Join us at GCV&M as a dealer, vendor, performer, or partner!
GCV&M is committed to “enriching life today by connecting people with history, art, and nature.” At several of the Museum’s annual special events, we invite local antique dealers, artisans, creators, musicians, craft brewers, and small businesses to directly assist us in our mission through vending and performing opportunities. Each special event is held on the Museum grounds and has a unique flavor, seasonal benefits, and vending/performance location (vendor rates vary). Event attendance ranges from 500 visitors to nearly 2,000 daily.
Please join us! Click the button below to express interest in our vendor opportunities.
For specialized questions or feedback, contact Lindsay Gall, Director of Special Events, at events@gcv.org.
2027 Vendor Events
Event links are to 2026 event pages
Tasting Events
These events are free for vendors to join! We are looking for local beer, wine, cider, mead, distilled spirits, non-alcoholic, craft, and food vendors for our Spring and Fall tasting events.
GCV&M provides:
- Promotion on our social media pages & website
- Tables, chairs, and ice throughout the event delivered right to you!
- About 900 guests to taste your wares make this an engaging and fun event
- $100 stipend per alcohol vendor per event (pertains only to alcohol vendors who return all relevant paperwork by deadlines in contract)
- An acknowledgement letter from our (501c3 non-profit) organization for tax purposes for your donations of tastings
- Tasting glasses (for History on Tap only) and ID checks by at the door
In addition:
- Tasting vendors can sell packaged alcoholic drinks to go (open containers and “by the glass” alcoholic beverages are not accepted at these events)
- Tasting vendors can sell all manner of swag & merch
History on Tap: (Saturday, May 22, 2027, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.) Join us for an evening tasting event uniquely set in our 19th Century Village with lie music, food trucks, costumed interpreters, historic games, and more!
Hop Harvest Festival: (Saturday, September 4, 2027, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) This family-friendly celebration of hops, grains, grapes, and wine, features live music, German style dancing, and a deeper look into the rich history that ties alcohol to the Genesee Valley.
See requirements for licenses and permits below.
Support our Mission!
Genesee Country Village & Museum is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. We rely on the generosity of our community to help us educate and entertain visitors of all ages by preserving and sharing the incredible history, art, and nature of our region.
You can help by donating individual items, gift baskets, gift cards, and more for our annual fundraiser’s silent auction! Each September, The Whirl is a magical evening in the Historic Village with approximately 400 guests. Donations are tax-deductible, and you will be listed as a donor on our website.
Email events@gcv.org for more information or bring your donation along with you to any event when you are vending! To be included in 2026’s auction, donations must be collected by Saturday, September 5.
Food & Alcohol Vendor Requirements
To comply with New York State and Monroe County permitting standards for the safety of vendors, Museum guests, and the Museum, please note the following for food and alcohol vendors:
Consumptive Goods (food, non-alcohol drinks):
- Manufacturing Retail & Wholesale License. Vendors selling consumable goods produced off-site must provide a digital copy of NYS Agriculture & Markets permit prior to event. Learn more here: http://agriculture.ny.gov/food-business-licensing.
- Health Department Permit. All vendors selling consumable goods onsite must send a digital copy of their health department permit prior to event and be prepared with hard copy should the Monroe County Health Department inspect onsite during event. Learn more here: https://www.monroecounty.gov/eh-food.
- Certificate of Insurance. All food/non-alcohol drink vendors must also provide proof of liability (GCV&M does not need to be named as additionally insured.)
Alcohol Vendors:
- EITHER Marketing Permit. For manufacturers tasting or selling alcohol to-go, alcohol vendors must have a Marketing Permit from NY State Liquor Authority (SLA) and send a digital copy prior to event. Learn more here: https://sla.ny.gov/permits-available-online. The marketing permit does not include on-site pours in addition to samples. Alcohol sold must be closed or sealed.
- OR Farm License. Alcohol vendors with a Farm Brewery License, Farm Winery License, or other appropriate farm license must send a digital copy of their license prior to the event in lieu of the Marketing Permit. Alcohol sold must be closed or sealed, per GCV&M regulation.
- AND Certificate of Insurance. Alcohol vendors must also provide proof of liability with GCV&M names as additionally insured.
FYI: Included in the contract for tasting events is the following:
- We acknowledge our responsibility to comply fully with New York State Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC) and all applicable NYSLA regulations during the event. To ensure clear accountability we understand and accept the following compliance commitments required by NYSLA for participation in the event:
- All staff representing our organization are trained in responsible alcohol service and will adhere to all permit conditions.
- We maintain active liquor liability insurance to address any potential claims arising from our service during the event.
- We agree to cooperate fully with the NYSLA and event organizers in any investigation, providing records or other
documentation as requested to determine responsibility. - We acknowledge the NYSLA Marketing Permit restricts the size of samples as follows:
- Beer – 3 oz or less
- Wine – 2oz or less
- Liquour-1/4 oz