Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival 7th Annual 2026

 

Application Deadline: May 11th 

Acceptance Sent Out: May 26th

Booth Fees Due By: July 6th

The Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival will run Thursday, September 17th from 5pm-9pm for VIP night. Friday, September 18th from 10am-7pm. Saturday, September 19th from 10am-7pm. Sunday, September 20th from 10am-5pm. 

The festival will be held on the grounds at Jack Pine Studio. 

Fees: This is an outdoor event; no refunds will be available for inclement weather.

• $350 booth fee for a 10x10 space. 
• $600 booth fee for 10x20 space. 
• Accepted artists have until July 17th to receive a 50% refund on their booth space if they are unable to attend.
• No refunds will be for booth space after July 17th. 

Eligibile: Art and craft items of original design, handcrafted by the exhibiting artist. 

Not Eligible: Buy/sell items, consignment pieces, work made from kits/patterns, imported items.

 

Application Procedures:

• Both new and returning vendors must fill out the application in full, including 5 photos of the work you plan to sell and 1 booth shot.
• Images should be high quality and in the correct orientation for viewing.  Keep in mind that these photos will be used for promotion if you are accepted into the festival.  For help formatting your images, please refer to Zapp's photo requirement section.
• Previous participation in the event does not guarantee continued acceptance.
• Applicants will be juried in May & the jury process will be based solely off of the photos provided. Notification of acceptance, waitlist or rejection will be sent on or slightly after May 26, 2026.

 

Media Categories Accepted:

• Glass
• Metal
• Wood
• Bath/Body/Candles
• Ceramics
• 2- D Art, Drawings, Prints, Paintings etc. 
• Photography
• Jewelry
• Floral
• Leather
• Fiber
• Mixed Media
• Sculpture

If you have any questions about if your Media will be accepted please email vendor@jackpinestudio.com.
 

 

Best in Show: Two vendors will be selected for 2026 Best in Show. 

• These winners will each receive an award to be displayed in their booth for the remainder of the festival. 
• The 1st Place winner will receive immediate acceptance and a free booth for the following year at The 2027 Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival. 
• The 2nd Place winner will receive immediate acceptance and 50% off of their booth for the following year at The 2027 Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival. 

 

Grounds Info: This event takes place at Jack Pine Studio. All booths are on grass.  Electricity is available. All artists are required to bring a 50ft extension cord. Public restrooms are provided during the event to festival visitors. There is a private restroom for Artists located inside of Jack Pine Studio.  Restrooms are serviced throughout the day, handicap accessible options are provided.
 

Artist Amenities:

• Complimentary Breakfast and coffee is served each morning from 8:30am-10am
• A list of the specific food vendor options and their locations will be provided upon check-in.
• Free overnight trailer parking. And onsite artist parking. 
• Artists have access to a private restroom away from customers. 

Marketing:

• The Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival is advertised on Radio, Local Newspapers, Google, TV (Including ABC6, NBC4 & more), Social Media Ads across the United States while heavily targeting the Midwest.  In 2025, The Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival had over 4m impressions between Facebook & Google.
• Upon acceptance, your images on your application will be included into our advertisements on social media.

 

All vendors are asked to maintain a professional demeanor during the festival towards other vendors and customers. This includes no abusive language and no smoking, no drugs and no alcohol in your booth. No re-sale allowed. We do reserve the right to ask you to leave if you break these rules.

 

Eligibility:

•  The Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival is open to all exhibitors 18 years of age and older. 
• All work must be original, handcrafted work. Artists guarantee the accuracy of the description of the works presented and the authenticity of the work as the creation of their own hands.
• All exhibited work must be original in concept and must have been created by the accepted applicant. No work made with commercial kits or prefabricated forms may be exhibited. No buy/sell.

Tax/Licensing information:

• All sales will be conducted between the artist and customer. There is no commission on sales.
• Artists are responsible for paying their own Ohio sales tax
• Vendors should carry their own event liability insurance.

 

Compliance:

• Artists must be present to exhibit and manage their displays during the festival. 
• Work must be created by the person present at the event.
• Artists are limited to the booth space they were assigned. There will be around 5ft behind the booth for storage space.
• No tear-down before 5pm, Sunday September 20th. Doing so will make you ineligible for future Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festivals and you will not be invited back.
• Cancellations after July 16, 2026 will not receive a refund, no exceptions.
• If accepted, you agree to the use of your images for promotional purposes.
• Driving on the festival grass from 9am to 7pm is prohibited each day. 

Correspondence:

• Unless prior arrangements have been agreed upon in writing, primary correspondence (including acceptance notifications) will be sent to the email address provided in your application. It is the responsibility of the artist to check their email regularly and to notify Jack Pine Studio’s Event Coordinator of changes to any contact information. Please email vendor@jackpinestudio.com if you have any questions or changes. 

No-Shows:

• Artists who no-show to the event without prior communication to Jack Pine Studio will not be invited back. 

Discrimination to staff, festival visitors, or other artists will not be tolerated. No exceptions.

Booth Information

Booth spaces are all 10ft x 10ft or 10ft x 20ft. All booths are on the grass in the field in front of Jack Pine Studio. Every booth has a corner display.

• $350 - Single Booth
• $600 - Double Booth
• Electricity is available at all of the booths. Artists are required to bring a 50ft extension cord. 
• Tables/chairs are not provided.  
• There have been some recent improvements made to the grounds, which will slightly impact the booth layout that we have been using the last few years.  
•  Accepted vendors will get an updated map with their booth assignments.
• All vendors are required to provide their own booth and display materials. 
• Tent exteriors must be WHITE only. 
• Booths must be properly weighted, and must not extend past the perimeter of your assigned space. 
• Exhibitors are encouraged to be prepared for inclement weather. Awnings are allowed.

 

Check-In/Registration:

• ARTISTS MUST CHECK IN WITH A JACK PINE STUDIO EVENT COORDINATOR OR THE EVENT COORDINATOR’S ASSISTANT BEFORE SETTING UP. 
• Check-In and Set-Up is available on Wednesday, September 16th from 10am-5pm and Thursday, September 17th from 10am to 3pm. Artists are required to be fully set up by 4pm on Thursday. 
• Vehicles can unload at the booth. After unloading please move your vehicle to the Artist Parking. Artists can then return to their booth to resume set up. 

ARTISTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE OPEN DURING ALL DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL, INCLUDING THE VIP NIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 5PM - 8PM.

Artists will receive a 50% refund if they have been accepted, paid their booth fee and later decided that they could not attend. Refunds may be requested for booth fees until July 17, 2026.

No refunds will be offered after July 17, 2026. No exceptions.