VendorsMap Membership is live. $39.99 a year adds Scam Protection, AI-drafted application starters, weekly match digests, and member-only alerts on top of the directory of 14,000+ farmers markets, craft fairs, festivals, and pop-ups across the US and Canada. Browsing the directory and contacting organizers is free for any signed-up vendor.
What Membership adds
Scam Protection Promise. If an event listed on VendorsMap turns out to be a scam, we reimburse you up to $500 per claim, $1,000 per year. File the claim within 90 days of payment and we sort it out. The peace of mind alone is worth more than the membership for most vendors.
The Application Library. Click any event with an external application form and we generate starter answers in your voice, tuned to that specific event. Pulls from your profile (business name, category, bio, years selling, home town) and the event's audience and theme. You edit the drafts and submit on the organizer's form. Five common questions covered: tell-us-about-yourself, why-this-event, products, booth setup, anything else.
One-Click Quick Connect. Member-only profile packet that shows every applicable field with a copy button. Apply to ten events in ten minutes instead of an hour, even when each event uses a different external form.
Weekly digest of new matches. Every Tuesday we email you the new events that match your saved criteria (event type, geographic radius, max booth fee, food-truck-only). Most weeks it's the difference between catching a new opportunity and missing the deadline.
Member alerts. Set saved searches and we email you when new events open in your area. Useful for vendors who specialize in one type of event or one geographic region.
Priority placement. Your applications surface at the top of organizer review queues with a Member badge. Helps when an organizer is reviewing 80 applications for 25 spots.
The math
$39.99 a year works out to about $3.33 a month. The Scam Protection alone covers up to $500 per claim, so a single avoided loss pays back the membership 12x over. One application drafted faster, one event found before its deadline, one alert that fires on a new market opening down the street, any of these justifies the cost.
For self-employed vendors, the $39.99 is a tax-deductible business subscription. Stripe emails you a receipt at signup and on every renewal. Save it with your Schedule C records.
The 30-day refund
If you don't find at least one event worth applying to in your first 30 days as a member, email james@vendorsmap.com and I refund you in full. No forms, no questions, no exit interview. The platform exists to save vendors time and money. If it doesn't do that for you, you shouldn't be paying for it.
What's always free
Browsing the map, viewing every event's details, and contacting organizers directly is free for any signed-up vendor. State pages, the blog, the FAQ, and the comparison pages stay open and crawlable. The directory exists to help vendors discover events; the Membership funds the operating costs and adds the protection and AI-powered tools.
Event organizers can still list events for free. Always have, always will. If you run a market, fair, or festival and want it on the map, create an organizer account and add it. We're not charging the supply side.
Existing users
Anyone who signed up before May 8, 2026 gets free Member access through July 7, 2026 as a thank-you for being an early user. After that, the directory stays free for everyone and Member features (Scam Protection, AI app drafts, digests, alerts) go behind the $39.99/year subscription. You can upgrade anytime to lock in the current price.
Join
Membership runs on Stripe. Auto-renews yearly. Cancel anytime in two clicks via the billing portal. Tax-deductible. Become a Member here.
If you have questions, email me directly. I run this thing solo and I read every reply.
- James