This fun summer festival is a great way to connect with Westerville area families before the start of the school year!
About this EventVENDOR REGISTRATION
11th Annual Westerville Back to School Bash (7/17/25)
This fun summer festival is a great way to connect with local families before the start of the school year. Fun event that helps families connect with area business, find educational resources, classes, fitness, family activities, childcare, afterschool help, programs for adults/kids, items for their home, shopping or simply connecting with parents / moms.
It will attract families and community from Westerville, New Albany, Polaris, Worthington and surrounding Columbus area. Great way to find new customers with 3,000-4,000+ attendees. It will be fun!
- When: July 17th 2025 (Thursday, 5 - 8PM)
- Where: 950 County Line Road, Westerville, OH 43081 (Westerville North Hight School)
- Who Attends: Families from Westerville, New Albany, Polaris, Worthington and surrounding Columbus area.
- How it works: Outdoor event! Families pre-register to attend the event and it's various fun activities. Admission is free.
- Expected Attendance: 3,000-4,000+
- F estival Event Page: COMING SOON
- Why families attend the event: This family event connects parents with local community resources, classes (kids or adults), after school programs, education, childcare, health & wellness, items for their house, shopping, or simply things that you need when you are an adult (insurance, buying a home, or just other adult stuff).
What to do at the event:
- Fun Items: Fun summer festival includes free back to school supplies, bounce park, Stitch Meet & Greet!, mini golf, carnival games, mechanical surfboard ride, new tunnel & fort zone, petting zoo, pony rides, special princess and superhero visit, magician performance, music, dance performances, balloon artist, face painter, duck matching game (win either mini beach ball, bubbles, squishy toy or candy), prize wheel, lucky coin game, prize pinball, lollipop game, bubble zone, free cotton candy, cookies, popcorn, food and treat trucks and more!
- Back to School: 200 FREE back-to-school supplies for the first 200 kids (limit 2 per family). Plus, find classes, care, programs and resources for back to school and items for your kids.
- What To Do at The Event: Find local resources, classes, shopping products and kid’s items, plus discover and shop for neat things for your family and your home.
Booth Opportunities or Sponsorship Opportunities (event is outdoors)
- Booth Only (10x10): $250
- Scavenger Hunt Booth – 1 of 9 destinations on Scavenger Hunt (10x10): $300
- Crafter or Direct Sales Booth Only (10x10): $80
Top Sponsorships - (80-90% of Attendees to your booth):
Premier Sponsor (Diamond): $1,000
- Direct linked at the top of event page
- 2 - 5'x2' Banners at Stage & Front Entrance
- Balloon Artist at your booth – #1 most visited item!
- 90%+ of attendees visit your booth
- Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees
- Featured on event flyers, posters and website
- Booth near front entrance
Balloon Artist Sponsor (Platinum): $600
- Balloon Artist at your booth!
- #1 Attraction/Visted Area
- 80-90% of attendees visit your booth
Face Painter Sponsor (Platinum): $600
- Face Painter at your booth!
- Key Attraction/ Highly Visted Area
- 80-90% of attendees visit your booth
Petting Zoo (Gold): $500
- Fun animal area! Petting zoo admission starts at your booth
- 5’x2’ banner at start of area
- Great interaction with families
Back to School Supplies (Platinum): $500
- 200 free back to school supplies to give out to attendees
- High visit area of the event
- Part of fun pass
- Help families as they get ready for school
- Included on the Scavenger Hunt!
Fun Pass - Destinations (70-80% of attendees to your booth)
Mystery Prize Wheel: $500- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes Prize Wheel
- Includes 8 different types of prizes (2,000+) + Table
- Most popular destination on Fun Pass.
Lucky Coin Game: $475 - Easy Game
- Part of Fun Pass & Scavenger Hunt – only item that includes both!
- Families pick 1 of 2 coins from a cauldron to determine their prize!
- 1,500+ prizes!
- We provide you 2 candy bins
Stitch Character & Greet Zone: $450
- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Stitch at your booth (3 hours) - Featured character at the event!
- Character matching Stickers for kids at your booth after pictures.
- Very popular destination
Scavenger Hunt Destinations (1 of 9 Stops – 60-70% of Attendees to booth)
Map (Gold): $500- 1st Stop of Scavenge Hunt
- Your logo on top of event map
- Email address of all attendees
- We provide you a candy bin. Very visible
Cookie Sponsor (Gold): $400
- 200 individually wrapped cookies from your both
- People love cookes - popular destination
- Stop on the Scavenger Hunt!
- Featured on the the event map for having this item
Destinations Branding or Food Destinations (Attendance not required)
Fun Zone Sponsor (Platinum): $400- Fun area - one of the top areas of the event!
- 5'x2' banner at the front
- Your booth beside game area
- 30 Free Bounce Park Passes (or for all your employees families)
Carnival Game Sponsor (Platinum): $400- Fun area where all Carnival games are played!
- 5'x2' banner at the front
- Your booth beside game area
- 50 free Activity/Carnival Game tickets
Entrance Sponsor (Gold): $350- Signage at main entrance of the event
- Included on all posters, flyers
- Your flyer/postcard/coupon distributed to attendees
- In the 1st 8 booths at the event (If attending)
Add-On Options:- Flyer distribution to attendees: $75
- Candy Bin (Must purchase booth – we provide candy): $50
- Candy / Prize Donation (Supporter): Help us by donating for us to purchase candy & prizes: $10 to $300 contribution
SPONSORSHIPS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Title Sponsor (Diamond): $1,200- Direct linked at the top of event Web page
- 2 - 5'x2' Banners one each at Stage & Front Entrance
- Pick Face Painter or 1 Item below for Free
- Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees
- Featured on event flyers, posters and website
- 3rd Booth at Event
Balloon Artist Sponsor (Platinum): $600- Balloon Artist at your booth!
- #1 Attraction/Visted Area
- 80-90% of attendees visit your booth
Main Stage (Platinum): $500- Presenting Sponsor of all stage activities!
- Direct linked on event page (above stage schedule)
- 5’ x 2’ banner at stage
- Stage mentions during the entire event
Bag Sponsor (Platinum): $350 (you provide bag) or $800 (we produce bag)- Event Bag provided to attendees
- Drawstring bag (if we produce)
- Only Logo on bag!
- Ability to hand out bag near Event Check-In.
- Booth near main entrance – high traffic spot.+
Lollipop Game (Gold): $450- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes 1,000+ lollipops at your booth (plus 3 sucker trees)
- Fun/easy Game to play – win 3 different types of suckers
- Plinko Game: $450
- Last stop of Scavenger HuntVery Interactive (we provide everything)
- Families play Plinko game to win prizes
- We provide game and all prizes.
Duck Matching Game (Special Prize Item): $450- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes Duck Matching game to win one of 4 different prizes (1,000+ types of candy / Seasonal Prizes)
- Families pre-register, high traffic
Pinball Game: $450- Play to win with Prize Pinball Game
- 1,000+ Prizes & candy Prizes at your booth!
- Popular item and great way to engage with families
Popcorn Sponsor (Gold): $400- 200 servings of Popcorn or Cracker Jacks from your both
- Prepackaged – people love popcorn
- Included on Scavenger Hunt!
- Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item on the event map
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