2025 WINTER SHOW
We can't wait to see you again at the 2025 Winter Show - November 27 to December 7, 2025!
Below you can find some of the basic details of registering to participate this year.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COST OF A BOOTH?
Regardless of the size of your booth, when you sign your contract for your booth, your participation will include the following:
- Contracted booth space to show and sell your work and 6 exhibitor badges for you and your staff.
- 10 complimentary tickets, plus discount codes and incentives, to help you bring fans and followers to the show.
- A dedicated One Of A Kind Online Artisan Profile with links to your website and social channels.
- Access to show specific and year-round marketing and PR opportunities.
- Pre-show resources include Facebook Groups, newsletters, workshops, videos, show experts, and a digital Exhibitor Kit.
- Onsite services, including a lounge with free tea and coffee and other onsite perks throughout the show.
- Exposure to loyal shoppers and craft enthusiasts—including wholesalers, bloggers, media and galleries--and insight from face-to-face feedback and large-scale market research.
- The opportunity to show your work among top-quality makers who share your belief in creativity and small-batch production.
- Expansion of your community—learn from show mentors and small business pros, connect with fellow makers to swap tips and create opportunities for collaborations, and more!
BOOTH DIMENSIONS
Your booth space is a blank space for you to set the stage for your audience and showcase your brand and work.
The booth spaces includes 8' high pipe and white drape, and booth number signage.
Exhibitors must provide lighting, signage, and POS equipment. Electrical, hard walls and other services are available for purchase or rental. You are encouraged to add hard walls, a floor, great lighting, and so much more.
We highly recommend you do NOT use the white drape as your background. You may bring fabric to add to the drape (using Velcro, "s" hooks, or pins, or additional pipe ordered from our suppliers) or you may install (or rent) a hard wall system as a backdrop. Note: There is no pipe and drape in the Rising Stars section or the Original Art Gallery. Artists in these areas must bring or rent their own structures. Hard Walls are required in the Original Art Gallery.
You can see examples of past booths on our Pinterest page.
Your display must stay within your rented space, and your booth must not be configured in such a way that you must stand in the aisle in front of the booth to conduct business.
Due to the pipe-and-drape construction (1.5” diameter) of the booth, internal dimensions are slightly reduced (as noted below). Consider your actual booth size when making your booth display plans.
Contracted Size Actual Size
5 x 10 - 4'-8" deep x 9'-8" wide
5 x 20 - 4'-8" deep x 19'-8" wide
10 x 10 - 9'-8" deep x 9'-8" wide
10 x 20 - 9'-8" deep x 19'-8" wide
NOTE: If you exceed your booth size, you will be asked to change it. Also, chairs must be placed INSIDE your booth, or you will be asked to move them (stools in the Risings Stars Section excluded from the above note).
PRICING AND BOOTH OPTIONS
WHEN WILL I HEAR BACK ABOUT MY APPLICATION?
Applications submitted by the May 12, 2025 deadline will hear back by early to mid June.
After May 12, we’ll continue accepting applications until the show sells out. The Selection Committee meets bi-weekly, and applicants can typically expect a response 2–3 weeks after applying.
We strongly encourage early submissions to maximize your chances of being accepted.
AM I ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A VIP APPLICATION?
We are so grateful to our loyal maker community, who partner with us each year to tell the story of Canadian craft. Your creative voices make us the flagship destination to shop Canadian-made, and we'd love to have you join our chorus again!
If you've done the in-person One Of A Kind Show before, we're making it easier to apply! Just fill out your contact info, booth choices and any changes to your company since we saw you last. We'll pull your on-file application materials, follow up if we need any additional info, and submit everything for jurying. If your application is accepted, we will try and match you with available booth space.
Unsure if you should fill out the VIP or New application? Use this guide linked below:
Should I Submit a New or VIP Application?
NEW PRODUCTS FOR RETURNING EXHIBITORS
FOR REBOOK and VIP APPLICANTS ONLY: In order to sign up using our Winter Re-Sign or VIP Application Form, you agree to participate with the same business and product as you did when you last exhibited at our show. This means that your Winter contract will include only those items which you have already been approved to sell.
If you would like to add new products to your contract for the next Show, you can do so through our New Products Form, which will be sent out to registered exhibitors this Spring.
Please be advised that new product submissions are reviewed based on a number of criteria and are not guaranteed to be accepted. Before you fill out your Re-Sign or VIP Application form, please ensure you are prepared to participate with your currently contracted products.
If you would rather wait and reapply with your new business or new product line(s), you may submit a complete application.
CULTURAL AWARENESS POLICY
Creating Cultural Awareness
Inspiration comes from many sources, but it’s important to create in ways that respect and uplift cultures rather than stereotype or exploit them. If your work includes cultural elements beyond your own background, consider the origin and meaning of the material, and their impacts on members of that culture so you can best avoid cultural appropriation.
Your Heritage & Your Craft
If your heritage influences your work, we encourage you to share your story proudly. Let us know so we can help highlight your journey!
Questions/Comments?
Feel free to let us know! Email us at apply@oneofakindshow.com.
HEALTH & SAFETY - COVID-19
Since the start of the pandemic, One Of A Kind has been closely following the advice of public health authorities. As an event, we will continue to abide by the latest guidance from local authorities while making every effort to ensure your time at One Of A Kind is enjoyable, fun, and, above all, safe.
At the time of writing, there are no COVID restrictions at this year’s event. One Of A Kind will operate at 100% capacity. There is no proof of vaccination requirements. Exhibitors, visitors and staff members are welcome to wear masks but are not required to do so in accordance with the local public health mandate. If you feel sick or unwell or have symptoms of COVID-19, please do not attend the One Of A Kind Show.
Please note all health and safety restrictions and requirements are subject to change at any time in accordance with government guidelines and legal allowances. For the latest information, please check the Health and Safety page on our website.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Reach out to our team; we are happy to help.