SAVE THE DATE!

Thursday September 5, 2024, 5:30 – 9:30

The Taste is a vibrant street fair-style gathering that brings together vendors from across Southern Alberta, providing them with a unique platform to showcase their exceptional products. After the overwhelming success and sold-out in 2022, we are thrilled to host our most anticipated summer event once again this year.

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There are many ways to get involved in this year’s event:

The Taste – Tickets – 2024

Online ticket sales are now closed, but you can still purchase tickets at the event this evening. We look forward to seeing you there!

Become a Vendor

 To ensure a seamless experience for all, Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic from noon onwards, allowing vendors ample setup time from 12-5 pm.

The cost to exhibit is $50 and must be received by August 1, 2024. If space permits, late exhibit registration will cost an additional $10.00.

Similar to previous years, The Taste will operate on a ticketing system. 

Each vendor is responsible for setting the ticket price for their products, and $1.50 per ticket collected will be paid to vendors and issued on behalf of the Fort Macleod & District Chamber of Commerce. Please have your menu items and ticket prices submitted to the Fort Macleod Chamber by Aug 15th, 2024, as signage will be created on your behalf.

Each Vendor will be allotted a 10’x10′ booth space and electricity will be provided, but please note generators are not allowed on the street.

To participate please click on the button below, fill out the form and pay your entry fee.

Vendor Registration Form

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**Power is available however please bring extension cord(s) to ensure you can be connected.** 

Do you require power?
Do you want to compete in this year's Cookoff Competition?
Have you submitted your AHS Vendor Form? Follow the link below

Pease read the following and sign below:

Health & Safety

  • All exhibitors must meet the standards under the Health Temporary Food Service Regulation. All exhibitors are responsible to contact and inform their Health Inspector in advance to ensure they meet all health, safety and environmental requirements.
  • A public health inspector may be onsite during the event to ensure compliance with the authority to shut down a food exhibitor.
  • A Hand washing/sanitizing station is a requirement for every vendor.

Set up/Tear Down:

Cookoff participants have eight feet (8') of space to set up your grill, equipment, table(s), etc. on September 7th from 12:00pm to 4:30 pm. Tear down starts at 9:30pm and must be complete by 11:00pm f the same day. Exhibition hosts are entitled to remove all goods, exhibition materials, etc, at exhibitor's expense and risk which have not been removed by the specified deadline. Exhibition host reserves the right to determine the size an location of the exhibitor space.

Insurance:

The Fort Macleod Chamber has event insurance coverage for the event which covers the Chamber of liability, however, does not extend to liability issues that arise from vendors. The exhibitor is liable for any damages to persons, premises, or inventory caused by the exhibitor, their personnel, suppliers, or by their goods and materials. The exhibition host is not liable for damages except those caused by errors or negligence on the part of the exhibition host's own personnel. All exhibition goods and materials are the exhibitor's own responsibility and risk in every respect. In their own interest exhibitors are advised to carry event insurance. In the case of unforeseen circumstances such as acts of God, mobilization, industrial action, lockouts, fire, government regulation, or other circumstances over which the organization has no influence which impedes the holding of the event, the organization reserves the right to transfer the event to other premises and/or to limit the stand area, without incurring any liability toward exhibitors.

Payment of Deposit:

Your booth rental of $50 is required with your signed application. No exhibitor space will be designated until payment has been received. If cancelation occurs before Aug 1st, 2023 the deposit will be refunded. For cancellation after August 1st no refund will be given.

I accept the above-stated conditions and do not hold the Fort Macleod Chamber of Commerce, venue, or its staff or volunteers legally responsible for any loss, damage, or theft incurred to myself, my employees, or my goods and equipment during this event. I understand that health and safety inspections may occur during the event and that I need to have the required permits and insurance required.

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Sponsorship

With the overwhelming success of 2024 we are thrilled to host our most anticipated summer event once again this year. With current projections estimating over 600 attendees, this is an incredible opportunity to let your business shine.

This year The Taste intends to take over Historic Main street. Vendors will be arranged from approximately second to third avenue, and the event will be bookended by a beer garden and a grilling competition. Entrance to the event will be via the Devonian Walkway and there will be live music playing throughout the night.

 

There are 3 advertisement opportunities available: Gold, Silver & Bronze.

Gold Sponsorship

  • $750.00
  • Your logo in the Devonian Walkway
  • Your logo in the Beer Garden
  • Your logo on each vendor’s display
  • 6 tickets to the Taste

Only 4 packages available

Silver Sponsorship

  • $500.00
  • Your logo in the Devonian Walkway
  • Your logo in the Beer Garden
  • 4 tickets to the Taste

 

Only 10 packages available

Bronze Sponsorship

  • $250.00
  • Your logo in the Devonian Walkway
  • 2 tickets to the Taste

 

Unlimited packages available

*Please note the window for advertising closes August 15th, 2024.

Become a Sponsor

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(403) 431-3643

fmchamber1888@gmail.com

#2 - 270 24th Street,
Fort Macleod, AB,
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