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Welcome to our 56^th Annual Winter Street Fair!

The Fourth Avenue Street Fair, held bi-annually in the historic district of Tucson, AZ, is recognized as one of the premier community celebrations in the Southwest, it is a Top 100 event both nationally and internationally.

We invite you to participate in this Tucson tradition, which attracts more than 350,000 visitors. This family-friendly event promotes original, hand-made art, with 350+ artists from around the world.

The Fair offers something for everyone including live entertainment, buskers, 40+ food vendors, beer, and our local 4^th Avenue merchants.

Admission is free of charge to the public.

The following rules and regulations have been established by the North Fourth Avenue Merchants Association to ensure quality, integrity of process, presentation, and patron’s experience:

• All artists represented on the entry form must be present during the entire three days and exhibit hours posted for the public.
• We expect all our artists to show respect and courtesy to their booth neighbors and staff.  FAMA has a zero-tolerance policy towards aggressive, abusive, and disrespectful behavior. Please do not engage in any activities that will decrease your neighbor’s ability for success. 
• Be courteous to your fellow artists. Do not be loud, encroach on their space, engage their customers inappropriately, use strong smelling substances (incenses, chemicals, smoke, etc.) or play music too loudly, etc.
• This is a rain or shine event, as such all artists are expected to present their wares despite weather conditions.  Each artist is responsible for preparing their displays to withstand incremental weather.
• All applicants are required to check in prior to setting up. Set-up must be completed by 9:00 a.m. on opening day, at which point no more vehicular traffic will be allowed on the avenue for the duration of the fair.  Booths must be open by 10:00 a.m. and remain open until the official closing on all three days. Artists must claim their assigned booth space no later than 9:00 a.m. on Friday, or it may be forfeited.
• Artists are responsible for removing all trash and debris from their assigned booth area during load-out, as well as ensuring the general cleanliness of the area surrounding their booth throughout the Fair.
• The Fair is not open to manufacturers. Artisans may not sell manufactured or imported goods as separate items. “Buy-sell” items are strictly prohibited. Goods are considered manufactured when more than three people are involved in the making or when they are mass-produced. Any violation can result in expulsion from the Fair with no refund.
• All work must be represented by the original artist, including commercial reproductions of artwork (limited edition signed works are allowed).
• We allow vintage and commercial items from our Fourth Avenue Merchants and sponsors only. Exhibiting merchants and sponsors have signs identifying themselves as such.
• No booth sharing is allowed.
• No pre-recorded music may be sold.
• If you are demonstrating your craft or talent in your booth, we reserve the right to control the methods, materials, volume, or any activity which may provide a hazard or nuisance. The artist must remain in their booth. No selling, storing, or demonstrating is allowed outside of the artist’s assigned booth.
• The artist is responsible for providing their own tent, tables, chairs, display materials and equipment (i.e. dollies, carts, etc.).  If you need to rent any of these items FAMA staff will be happy to provide contact information to the fair’s official tent rental company.
• The artist is responsible for proper insurance and protection of their products and equipment during set-up, throughout the Fair and load-out. The Fair is not responsible for any damage to an artist’s property due to weather, unrelated incidents or acts of God. General security is provided 24 hours during the show. If additional security/accommodations is required by an artist, arrangements must be made prior to setup. The artist will be responsible for all related additional costs.
• All artists are expected to comply with all Fair and government regulations and respect artistry standards. The North Fourth Avenue Merchants Association reserves the right and responsibility to ensure compliance with all regulations. Failure to comply and cooperate with Fair Staff will result in the exhibitor’s removal from the show with no refund and exhibitor’s ability to exhibit in future shows revoked.
• All tents must be fire retardant and must always be tied down with a minimum of 40 pounds of weight on each leg at all times.
• The Chief Operations Officer and/or Events Director are the final arbiter(s) of all Fair rules, and all their decisions are final.

Government Regulations
Sales Tax License/Permits
The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) and the City of Tucson Revenue Division require contact information for everyone participating in the event, including artists, food vendors and sponsors. All participants are required to fulfill their legal, statutory obligations and will be contacted by the state and city for filing procedures and payment of all sales taxes and fees. Please be aware, there are different license requirements for the City of Tucson and State of Arizona.

• Street Fair and Community Special Event License. Included in booth fee.
• City of Tucson Municipal Tax License. Required by Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) on their TPT Return but NOT included in booth fee.
• Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License.  All fees and taxes are collected by AZDOR and are not included in the booth fee. Tutorials are available here.

It is recommended participants register for their tax license prior to the event.

Application Fees:
$47
Application fees are non-refundable 

Booth Fees:
10 x 10 booth spaces are $570
10 x 10 corner booth spaces are $745
10 x 20 booth spaces are $1,105
10 x 20 double corner booth spaces are $1,290
Special Location Request Fee is $100

If you require a specific booth space, or placement in the Fair you must purchase a Special Location Request. We do our best to accommodate all Special Location Requests.  This fee is non-refundable.

Booth Space Purchasing 
Booth Spaces are purchased on a first come first serve basis. Spaces are limited to a total amount of artists per category along with corners and doubles that are available. Once invitations are released, booth spaces become available for purchase. Please note that corners and doubles are usually the first to sell out. Once booth spaces sell out, artists will have the option of being placed on the Waitlist. Booth spaces are subject to change at the Event Director's discretion. Please note, you are only allowed to purchase one booth space, if additional booth spaces are required for your setup, please contact events@fourthavenue.org. An example of this would be the 10x20 booth spaces selling out, you will not allowed to purchase two 10x10 spaces. 

Special Location Request
Upon being invited to the Street Fair and purchasing your booth space. All artists who pay and submit a Special Location Request will receive priority on a space over those who don't. We will do our best to accommodate all paid for Special Location Requests.  This fee is non-refundable.

Booth Space
Artist booths are set-up side-to-side and back-to-back within the District in the middle of 4^th Ave., running north to south, and side-to-side on 7^th St., running east to west.

There is no electricity available on 4^th Avenue. Open flame or propane heaters are not allowed in artist booths. Only battery-operated generators allowed.  No gas or electric generators allowed.

Due to fire code restrictions, we can only guarantee corner booths ten feet, regardless of whether the corner is located on a fire break or an intersection.

Parking
Parking is the responsibility of the artist. Be aware of fire lanes, driveways, and no parking signs. Artists are NOT allowed to park inside the barricaded boundaries of the Fair. Both Herbert Avenue and Hoff Avenue are fire lanes during the event and parking in either will result in a ticket and being towed. 


Please refer to the Street Fair Parking page on our website