Admire the hundreds of traditionally inspired, contemporary, and antique quilts in this competitive showcase. The area's finest needle workers display their craftsmanship and artistry in this annual exhibition presented by the Pioneer Historical Society at the Bedford High School on John Street.

Whether you are looking for that one-of-a-kind quilt for your bedroom, a decorative wall hanging, or for inspiration for your own creative work.

• The parade will be held on Saturday, October 11th (2008) at 2:00 PM
• Parade will start from the Bedford High School Parking Lot and will end in the same lot. Cars may begin disbanding at East and Penn street if they do not wish to return to the High School Parking lot.
• Registration is from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Bedford High School Parking Lot. Plaques to the first 150 qualified antique cars.
• A luncheon will be held at the Bedford Middle School from 11:00 until 1:00 PL. Two FREE luncheon tickets will be provided per qualified PRE-REGISTERED antique car. Additional guest luncheons are $5.00 with the pre-registered car.
• Music will be provided by a 1924 antique Wurlitzer Band Organ owned by Robert Sweet, Jr.

No vehicles will be displayed uptown.

• Only cars registered by a request postmarked by September 30, 2008 and falling within the model year 1981 and older may be registered.
• No signs are permitted on the cars.
• No street rods, no after market wheels, no customized vehicles or replicas will be accepted. Any car not meeting these requirements will be excluded from the parade on the day of the parade. No money will be refunded.
• No pets.
• No smoking in the parking area / school grounds.
• No throwing of candy, peanuts, or other matter from parade cars.
• Parade cars will maintain a two car maximum distance between cars.
• No picking up, discharging of passengers, or stopping during the parade.

• Leave Jean Bonnet Tavern at 9:30 a.m.
• 11am-2pm Brunch at Oakhurst Tea Room, 2409 Glades Pike (Rt. 31 ... 6 miles west of Somerset Exit) Phone: 814-443-2897

Current Craft Applicants (vendors invited back from the 2007 Festival) must be postmarked by March 15, 2008.

New Applicants must be postmarked by July 15, 2008.

Show fee for craft booths is $150. for two (2) days. One (1) day reservations are not available. An accepted application is a commitment to show. No refunds will be made.

Submit all check or money orders with the application to:

Fall Foliage Festival
PO Box 234
Bedford, PA 15522

Acceptance cards will be sent our after June 15, 2008. A permit along with additional information will be furnished to accepted applicants in August.

One (1) vehicle unloading / loading pass will accompany your space permit. Only vehicles displaying this permit will be permitted in unloading / loading areas. Vehicles in these areas must comply with single-lane parking during unloading / loading. An emergency lane will remain open at all times.

No vehicles, loading or otherwise, will be permitted in Festival area until 5:15 PM Saturday and Sunday. To facilitate traffic flow at the end of the day, all vendors are requested to have their wares packed and ready for loading before their vehicle arrives to load.

• Whether items are hand-crafted (homemade)
• The manner in which crafts are displayed (see suggestions below)
• Originality and quality of crafts and displays

Please make your area as attractive and professional as possible. Please conceal items such as soda cans, styrofoam cups, ice chests, cardboard boxes, modern equipment, etc.

If your merchandise and / or display doesn't meet the criteria outlined above, you may not be invited to return.

1. All crafts in booth must be handmade by the exhibitor. No kits or manufactured items permitted.
2. No toys designed to propel objects (i.e. marshmallow shooters or sling shoots)
3. No generators.
4. No discount signs allowed.... and no seconds
5. The exhibitor's booth must be open and staffed during all show hours.
6. No exhibitor may dismantle their booth before closing time.
7. Exhibitors must not interfere with adjacent booths in any way.
8. No exhibitor may sell their assigned space to another craftsperson or share their booth with any non-applicant.
9. No changing or swapping of assigned spaces.
10. Set-up: Exhibitors may drive up to unload. You must unload your goods and drop them into your space as quickly as possible, and remove your vehicle from the exhibitor area to the exhibitor parking area before setting up. This will be strictly enforced.
11. Break-down: Booths must be dismantled and ready to load before vehicles are brought into the exhibit area.
12. Exhibitors are responsible for their own trash removal. Please leave the area as clean as you found it.
13. Insurance, if desired, must be purchased at the exhibitor's own expense.
14. Failure to notify the Fall Foliage Festival Committee in advance of any cancellation, as well as failure to comply with all show rules, will affect future show participation.
15. A $30. fee will be assessed for all returned checks.
16. Exhibitors are responsible for collecting 6% PA sales tax on items sold and re required to have a tax number. Pennsylvania Sales Tax Number must be entered on the application.
17. The Fall Foliage Festival Committee reserves the right to relocate or dismiss any participant or selling activity.
18. No booth space is guaranteed from year-to-year.

1. Permit Fee: $25. per trailer foot per two (2) day weekend, plus electric hookup: $20. per two (2) day weekend. Fees must accompany application. Include your trailer hitch and any open canopies in your measurements!
2. No refunds due to weather.
3. All participants must provide their own equipment. Electrical outlets are provided.
4. All participants are responsible for collection and payment of sales tax. Pennsylvania Sales Tax Number must be entered on application. (Pennsylvania Sales Tax Collection Chart NOT provided by festival committee.)
5. All participants must send a copy of Insurance Form with application.
6. Festival Hours: 9 AM - 5 PM Saturdays...... 9 AM - 5 PM Sundays
7. Food Concessions supply vehicle locations will be assigned only by the Fall Foliage Festival Committee and such locations will be monitored accordingly.
8. The Fall Foliage Festival Committee reserves the right to relocate or dismiss any participant or selling activity found not in compliance with the conditions listed.
9. One (1) vehicle pass will accompany your space permit. All parked vehicles must display this access permit. Service and / or accessorial vehicles must be parked in authorized areas. Vehicle permit must be displayed on windshield of accessorial vehicle or vehicle will be towed.
10. Direct electrical hook-ups are prohibited. Furnish your own 220V cord which fits a standard dryer receptacle.
11. All garbage must be removed from the trailer area at the end of the day. Concessions not in compliance will be assessed a clean-up fee.
12. Parking of trailers on Penn Street before 5:00 PM Friday night is prohibited. Any trailer parked in the festival designated areas before this hour on Friday will be towed by borough police at owner's expense. Additional parking available in Fort Bedford Park area.
13. Due to concern of the Bedford Borough Tree Commission and the rapid growth of the young trees planted on "concession row" your trailers must be parked three feet from the curb. The Bedford Borough Police has agreed to this arrangement.
14. In order to achieve an orderly placement of concession trailers, vehicles will be parked one at a time in order to avoid "jockeying" your trailer.
15. Submit $100. check or money order deposit (non-refundable) with the application by March 15, 2008 to: