Vendors are needed to participate in the 19^th annual Trails and Trilliums Festival to be held April 21-23 at the Beersheba Springs Assembly, 58 Hege Ave. in Beersheba Springs (about 40 minutes from Monteagle.)

This event is a project of the Friends of South Cumberland State Park and is held as a benefit for South Cumberland State Park and Savage Gulf State Park which encompass some of the most beautiful and interesting landscapes in the region.

The weekend celebration encourages exploring this unique natural world through educational and adventurous activities. Among the people attracted to this festival are families, individuals, nature enthusiasts, citizen scientists, local historians, artists and naturalists.

Carol Paris, a promoter of the parks, said, “We focus on vendors of native plants and items related to gardening, hiking and the great outdoors such as bird houses, outdoor sculpture, deck furniture, walking sticks, botanical prints and notecards and local produce and honey.”

There is no booth fee for vendors who will donate 20 percent of their proceeds to the Friends of South Cumberland. Nonprofit groups will donate 10 percent.

Vendors are invited to participate on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors who can attend both days are preferred.

Vendors should send a description of their merchandise, a price range and two photographs and include their website if available.

Please contact Carol Paris at 301-904-6210, email caparis52@hotmail.com or email Chris Lotti at howardlotti@gmail.com. Vendors will be notified if they are a good match for this event.

Those who participated as vendors in last year’s event just need to let organizers know if they plan to attend this year.

Vendors who are interested in staying in Beersheba Springs during the festival may call 931-692-3669 to make arrangements.