Our Vendor Hall applications open typically in the Summer – so keep an eye on our socials and on this page! Vendors are selected by our vendor hall team in a juried selection. 

While we would love to have each and every vendor who applies join us, we are limited by the size of our venue. If you are not selected – please apply again next year! We do our best to cycle vendors to allow a variety of the fandom’s best creatives to vend with us. In addition, we often place applicants who are not selected onto our waitlist – if you are placed on the waitlist, we will reach out to you if we have a table or booth become available before the event.

If you are selected as a vendor, you are given early access to our hotel room block at the Westin! You will be given early access to book and stay at our hotel to make your time vending as easy and convenient as possible. If you are chosen affter the initial selection round and the hotel has become available to regular attendees, we will do our best to facilitate you and assist with a hotel room at one of our hotels. 

Please note that while we offer this perk to our vendors, those who are in the artists’ alley do not get early access to the hotel block.

Yes! We’re proud to offer catered meals for our vendors daily during the scheduled lunch break. 

Vendors are offered a full hour for lunch while the Vendor Hall is closed to guests to enjoy a full meal catered by the Westin. This is included in your table/booth fees, and the exact schedule and meal offering will be given to you either via email, or via the official group chat for our vendors. We are also mindful of various allergies and dietary preferences, and work closely with the Westin to accommodate these needs whenever possible. Please let our staff know of any preferences or allergies that you or any staff accompanying you have so we can best accommodate everyone. 

We’d love to help get your name out there! Our event varies its advertising opportunities annually, so we recommend you visit our advertising page for more details. 

The Artists’ Alley is a section of the vendor hall featuring smaller tables that are raffled off for daily use for free! We’re proud to continue to offer these spaces for the creatives of our fandom.

Selections for the Artists’ Alley are separate from the main hall, and typically decided later in the year than the main vendors. Artists chosen are provided with the table for the day, limited power outlets may be available.

Artists’ Alley applications are NOT OPEN YET.

Artists’ Alley tables are 4ftx30in in size, and they are available as daily spaces that must be vacated completely by the end of each day. Limited power outlets may be available.

Artists’ Alley participants will be chosen through a random lottery, artist alley spots are free!

Massachusetts Tax IDs are an absolute requirement to sit in the Artists’ Alley, regardless of if you win the online lottery or if you are chosen on-site. If you do not submit your Tax ID while applying for a spot, you are required to provide your Tax ID to us on-site at the convention BEFORE you take a seat. If you have won the lottery and show up at the convention without your Tax ID, you will be denied a seat in the Artists Alley.

You can find our General Vendors policy and dealer packet information, here.

Price: Free!

If you have any questions regarding the Dealer’s Den or Artists Alley, please contact:

[email protected]

Vendor Hall applications are NOT YET OPEN for 2026.

Prices:

• One (1) Full Table – $350
• Two (2) Full Tables – $600
• Booth (10’x10′) – $1000

Electricity will be available for all Dealers.
One (1) Full Table will include 1 standard registration.
Two (2) Full Tables will include 2 standard registrations.
A Booth (10’x10′) will include 3 standard registrations.

Benefits include:

• You will have an assigned space in our Vendor Hall for the duration of the event
• Your artist or business name will be listed on the Anthro New England Dealer’s Map
• You can advertise to your customers where you will be located well in advance.
• You can set up displays up to 8′ tall within your table space.

You can find our General Vendors policy and dealer packet information, here.

Massachusetts Tax IDs are an absolute requirement to acquire a Dealers’ Den table.

If you have any questions regarding the Dealer’s Den or Artists Alley, please contact:

[email protected]

INTRODUCTION
Last Revised July 2024

Anthro New England is required to provide the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) a Massachusetts Sales Tax ID for all vendors attending Anthro New England. That means everyone in the Dealers Den and the Artists Alley that sells anything throughout the weekend is required to provide their individual Tax IDs to us before the convention, and collect sales tax on applicable items throughout their time at ANE.

Only the primary business at each table-space is required to submit a tax ID – assistants are not required to submit Tax IDs. Only the primary business registered at each table is allowed to do business – you may not “share” a table.

TAX IDS FOR US RESIDENTS
If you do not already have a valid Massachusetts DOR Tax ID, you can follow these easy steps online to first get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) with the IRS, which you can then register as your Tax ID with the Massachusetts DOR. Note: This process is FREE.

1. Generate an EIN with the IRS:
   https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online
2. After you get your EIN from the IRS, make an account with MassTaxConnect to register your EIN with the Mass. DOR.
   https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/
   *Note: there is a difference between your Mass. Tax ID and your MassTaxConnect System ID, mentioned because you can access both pieces of information from your MassTaxConnect account.

You do not need to renew this process every year, it is a permanent and perpetual registration unless you cancel it. It is also advised that you make a copy of your Tax ID for your own records.

If you do not register with the Massachusetts DOR to collect Sales Tax, you will not be allowed to participate as an exhibitor at Anthro New England. Anthro New England will provide a secure form for you to submit your Mass. Tax ID to us, and if you do not have that information, you may be asked to leave your merchants space at the convention.

TAX IDS FOR NON-US RESIDENTS
If you do not live/work in the USA already, the process for acquiring a Tax ID becomes significantly more difficult. A variety of processes to generate tax forms require a US Social Security Number, which non-US residents cannot easily obtain. Anthro New England is not qualified to give anyone advice on how to proceed with this matter.

An option might be to phone call the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service and explain what you are trying to achieve. You might explain that you are intending to sell artwork at a one-time 3-day event in Boston, MA, and that they require you to submit an Employee Identification Number (EIN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). A link to obtaining an ITIN while abroad can be found here:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/obtaining-an-itin-from-abroad

Even if you do obtain an ITIN, you will still be required to provide other necessary documentation in that process, which includes but is not limited to a work permit. Work permits are issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department (USCIS), not by the IRS or the DOR.
As a warning, this process overall for international exhibitors is very lengthy. It is expected that you will be waiting for all appropriate documents for months, not days or weeks.

If you are an international exhibitor, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

MASSACHUSETTS SALES TAX & EXEMPTIONS
A very helpful guide to the process of collecting and remitting your sales taxes is from the Massachusetts DOR website:

http://www.mass.gov/dor/individuals/taxpayer-help-and-resources/tax-guides/salesuse-tax-guide.html

Of important note is this section:

“What are the responsibilities of a sales/use tax vendor?
Massachusetts sales/use tax vendors are responsible for: Registering with DOR to collect sales/use tax; Collecting the 6.25 percent sales/use tax on taxable sales or rentals of tangible personal property or telecommunications services.

Please note: The tax must be separately stated and separately charged on all invoices, bills, displays or contracts; and remitting all sales/use taxes to DOR with the appropriate Massachusetts sales/use tax return on time.”

As of the date of Anthro New England 2025, the Massachusetts sales tax rate is 6.25% of the item’s sale price.

Some goods/services are exempt from Sales Tax. Please see the Tax Exempt Items section of the Mass DOR website for more information. Please be aware that you may be required to file an informational return with the Mass DOR even if you sell exclusively tax-exempt items.

Examples:

On clothing items specifically: Any individual clothing item below $175 is exempt from taxes. If there is a clothing item that costs over that amount, you would start taxing after the first $175.
Let us say the item costs $200: Only $25 of that item’s selling price would be taxable. $200 selling price + tax ($25 x 0.625 = $1.56), meaning $201.56 total.
On a regular item, you tax the item by the selling price (save those items exempt to tax as shown in the above link). $200 selling price + tax ($200 x .0625 = $12.50), meaning $212.50 total.
An alternative way to calculate tax into your item is to charge a flat amount and have tax included in that price. Example: You charge your customer $20 for an item which includes the tax already. That means your item sells for $18.82, and there is $1.18 in taxes. The calculation should be the intended final selling price of the item ($20) divided by 1.0625, which will equal the cost of the item before taxes. $20/1.0625 = $18.82 (item), $20-18.82 = $1.18 (tax).

However, per the MA DOR: “Please note: The tax must be separately stated and separately charged on all invoices, bills, displays or contracts.”

*Please be aware that there is a list of items unrelated to tax that are not acceptable to sell at Anthro New England, including but not limited to: tobacco, firearms, alcohol, controlled substances, and food.

SUBMITTING YOUR MASSACHUSETTS TAX ID TO ANTHRO NEW ENGLAND
For ANE 2025, we will be asking you to provide your Tax ID information in forms that also ask other information; this applies to both Dealers Den and Artists Alley. This information will be asked for when you apply for each respective location.

Both Dealers and Artists Alley vendors are required to submit this information to Anthro New England before the beginning of the convention, or will be denied their vendors’ space. No exceptions.

If you have submitted your Tax ID to us, and have not used or sold any goods/services at Anthro New England, please contact us to let us know to remove your tax information from our records.

Please do NOT email your Mass. Tax ID to us as that is not a secure system.

FILING YOUR TAX RETURNS
You are responsible for making the appropriate filings and returns to the Massachusetts DOR and the US Internal Revenue Service as required for your tax situation. These returns and filings may be expected yearly, quarterly, or monthly, and may be required even for periods with no sales (a “zero return”). You are solely responsible for making these filings or appropriately closing your tax account(s). Please check with the appropriate authorities or your own accountant or lawyer, as we are unable to offer specific advice or submit these filings for you.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] and we will do our best to answer any questions. However, we urge you to check with the Massachusetts DOR as they are the ultimate authority on Tax IDs, or with your own accountant or attorney, as we are unable to offer specific tax or legal advice regarding to any exhibitor’s specific situation.