Show Dates & Location:

The 24th annual Universal Light Expo is October 13-14, 2012
The 25th annual Universal Light Expo is October 12-13, 2013
The 26th annual Universal Light Expo is October 11-12, 2014

Franklin County Veterans Memorial
300 West Broad Street
Columbus OH 43215
Website:www.fcvm.com

Map with directions to Veterans Memorial - click here

How We Choose Our Vendors:

We appreciate the loyalty of our vendors, so we first assign booths to our returning vendors, when they apply before January 31. They have the option to request the same booth location. We normally have an 85-90% return of our vendors.

Then, before assigning booths to new applicants, we look at the balance within the vendor categories: Art, Music, Books, Crafts/Gifts, Crystals, Jewelry,
Holistic Products, Holistic Services, Readers (always full), and Miscellaneous.

We look for unusual products or services that are not already represented and for quality in those that are. We aim to maintain a good balance in the various categories. The Booth Committee makes final decisions in April.

Booth Costs & Description:

2012 BOOTH PRICE: $280 per 10' x 10' booth - limit of 4 booths.

PROVIDED — for each 10' by 10' booth:
*  Drapery PARTITIONS - blue & white - 7' or 8' at back & 3' at sides
*  2 Folding CHAIRS free - metal folding - additionals available at no extra cost
*  2 Booth BADGES free - additionals $12 each (pay at show)
*  1 Parking Pass free - NO additionals available

NOT PROVIDED:
*  TABLE COVERINGS & CARPETING – concrete floors are NOT carpeted.
*  TABLES — $10 each ($15 at show) - all one size: 6' x 2.5'
*  ELECTRICITY – $50 & up ($60 at show) - to Veterans Memorial - recommended
    NOTE:  Electricity Order forms are mailed out with your Confirmation and are
    also on Veterans Memorial´s website: www.fcvm.com – Diagrams/Forms.
    INTERNET Order forms are also there.

Application Process & Deadlines:

You must APPLY each year – even for the WAIT LIST!

Read the Booth Application Package, fill out the Application, mail in with check – NO Credit Cards accepted.

Returning vendors   — apply by JANUARY 31 – use personalized application
New applicants         — apply by MARCH 31 – after that you're on the WAIT LIST
                            — if confirmed in April, your Check is cashed MAY 15
Confirmtn.& Invoice— mailed late APRIL – when assignments are finalized
Final Payment         — due by MAY 31 – $15 late fee, only if confirmed in April
Program Ads            — due by JUNE 30 – Booth Title/Category changes also
Pgms & Set–Up Info— mailed early AUGUST – to confirmed vendors
Electric & Internet — due by SEPT 15 – orders go to Veterans Memorial, not ULE

WAIT LIST:
*  Includes: New Applicants not confirmed in April & Applications after March 31
*  To be on the Wait List – submit current year's application with a deposit check
*  Your check is NOT cashed until you are called to fill a cancellation (no late fee)
    — so keep your contact info up to date!
*  Applications for the Wait List until the first week of October
    — we always have cancellations, especially the last week before the show
*  We try to replace cancellations with a similar vendor from the Wait List
    — it´s not first-come, first-served
*  If you do not get in the show, your deposit check is shredded afterward
    — unless you request otherwise

Booth assignments are at the discretion of the Booth Committee.
To download the Booth Application Package, see link at end.

Booth Floor Layouts - click here
Veterans Memorial Layout - click here

Sharing a Booth?

If you want to share your booth with another vendor, you must submit their Sharing Vendor Applicaton along with your own, EACH YEAR you want them to share.

If you want to ADD a Sharing Vendor AFTER submitting your own application, you must contact us FIRST - by SEPT 1. Then you must have your Sharing Vendor send in their Application - by SEPT 15. Please, no last minute additions!

Make very clear space & payment arrangements. Be sure it is someone you know well and that you have worked with before. We do not pair up vendors for sharing.

To download the Sharing Vendor Booth Package. see link at end.

Set-Up Information:

Set-Up starts at NOON on Friday before the show. The Set-Up Info Package early August, with Expo Programs & Flyers, and the Ohio Transient Vendor License Application (only needed if you don´t already have a Franklin County, OH vendor license - for more info:www.tax.ohio.gov).

Shipping Information:

Veterans Memorial does not accept shipments from vendors before on Friday. Nor do they hold outgoing shipments for a weekday pickup. There is no secure storage are for vendor goods.

You may ship items to your hotel - or to and from:
      FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
      180 N High St , Columbus, OH 43215
      (one mile from Veterans Memorial — at Spring St.)
      (614)621-1100   Hours: Friday 7am-11pm, Sat. 9am-9pm, Sun. 9am-9pm
For more information, or other locations, go to www.fedex.com.

So... Interested in being a VENDOR?