For booth rentals, please email Salescmfgs@gmail.com or call 720-643-3921
For logistics and show information, email david: davidcmfgs@gmail.com or call 720-643-3921
For billing questions and concerns, email LOGAN: logancmfgs@gmail.com Or call 719-648-2609
For billing questions and Customer service, email heather: heathercmfgs@gmail.com Or call 973-903-3256
BOOK YOUR SPACES!
To reserve a location for the 2025 show, contact us at salescmfgs@gmail.com
Click here for download DEALER APPLICATION
Denver Coliseum, Both Levels (L1, L2)
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
Denver Coliseum Tents
Business Licensing and Sales Tax Reporting:
All sales at the CMFGS must be reported by filing tax reports to both Denver and Colorado by October 20. Retail sales require collection of 8.81% tax (4% – state, 4.81% city). Wholesale transactions are not subject to taxation, but should also be recorded to include the buyer’s business license information.
Separate Denver and Colorado returns are required but pre-registration is not required for necessary licenses (see below).
Denver Taxes and Special Event License
- Visit Denver eBiz Tax Center
- Choose Register or File for a Special Event. A Special Event Sales Tax License will be issued at your first filing.
- License Fee: $0
Colorado Taxes and Special Event License
- Colorado Business Special Event License Registration Form
- Form Instructions
- License Fee: is $8 (single location), $12 (multiple locations)
Colorado Taxes:
Weight Scales:
Sales calculated by weight require use of scales which have been licensed in the state of Colorado and have a National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) Conformance Certificate. Failure to comply can result in fines and/or device decommissioning.
- Complete the Scales / Measuring Devices Application
- Mail with payment prior to the show to:
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Inspection and Consumer Services
305 Interlocken Parkway
Broomfield, CO 80021
Call 719-250-1851 or email aaron.yanker@state.co.us with questions.
Decorator Services:
Showcases, Lighting, Pipe & Drape, Light Poles, Table Skirts
Showcases and Lighting create eye-catching displays that give a boost to your sales. Here are our recommended providers:
- Tucson Store Fixtures – Many options of wide, wall, and narrow showcases with various lighting options. Pricing and availability subject to change for the 2025 show.
Tucson Store Fixtures Order Form
Email: curt@tucsonstorefixtures.com
- R&R Showcases – Sleek wall and tower showcases. Selection may vary for 2025, but you can find the current options here:
2024 R&R Order Form
Email: rrshowcasesf@gmail.com - Luxe Events Display Co. – providing ShowOff Lighting options for rental or purchase. Low-wattage requirements but high volume lumen output ideal for a variety of products and gemstones of all colors.
LED Co. Order FormEmail: LuxeEventsDisplayCo@gmail.com
Pipe and Drape / Light Poles – local company recommendations for custom pipe and drape and/or light poles for your own or rented lighting.
- Butler Rents – Pipe and Drape Rentals
Call: 303-388-5971 Email: info@butlerrents.com
- Event Rents – Pipe and Drape Rentals
Call: 303-972-0975
Table Skirts: Dress your tables to impress! Table skirting in black or white is now available for rent for the CMFGS for your 8′ tables.
- Luxe Events Display Co.
LED Co. Order Form
Email: LuxeEventsDisplayCo@gmail.com
Set-Up Schedule:
Denver Coliseum Tents / Arena / Concourse
Regular Setup Hours (no fees):
Wednesday – Thursday (3rd, 4th) 8 am to 6 pm
Must check in prior to 5pm!
Vendors must check in to collect dealer packets and ID tags. Visible tags are required for any vendor or staff member while onsite during non-show hours.
Early Delivery:
Cost: $150
Monday 1st, Sept 9 am to 5 pm
Early delivery fees apply per vendor (or drop off location).
No setup (table adjustment, showcase arrangement, lighting included) on early delivery day.
All deliveries must be scheduled. Unscheduled freight will be refused.
Early deliveries by UPS without a vendor present ARE NOT subject to additional changes.
All other freight handlers require vendor presence and ARE subject to fee.
Forklift charges apply for all deliveries.
Early Setup:
Early Setup Arena and Concourse
Cost: $250
Tuesday 2nd, Sept 8 am to 6 pm
Early delivery and setup are only available to vendors with on-time booth payments. Services must be arranged and paid for by August 15, 2025.
Early setup For Tent (20×20 to 20×60):
Cost: $250
Monday 1st, Sept 8 am to 6 pm
Early delivery and setup are only available to vendors with on-time booth payments. Services must be arranged and paid for by August 15, 2025.
Early setup For Tent superior of (20×60):
Sunday 31, August 8 am to 6 pm
Early delivery and setup are only available to vendors with on-time booth payments. Services must be arranged and paid for by August 15, 2025.
Vendors must check in to collect dealer packets and ID tags. Visible tags are required for any vendor or staff member while onsite during non-show hours.
FORKLIFT SERVICES:
All forklift services are managed through the Coliseum.
Cost: 1st pallet $50 / additional pallets $25 each.
Please contact David directly to arrange any of these services.
ACCES & BADGES
All persons wishing to access the show during the set-up or before the opening hours to the public must carry an identification badge.
Badges will be distributed at the registration desk upon your arrival.
No access will be granted without a badge.
Badges included by booth or tent category
BOOTH
1-3 table : 3 Badges + 2 VIP
4-6 tables : 4 Badges + 3 VIP
7-9 tables : 5 Badges + 4 VIP
9-18 tables : 6 Badges + 5 VIP
TENT
Tent 20 x 20: 4 badges + 4 VIP
Tent 20 x 40: 5 badges + 5 VIP
Tent 20 x 60: 6 badges + 6 VIP
Tent XL: 8 badges + 8 VIP
Possibility to order additional badges at a price of $20 each
please order your additional badges in advance by contacting David davidcmfgs@gmail.com or Logan logancmfgs@gmail.com
Shipping Address:
Your company name
Booth number | cell phone # <<<< IMPORTANT!!
Denver Coliseum
4600 Humboldt Street
Denver, CO 80216
IMPORTANT!
No COD on behalf of denver coliseum will be allowed
you must put the transport invoicing in the name of your company
Security:
7 Denver Coliseum employees during event hours and 3 CMFGS Ambassador.
4 private security agents during the day
1 private security agent during the night
As with any show, the promoter, police, venue, and the city of Denver are not responsible for any loss or theft of any kind, in any manner, for whatever reason. It is your sole responsibility to obtain loss insurance and to take appropriate security precautions such as using showcases, security cages, cable locks, lock boxes, RF tags, monitoring cameras, tamper alarms, tracker beacons, and the like. Assume that there will be shoplifters present and make smart decisions now to ensure that you are not a victim.
Vendors will also have access to a dedicated locked room in a secured part of the buildings for overnight storage. Please send us a request by email. Davidcmfgs@gmail.com
Overnight Parking:
Trailers and Empty Trucks
For those parking empty (non-sleeping) trailers and trucks on-site the cost is $50 for the show duration, paid in advance before a location can be reserved. Although this area is fenced, it is not guarded. But there will be campers nearby.
All overnight parking reservations must be accompanied by a valid driver’s license and vehicle registration for each vehicle remaining on the grounds overnight.
Wi-Fi:
Free WIFI service is available throughout the Denver Coliseum
Importing:
No taxes are due upon importation of minerals, fossils, gems, jewelry and similar items into the USA. Further, there are no duties on minerals and fossils shipped into the USA. Be sure to have a detailed inventory list and use Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code number 97050000. This code corresponds to “Collections and Collectors’ Pieces of Mineralogical or Paleontological Interest”.
Most gems, jewelry, semi-precious / precious stones, and precious metals are also exempt from import duties. However there are many exceptions in which the duty is 10% or more. To learn which specific items are subject to duty, please visit the official United States International Trade Commission website and use the Search function.
If only a few items are subject to duty and the amount is low, it is usually fastest / cheapest to pay the duty. However, in cases where the duty would be high, then the exhibitor can acquire an ATA Carnet at a cost of about $300 (+ surety bond at a cost of 1% of the merchandise value). The ATA Carnet is an international customs document that allows the holder to temporarily (up to one year) import goods without payment of normally applicable duties and taxes, including value-added taxes in more than 71 countries. The ATA Carnet eliminates the need to purchase temporary import bonds. So long as the goods are re-exported within the allotted time frame, no duties or taxes are due. Failure to re-export all goods listed on the ATA Carnet results in the need to pay the applicable duties (as would be the case for items that are sold). The acronym ATA is a combination of French and English phrases “Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission.”
To learn about and obtain an ATA Carnet please visit the International Chamber of Commerce website.
Vendor Payments and Cancellation:
Booth Payments: Booth fee balances are due in full by the May 31 2025 deadline. Booth reservations not paid in full by this date are subject to our standard $600 late fee. This late fee will not be waived. Failure to pay by the due date restricts vendors for eligibility for any early access services
Vendor Cancellation: Unforeseen circumstances can arise that will prevent a Vendor from attending the show as planned. Therefore, release from contract is possible by emailed request, and refunds subject to the following schedule are available ONLY to Vendors who have submitted the 50% minimum deposit within 30 days of application:
Before March 1: Full Refund
Before April 1: 100% of amount paid less $200
Before May 1: 75% of amount paid less $200
Before June 1: 50% of amount paid less $200
June 2 or later: No Refund
INVITATION LETTERS
At this time we only offer letters of invitation to our registered vendors. Please follow the email link below and provide the requested information. If confirmed as a vendor currently booked in good standing in the show, your letter will be sent to you at the email address provided.
Invitation Letter Request (Registered Vendors ONLY):
- Email to davidcmfgs@gmail.com with the following information:
- Company name
- Company address
- first and last name
- Passport number
- Date of birth