Cheers, from the Craft Lager Festival board!!

(AND all the trees and open spaces that you are helping with your involvement!!!)
This year is the 9th annual Craft Lager Festival, held in Manitou Springs!! The Craft Lager Festival is an outdoor, two day event and is continually growing each year. We offer local entertainment, food, fun and beer for MOST ages. Over the past 9 years approximately 18000 people, from all over the United States and Canada have come to enjoy and participate.

Every year we take special care to improve our festival and the experience of all involved. This year we are putting our efforts into building up community and community events. When those around us succeed, we succeed!! By creating interest and excitement around us we are anticipating a higher return for us and the companies who have taken the time to get involved. The Craft Lager Festival folks are working with our local community to get together

• an adventure race
• a wellness event hosted by Manitou Yoga
• a bike race put on by local bicycle clubs

We are also taking special measures to encourage craft brewers from all over the United States to come and allow us to sample their craft lagers, bringing more variety and beer to the festival. This way our patrons will get exclusive access to craft lagers not available anywhere else in our area. Due to all efforts we are expecting 6 – 8000 people to come, participate and enjoy!!!

The Craft Lager Festival folks would love for you to come and add your flavor to our festival, making it a most unique experience for all who come to enjoy. We are looking for unique interactive booths that will draw attention and create excitement. All vendor categories are exclusive and there is limited space. If you are interested in participating, please send your application in as soon as you can. We will take vendors on a first come, first serve basis.

Dates, Location, and hours:

• Memorial Park – Manitou Springs, Colorado
• August 13th and 14th
• CLF begins at 12pm to 6pm both days, with some prior event participants arriving at 11am.

Set Up/Take Down:

• Set up will begin Friday the 12th (Preferred)
  • between 10am and 2pm. This is a good time to bring your tent, pick your spot.
• Saturday and Sunday set up will begin at 9am, and must be finished by 11am.
  • All park set up must be completed by 11am, no exceptions!
  • No vehicles will be allowed in the park after 11am.

(Please be prepared to stay the full day as loading and unloading will not be allowed during festival hours.)
Registration Includes:

• Electricity
• Trash pick up (you are responsible to get it into the correct bin)
• One 8 ft table
• 2 tickets per day (extra tickets can be purchased for $10.00 each)

Payment Schedule:

• $400.00 if contract and $ is received by May 1rst.
• $450.00 if contract and $ is received by June 1rst.
• $500.00 if contract and $ is received by July 1rst.

** Please keep in mind that we keep each vendors category exclusive, and on a first come first serve basis.

Cancellation Policy:

• $100.00 cancellation fee applies, if you cancel after July 1rst.
• No refunds after August 1rst.

** Based on City of Manitou requirements, if you sell anything at the festival a special event sales tax of 8.8% must be collected on Sunday evening after packing up, before you leave or a $50.00 fee will be added to the amount. Please have totals calculated, and do not leave until we have gotten your information and your 8.8% tax. Someone will come around and get your totals, and the 8.8% in the form of check or cash.

“Small (but important) Print”

• If you joined us last year as a vendor, please note some changes in our set up and structure. We have made these changes to accommodate a larger group of patrons and breweries, which means our vendor spaces will be limited.
• Vendor space will be assigned on a first-come first-serve basis.
• Vendor will agree to indemnify and save harmless the City of Manitou and Craft Lager Festival for all costs and expenses of any nature arising out of a claim for “bodily injury” sustained by any person, group or organization arising out of the operation of the booth by the applicant and/or applicant’s employees or guests.
• Vendor will be responsible to protect, defend, save harmless and indemnify Craft Lager Festival from and against any losses, claims, demands, damages, injuries, death, or expenses of whatsoever kind and nature arising out of the acts or omissions of the booth applicants, guests, and employees.
• We will collect 8.8% of anything sold during the Craft Lager Festival. CLF is responsible to pay the special event sales tax which includes; State 2.9%, County 1.0%, City 3.9%, and Spec. District 1.0%. This must be paid on Sunday evening, so please keep track of your sales as you go, and have the total, and a check ready in the amount of 8.8% of your total sales.
• The Craft Lager Festival Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any and all applications.
• The Craft Lager Festival Board, staff, and security reserves the right to remove any person or persons if we feel it is necessary.
• Beer tasting is encouraged, but intoxication will not be tolerated, as you and your staff will be representing the Craft Lager Festival.
• All attendees must be 21 yrs or older, valid ID’s will be checked, and wrist bands will be given.
• Please make a copy of this application for your receipt.
• Please make checks payable to Craft Beer Festival, Inc.
• Mail completed application, check(s) to: Craft Lager Festival, 1455 E. Madison; Co. Springs, Co. 80907