Holiday Village Mall looking for applicants for vendor fair

Holiday Village Mall will be holding a Summer Nights Vendor Fair every Thursday in July from 5 to 8 p.m. and are taking applications from potential vendors interested in participating in the event.

Event Coordinator Jenna Holt said the mall is open to vendors of all kinds of products especially local vendors who haven't had a chance to do much amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"If they have flowers they want to sell, or crafts, or they have a commercial business, like candles or jewelry, it's open to pretty much anyone who wants to set up and sell," Holt said.

The price for setting up is $10 per day for a total of $50 for the month, but she said, the mall is flexible and would be willing to negotiate a lower price if a vendor can't participate in all five events.

"We're willing to work with people if something doesn't sit quite well and they can't make it to one of the events," she said. "We can make it work."

Holt said the event will be held in the parking lot, which will make maintaining social distancing easier, while still giving Haverites something to do and support their fellow Hi-Liners.

"We have some really great local vendors who make things like spoon jewelry, wood working, metal sculpture, things like that," she said, "... We have all walks that come to a lot of our shows."

She said she wants to give the residents of Havre something to do during the pandemic and the mall is working hard to maintain social distancing and stay within the governor's guidelines for the event.

"We want to do it the right way, but we want to do something," Holt said.

She said she also hopes that the event will help bring people back to the mall.

"Our merchants at the Holiday Village Mall are open, so definitely while people are up here at the event in our parking lot we hope they might travel through the mall," she said, "... It definitely adds exposure for them."

Holt said people interested in being vendors can call 400-2790 and ask for sign-up sheet, or go to the mall's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/havreholidayvillagemall .

Holt said she's already had potential vendors responding on Facebook and calling the mall.

"I just hope that people come out and participate," she said, "... That it helps promote some of the businesses in our mall and also helps promote some of the businesses that haven't been able to do anything because we've had the COVID crisis going on. I just hope that it helps everybody."