We appreciate your interest in becoming a vendor at Dragon Con.
Vendors
Be a Vendor at Dragon Con
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Application Availability:
New Vendor applications will be available from
February 1 – March 15, 2023
Please note:
- This is not a first-come, first-served application process.
- Every application is reviewed many times and then juried. Notifications begin going out 30 days from the close of applications.
If you have any questions about the application process or the vendor hall, please don’t hesitate to contact us at vendorrelations@staging.dragoncon.org
Please continue to watch this page for updates.
Vendor Booth Information
You may apply for Vendor Booths by filling out an application. Completing this application does not guarantee space in the Vendor Hall. If approved, you will be sent a contract and given 5 days to return the contract and payment for the space. If we don’t receive payment within 5 business days, we will consider you no longer interested in exhibiting and release the space to the next vendor on the waiting list.
LOCATION: The 2023 Dragon Con Vendor Booths/tables will be located in Building 2 – Floors 1, 2, and 3 of The Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Floor 4 is home to the Comic and Pop Artist Alley. AmericasMart is a non-union venue.
FEES: Exhibit Booths are 10’ x 10’ and include one 8 ft long table, sign, 2 chairs, 2 badges, and wastebasket. Premium Front End cap booths are $1950, Back End cap booths are $1750, and Interior booths are $1450. End cap booths must be purchased with one or more adjoining Interior Booths (i.e. for two Front End cap Booths you must purchase a total of 4 Booths- 2 End caps and 2 adjoining Interiors). Exhibit Booths have pipe and drape.
Dealer Tables are located on Floor 3. Each 6’ X 6’ table includes one 6’ table, 1 chair, 1 wastebasket and does not have pipe and drape. Tables are sold as Premium Front End Cap for $800, Premium Rear End Cap for $700, and Interior for $600. An interior must be purchased with either a Front End Cap or Rear End Cap. Each table comes with 1 badge.
ELECTRICITY AND PHONES/AV: Advance rates for dedicated 120-Volt/500 Watt/20 Amp service is $125 per drop. Please indicate your electrical needs on our Vendor Application. Telephone and internet service must be arranged directly with AmericasMart. A link to this information, along with a link to our Decorators shipping information, will be provided via email in the summer of 2023.
MEMBERSHIPS: Two (2) Vendor Memberships will be provided with each Booth and One (1) membership per table. Additional Vendor Memberships are available at $110 each and are limited to two (2) per booth and 1 additional per table. Any other memberships must be purchased through Vendor Relations at the prevailing rate.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Dragon Con office is available Monday – Friday, from 9 am to 5pm ET at (404) 669-0773 [voice] or email vendorrelations@staging.dragoncon.org Visit our website for updates at www.dragoncon.org. Mail all correspondence to:
Dragon Con 2023
Attn: Vendor Relations
PO Box 16459
Atlanta, GA 30321-0459
| Dealer Setup |
Opens to Attendees |
Room Closes |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 8 AM | —- | 10 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM | 10 AM | 7 PM* |
| Saturday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 7 PM* |
| Sunday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 7 PM* |
| Monday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 5 PM+ |
* Everyone must be out of the Dealer Hall 30 minutes following closing.
+ Load out begins at 5 PM.
Vendor Application Form
We appreciate your interest in attending Dragon Con as a Vendor. This form is an application for Vendor space for the 2023 show only. Completion of this form does not guarantee Vendor status for the event. All applications will be reviewed, and you will be notified as to your status for 2023.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2023. No Vendor applications will be accepted after this date for the 2023 convention. Space is VERY limited. If your application for space cannot be accommodated, you will be automatically placed on the waitlist and contacted if space does become available.
IMPORTANT NOTES: (please read)
- COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF SPACE.
- Only one company per application. Each company in a partnership should apply individually and use the Additional Information field to note the partnership.
- This application is not for people interested in being considered as Guests, Print Artists for Art Show, Comic and Pop Artist Alley or Attending Professionals. Those individuals should apply at https://staging.dragoncon.org/participate/guests/. Art Show applications are available under participate, art show, and are available from Feb 1 – March 1, 2023.
- A vendor booth/table may not be sold, sublet, given, or otherwise transferred to any third party, including, but not limited to partnerships without prior approval.
