Alaska makers can claim a free booth at November's holiday market

If you make something in Alaska and sell it, the state will give you a table at a two-day holiday market in Anchorage for nothing.

The Made in Alaska Program opened applications Thursday for its second annual holiday market, running Nov. 21 and 22 at Alaska Pacific University. Booths are free, but you need a current Made in Alaska permit, which requires products to be at least 51 percent made in the state.

Applications are due Sept. 18, and space goes first-come, first-served within each product category — so early carvers, jewelers, and jam makers have the advantage over late ones. Vendors who get in have to work both days and bring enough stock to make it through.

Hours haven't been set yet. The application asks vendors what times they'd prefer, which is a rare chance to influence a market before it exists. Applications go to [email protected].