Exciting opportunities will be available for vendors in 2012! We are moving to a much larger prestigous venue that will cater to your every need & ensure a great return on your investment when attending this event.
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Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide
Sep 28th-Oct 1st, 2012 | Vendor move-in will be on Friday, 28th September: 11am - 6pm
Please download the ACC Exhibition Handbook here
Download the AMQ Festival Vendor Terms & Conditions here
Vendor information
Expected attendance & Show Promotion:
AMQF is a consumer show. Attendance for our inaugural festival exceeded our expectations with 200 students purchasing 1200 classes and 2000 general public through the door. We anticipate our 2012 event to grow substantially by doubling the vendor mall capacity & tripling the floor space to allow for more quilts & generous areas for shopping & eating all together.
Our key attraction for Festival in 2012 will be the amazing RICKY TIMS, quilt artist, teacher, author, TV Show host and concert pianist. It will be Ricky’s first visit in 9 years to Australia and is sure to draw a huge crowd to his one day Super Seminar that can accommodate 400+ attendees. He will also be in the vendor mall for all day on Saturday to meet & greet everyone who attends.
The word is definitely spreading that AMQ Festival is going to yet again be a fantastic event for vendors and attendees alike!
Just some of the pre-festival promotions will include:
- Articles & advertisements in both Homespun & Quilter’s Companion magazines
- Full page advertisements and editorial in Australian Patchwork & Quilting Magazine
- Flyers inserted into SA Quilter’s Guild Patches magazine
- Class Catalogues to be printed & distributed via shops & guilds by April 30th
- Show Program available to all attendees
- Numerous quilting email lists
- Our own website and blog and newsletter service
- Plus more as festival draws nearer!
Demonstration session spotlight:
The Main Stage area is available to current AMQF sponsors, vendors and teachers for a fee of $30 for a 20 minute presentation in the vendor mall area open to the public. The stage will have audio & a table available for use. The program of demonstrations will be published in our Show Program that all attendees will receive at the door or in their registration goodie bags. For more information on becoming a presenter please contact Tracey Browning at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to be sent the Demo Presentation Form or you can download it from here
Opportunities to Advertise with AMQ Festival
Place an ad in the Class catalogue and/or the Show Program. There will be up to 600 Class catalogues printed/downloaded & distributed 5 months before the festival. The festival Show Program will be available to all attendees on-site at AMQ Festival 2012. The Show Program features the Main Stage schedule, the floor plan of the Vendor Mall, a list of vending companies, the class schedule, sponsors and the Quilt Show entries & descriptions and more…These are a wonderful opportunity to promote your company or product to potentially thousands of quilters!
There is also a FREE opportunity for you to supply flyers/discount vouchers to be inserted into our Registration Goodie bags for students. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get people to your booth and spend their money. Flyers for goodie bags must be received by 1st September to ensure they can be included in the bags. Contact us for more details on number required closer to the time.
We are running an extensive advertising campaign in our National quilting magazines to ensure that everyone knows that festival is the place to be in Sept/Oct 2012. We are also offering you the opportunity to show your support for AMQ Festival and receive great positive exposure for your company, by having your company logo included in our full page advertisements. Please contact us for pricing and relevant issues by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can choose which magazine & which issue to include your logo or even better exposure would be to be included in all of them for a minimal cost with high exposure. Be aware of the schedule for ordering this advertising and ensure you get your application in on time with high resolution copies of your logo for printing.
Hospitality Volunteers Available:
We will offer ‘hospitality volunteers’ (on a limited need-basis) to offer refreshment breaks for vendors who may only have one or two staff members on-site. If you will need a volunteer to help you during the show whilst you take a break or grab a quick bite to eat, please contact AMQF 2012 volunteer coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Vendor Packets/Badges:
Vendor packets and badges will be available at the Vendor Registration desk located in Hall K of the Adelaide Convention Centre during all move-in hours. Each vendor will receive 4 name badges per booth.
Photography at the Show:
There is NO photography allowed of vendor booths, products or displays within the booths without express permission from the vendor. Festival management will inform attendees of the same through e-mail notifications and on-site signage.
Loading/unloading & Parking:
There are loading dock facilities for the delivery and collection of event related equipment at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The ACC Exhibition Handbook fully describes what is available to you & how to order services.
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