We want to extend our thanks to all of you who attended the 2007 Festival and/or donated items for door prizes and samples for the registration bags. The therapists were delighted with the quantity and quality of the "goodies" they got in their bags! In addition, we had so many door prizes donated that nearly everyone won a prize! You can see some of the photos of door prize winners at worldmassagefestival.com/2007/doorwin1.html

We know that many of you plan your event attendance many months in advance, so wanted to give you a heads up about the 2008 World Massage Festival.

The 2008 Festival will be in Panama City Beach, Florida at the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort. The dates are August 1-3, 2008.

Therapists are already registering up for classes in 2008 and we are expecting a record (400-500) attendance! Most of the classes in 2007 sold out 3 months in advance of the October Festival and all were at the very limits of space!

All our vendors are listed on the Festival website (with links to their websites) and in "The Bridge Builders", our Festival program, as sponsors for this unique event. In addition, vendors who have previously worked a Festival will be offered a $50 discount in 2008!

We listened to all your suggestions and have changed the scheduling around for 2008 to allow vendor exhibits to open during early check in for therapists on Friday. Vendor setup will be 7 am - Noon and then open for business from Noon to 6:00 pm on Friday. Classes are staggered around lunch on Saturday and Sunday to allow an additional 3 hour window in the middle of the day. On Sunday, vendors may leave when classes resume at 2:00 pm, or remain open until the end of the Festival at 8:00 pm, at your discretion. There will also be no entry fee charged to daily attendees or the general public in 2008. We hope these changes will boost your sales and make your lives just a bit easier!

The vendor contract is posted on this page in both PDF and Word format. Also on this page you will find information about sponsoring events at the World Massage Festival and placing advertisements in "The Bridge Builders".

We will be in touch in the months ahead, but please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Take care,
Mike Hinkle, Founder
World Massage Festival & Massage Therapy Hall of Fame
850-292-3002
Cindy Michaels
Registrar, World Massage Festival
850-292-1599
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