Space Reservation Rules

{January 1, 2024}

On this website are the sign-up sheets/forms in PDF format for the 2024 Tiffin Flea Market.
Find and print the correct one for you.

Fill out the form completely and enclose the correct amount of money, check or money order please.
Return before April 1, 2024.

REMINDERS:
1). You must have a vendor's license for on outside full season reserved or inside reserved.

2). Hang tags and Copy of Rules & Regulations will be passed out on setup day at the OFFICE.

3). If you are in a building or full season reserved outside DO NOT come before 11 AM on Friday, waiting before that must be in the waiting line.

4). Waiting line assembles Thursday evening at GATE 5 and is released at 10:30AM Friday Morning, no early waiting anywhere else.

5). No vendor's license you are on a first come first serve system, starting at 9 AM on Friday mornings at the office.

6). Buildings will NOT open before the line is completely in so, Please DO NOT come early and be in the way!

7). Buildings will open about 11 AM. Once trailers are unloaded, they must be moved to an outer fence or parking lot.
Thanks for making our job as volunteers easier!!!
Let’s have a busy and successful season.
Seneca County Junior Fair Foundation Committee

INSIDE SPACE RESERVATION

  • Show days are Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday,9:00 am to 3:00 pm. (see schedule for dates).
  • Buildings will open for set-up on Friday from 10:30am to 6:00 pm, on Saturday at 6:30 am and on Sunday at 8:00 am.  NO EARLY set-ups permitted.
  • Dealers must be in their space by 7:00 am on Saturday or the space will be considered vacant and payment forfeited. In this case the Space can be released to another vendor per management’s discretion.
  • A dealer that misses two consecutive shows, (exception made for extenuating circumstances.) will not have priority to a space.  Dealers that have attended both days for 6 of 7 shows the previous year will have priority to their regular space until April 1, 2024.
  • Space size is approximately a 10’ x 10’ area. (at manager’s discretion depending on building)
  • Space is limited by reservations.  A 2-day reservation for one space is $25.00, one day is $20.00.  Tables are available for rent at $7.00 each.  Reservation form and first show payment must be received by April 10, 2023. (If you don’t have vendors license, you are considered Garage sale, follow those rules.)  Remaining reservations for the year must be paid in advance, Please inform Joan Zimmerman by Thursday at 9:00 am if you are not attending a show. No cancellation refunds after this time!
  • It is suggested that you remain at your space after set-up, as you are responsible for your property.
  • Set-up rules: Buildings will open on Fridays after outside line is released approximately 10:30. Please move your merchandise into the building, remove your vehicle to an appropriate parking space away from the building (but not at an outside vendor space), then return to your space to display your merchandise.  This will expedite the process for all vendors moving into the buildings.  We appreciate your cooperation in this matter!
  • No vehicles are permitted to park in front or back of the buildings or near entrances.  Parking is available by the boundary fence or in the parking lots.  Reminder, no vehicles in the buildings at any time!  A $25.00 fee will be imposed on the first offense!
  • Dealers must tear down space and be out of the buildings by 5:00 pm on Sunday.  Adjust your display/merchandise Please help to comply with this request.
  • Please remain at your space and available to customers until 4:00 pm on Saturday and 3:00 pm on Sunday.  In the event of inclement weather an announcement will be made for early release.
  • Rain policy:  No space or rainy-day refunds!
  • Please police your area before you leaveTrash should be put in trash barrels and cardboard is to be broken down and placed next to the trash barrelsDo not consider your unsold merchandise as trash!

GARAGE SALE VENDORS
4 SPACE LIMIT

                               (First come first serve, no advance reservations)

Allowed to exhibit at 2 flea market shows per year without having a state vendor’s license.

  • Show days are Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. (see schedule for dates).
  • Garage sale vendors can select and pay for their space inside, when the office opens at 9:00 am on Friday.
  • When doing an outside space, go to the outside line that starts at gate 5, on outside of fence, back of fairgrounds, this line releases at 10:00, find and Mark your space then come to office.
  • No vehicles permitted on the grounds before 10:30 am Friday of show weekend (only to get space at 9:00 am, for inside) Vehicles, trailers, etc. will be charged an early arrival fee of $25.00 per day.
  • Spaces will open for set-up on Friday from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm, on Saturday at 6:30 am and on Sunday at 8:00 am.  NO EARLY set-ups permitted.
  • It is suggested that you remain at your space after set-up, as you are responsible for your property.
  • You are responsible for maintaining your area and removing all merchandise, trash and cardboard at the end of the show.
  • All garage sale vendors will be set up in the “Livestock pavilion” (Sheep Barn). If full, other space may be available. Outside space may also be available, but cannot be chosen until after 10:30 am. That is when the outside line is released to find space.
  • Cost per show is $20.00/day or $30.00 for two (2) days.
  • Table rent fee is $7.00 per table.
  • No electric available.
  • Space size is 12’6” (w) x 10’ (deep).In the sheep barn, other buildings are about 10’x10’ .
  • Set-up rules:  Please move your merchandise into the building, remove your vehicle to an appropriate parking space away from the building, then return to your space to display your merchandise.  This will expedite the process for all vendors moving into the buildings.  We appreciate your cooperation in this matter!
  • Reminder, no vehicles in the buildings at any time!  A $25.00 fee will be imposed on the first offense!
  • Park in main parking area (not around the “Livestock Pavilion” or in the Youth Center Parking lot).
  • Please remain at your space and available to customers until 4:00 pm on Saturday and 3:00 pm on Sunday.  In the event of inclement weather an announcement will be made for early release.
  • Rain policy:  No space or rainy-day refunds!
  • Please police your area before you leave.  Trash should be put in trash barrels and cardboard is to be broken down and placed next to the trash barrels.  Do not consider your unsold merchandise as trash!

GRANDSTAND AND ANTIQUE SHELTER RESERVATIONS

  • Show days are Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. (see schedule for dates).
  • No vehicles permitted on the grounds before 10:30 am Friday of show weekend.  Vehicles, trailers, etc. will be charged an early arrival fee of $25.00 per day.
  • Spaces will open for set-up on Friday from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm, on Saturday at 6:30 am and on Sunday at 8:00 am.  NO EARLY set-ups permitted. No Reserved vendors before 10:30 am.
  • Space size varies per area.
  • Reservations for space will be accepted no later than April 10, 2024.  Payment must be made in full along with the signed reservation form.   A reservation for 1 space for 7 shows is $210.00 (reserve spaces pay in advance!).  Tables are available for rent at $7.00 each.
  • Please inform Joan Zimmerman by Thursday at 9:00 am if you are not attending a show. No cancellation refunds.
  • It is suggested that you remain at your space after set-up, as you are responsible for your property.
  • Parking is available along the fence or in the parking lot.  Please be considerate of other vendor spaces and do not block any vehicles or park in vendor space.
  • You are responsible for maintaining your area and removing all merchandise, trash and cardboard at the end of the show.
  • Please remain at your space and available to customers until 4:00 pm on Saturday and 3:00 pm on Sunday. In the event of inclement weather an announcement will be made for early release.
  • Rain policy:  No space or rainy-day refunds!
  • Please police your area before you leave.  Trash should be put in trash barrels and cardboard is to be broken down and placed next to the trash barrels.  Do not consider your unsold merchandise as trash!

OUTSIDE SPACE RESERVATION

  • Show days are Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. (see schedule for dates).
  • No vehicles permitted on the grounds before 10:30 am Friday of show weekend.  Vehicles, trailers, etc. will be charged an early arrival fee of $25.00 per day. Reserved vendors do not set up before 10:30 am
  • Spaces will open for set-up on Friday from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm, on Saturday at 6:30 am and on Sunday at 8:00 am.  NO EARLY set-ups permitted.
  • In the event you should arrive early, the waiting line will form at Gate 5, outside the fence (follow the fence around outside to the line at gate 5 past the horse barns).  Vehicles in line may not hold spaces for others.  Violators will be put at the end of the line.
  • Camping is available in designated areas for $25.00 for early arrivals.  You are expected to move to the line to be released for set-up.  Contact Joan Zimmerman to reserve camping space.
  • Once the line is released, please proceed to your space.  Please use markers or tables to clearly mark your space so that management knows you have arrived for the weekend.  In the event you choose to leave on Saturday after 4:00 pm and remove your merchandise, leave something visible so your space is not used for an incoming vendor on Sunday.
  • Space size is approximately a 15’ frontage x 20’ depth area. Frontage starts at the edge of the berm stone, not the pavement.  Please keep merchandise behind the painted line, or berm (for safety of visitors).  Paint lines will be visible to mark space width. Selling off your trailer must be in the 15’ x 20’ allotted space.  If your trailer is out of the boundary, extra fees will be charged.  Corner spaces have depth limits.
  • Reserving a particular outside space(s) will be based on previous year’s space that vendor occupied.  Vendors who attended 6 of 7 shows during 2023 will have their regular outside reserved space held for them until April1, 2024.  Payment must be made in full along with the signed reservation form.  A two (2) day reservation for one space is $30.00 for 7 shows is $210.00, annual payment only!  Tables are available for rent at $7.00 each.
  • Other available reserved spaces must be paid in full by April10, 2024deadline.
  • Spaces available for 1-day set-up are available at a daily rate of $20.00 (no reservation needed), or 2 days for $30.00. Must report to office prior to setting up.  Tables are available for rent at $7.00 each.
  • Please inform Joan Zimmerman by Thursday at 9:00 am if you are not attending a show. No cancellation refunds. If not in your space Saturday at 7:00 am it is considered vacant.
  • It is suggested that you remain at your space after set-up, as you are responsible for your property.
  • Your vehicle can park at the back of your space.  Additional parking is available along the fence or in the parking lot.  Please be considerate of other vendor spaces and do not block any vehicles.
  • You are responsible for maintaining your area and removing all merchandise, trash and cardboard at the end of the show.
  • Please remain at your space and available to customers until 4:00 pm on Saturday and 3:00 pm on Sunday.   In the event of inclement weather an announcement will be made for early release.
  • Rain policy:  No space or rainy-day refunds!
  • Please police your area before you leave.  Trash should be put in trash barrels and cardboard is to be broken down and placed next to the trash barrelsDo not consider your unsold merchandise as trash!