Thank you for your interest in the upcoming Bear Creek Festival at North Mountain Park. The Bear Creek Festival is a free event which will include hands-on experiences offered by many local and regional organizations and sustainable farms. Participants can enjoy a variety of fun outdoor activities such as: mask-making, fly-casting and Native American demonstrations and they learn to become better stewards of the local watershed. Live entertainment will take place throughout the day and a wholesome and delicious food concession will be provided by Fulcrum Dining. Exhibitors and participants are asked to help make the Bear Creek Festival a Zero Waste event. Check out this year's
our exhibitors!
Exhibitor Application deadline has passed — We hope you will check back for next year's event!
Event-Exhibitor Guidelines
Exhibit space is free.
Exhibits must be related to the Bear Creek Watershed.
Set-up will begin at 9:30 a.m. and must be completed by
10:30 a.m. Volunteers will be on hand to assist with set-up.
Exhibitors' vehicles are not permitted to enter the park without prior approval. Temporarily park near the Nature Center to offload your exhibit. Volunteers will
direct you to your space and assist with carrying/carting display materials. Special arrangements will be made for exhibits that are exceptionally heavy
or large.
Parking: Once you have off-loaded your exhibit, park in the neighborhood across the street.
Vending is not permitted due to an ordinance that prohibits private sales in Ashland parks. Please promote and advertise your products,
services, actions or ideas.
The event will take place rain or shine! Please commit to being at the event if you register.
If requested, one table per exhibit will be provided. (We will NOT provide chairs.) We strongly suggest that you provide chair/s, tent/shelter.
Please have a representative at your exhibit throughout the event.
More than one exhibit staff person is recommended so that exhibitors can visit other displays, network, have a snack and enjoy the event.
" Zero Waste: We ask that you help us in striving for Zero Waste at this event so please bring a reusable beverage container and minimize paper waste from hand-outs. Please utilize the Zero Waste Stations at the event.
Questions about exhibits? Email the Nature Center.
