philadelphia EXPO exhibitor DETAILS
Wicked Gluten Free Philadelphia Expo
Saturday, September 7th, 2024, 10am-4pm
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Ave. Oaks, PA 19456
- Your Booth– all booths are 10’x10′ and include pipe and drape, one 6′ table, 2 chairs, table skirt + booth sign. You can hang anything you want on the sides and back of the booth. Just make sure that whatever you bring doesn’t exceed your space.
- Booth numbers will be sent out in early August.
- Expo hours and Load-In Expo hours are 10am-4pm. Venue is open for load-in on Friday 9/6/24 from 12pm-5pm and at 7am on Saturday morning. You can load in on Friday, Saturday, or a little of both.
- Electricity and WIFI can be purchased directly from the venue. Electricity is $135 per drop. WIFI is $25 for the day. Electricity forms will be emailed closer to the date of the expo. (we do not control the prices of these services, unfortunately)
- Break Down You may not break down your booth until the expo is over. If you run out of samples, just stick around and chat with attendees, take orders, hand out coupons, etc.
- Exhibitor Name badges– Four badges max per booth. Cutoff for uploading your names is 8/15/24. If you do not upload your badges by the cutoff, you will receive generic “exhibitor” badges. Link to upload will be added here shortly. Use this link to upload the names.Â
- Deluxe Influencer Swag Bags – Our influencers with the largest followings will receive a specially colored tote bag and map at the expo. Be prepared to meet, chat, and/or give a small or full-sized sample to each!
- COI – all exhibitors must submit a current certificate of insurance naming Gluten-Free New England DBA Wicked Gluten Free as additional insured. Here’s what’s needed for the COI: Gluten-Free New England DBA Wicked Gluten Free 7 Watson Dr. West Simsbury, CT 06092 Click here to upload your COI
- Temporary Food Permits
- If ours is the only food event in Montgomery County, PA in which you will be participating in 2024, you do not need a temporary food permit.
- If you are participating in other food events in Montgomery County PA leading up to our expo in September 2024, you may need temporary food permit. Email us about it.
- Free tickets – all exhibitors will receive a pair of paper tickets to raffle off or give away. The tickets will be mailed in July. Here is the link to upload the winner of your giveaway, if you choose to do one. Winners don’t need the paper tickets to enter the expo. We’ll add their uploaded names to our VIP list.
- Hotel A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn Oaks, PA. It’s less than a mile from the venue. Reservations must be made by 8/1/24 to get the discounted rate. Click here to reserve.Â
- Got questions? Email me! abby@wickedglutenfree.com
- Shipping booth items, pallets, etc to the Philly expo? You will receive an Exhibitor Kit from General Exposition Services prior to the Philly expo with shipping details, booth upgrades (like carpet, shelving, etc) and more.
boston south shore EXPO exhibitor DETAILS
Boston South Shore Expo
Saturday, October 26th, 2024, 10am-4pm
Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park
637 Washington St. Hanover, MA 02339
- Your Booth– all booths are 10’x10′ and include pipe and drape, one 6′ table, tablecloth, two chairs, wastebasket, and booth sign. You can hang anything you want on the sides and back of the booth. Just make sure that whatever you bring doesn’t exceed your space. About 6 weeks before the expo, you will receive an email from Capital Conventions with options to add items to your booth like extra tables and furniture, carpet, etc. Renting an extra table isn’t cheap; you are permitted to bring an extra table or two of your own, as long as it all fits into your booth.
- Shipping samples, booth materials etc.– you can ship everything to Capital Conventions prior to the expo. (Not required – this is mostly for those who have booth materials, samples, coming from further away, etc.) Your shipments must be received by Capital Conventions between 10/1/23-10/17/23. Capital Conventions has a loading dock with a lift gate. Address for shipping:
Exhibitor Name & Booth # (if available)
For: Wicked Gluten Free Expo
c/o Capital Convention Contractors
153 Northboro Road – Suite 6
Southborough, MA 01772
- Free tickets – all exhibitors will receive a pair of free tickets to raffle or give away. The tickets will be mailed shortly. Here is the link to upload the winner of your giveaway, if you choose to do one. Winners don’t need the paper tickets to enter the expo. We’ll add their uploaded names to our VIP list.
- Hotels
- Best Western Rockland – Most affordable, 10 mins from venue
- Hampton Inn Braintree – Affordable, a little nicer hotel & area than Best Western Rockland, 20 mins from venue
- Got questions? Email me! abby@wickedglutenfree.com
- Booth numbers will be sent out in early October.
- Expo hours are 10am-4pm. Venue is open for load-in on Friday 10/25/24 12pm-6pm, and opens at 7am on Saturday morning.
- Electricity – If you will need electricity for your booth, you must purchase it at the time of registration. We cannot guarantee it otherwise. If you purchased electricity, you will need to upload details about your electrical items to this link at least 2 weeks prior to the expo. Booths requiring electricity will be placed on the perimeter of the room.Â
- Break Down You may not break down your booth until the expo is over. If you run out of samples, just stick around and chat with attendees, take orders, hand out coupons, etc.
- Exhibitor Name badges– upload your name badges to this link. 4 badges max per booth. Cutoff for uploading your names is 10/7/23. If you do not upload your badges by the cutoff, you will receive generic “exhibitor” badges.
- Deluxe Influencer Swag Bags – Our influencers with the largest followings will receive a specially colored tote bag and map at the expo. If you pay for a “Standard Booth,” you will be included on the map. Be prepared to meet, chat, and/or give a small or full-sized sample to each!
- COIÂ – all exhibitors must submit a current certificate of insurance naming Gluten-Free New England DBA Wicked Gluten Free as additional insured. (For now, our parent company is still Gluten-Free New England.) Here’s what’s needed for the COI: Gluten-Free New England DBA Wicked Gluten Free 7 Watson Dr. West Simsbury, CT 06092 Click here to upload your COI
- Temporary Food Permits – Hanover, MA Health Department requires ALL food and beverage samplers/vendors (prepackaged or not) to obtain a $15 temporary food permit. Â
- Click here for the link for the Hanover, MA temporary food permit application. You will need to create an account. When you arrive at the portal, select HEALTH. Then select FOOD ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE. Below is what’s required for your permit. All applications, payments, and documents can be uploaded to the Hanover, MA Health Dept website, via your account.
•     copy of ServSafe certification•     Massachusetts Allergen Awareness certificate•     Copy of their permit from wherever they are located•     Recent inspection report•     Copies of labeling including nutritional information•     information on where their product is produced
- Click here for the link for the Hanover, MA temporary food permit application. You will need to create an account. When you arrive at the portal, select HEALTH. Then select FOOD ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE. Below is what’s required for your permit. All applications, payments, and documents can be uploaded to the Hanover, MA Health Dept website, via your account.
- Free tickets – all exhibitors will receive a pair of free tickets to raffle or give away.  Here is the link to upload the winner of your giveaway, if you choose to do one. Winners don’t need the paper tickets to enter the expo. We’ll add their uploaded names to our VIP list.
- Hotel link – TBA
- Got questions? Email me! abby@wickedglutenfree.com
