Vendor Registration 5th Annual Columbus Winter Carnival 2/1/25 – Hilliard, OH

VENDOR REGISTRATION

5th Annual Columbus Winter Carnival 2/1/25

This Columbus Winter Carnival is a great way to connect with parents at the largest family winter festival in Central Ohio. Fun event is the even to sell your products, foods or services to kids & parent. Families also can connect with area business, find classes, education, care & programs for adults/kids, items for their home, fitness or simply connecting with parents / moms. It will attract families and the community from Hilliard, Dublin, Powell, Marysville, Galloway, Upper Arlington, and west Franklin county. 4,000 – 5,000 expected attendees. It will be fun!

• When: February 1st 2025 (Saturday, 11AM – 5PM)
• Where: Franklin County Fairgrounds (Edwards & Gaynard Building, plus large tent – 4100 Columbia St, Hilliard, OH 43026)
• Who Attends: Families from Hilliard, Dublin, Powell, Marysville, Galloway, Upper Arlington, Columbus and west Franklin county.
• How it works: Indoor event! Families pre-register to attend the event and it’s various fun activities. Admission is free.
• Expected Attendance: 4,000-5,000
• Special Note: Expanded event with new tent!
• F estival Event Page: https://columbuswintercarnival2025.eventbrite.com

• Why families attend the event: This family event connects parents with classes (kids or adults), education, care, & programs, local community resources, health & wellness, items for their house, holiday shopping, or simply things that you need when you are an adult (insurance, buying a home, or just other adult stuff).

What to do at the event:

• Fun items: Fun winter event that includes special character meet & greats (Frozen Princesses, Spiderman, Bluey & Bingo, or Paw Patrol Characters), bounce park, huge carnival game area, carnival food, laser tag, climbing wall, gyroscope ride & fun items. Tons of activities from face painter, balloon artist, lollipop game, mystery prize wheel, duck matching game, Bubble-Bubble Gum Game and lucky coin game. Special entertainment from Magic of Eli, the amazing Major Scales juggling duo, Deal or No Deal game show, Let’s Make a Deal game show, and additional activities on the stage. Plus free cookies, popcorn and cotton candy!
• Shopping & Food trucks!! Find local resources, classes, products, kids items. plus discover and shop for neat things for your home.

Sponsorship or Booth Opportunities (event is indoors):

• Booth Only (8×8): $300
• Scavenger Hunt Booth – 1 of 9 destinations on Scavenger Hunt (8×8): $350
• Crafter or Direct Sales Booth Only (8×8)

Sponsorship Opportunities (event is indoors):

Booth included with sponsorship plus logo on website, flyers, posters, and more!

Top Sponsorships – (80-90% of Attendees to your booth):

Title Sponsor (Diamond): $1,200 – SOLD

• Direct linked at the top of event Web page

• 2 – 5’x2′ Banners one each at Stage & Front Entrance

• Pick Balloon Artist or Face Painter at your booth

• Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees

• Featured on event flyers, posters and website

• 1st Booth at Event

Premier Sponsor (Diamond): $1,000

• Direct linked at the top of event page

• 2 – 5’x2′ Banners at Stage & Front Entrance

• Pick Face Painter or Glitter Tattoo Artist at your booth

• Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees

• Featured on event flyers, posters and website

• Booth near front entrance

Balloon Artist Sponsor (Platinum): $800 – SOLD

• Balloon Artist at your booth!

• #1 Attraction/Visted Area

• 80-90% of attendees visit your booth

Face Painter Sponsor (Platinum): $800

• Face Painter at your booth!

• Top Attraction/ Highly Visted Area

• 80-90% of attendees visit your booth

Glitter Tattoo Sponsor (Platinum): $800

• Face Painter at your booth!

• Key Attraction/ Highly Visted Area

• 80-90% of attendees visit your booth

Bag Sponsor (Platinum): $350 (you provide Bag) or $800 (we produce bag)

• Event Bag provided to attendees!
• Drawstring bag (if we produce).
• Only Logo on bag.
• Ability to hand out bag near Check-In.
• 2nd Booth from check-in high traffic booth!

Fun Pass – Destinations (70-80% of attendees to your booth)

** All Attendees receive a Fun Pass – very popular destinations **

Mystery Prize Wheel: $450

• Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth

• Includes Prize Wheel

• Includes 8 different types of prizes (2,000+) + Table

• Most popular destination on Fun Pass.

Lollipop Game (Gold): $450

• Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth

• Includes 1,000+ Lollypops at your booth (plus 3 sucker trees)

• Fun/easy Game to play – win 3 different types of suckers

• Very Interactive – holiday favorite (we provide everything)

Duck Matching Game (Special Prize Item): $450

• Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth

• Includes Duck Matching game to win one of 4 different prizes (2,000+ types of candy / Seasonal Prizes)

• Families pre-register, high traffic

Bubbles – Bubble Gum Game + Scavenger Hunt (Gold): $475

• New Fun game!
• Part of Fun Pass & Scavenger Hunt – Double visibility to your booth
• Spin to win 1,000+ Bubbles, Blow Pops, or Large Bubble Gum Packs!

• Includes being on the Scavenger Hunt – Extra visits to your booth

Lucky Coin Game + Scavenger Hunt (Gold): $475

• Part of Fun Pass & Scavenger Hunt – Double visibility to your booth!
• Families pick 1 of 2 coins from a cauldron to determine their prize!
• We provide you 2 candy bins

Character Meet & Greet Zone: $450

• Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth

• Princess and/or Superhero at your booth (3 hours)

• Special picture drop area photo area. Popular with families

Scavenger Hunt Destinations (1 of 9 Stops – 60-70% of Attendees to booth)

Map (Gold): $500

• 1st Stop of Scavenge Hunt

• Your logo on top of event map

• Email address of all attendees

• We provide you a candy bin. Very visible

Plinko Game (Gold): $450

• Last stop of Scavenger Hunt

• Families play Plinko game to win prizes

• We provide game and all prizes.

Cotton Candy (Gold): $400

• 200 servings of Cotton Candy from your both

• Supports 14 year old girl’s business that creates this cotton candy

• Prepackaged

• Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item

Cookie Sponsor (Gold): $400 – SOLD

• 200 individually wrapped cookies from your both

• People love cookies – popular destination

• Included on Scavenger Hunt!

• Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item on the event map

Popcorn Sponsor (Gold): $400 – SOLD

• 200 servings of Popcorn or Cracker Jacks from your both
• Prepackaged – people love popcorn – Supports 12 year old boy’s business that makes the popcorn!
• Included on Scavenger Hunt!
• Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item on the event map

Scavenger Hunt Booth Only (1 of 9 Destinations): $350

Branding High Visibility Areas (Attendance not required)

Main Stage (Platinum): $500 – STAGE

• Presenting Sponsor of all stage activities!

• Direct linked on event page (above stage schedule)

• 5’ x 2’ banner at stage

• Stage mentions during the entire event – most visible area of the event

Fun Zone Sponsor (Gold): $400

• Fun area – one of the top areas of theevent!

• 5’x2′ banner at the front

• Your booth beside game area

• 30 Free Bounce Park Passes (or for all your employees families)

Carnival Game Sponsor (Gold): $400

• Fun area where all Carnival games are played!

• 5’x2′ banner at the front

• Your booth beside game area

• 50 free carnival game tickets

Entrance Sponsor (Gold): $350

• Signage at main entrance of the event

• Included on all posters, flyers

• Your flyer/postcard/coupon distributed to attendees

• In the 1st 8 booths at the event (If attending)

Add-On Options:

• Flyer distribution to attendees: $75

• Candy Bin (Must purchase booth – we provide candy): $50

• Candy / Prize Donation (Supporter): Help us by donating for us to purchase candy & prizes: $10 to $300 contribution

SPONSORSHIPS NO LONGER AVAILABLE