Marketplace

MERCHANTS DISTRICT

BOOK DISTRICT

AUTHOR DISTRICT

ART DISTRICT

RAFFLE DISTRICT

New this year! Our one stop shopping district, MARKETPLACE

The Marketplace seamlessly combines all of your shiny object, take-me-home needs in one convenient spot! Follow its colored banners to stroll through all 5 districts and find your treasures! To the right, the Merchant District is filled to the brim with fabulous wares brought by our vendors.

Around the corner, you’ll find a series of shared spaces. Strolling in, you’ll find the Book District, prominently displaying a myriad of titles for sale by our presenters! 

HINT: Stay tuned for author visit times to engage with presenters, and get your favorite books autographed in the Author District! Continuing through to the Art District you’ll find beautiful pieces for sale. Each item is handmade by independent artists from our community!

Then, find the green banner for the secret Raffle District entrance and all of its shinies. HINT HINT: Check out the MEC Raffle page for all of the exciting changes! This year is a silent raffle so you’ll have more time for all of Saturday’s fun! Winning badge numbers will be posted, and you’ll pick up all your prizes right at the Marketplace!

PSSST: We’ve got checkout streamlined for your ease, so that all of your raffle tickets, art pieces and books can be purchased at once. Have fun, find treasures, stroll and enjoy

Marketplace Hours: Includes Art, Raffle and Author and Book Districts

THURSDAY: 3 pm to 9 pm  - *closed during opening ritual (7-8 PM); - raffle intake closes at 7 PM

FRIDAY: 9 am to 9 pm - *raffle intake ends at 2 pm

SATURDAY: 9 am to 8 pm  - *Raffle Sales close at 5 pm Raffle District closes 5 pm Raffle Winnings - pickup til 8 pm

SUNDAY: 9 am to 1 pm  - *Raffle Winnings - pickup til 3 pm

MERCHANT DISTRICT


Discover the vibrant heart of the ConVocation merchant room, where an exciting blend of new faces and a wide range of products await you. We carefully choose our merchants to offer a diverse selection of items at different prices, ensuring there's something for everyone. Our focus is on merchants who support MEC's mission of creating a community where people can share knowledge, experiences, and fellowship in mystical and esoteric traditions. Come and explore a marketplace filled with wonder, where you can celebrate our many diverse paths.

Applications for Convocation 2025 Merchants room is now closed.
Any additional inquiries can be sent to: Merchants@convocation.org 

MERCHANT RULES

Merchants should vend or exhibit products which most conference attendees would find of value and reflect the mission statement of MEC: To create community by promoting the sharing of knowledge, experience, and fellowship among people who follow mystical and esoteric traditions. In order to promote community, we do not include those paths or traditions whose doctrines advocate bigotry and/or violence against others on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion.

Items NOT permitted in the exhibit area include but are not limited to: firearms, explosives, lit candles and burning incense, alcoholic beverages, prepared food sales, and paid divination readings. Free demonstrations are allowed, (i.e.: “Free reading with the purchase of a Tarot Deck”.)

Blades and replica weapons may be sold. They are to be wrapped in paper and taped for transport through the hotel. Merchants are responsible for collecting their own Michigan Sales Tax.

Please limit the distractions caused by demonstrating products, such as but not limited to: drums, sound systems, and video systems.

After the merchant room is locked for the night, there will be no admittance without approval from the Head of Operations or Head of Security and Head of Merchants.

Tables not claimed by closing hours on Thursday are forfeited.

Hours

2025 Merchants

1129 Simply Divine 

12th House Healing 

AilaMoonStudio

Amber Fox

Art by Zaheroux

Autumn Moon

Candle Wick Shoppe / Coventry Creations

Castle Art

Crescent Cat Crochet 

Crossed Crow Books

Cybeles

Dark Muse Designs

Elemental Jewels

Keys To Manifestation

Mother Moon

My Penny Jar LLC 

Mystik Waboose 

Quartz n Crystals

Studio Pandemonia 

The Apothecary Scentses 

The Magical Druid

The Silk Road Clothier

Ties that Bynde Designs

Tourmaline's Addition

Twisted Willow Soap Co.

World Trendz LLC

WELCOME TO THE ART DISTRICT IS FULL FOR 2025!! Please come back may 2026 and apply with our online application!
Welcome to the Art District, where artists showcase and sell their handcrafted items. Our talented artists come from all over the United States and take pride in displaying and selling their work at ConVocation.

If you're an artist interested in bringing your work to ConVocation, we would love to hear from you! To apply, please fill out the application linked above. The Art Show accepts both flat and 3-dimensional visual artwork in spiritual, visionary, and fantasy themes. Panels for hanging flat work and tables for displaying 3-D work will be provided. Mail-in artwork is also welcome.

Panels & Tables

Art Show Rules

Fees

Hours

Artist Setup: 12 Noon to 7 PM Thursday
Artist Takedown: 1 PM to 3 PM Sunday

For any questions, please contact us at ArtShow@convocation.org. 

2025 Art Room Vendors

Artes And Craft LLC

Artlady's Folly LLC

Behind the Purple Door

Cindy Sewn

Drawing Down Lore

Heidi Sutton Designs

Indigo Fox Studio

Iridescent Artistry

Kemmer Woodworks

Lothlorien Moon Studio  

Lotions Potions & Notions

Luna Gallery

Mikki Baloy

Nymueh 

Open Chest Studio

Satyric Designs

Seams Witchy 

Sky Puppy Creations

The Poisoner’s Apothecary 

Theodora's Gems

Windwolf Studio 

MEC RAFFLE DISTRICT

Convocation’s teacup raffle is a yearly staple. Each donation or ticket purchased strengthens both the Magical Education Council and the greater community! Items donated by Pagan-friendly businesses and individuals stay on exhibit thru the event, until just before the silent raffle call Saturday evening. Just one dollar is all it takes for a chance at the raffle items you love best! 

How It Works: Raffle ticket sales and display is housed in our new Marketplace, where Art Room and the author book sales and signing events are held, and right next door to Merchants!  


Write your badge number on the lined side of each purchased ticket. Drop a ticket into the ‘teacup’ for the raffle items you desire. Keep the other half of the ticket, and keep your badge number handy! 


Raffle winners are drawn at 6 PM Saturday evening. Winning badge numbers will be posted at multiple locations. Once winners are posted, collect your winnings at the Marketplace! Bring your badge and ticket to the Marketplace, Saturday evening or Sunday 11-3! Winnings must please be collected at the event or they will be forfeit. Have fun and good luck! 


Prospective Donors: Clean, new or gently used items of interest to the Convocation participants may be accepted ahead of the event by opening an email chat with raffle@convocation.org. Musical instruments, ritual ware, books, decks and candles, jewelry, artwork, gift cards or gift baskets are gratefully accepted. Space will be available next to the donated item for your company’s pamphlets, QR codes or business cards.

MEC is a 501(c)(3) and tax receipts are available upon request. MEC reserves the right to use donated items in the way that best serves the organization and the community. Items donated may be combined with other donations or saved for future events. Please contact raffle@convocation.org to make arrangements ahead of the event, so that we may properly log items, and have sufficient time to prepare the space and attend to other activities such as ticket sales. We do have a maximum number of items that can be placed each year, so that raffle call does not extend past its allotted timeslot. We appreciate advance notice and arrangements for pickup ahead of the event. Donations received after 2 PM Friday during the event may be reserved for future events, combined with existing items, or else regretfully refused. To avoid forfeited winnings, badge number must be written on the lined side of the raffle ticket. Badge number and winning ticket must be presented at Marketplace to collect winning items. For those who cannot collect winnings directly, write badge number of the ‘kept’ side of the tickets. Pass these tickets to a surrogate to collect winnings at the Marketplace. 

THE AUTHOR DISTRICT

Welcome to The Author District, the perfect spot to meet your favorite authors and get your cherished books signed!

As you browse through the incredible selection in the Book District, our authors will be here to greet you with smiles and enthusiasm, ready to sign their works just for you. This is your chance to have your favorite book personally signed by the author who brought it to life!

Don’t miss out—be sure to check the schedule at ConVocation to see when your favorite authors will be appearing.

Author Signing Hours will be posted on site

THE BOOK DISTRICT

Welcome to The Book District! This is the perfect place to discover and purchase your favorite books from our amazing Headliners.

The Book District was a dream brought to life by the M.E.C. board, reflecting our deep commitment to supporting our Headliners in every way possible. Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful sponsors, we are able to provide this space free of charge to the authors.

We invite you to explore and purchase these incredible books, written by some of the most talented authors in the magical community. By buying a book in this district, you’re not only gaining valuable insights and stories but also helping these authors continue to attend and present at ConVocation for years to come.

Thank you for supporting our authors and making The Book District a success!