EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
NEW EXHIBITORS -
Fresno Shows strives to make your Home and Garden Show experience a pleasant and profitable one. Join us in 2010 - MARCH 5th, 6th and 7th, at the Big Fresno Fairgrounds - for our 24th annual event! (In 2009, our attendance was over 30,000 - the highest attended three day consumer show in California). Fresno Shows promotes three (3) shows a year, and all are held at the Fresno Fairgrounds, the only facility in the area large enough to accommodate even our smallest production.
Please feel free to contact Natalie Keeve or Rachel Matheson at 800-897-7899, or email us at natalie@fresnoshows.com -or- rachel@fresnoshows.com, any time prior to the show if you have questions, concerns, or would like to inquire regarding booth availability (as of 3/1/10, over 550 companies have booked their booths.) Some buildings are sold-out, but we still have some great spaces available.
WE WILL BE AT THE FRESNO FAIRGROUNDS SHOW OFFICE ON MARCH 1st, AT 1:00 P.M.
CALL US THERE AT 559-251-9051 TO CHECK ON BOOTH AVAILABILITY!! CALL NOW!!
OUR MAILING ADDRESS:
Fresno Home Shows
4120 Douglas Blvd., #306-349
Granite Bay, CA 95746
PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS -
ALL COMPANIES PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2010 FRESNO HOME AND GARDEN SHOW MUST HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT ON FILE AT LEAST FOUR (4) WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SHOW. SIGNING A CONTRACT DURING CHECK-IN IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.
IMPORTANT - VIP PASS GUIDELINES
A limited quantity of VIP (free entry) passes are made available to local merchants as a marketing tool, i.e., to thank current customers or to reach out to potential clients. They are not to be given out by the hand-full, passed out at any fairgrounds entry gate or parking lot any time during the 2010 Home and Garden Show, nor are they to be sold anywhere or under any circumstances. Any merchant and/or company representative found disregarding the above guidelines will immediately be escorted from the show and will not be asked back to a Fresno Shows production. In a effort to enforce the guidelines, 2010 VIPs have been numbered and color-coded so that they can be traced directly back to the merchant originally holding the passes. After 23 years of trying to help local businesses by implementing the VIP program, we are forced to monitor the tickets because individuals continue to abuse the program.
VERY IMPORTANT - CHECK-IN POLICY
Please note - CHECK-IN is different from SET-UP.
As per the contract and other notices sent, we may cancel any merchant who has not checked-in at a show office at the Fresno Fairgrounds by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 4th, unless that merchant has contacted Fresno Shows management and received prior permission to check-in after the 3/4/10, 5 p.m. cut off. NO EXCEPTIONS. Additionally, a merchant requesting late check-in must be paid-in-full and have a signed 2010 contract on file. ALL REGULAR CHECK-IN WILL END AT 5 P.M. ON THURSDAY, 3/4/10. BOOTH SET-UP CONTINUES UNTIL 10 P.M. CALL 559-251-9051 FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS SHOW OFFICE.
THERE IS NO SET-UP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2010. THIS YEAR'S SHOW WILL OPEN AT 11:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY.
Hotel Information
The hotel listed below is recommend for exhibitors while attending the show; we have arranged a "merchant discount" with them. TO QUALIFY FOR THE REDUCED RATES, YOU MUST MENTION THAT YOU ARE A MERCHANT IN THE 2010 HOME AND GARDEN SHOW.
Courtyard by Marriott Fresno Airport - 1551 North Peach Ave., Fresno 93727
Contact them at 559-251-5200
Room rate - $99.00 (plus tax). Rate INCLUDES breakfast in hotel lobby.
RV Hookups
Merchants with RVs can book space (most are full hookup) at the Fresno Fairgrounds. The number of spots are limited and are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Contact the fairgrounds administrative office, 559-650-3358, to make a reservation. (THE FRESNO HOME AND GARDEN SHOW CANNOT MAKE RV SPACE RESERVATIONS).
Exhibitor Setup (Not the same as Check-In. See Check-In Policy above)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
(The fairgrounds forklift is available TO RENT (please review your Final Instructions for cost) on Wednesday and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., for small loads. Any company with excessive merchandise to unload MUST provide it's own forklift. If there is a question as to the size of the load, Show Management will make the determination. If you need a forklift at a time or day other than those mentioned above, you must make those arrangements).
NO SET UP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010. NO VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE FAIRGRONDS. YOU MAY CARRY OR HAND-TRUCK ITEMS ONTO THE FAIRGROUNDS. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Show Hours (open to public)
Friday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Buildings are open to merchants between 8 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.)
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Buildings are open to merchants between 8 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.)
Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Buildings are open to merchants between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.)
Exhibit Tear-Down
SHOW POLICY - No merchant may tear down and/or begin removing product/equipment before the ADVERTISED 6 p.m. Sunday closing time. If a company is observed violating this policy, it will be fined $100. If the fine is not paid, then that company will not be invited back to ANY Fresno Shows production. (Over the years we've had several complaints from both merchants and attendees, and have experienced several near-miss situation between a vendor and a family attending the show).
Sunday, March 7, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Monday, March 8, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (FORKLIFT AVAILABLE FOR SMALL LOADS; see above limitations.) All security and home show personnel will vacate the fairgrounds at noon.