Spring Fest [Mar 25, 2018] Spring Fest 2018 (Des Moines, IA)

Greater Iowa Reef Society
&
CEACich Aquatics
Present:
Spring Fest 2018!

Sunday March 25th, 2018
Location:
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Bruce L. Rastetter 4-H Exhibits Building
Des Moines, IA

We've got a ton of space for this event - 43,000 square feet!
**(and cheaper than the Animal Learning Center actually...)

Event Day Schedule:
Doors will open early for check-in (exact time TBD)

11:30am - Show Floor Opens for Members-Only Early Access
12:00pm - Show Floor Opens to Public
2:30pm - Raffle
3:00pm - Show Floor Closes

$5 General Admission
FREE for GIRS and CEACich Aquatics Club Members
FREE for all 17 and younger

RAFFLE ITEM THREAD:
https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/raffle-item-list.28771/

We have some great things in the works for this event which we will announce as we lock them in!


Here are a few fun things that will be going on:

Kids' Zone open from Noon - 3 pm
This will include fun activities for the kids!

Photo Booth (more information to come)

FOOD AND DRINKS!
** INCLUDES BEER **

The venue will have the Concessions Stand open with a variety of food & snacks available from their catering vendor Campbell's Concessions.
MENU POSTED IN THREAD POST #35, CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO IT

VENDORS!

There will be no limit on Dry Goods tables and non-coral vendors
We will be limiting the number of Coral Vendors

We plan on having a Community Dry Goods / Used Equipment area, as well as a Community Livestock Tank. This was popular at Fall Fest, so we are planning on doing it again. More information to come!

We've already got a bunch of vendors lined up, including:

Coral Vendors
Jason Fox Signature Corals
AZN Nutty
TNT Corals
Reef Deep Aquatics
Midwest Frags
T Ball
Aquaporium
Unlimited Color Corals
Jeanette Becker
Dave Roth
Jeremy Dirks
Matt Van Sloten
Casey Schares & Kendall Kannegieter

Non-coral Vendors
Booyah's Clowns
Dirk Griffin
Mermaid's Cove
Printed Reefing Solutions
Fiji Cube
Landscape Accents

**Tables fees:
$20 per table for Members & Sponsors
$25 per table for all others

** If power is needed, a $5 charge per booth space (not per table) will apply
Night-before setup will be available from 7pm - 11pm

More to come!!!​