Bring a little local magic to the holiday season! The Christmas on Calhoun Holiday Market offers a festive outdoor shopping experience where attendees can discover unique gifts, enjoy delicious treats, and check a few names off their Christmas lists while celebrating the season.

Businesses selling retail merchandise, food, and beverages are invited to apply for a vendor space.

Examples of eligible offerings include: apparel, hats, jewelry, home décor, candles, soaps, wreaths, ornaments, gifts, artwork, handcrafted items, baked goods, prepared foods, specialty beverages, and other holiday treats.

Vendor Registration Includes

• One (1) 10' x 10' vendor space

Vendors must provide their own tent, tables, chairs, displays, and lighting. Food trucks and vendors requiring additional space must discuss their setup needs with the Chamber.

Registration & Eligibility

• The Holiday Market welcomes businesses selling retail merchandise, food, and beverages.

• Service-based businesses, organizations promoting services, direct sales companies, multi-level marketing (MLM) businesses, and businesses participating primarily to distribute brochures, flyers, business cards, or promotional materials are not eligible for a vendor booth. These organizations are encouraged to explore event sponsorship opportunities.

• To provide a diverse shopping and dining experience, the Chamber may limit the number of vendors offering similar products or menus.

Food & Beverage Vendors

• Please describe your menu, equipment, setup, and space requirements on your application.

• Vendors are responsible for obtaining all required permits and licenses and following applicable food safety requirements.

• Electricity will not be available. Please discuss any power or equipment needs with the Chamber before registering.

Vendor Guidelines

• Setup begins as early as 1:00pm. Vendors must be fully set up and ready to welcome attendees by 4:00pm and remain open for the duration of the event.

• Vehicle access: Vehicles will not be permitted to enter or move within the parking lots at the chamber between 3:00pm - 8:00pm. Vendors must unload and move their vehicles to designated parking before completing setup. No parking along Canal St. Approved food trucks must remain parked in their assigned spaces during the event.

• All displays, merchandise, and equipment must remain within the assigned 10' x 10' booth space, unless a different space has been approved by the Chamber.

• Electricity will not be available.

• Vendors must provide their own lighting. Because the event takes place after sunset, battery-operated or rechargeable lighting is strongly recommended.

• This is an outdoor event. Vendors should prepare for changing weather conditions.

• Christmas-themed booth decorations are highly encouraged! Help make the market merry with festive touches that showcase your business.

• Vendors are responsible for keeping their spaces clean and disposing of their own trash.

• Vendors are responsible for collecting and remitting applicable sales taxes and complying with all local licensing requirements.

• Vendors retain 100% of their sales. No commission is collected by the Chamber.

• The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged merchandise or equipment.

Vendors are expected to follow event guidelines and treat attendees, volunteers, sponsors, fellow vendors, and event staff professionally and respectfully. Failure to do so may affect eligibility to participate in future Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce events.

For questions, contact the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at 803-775-1231 or chamber@sumterchamber.com.