Thank you for your interest in being a Vendor or Exhibitor at the Diocesan Youth Conference (DYC) and College Campus Ministry Summit (Summit)! These events bring in close to 2000 individuals from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia for a weekend of Catholic worship and community. Part of their experiences include visiting the Saint Vincent de Paul Marketplace, the space where all Vendors and Exhibitors are found, which is located near the main keynote session ballroom. As a Vendor or Exhibitor, your presence helps to make this a weekend that they will remember.

All Vendors and Exhibitors must arrive on Friday afternoon so that you are available during free time surrounding the evening sessions and to then be present from 8:00am to 8:00pm on Saturday.

For application purposes,

• Vendor: Someone selling something. This includes homemade goods, a distributor from a larger company, or someone selling pilgrimages/services.
• Exhibitor: Someone not selling something. This includes advertising for ministries, religious life/vocations tables, or sharing resources that are free.

Potential vendors and exhibitors are asked to submit this application for approval. We have a limited amount of space available, and we want to have a wide variety of goods and ministries represented. Applications are accepted until Tuesday, January 19, 2027, at 12noon. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis; accepted applications will be notified as early as November 1, 2026 and no later than January 30, 2027.

The Marketplace is open at DYC and Summit on February 19-20, 2027, at The Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule:

Friday, February 19, 2027

Saturday, February 20, 2027

We are advertising that vendors open at 7:00pm on Friday night. Check in for vendors will start at 2:00pm and continues until 3:00pm. We ask that your booth is set up no later than 7:00pm, which is the advertised time that the Saint Vincent de Paul Marketplace opens.

We ask all vendors to stay until 10:00pm on Friday and to have booths staffed all day from 8:00am to 8:00pm on Saturday.

Food:

On Saturday, the Food Court in the Convention Center will be open for lunch from 11:45am-1:45pm and accepts credit card payments. It will not be open at any other time in the day.

Looking for dinner on Friday night? Consider one of the local Richmond spots, such as Secret Sandwich Society or Capital Ale House!

Wifi: 

Dedicated Wi-Fi service is not available at the vendor/exhibitor booths. Vendors needing a reliable internet connection for payments or other needs should plan to provide their own hotspot service.

Booth Specifications:

All exhibitor booths are 10ftx10ft and will come with 2 6-foot tables and 2 chairs. Vendors can select to have a 10ftx10ft booth with 2 6-foot tables and 2 chairs OR a 12ftx12ft booth with 3 6-foot tables and 3 chairs. Additional tables can be brought in by the vendor as long as they fit inside of their allotted booth area; we cannot provide additional tables. Access to an electrical outlets cannot be guaranteed; it is suggested that vendors needing access to electricity should plan to provide their own charging devices.

There is a $50 application fee due at the time of submitting your application; this fee goes towards your full registration cost. If your application is accepted, the rest of the registration cost will be charged to your provided payment option. If your application is not accepted, you will be refunded the $50 application fee.

• Vendors who select 10ftx10ft are $200 total, including the $50 application fee
• Vendors who select 12ftx12ft are $300 total, including the $50 application fee
• Exhibitors are $100 total, including the $50 application fee

Cancellations:

If an accepted vendor or exhibitor needs to cancel: Cancellations will be given refunds, minus the $50 application fee, until applications close on Tuesday, January 19, 2026, at 12noon. After that, no refunds will be given to cancellations.