2027 Art in the Park Application

You are invited to apply to participate in Sumter’s Art in the Park on March 13th, 2027 at Memorial Park. The event’s setting in historic Memorial Park provides a beautiful and unique venue for patrons and vendors alike.

• Art in the Park is a nonprofit event with proceeds, such as vendor booth fees, benefiting the youth of Sumter through the Palmetto Optimist Club.  Please review the find booth specifications and event guidelines on our website at PalmettoOptimist.org,

• This project is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts  Commission which receives support from the National  

  Endowment for the Arts.

• 501c approved & nonprofit organizations will not be charged for vendor fees and will keep 100% of their sales.

• Space will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis before the deadline of March 5, 2026.  

• With space for at least 150 art/craft and food vendors, we expect to draw a large crowd from Sumter, elsewhere in South Carolina, and beyond. 

• Set-up: 6:30am-8:30am                                           

• Break Down: 3:00pm-5:00pm

• Vendors are expected to remain open until the official break down period. 

• Please email any questions to PalmettoOptimistClub@gmail.com

A volunteer from the Palmetto Optimist Club will reach out to performers to schedule performance times.

For Profit Vendors

The Vendor fee is $65 payable to the Palmetto Optimist Club.  It will be $50 before January 15th, 2027.  Once the application is received and approved, an invoice will be sent via email to the email address provided for payment.  The invoice may be paid online or via check. 

• Please include a clear description of your product along with at least two photos, sample of your work, or website where your work can be viewed.  These are required for the judging process.  

• The event reserves the right to reject applications that do not meet the standard as judged by the committee.  This may be for work that is poor quality or inappropriate. 

• Spaces are available on a first come basis.

• Electricity is not available.

• We highly encourage you to demonstrate your art/craft during the event.

• All vendors should supply their own tables, chairs and tents.

• A Sumter business license is required by the city of Sumter.  seasonal_event_application.pdf (sumtersc.gov)

• Vendors are responsible for collecting and reporting SC sales tax as required by law.  MyDORWAY Help (sc.gov)

• License numbers are provided to the city of Sumter and SCDOR prior to the event.  If this is your ONLY SC event in the calendar year, a license is not needed. 

Acknowledgement

The undersigned hereby does release, acquit and forever discharge the Palmetto Optimist Club and the City of Sumter, its agents, its representatives, its employees or contracted staff of and from all manner of actions, suits, damages, claims or demands whatsoever in law or equity from any loss or damage of any nature of description, known or unknown, in any way relating to the undersigned participation in the ART in the PARK event. I acknowledge that I have read all event policies and agree to adhere to them.