How to Get Invited as a Vendor to a School or Church Bazaar

A church holiday bazaar in a fellowship hall can be one of the friendliest places to sell all year. The shoppers are neighbors, the table fee is small, and people come ready to buy gifts. The hard part is getting in. Most bazaars are run by a volunteer committee that fills its tables weeks or months ahead, often with the same vendors as last year.

This guide shows you how the invitation actually works. We read 13 real 2026 vendor applications from churches, schools and school parent groups, from Bend, Oregon to Raleigh, North Carolina, and counted what they ask for: the fees, the deadlines, the photos, the raffle donations and the food rules. You will also see the food rule that trips up many home bakers, and how to get asked back next year.

How Do School and Church Bazaars Choose Their Vendors?

Many school and church bazaars fill tables in the order paid forms arrive, after a quick look at your photos to keep the mix varied: 5 of the 13 applications we read said first come, first served in writing. St. Joseph's in Raleigh also takes home-business brands such as Pampered Chef and Avon in the order their applications arrive. Only one, St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, called itself a juried event, which means a committee reviews your work and picks the best fits.

That does not mean every form gets a yes. The committee is protecting two things: variety for shoppers and the money the event raises for the church or school. Here is what the forms said they screen for:

• Variety. Heritage Christian School in Bozeman, Montana takes "only one of each direct sales businesses," and St. Joseph's Catholic Parish in Raleigh does the same for home party brands.
• Handmade work. Parkway North's craft fair in St. Louis allows "only handcrafted" products, and Mountain View's fair in Kingsley, Pennsylvania requires handmade or homemade work from new vendors.
• Family fit. Heritage Christian returns applications for products it considers wrong for a family crowd, and First Baptist Church Hebron in Carrollton, Texas reserves the right to have such products removed.
• Photos. 8 of the 13 forms wanted product photos before saying yes.
• Category limits. The Tukes Valley PTO in Brush Prairie, Washington stopped taking 3D-printed products on October 4, 2026 because that category was full.

So "getting invited" really means getting your form in early, in a category the committee still needs, with photos that make the choice easy, and with the space fee paid when the form asks for it (the cheapest single space ran $25 to $100 in our sample). If you sell food, the rules are tighter, which we cover below. For what to make and how to set up once you are in, our guide to selling food at school fundraisers and church events covers the selling side; this page is about getting the table.

Where Do You Find Bazaars That Still Need Vendors?

You find open bazaars through the host's own channels first: the church office, the parish bulletin, the PTO or PTA website and the school's Facebook page. Small bazaars rarely pay for ads. The 13 forms we read lived on church websites, PTO and PTA pages, a school district site and a band boosters' site, and one was hosted on a regional craft fair listing site.

Places to look, roughly in the order they pay off:

• Church offices. Call or email and ask, "Do you hold a fall or Christmas bazaar, and who runs the vendor tables?" Marvin United Methodist Church in Martinez, Georgia hands out its form at the church office Monday to Thursday.
• PTO, PTA and PTSA websites. Search your town name plus "PTO craft fair" or "PTSA holiday market." Cedarcrest High School's PTSA in Duvall, Washington posted its exhibitor agreement as a PDF on its own site.
• School booster clubs. Band, athletics and graduation committees run some of the biggest school fairs. Parkway North's is run by its band boosters as the band's largest fundraiser.
• Regional craft fair calendars. State listing sites post bazaar dates, fees and deadlines side by side, which makes it easy to compare a dozen at once.
• Online payment pages. Several PTOs take applications through donation and ticket platforms, so a search for your school name plus "vendor application" often finds the form itself.
• Other vendors. Ask the vendor next to you at any market which bazaars treat vendors well. Word of mouth is how many committees find new people.

Start with the bazaars inside 20 minutes of home. You will often load and unload by yourself early in the morning, and a short drive matters more than a slightly bigger crowd.

When Do Bazaar Vendor Applications Open and Close?

Bazaar applications close anywhere from 12 days to about five and a half months before the event, so start looking in late spring, not in November. In our sample, Mountain View's fair wanted forms by June 1 for a November 14 event, 166 days ahead. Lebanon PTO's fair in New Hampshire closed applications August 15, 91 days ahead. Heritage Christian's deadline was November 2 for November 14, just 12 days out. Marvin United Methodist Church sets no application deadline at all, only a payment deadline of November 11 for its November 14 bazaar, 3 days ahead, after which unpaid booths go to standby vendors.

Early deadlines are only half of it. Popular bazaars fill before their deadline. Tukes Valley PTO stopped taking 3D-printed products on October 4, 2026, more than six weeks before its November 20 deadline, because that category was full. St. Joseph's in Raleigh listed a September 30 deadline and was full and taking only a waitlist when we checked on October 14. Returning vendors also book first: St. Luke's accepts paid forms from current vendors on bazaar day and holds their spaces until March 1 of the next year.

Here is the bazaar year as the forms describe it:

• January to May: rebook and research. Returning vendors lock in spaces (Parkway North asked returning crafters to pay by May 1 to keep the same booth). Use these months to list every bazaar near you and note last year's dates.
• June to August: apply to the big school fairs. Some large school fairs close earliest. Mountain View, with 136 spaces, wanted forms by June 1, and Lebanon closed applications on August 15.
• September to mid-October: church bazaars and many school fairs. Three church deadlines fell between September 28 and October 1, and two school deadlines landed on October 16 and 17.
• Late October to November: last spaces and waitlists. December events like Tukes Valley (forms due November 20) and late cancellations open spots for anyone already on a list.
• Bazaar day: ask to rebook. Before you pack up, ask the chair how returning vendors reserve next year.

If you are reading this in October, focus on December bazaars and waitlists. Then set a reminder for next May.

What Did 13 Real 2026 Bazaar Applications Ask For?

The 13 applications asked for the same short list: a table fee, usually paid with the form, a description of what you sell, photos, and often a donated product, with food rules on more than half. Here is each one as published for its 2026 event.

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We loaded each host's published 2026 vendor application or vendor page on October 14, 2026. "Cheapest single space" is the lowest-priced indoor space one adult vendor can book, before table, chair or electric rental; youth rows and outdoor bring-everything rows are left out. Six hosts are churches and seven are schools or school parent groups. Dates and deadlines are the host's own and can change.

Three patterns stand out. Most forms want payment with the application, but follow the form: St. Luke's asks new vendors to send photos first and pay after acceptance, and Lebanon bills after it confirms you. Refund rules vary: some forms keep the fee once you are accepted, others refund until a set date, so note the cutoff on each form. And the strictest rules are about food, not crafts.

How Much Does a Table at a School or Church Bazaar Cost?

A single space at a school or church bazaar cost $25 to $100 in our sample, and the middle of the 13 was $50. That is the cheapest single space at each event. Bigger spaces and premium spots cost more: St. Luke's charges $190 for an 18-foot booth, and Lebanon charges $175 for two booths.

The table fee is rarely the whole bill. Watch for these extras on the form:

• Table rental: $10 to $25 for one table if the host provides it (Mountain View $10, Lebanon $20, Cedarcrest $25).
• Electricity: free to $20 where it is offered (free at St. Joseph's, $5 at Avon Lake, $20 at Cedarcrest), limited and first come, first served, and you usually bring the extension cord.
• Late fees: St. Francis adds $5 after its October 1 deadline.
• Donated product: a raffle donation worth $15 to $20 at St. Joseph's and at least $30 at Cedarcrest's PTSA.
• No-show and cancellation rules: Marvin UMC keeps a no-show's fee as a donation, and Parkway North refunds before August 31 minus a $30 fee.

Before you pay, do the simple math. If your average sale is $10, a $50 table takes 5 sales just to cover the fee, before ingredients, packaging and your Saturday. Our guide to working out whether a craft fair table fee pays off walks through that calculation with your real costs.

Can You Sell Homemade Food at a School or Church Bazaar?

Sometimes, but it is the most restricted category: 8 of the 13 forms set food rules, and 4 banned homemade food or sweet treats outright. St. Francis in Bend asks vendors to bring no food at all. St. Luke's in Indianapolis does not let exhibitors sell food or drink at their booths. Tukes Valley PTO says sales of food made in a home kitchen are prohibited because of health department rules. Parkway North allows no "sweet ready-to-eat food."

The other four allowed food with conditions. St. Joseph's wants food individually wrapped or sealed and not meant to be eaten on site. Lebanon PTO allows food only if approved and licensed, with proof of permits and liability insurance, pre-packaged. First Baptist Church Hebron says all food is subject to health department rules and that getting the right permits is your job. Cedarcrest's PTSA says food must be prepared, packaged, labeled, displayed, sampled and sold under all King County and Washington State requirements.

There is a reason home bakers get turned away more than candle makers. The host is often selling food itself. 4 of the 13 bazaars run their own bake sale, lunch or cafe, and that table is part of what the event raises.

How the rule plays out depends on where you live. Two examples we checked show how far apart places can be:

Every state draws these lines differently, and counties add their own. Look up your state's limits in our cottage food laws by state guide, then verify your state's current rules with your health department before you list food on a bazaar form. Put the permit status right on the application, so the committee does not have to ask.

Do School Nutrition Rules Apply to a Saturday Bazaar?

No, the federal Smart Snacks nutrition limits apply to food sold to students on campus during the school day, which ends 30 minutes after classes let out. The rule is in 7 CFR 210.11 on eCFR, which defines the school day as "the period from the midnight before, to 30 minutes after the end of the official school day." A bazaar in the gym on a Saturday or a weekday evening falls outside that window.

That matters because PTO volunteers sometimes say "we can't sell cookies at school" when they mean during the day. Here is how the timing works, as of the rule we loaded October 14, 2026:

• Saturday or Sunday bazaar: outside the school day, so Smart Snacks does not apply. Health rules and the PTO's own rules still do.
• Weekday evening event starting well after dismissal: outside the school day once the 30-minute window has passed.
• Sales to students during the school day: covered. Food must meet the nutrition standards unless the school uses a state-allowed exemption.
• School-sponsored fundraisers: the rule allows a special exemption for "infrequent" fundraisers, and each state sets how often.

Smart Snacks is only the federal rule. The district's facility rules can add more: the Tukes Valley PTO asks vendors to follow its school district's facility use guidelines as well as the county's food rules. If a school PTO says food is off the table, ask whether the rule is the district's or the PTO's, and respect it either way.

What Should a Baker Pitch When the Host Runs Its Own Bake Sale?

Pitch something the bake table does not sell: whole loaves, jars, gift boxes or a holiday pre-order, not single cookies and brownie squares. The host's bake sale is volunteer baking sold to raise money, and a committee will not let a vendor undercut it on the same treats.

That is a real problem for most home food vendors, because baked goods are most of what they make.

If you are one of those bakers, here are pitches that sit beside a church bake sale instead of against it:

• Whole loaves and larger formats. A sourdough loaf or a pan of cinnamon rolls to take home is a different purchase from a 50-cent cookie.
• Shelf-stable gifts. Jams, granola, spice blends and dry soup mixes fit the gift crowd and fit rules like Lebanon's "pre-packaged, not for consumption on site" and St. Joseph's wrapped-or-sealed rule.
• Holiday pre-orders. Take orders for Christmas cookie boxes or pies picked up the week of the holiday, so the bazaar is where you collect names, not where you sell out.
• Non-food lines. If you also make candles, soap or ornaments, lead with those on the form and list food second.
• Pet treats. Dog treats rarely compete with a bake sale, and the Homegrown catalog had 51 pet supply listings in the same pull.

Say this out loud in your email: "I will not sell single cookies or brownies, so I won't compete with your bake sale." Committees remember the vendor who thought about their fundraiser first.

How Do You Write the Email That Gets You a Table?

A short email to the bazaar chair with what you sell, two photos, your permit status and a clear ask gets a faster yes than a long story. Send it to the name on the form. If there is no form yet, send it to the church office or the PTO's events address and ask who runs vendors.

Put these five things in the email:

• What you sell, in one line, with your price range.
• Two or three photos of your products and, if you have one, your table set up.
• Your food status if you sell food: your state's cottage food registration or permit, or "packaged and labeled per state rules."
• What you will donate if the event has a raffle or silent auction.
• One line on fit, such as a child at the school, membership in the church, or how you will not compete with the bake sale.

Here is a version you can adapt:

> Hi Karen, I'm Maria, a home baker in Denton. I'd love a table at your November bazaar. I sell sourdough loaves ($10 to $12) and jars of jam ($8), packaged and labeled under Texas cottage food rules. I won't sell single cookies or brownies, so I won't compete with your bake sale. Photos of my products and my table are attached. I'm happy to donate a jam gift set to your raffle. Could you send the vendor form, or tell me how to pay for a space? Thank you, Maria

If you hear nothing in a week, reply once, or call if the form gives a phone number. Some hosts, like St. Joseph's in Raleigh, ask vendors not to call the parish office. Volunteers run these events around jobs and families, and a polite second note is normal. A third message is too many.

What Photos Should You Send With a Bazaar Application?

Send 2 to 4 clear photos: your best 2 or 3 products up close, your full product range, and your table as shoppers would see it. 8 of the 13 applications asked for photos. Avon Lake High School's PTA wants 3 to 4 color photos of your work and your booth, and says a missing photo can delay acceptance. St. Luke's will not accept an application without pictures. Parkway North asks for at least two clear photos that represent everything you plan to sell.

The committee uses photos to answer three questions: is it handmade, does it fit a family crowd, and does it duplicate a vendor they already have. Give them easy answers:

• Product close-up. One shot of your best product in daylight, packaging and label showing.
• Range shot. Everything you plan to bring, laid out together, so nobody is surprised on the day.
• Table shot. Your table set up with a cloth, signs and prices. A phone photo at your kitchen table is fine if you have never done a market.
• Label shot (food only). One clear photo of your cottage food label. It answers the permit question before it is asked.

Name your files with your business name, like "Maria-Bakes-jam.jpg." Committees print and pass these around, and a photo called IMG_4021 gets lost. Our craft fair booth checklist for food vendors covers what to bring so the real table matches the photo.

What Should You Donate to the Raffle or Silent Auction?

Donate one product that shows off your best work and lasts until the drawing, worth what the form asks: $15 to $20 at St. Joseph's and at least $30 at Cedarcrest's PTSA. 5 of the 13 bazaars asked for a donation. At three of them it was required, and some want it weeks early: St. Joseph's needed raffle donations by September 30 for a November 7 fair, and St. Francis wanted silent auction pieces in the church office by October 1.

Good donations for food and handmade vendors:

• A shelf-stable gift set. Three jars of jam, a candle trio or a soap bundle in a basket. Perishable food often fails when the donation is due a month early.
• Your business card or QR code on the gift. St. Joseph's asks vendors to attach a business card, and Eastlake High School's PTSA, whose 2026 bazaar is already full and is not one of our 13, describes its raffle as "window shopping" to get customers to your booth.
• Small gifts for kids' shops. Tukes Valley PTO asks for small, inexpensive products for its Little Shoppers store, where children buy gifts for $2 each.
• A printed gift certificate you honor yourself. Write the product, the value and how to redeem it, such as one loaf picked up at your next market. Keep it simple and track it on paper.

Keep a list of what you donate and its value. Whether a donated product can come off your taxes depends on your business setup, so ask your tax preparer rather than assuming.

What Paperwork Will the Bazaar Committee Expect From You?

Expect to sign a hold-harmless agreement and to be responsible for your own sales tax, permits and insurance, even at a one-day church bazaar. The forms were blunt about it. Cedarcrest's PTSA says each vendor is "solely responsible for collecting and remitting any applicable sales tax and for maintaining all business licenses, permits, registrations, and insurance." Parkway North says all county and state licenses, permits and taxes are yours. St. Joseph's says vendors collect and report all sales tax.

Here is what to have ready before you apply:

• Sales tax registration if your state taxes what you sell. Some states tax candles but not bread: the Texas Comptroller's guide for grocery and convenience stores lists candles as taxable and bread as untaxed, so check your state's revenue department. Our guide to sales tax at farmers markets explains how sales tax works when you sell in person.
• Cottage food registration or permit, plus labels that meet your state's rules. See cottage food labeling requirements.
• Liability insurance, if the event asks. Lebanon PTO requires proof for food vendors, Hebron says you need your own policy if you want product liability coverage, and our farmers market vendor insurance guide covers per-event policies for vendors who sell a few times a year.
• A signed hold-harmless clause. Avon Lake's PTA application makes you agree to hold the school and PTA harmless for any loss or injury from your booth.
• A payment method. Most forms take a check, and several also take online payment: Tukes Valley and Lebanon through Zeffy, St. Barnabas and St. Joseph's on their own payment pages, Parkway North by Venmo (its preferred method) and Hebron by Zelle.

None of this is exotic. Put copies in one folder at least 7 days before the bazaar. It is the same paperwork you need for any market, and having it ready makes you look like the vendor who will not create problems for a volunteer committee.

How Do You Get Invited Back Next Year?

You get invited back by rebooking before you leave and by being easy to host: on time, inside your space, staying until close and leaving it clean. Returning vendors book first at several of the bazaars we read. St. Luke's takes paid forms from current vendors on bazaar day, and Parkway North kept returning crafters in the same booth as last year if they paid by May 1, and Lebanon opens next year's returning-vendor applications on November 15, the fair's second day.

The forms list what committees hold against vendors. Avoid every one of these:

• Leaving early. Hebron says vendors "may NOT leave early," and St. Joseph's says not to tear down before 3 p.m. Packing up at 1 p.m. makes the room look empty for the shoppers still coming in. Parkway North goes further: a vendor who closes before 4 p.m. Saturday or 3 p.m. Sunday loses the right to come back the next year.
• Spilling past your space. Cedarcrest's PTSA says everything must stay inside your booth for fire code and that it "will be strictly enforced."
• Selling what you did not list. Hebron says products not listed on your form cannot be sold, and Lebanon allows only the products listed on your application.
• Damaging the building. Mountain View asks vendors not to drag tables or boxes across the gym floor.
• Skipping cleanup. Marvin UMC makes each vendor responsible for their own trash and returning chairs.

Then do the small things volunteers remember. Thank the chair before you leave. Send a short note within 7 days with how the day went and one useful suggestion. Pay next year's deposit early if they offer it. A committee that fills its room with returning vendors in March is a committee that already likes you.

Keep Bazaar Shoppers Ordering After the Bazaar Ends

A bazaar gives you a few hours with a room full of neighbors, and the vendors who earn the most from it are the ones who give those shoppers a way to order again in December, February and next fall. Most church and school bazaars happen once a year. Your regulars from that day will not wait a year if they can order from you next week.

Homegrown is built for that hand-off. It costs $10 a month billed annually ($12.50 billed monthly) with 0% commission, plus 2.9% + $0.30 card processing per order that you pay, not your customer. You get one storefront link to print on a card at your bazaar table, and shoppers order and pay online for pickup from your porch, your market booth or another spot you set, like a church parking lot after Sunday service. Homegrown also collects and sends in sales tax for the products that need it, which helps if you sell a mix of taxable and untaxed products.

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Prices from findhomegrown.com/signup and Square's online store plans page, both loaded October 14, 2026. Card processing is figured on the $20 price before tax: 2.9% of $20 is $0.58, plus $0.30, is $0.88; 3.3% of $20 is $0.66, plus $0.30, is $0.96. Square's in-person rate on the Free plan is 2.6% + 15¢; this table compares online orders.

Square's Free plan costs less at this size, $48.00 against Homegrown's $54.00 for 50 orders, and it is a good choice if you already run a Square reader at your bazaar table. Homegrown fits better if you want standalone pickup spots, market days, sales tax collected and sent in for you, and a listing on a marketplace built for local food and handmade vendors, all for one flat price. Taking orders through Facebook or Instagram messages costs nothing, but you track every order, payment and pickup time by hand, which gets hard after the first ten.

To be clear about the limits: Homegrown will not get you into a bazaar, fill out an application or handle a health permit. Customers create a Homegrown account to place their first order. Homegrown has no drops or timed-release feature. Your storefront is listed on the Homegrown marketplace, but plan on most orders coming from people you send to your own link, starting with the card on your bazaar table.

If you are taking holiday pre-orders at a bazaar this season, set the link up before the doors open. Start your Homegrown storefront with a 7-day trial (no charge until day 8), print the link or QR code on a card, and let bazaar shoppers order their Christmas cookie box from their phones.

What Mistakes Keep Vendors From Getting a Bazaar Table?

The easiest way to miss a bazaar is to apply after the spaces are gone: Tukes Valley closed its 3D-printed category on October 4, more than six weeks before its November 20 deadline, and St. Joseph's was taking only a waitlist when we checked on October 14. The other mistakes are just as avoidable:

• Sending a form without payment. St. Joseph's says an application is not complete without payment, and Hebron says full payment must come with the form to guarantee a spot.
• Skipping the photos. St. Luke's does not accept applications without pictures, and 8 of 13 forms asked for them.
• Listing food without checking the rules. 4 of the 13 bazaars barred homemade food or sweet treats, and Lebanon wanted proof of permits and insurance.
• Competing with the bake sale. Pitch loaves, jars and gift boxes, not the cookies the volunteers baked.
• Applying in a full category. Tukes Valley closed 3D-printed products in early October. Lead with your least common product line.
• Ignoring the refund date. Each form sets its own: Cedarcrest and St. Francis keep the fee once you are accepted, Mountain View and Avon Lake call the fee non-refundable, while St. Luke's refunds up to 10 days before the bazaar and Lebanon's $100 fee became nonrefundable on September 15.
• Treating it like a one-time event. The bazaars you rebook on the day are the ones you keep.

Fix these and a small church or school bazaar becomes a yearly date on your calendar, with the same shoppers looking for your table every November.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get invited to sell at a church bazaar?

Email the church office, or call unless the host asks for email only (St. Joseph's in Raleigh does), and ask who runs the bazaar's vendor tables, then ask for the vendor form. Send it back early with the table fee if the form asks for payment up front, two or three product photos and a short description of what you sell. Of 13 church and school bazaar forms we read for 2026, 5 said in writing that spaces go first come, first served, so applying early is one of the biggest things you control.

How much does it cost to be a vendor at a school craft fair or church bazaar?

The cheapest single space at the 13 bazaars whose forms we checked on October 14, 2026 cost $25 to $100, and the middle one was $50. Plan on $10 to $25 more if you rent the host's table and up to $20 for electricity. Some bazaars also ask you to donate a product to their raffle, worth $15 to $20 at one and at least $30 at another.

Can I sell homemade baked goods at a school bazaar?

It depends on your state, your county and the bazaar's own rules. Of 13 bazaar forms we read, 4 banned homemade food or sweet treats outright and 4 more set conditions such as wrapping, county food rules, permits or insurance. In Clark County, Washington, for example, a nonprofit's bake sale of baked goods that need no refrigeration is exempt from a permit and a private vendor is not; in Texas, a local health department may not require a cottage food operation to get a permit to sell directly to a consumer, though one that sells foods needing time and temperature control for safety must still register with the state. Check with your county health department first.

When should I apply to be a vendor at a holiday bazaar?

Start in late spring for November and December bazaars. Application deadlines in our sample ran from June 1 for a November 14 school fair to 12 days before the event, and one parish fair was full and taking only a waitlist when we checked on October 14. Returning vendors often rebook on bazaar day, so the best time to get next year's space is the day of this year's bazaar.

Do I need insurance to be a vendor at a church bazaar?

Not always. Of the 13 forms we read, only Lebanon PTO's fair required proof of liability insurance, and only from food vendors. Cedarcrest's PTSA makes each vendor responsible for any insurance required, and First Baptist Church Hebron says vendors need their own policy for product liability coverage. Read the hold-harmless clause on the form too. Heritage Christian School says it insures its own building but "shall not be liable to insure the user" for injury or damage caused by a vendor or the vendor's customers.

Do bazaar vendors have to collect sales tax?

Usually yes, if your state taxes what you sell. Several 2026 bazaar forms we read, including Cedarcrest's PTSA and St. Joseph's in Raleigh, said each vendor must collect and report their own sales tax. Food sold for home use is untaxed in some states and taxed in others, so check with your state's revenue department before the bazaar.

Related Reading

These guides cover the steps before and after the bazaar table: choosing which events are worth it, what to sell at the table, the break-even math on a table fee, and how to keep shoppers ordering afterward. All five are written for small, part-time vendors, not full-time show crafters.

• How to Sell Food at School Fundraisers and Church Events What to make, how to price it and how to set up once you have the table.
• How to Choose Which Holiday Craft Fairs Are Worth It How to compare holiday events before you pay a booth fee.
• How to Get Accepted Into a Juried Craft Fair What juries look for at the bigger, judged shows.
• Is a Craft Fair Table Fee Worth It? The break-even math for any table fee.
• Best QR Code Ideas for Farmers Market Vendors Where to put a QR code on your table so people actually scan it.

Turn One Bazaar Table Into Year-Round Orders

A church or school bazaar puts you in front of your own neighbors for one afternoon, and the vendors who gain the most leave with a way for those neighbors to order again. The cheapest single space runs $25 to $100. The shoppers who loved your jam or your sourdough are worth far more than that if they can find you in January. Most will not remember your business name a week later. They will remember the card they tucked into a purse, or the code they scanned while you counted their change, and that is what brings them back between bazaars.

Give them a link before they leave. A Homegrown storefront costs $10 a month billed annually, with 0% commission and 2.9% + $0.30 card processing that you pay. Print the link on a card for your bazaar table, set a pickup spot near the church or school, and let your new regulars order ahead for the holidays.