highlandcounty.org/maple-festival

Sponsored by the Highland County Chamber of Commerce

 \;

** ROUND 1 VENDOR APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN END OF DAY ON OCTOBER 31\, 2026 **


The annual Highland County Maple Festival is held throughout Highland County during the second and third weekends in March.  \;Since 1959\, visitors have been drawn to Highland County for a cultural and culinary adventure!  \;Each year\, 20\,000 &ndash\; 30\,000 visitors are drawn to this unspoiled\, rural region of Virginia to celebrate the &ldquo\;opening&rdquo\; of the trees and observe the process of producing maple syrup.  \;Over 100 high-quality juried arts\, crafts\, and food vendors are an integral part of the festival alongside sugar camp tours\, pancake meals\, and entertainment.  \;This time-honored tradition has won audience-voted awards such as Best Festival of the Shenandoah Valley region in Virginia Living&rsquo\;s 2026\, 2025\, 2024\, 2023\, and 2022 Best of Virginia magazine\, and Best Unique Festival in the Best of the Blue Ridge 2024 and 2023 Reader&rsquo\;s Choice Awards from Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.  \;We&rsquo\;re glad to have you apply to be a part of the experience!


Vendors are jury-reviewed for uniqueness\, quality\, and diversity of merchandise.  \;Public times are advertised as 9 am &ndash\; 5 pm on Saturdays\, and 9 am &ndash\; 4 pm on Sundays\, though visitors usually arrive earlier at the county-wide event.  \;Vendors are set up at seven unique locations with interior and exterior options in Highland County during the following times



To apply for the 2027 Highland County Maple Festival:


Members of the Highland County Chamber of Commerce with a physical location in Highland County receive a $50 discount on their application in the form a refund if accepted.  \;Please contact the Chamber if you are interested in joining. \;


We hope everyone has a safe\, enjoyable\, and profitable festival!


Highland County Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 223

Monterey\, VA 24465

(540) 468-2550  \;&bull\;  \;director@highlandcounty.org \; &bull\;  \;www.highlandcounty.org


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