Community Expo
2024
20th Annual Chamber Community Business Expo
Please note that if you do not have to attend the Expo to be a sponsor.
- Vendors from area businesses, organizations, non-profits and MORE under one roof!
- FREE reusable canvas bags for the first 500 adults to enter!
- Chances to WIN gift cards, a trunk-load of groceries, and much more!
- LIVE music
- Have your picture taken with local emergency and law officials in a police car, fire truck and MORE!
- Seasonal crafters will showcase their handmade items!
- All guests receive a FREE community full-color directory
- Chances to WIN many prizes!
- Free parking! (extra handicapped parking in north parking lot)
- Free Admittance!
- Expo guests come from not just Wayland, but all of the surrounding communities. This is your opportunity to reach many people in just FOUR hours!
- We market the Expo heavily to draw people there - from radio spots, newspaper ads, posters, flyers, website, social media, signage, cross-promoting from vendors, and more! We do WHAT we do to GET people THERE to meet YOU!
- Meet with other area businesses/organizations - We offer a FREE vendor lounge where we have a power networking vendor continental breakfast the morning of Expo. Also, throughout the day, the lounge is open for vendors to take a break or have a lunch. Complimentary snacks will be provided in the lounge. The lounge is exclusive to vendors only.
- This is YOUR opportunity to highlight your business or organization to the West MI community!
RETURNING FOR 2024 - Due to popular demand, we will bring in handmade items from local crafters and artists! Perfect for fall décor and early Christmas shopping!
Artist and Crafters - If you handmake your goods, there is a spot for you too! Due to limited availability, artists and crafters registrations are available by competing the Artist & Crafter Expo Registration (form fillable) and returning it to denise@waylandchamber.org.
FOOD VENDORS: If you are a restaurant, bakery, deli, or other food vendor - please contact the chamber at denise@waylandchamber.org
2024 Expo Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors: Allegan County Community Foundation, Gun Lake Casino and Robinson Dental
Premier Sponsors:
- APEX Clean Energy
- Booth Hilaski Grevenstuk Insurance Agency
- Less Stress in Life by Deb Timmerman
- Full Potential Chiropractic
- Greenridge Realty
- Hopkins Propane
- Huff Pool & Spa
- ITC
- Laurels of Sandy Creek
- MyTown Ace Hardware
- Sable Homes
- United Bank
Emergency Officials Luncheon:
Edward Jones Financial, David Hart
General RV
Gun Lake Tribe
Grocery Guess Contest:
Ed Koehn Ford
Vendor Lounge:
RT Stitchcrafts
Vendor Bingo:
Koval Construction
If you would like to be a sponsor, please fill out the sponsorship form and return it denise@waylandchamber.org.
2024 Expo Vendors
4 One 2 Distillery
All Weather Seal
Allegan County Community Foundation
Allegan County Sheriff's Department
Allegan County Transportation
Apex Clean Energy
Bay Pointe
Biggby
Booth Hilaski Grevenstuk Insurance
Calvary Church
City of Wayland Police Department
Country Cat Lady
Estate Planning Legal Services
Full Potential Chiropractic
Girl Scouts of Michigan
Green Acres of Wayland
Greenridge Realty
Gun Lake Tribal Police
Henna Tattoos
Highpoint Community Bank
Huff Pool & Spa
Hydro Air
Wayland Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Kubiak Cook Funeral Home
Laurels of Sandy Creek
Leaf Filter
Legacy Legal
Less Stress in Life
Lions - Vision Testing
Mary Kay by Kathy DeHaan
Masons Lodge Fidelity #513
Michigan Mitten
Michigan State Police
Moline Mill Co-Op
MyTown Ace Hardware
Partners In Change
Peace Church
Property Revolution LLC
Renewal by Anderson
Restored Construction llc.
Robinson Dental
Royal Radiance Jewelry
Sable Homes
Seaglass Quilts
Sensory Systems Clinic West
St. Therese Culture of Life
St. Vincent de Paul
Technology Solutions
Together for the Good
UCW Gun Safety Initiative
United Bank
Veterans Assistance Program
VFW Post #7581
Wayland Area EMS
Wayland Fire Department
Wings of Hope Hospice