{"id":140253,"date":"2025-02-10T21:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140253"},"modified":"2025-02-10T21:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:55:37","slug":"2025-festival-vendor-applications-are-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140253","title":{"rendered":"2025 Festival Vendor Applications are Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., February 10, 2025 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC4sbv1fuXq4eYW6EGzWaefs9RmAW4xpH-2B8qPhmIXZ-2BLQYQB8_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMREEjvJIN7Hf24H60uxSZ9ngfFwG3AuBeipZLwGnVFaXmNzXAS6wWHnNXIKoLBg679m3hh4YEB6VOe-2FYzaRHwCwJB3HYrci2J3p1M8VRYWuwgZVOq9t2rdj0I-2Boe4H7GnalA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is excited to announce that vendor applications for the 2025 festival season are now open! Local artisans, food vendors and makers of all kinds are invited to showcase their products and services at one (or more) of our many events that take place throughout the year.\u00a0<strong>The application process is now available\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC1xXER2vDif-2BmJ5coS4yQ6gW0Mxr7TyFUseTEvspyg7AtXHlNyoLyY2hwDRk8SGWLQ-3D-3DKP1u_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMRENl4NNHDkDS8psNu56a5H-2FHOGA-2FGzxUT3uH7CxaDOL3eGbLkHwNFHEQ2ktQr60eGOVCNRuyZK2JNb-2FJhHL9Khx3nmCBvrZNwL9ltKGYYgiDrr4nt-2FST41FlBidXp9OtH3f1MQ6jxaZxLyWIz5ApnWmk-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>, and vendors are encouraged to submit their applications early to secure their spot.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year, ArtsQuest hosts an impressive lineup of festivals and events that brings thousands of visitors to celebrate great food, music, art and culture. The 2025 festival season will include favorites like Tacofest, Sangriafest, Ginvitational, Blast Furnace Blues presented by Highmark Blue Shield, \ua71fSabor! presented by Highmark Blue Shield, Soccerfest and so much more, including Musikfest, Oktoberfest presented by Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) and Christkindlmarkt presented by Univest Financial, of course!<\/p>\n<p>These events offer a unique opportunity for vendors to showcase their products to an enthusiastic and diverse crowd of festival attendees. ArtsQuest\u2019s festivals and programming offer vendors a prime opportunity to connect with the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note: Musikfest, Oktoberfest and Christkindlmarkt have separate retailer, artisan or crafter applications and vendors interested in these events should apply online at the respective links on or before May 2. Find your festival-specific applications\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC1xXER2vDif-2BmJ5coS4yQ6gW0Mxr7TyFUseTEvspyg7AtXHlNyoLyY2hwDRk8SGWLQ-3D-3D3PKe_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMREBLJN161f-2FIWZasLr-2BXENdSKP6-2BiZILYf5VS64ixDeBPPtA5QwZWGeLwI1j6EzDRX-2FEbzak3JQiV83lKZlaCwtQrOxlbYcx0eSdjJpzzECrZRy4nmzXfHHW9idn92NbvyZQ1ZeZEqqW6M0NZCsLgc-2Bw-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC4sbv1fuXq4eYW6EGzWaefs9RmAW4xpH-2B8qPhmIXZ-2BLQlaW7_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMREHeUKYJNrkGejldIi28S7z4BesREEIROCUBh5eT-2FvViR6GA9IdmiEORvcFUO-2F9yE9UhUhy3swN7wkJFoqANNAwK69WyI-2FbwbNg-2FOGUc2vngC3z2cNxAm2cjhMRTug-2Be93grZRigmpc-2BiXZ15YE4p8SU-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC0jYhkzXyBIqynS9jnZSVVIo0PNzjy6s33Vkh7cVsaMXTEaI_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMREOvv2YMHs0KZT3FWOYpGLKhNGgCt5JR-2BOFQOzvKKePX3aGMkgijR1RZ9Q1FeCeoK8t24T7Ey6DRg8vZ-2FQrO0g8ygS6aE8sEXm6zvn3MlwaGYI9B0GvtYiqHoQQCsmhEB-2BasSa1hvu-2BZUBzqHH9GUGxc-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC4sbv1fuXq4eYW6EGzWaefsQMEL7WPfDyYqaiyaKjkbOt3xv6v8VwGOX2P9chm2McQ-3D-3DxG-L_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMREAx2DiNnS0azbZNbvt3CcF9m0hTr9yNTh2-2B8XS5oF6rSoLjvmJxL8MXwAQWrFkda-2FYN9g-2BsThSVJlFAUXOGnczpeyyKI2-2BMMONW0KqgsnpLf4ehIkQozk5rS6XQjqeXRcqPXXcv0-2F3OKYe-2BNpGs23io-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rCwdrARJG7qHUD8zwVPYkf5u0c7mJt8NlpLqRImoCdD1o8ShI_ail3gdgmR7ioUfSQxyJnm8MPw15MJ-2FhGzhe7Unv9pV-2BWoDtv5IiUzKOXi3EXQ47h-2BTmXphOkun-2FeYttvoCLlFFXtcSmuxckpza7WWOA7R3kwe-2BpQO8KVfx2YOZ82OM4vHZkovWRz5tmGEGjAC8qXzbs-2F0TMW9ZkyN7E-2Bc0J6Ck1wKOECkHEjzJBetRBeQd2T-2Ba7XYoUOhvEeIyDLSAMREAQiTgGntLaMjevgcqHf6mNZ-2Fg7XDpMIiaCsSwoN7UqiHBKmRSk3ol4SSr-2BY-2F0Cirq3xhhoUT3D1CaPNb7v6pCFtp-2FzJX3SYDUGxR6DybT-2BqBSSUE5u909lFxEvD911U9tZogTy9fsv-2BmdV-2ButSnJXM-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, of which nearly 50 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nBryn E. Keeney<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., February 10, 2025 \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest\u00a0is excited to announce that vendor applications for the 2025 festival season are now open! Local artisans, food vendors and makers of all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140253\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2025 Festival Vendor Applications are Open!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/artsquest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}