Dia de los Muertos

Saturday, November 2, 2024
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Creative Arts Center
200 West Fifth Street, Bonham

Family friendly event

Free Admission

Shop – come check out our vendors inside the main gallery and outside in the parking lot

Create – participate in art activities and classes

Remember – Contribute framed photos, memorial items, food and drinks to our ofrenda (altar) which will be set up in our main gallery. (See below for more details.)

Eat & Drink – enjoy food and beverages for sale from food trucks 

Check back for more event details – which will be posted on this page as they become available!

 

Vendor Information

1. Set Up: Vendors shall setup Saturday morning between 8:00am – 10:00am. The event will start at 10:00 am. Please plan to be ready to go by 9:45 am. Please see a CAC representative upon arrival.

2. Event Hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

3. Vendor Fees
Vendors (Outside, in Parking Lot)
• $30 for Members
• $40 for Non-Members.
• No electricity available
• Bring your own tent, tables and chairs
• Space will be approximately 10 x 10 foot

Art Vendors (Inside, Main Gallery)
• $50 for Members
• $60 for Non-Members.
• Limit of 7 spots inside our main gallery
• Limited electricity available
• Center will provide each vendor with one 6 ft table and 2 chairs

Food Trucks
• $50.
• Limit 4 Food Trucks.
• No electricity available

4. Processing Sales: The CAC will NOT process any sales. Each vendor will be responsible for collecting payment and sales taxes for the items sold at their own booth. The Center will not be able to provide change nor Wifi.

5. Tear down time: 3:00 pm

6. Tables & Chairs:
Indoor Art Vendors – The center will provide one 6 foot table and two chairs. Vendors may bring stands and are expected to be respectful and cooperative in not encroaching on others’ space.
Outdoor Art Vendors – shall bring their own tents, tables, chairs, etc. Vendors will be given approximately 10 ft x 10 ft space and are expected to be respectful and cooperative in not encroaching on others’ space. If a vendor needs additional space, they are welcome to purchase two vendor spots in order to have a space of 10 ft x 20 ft.
Food Trucks– we will have outdoor seating in the garden for customers to sit and consume the food and beverages folks buy from you

7. Promotion:
• The Center will promote the event through press releases, emails, social media, our website, etc.
• Vendors are strongly encouraged to also promote the event through their own social media, etc. Vendors are strongly encouraged to like, comments, share and tag the Creative Arts Center in posts on Facebook and/or Instagram and the Center will do the same for the vendor pages.
• Our Facebook page is “Creative Arts Center” and Instagram is @CreativeArtsCenterBonham.
• Please let us know if we can include you as a co-host of our event on Facebook.

8. Vendor Agreement: Vendors must agree that they have read the rules & regulations of the event and agree to abide by the established rules. They shall take full responsibility for themselves, any people with them and their product(s). The vendor hereby releases the Fannin Community Foundation, the Creative Arts Center and any workers or volunteers associated with this event from any and all liabilities arising from any occurrences, claims, losses, theft or damages resulting from participation in this event. They hereby give my permission for photographs of myself and my guests to be published in Creative Arts Center or Fannin Community Foundation Inc. advertisements and publicity.

9. Permits/Licenses: All vendors are responsible for obtaining the Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit, proper food & beverage licenses, and complying with state and local health regulations. Make certain that copies of permits/licenses required as part of your operation are with you, including, but not limited to heath permits, electrical permits, business licenses, Sales and Use Tax Permit etc. for more information on the Sales and Use Permit, contact https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/

Ofrenda (Altar)

Everyone is invited to contribute up to 5 items for our ofrendas (altar) that will be set up in the main gallery.

What to bring:

  • framed photos of loved ones who have passed away – 5×7 inches or smaller
  • memorial items – that represent the favorite things your loved ones enjoyed in their lifetimes
  • food and drinks that were favorites of your loved ones

When & where:

  • Drop off items at the Creative Arts Center during normal business hours from October 22 -29
  • Deadline to drop off items is 5 pm on October 29.
  • Laura Ventura with Balloons & More will be assembling the altar in time for our monthly art show opening on November 1, from 4-6 pm.

Create!

  • Paint skulls in our middle gallery starting at 10:30 am. $5 each while supplies last. Wooden skulls with acrylic paints. All supplies and instruction provided.   
  • Paint skulls with watercolors in our middle gallery starting at 10:30 am.  $5 each while supplies last.  All supplies and instructions provided.
  • Check back soon (working on other creative projects for the afternoon hours.)