Fall Frag Fest | Saturday 10/19 | Virginia Beach, VA

[mrbee2828]

The Mid-Atlantic Marine Aquarium Society (MAMAS) would like to invite you to the 2013 Fall Frag Fest located in Virginia Beach, VA on October 19, 2013 from 10am-5pm. The Fall Frag Fest is an opportunity for reef aquarists in the mid-atlantic region to come together for a day of shopping, education, conversation, contests and family fun. With over a dozen vendors from across the eastern seaboard, 2 renowned industry experts speaking and booth decoration and costume contest throughout the day, we have something for everyone. Tickets are just $5 and kids 12 and under are free.

Vendors
The Fall Frag Fest will host over a dozen vendors, including large scale, renowned aquarists to the garage hobbyist, local fish stores, as well as companies of all sizes. As of 9/17 we are 100% confirmed on all booths. Thank you to our vendors for their support!.

Confirmed Vendors:

• Pacific East Aquaculture - pacificeastaquaculture.com
• Zoanthids.com - zoanthids.com
• Exotic Reef Creations - exoticreefcreations.com
• Aquaholics - aquaholicsinc.com
• Aznnutty's Saltwater Connections
• Aquacare - aquacareonline.com
• Jason Fox - jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com
• Atlantic Sea Farms - atlanticseafarms.net
• AJM Reef LED.com - ajmreefled.com
• VAquatics - vaquatics.net
• Reef Dynamics - reefdynamics-va.com
• Reef Deep Aquatics - reefdeepaquatics.com
• Joe Knows Reefs - joeknowsreefs.com
• http://www.joeknowsreefs.comHeadieCorals - headiecorals.com
• http://headiecorals.comSteve Tyree - reeffarmers.com

Speakers
Throughout the day we will have 2 educational sessions by Dr. Mac from PEA and Steve Tyree of Reef Farmers.

Sponsors
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact our staff for details and an application form at [email protected].

Contests
We will be hosting several contest throughout the day starting with a best vendor booth decoration contest. Attendees can vote for their favorite booth and the winner will get their booth fee for free. Winner swill be announced at the close of the festival. We will also be hosting a costume contest for the kid 12 and under. Our vendors will vote for their favorite costume of the days. We'll also have candy to giveaway as well as contests and giveaways. Please contact our staff for more details at [email protected].

Volunteers
MAMAS is searching for volunteers in an effort to staff the event. Volunteers will be asked to work for half of the day in exchange for free admission to the festival, a chance to shop and to hear from one of our speakers. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact our staff for details and an application form at [email protected].

 

[mrbee2828]

As of this evening we're 100% confirmed with our last 3 vendors, Joe Knows Reefs, Headie Corals and the one and only Steve Tyree. Steve will also be speaking at the event. We've also gained some sponsors today. A big thank you to Drs Foster and Smith as well as Premium Aquatics! Tickets to the event will also be going on sale this week to ensure we get you out of town reefers inside!

 

[Joe Knows Reefs]

Can't wait for this one!

 

[Dylan J.]

makes me jealous that i live in florida now haha, have fun yall

 

[patrickreef]

Looks good and not to far of a travel for me. Please let me know when the tickets go for sale and how I can get a couple.

 

[mrbee2828]

Sign up for our mailing list at the bottom of our homepage to get an email when VIP tickets go on sale this week MAMAS | Fall Frag Festival October 19, 2013

 

[aandfsoccr04]

This is shaping up to be an incredible event! One you're not going to want to miss folks. Mark your calendars!!

 

[mrbee2828]

Tickets are now on sale to the general public. There are some VIP tickets left. Note that we are using TicketLeap and while you can print the tickets, you can also grab a digital ticket for your iPhone or Android supported ticket wallet.

http://mamas.ticketleap.com/2013-fall-frag-fest/t/2013fallfragfest/

 

[drlaws]

This will be amazing, with several top-notch vendors at a relatively small event. And very cheap entrance prices.

 

[mrbee2828]

Rev can you move this to the new frag swap forum?

 

[mrbee2828]

I've got some shirts being printed as I type and I would like some feedback for quantities. At the moment I'm not going to print a ton because I'm nearing $1,000 on the first run. If you're interested in getting one in advanced let me know. The will be around $20-$25 each + shipping. XL, L & M will be available. Look for our staff and volunteers in purple.

 

[mrbee2828]

We've managed to secured a handful of rooms at the Country Inn at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for our out of town guests. Ask for the MAMAS Group rate which should be $74.99 before taxes and fees. Please note that we've learned there is another event happening that weekend and rooms are filling up. You can book now and cancel up to 72hrs before your stay with no charge. If you are thinking about coming and staying you should jump on this asap and then shop around if you want to. Contact 1-800-830-5222 or 1-757-437-9100 for reservations.


More information about the hotel can be found here: Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotels | Country Inn & Suites | Hotel Home

 

[zemuss]

Us Floridians are jealous. We should gather the masses and do something..

 

[mrbee2828]

Us Floridians are jealous. We should gather the masses and do something..

You've got to be joking after just having MACNA and several others there. I'm jealous of all the shows you guys have so I've decided to bring the shows to me since I can't go there

 

[mrbee2828]

We're proud to announce Seachem as our main sponsor!Seachem

 

[drlaws]

You've got to be joking after just having MACNA and several others there. I'm jealous of all the shows you guys have so I've decided to bring the shows to me since I can't go there

There's really no reason not to have big events here, although this particular one is relatively small. We're within easy driving distance from Richmond, Baltimore, D.C., and the NC major cities. Plus, there are several nice specialty reef stores in the area (at least 5 nice ones, although some are pretty small) all within about a 20 mile radius. And also some nice stores in Richmond, 1.5 hours away (assuming no traffic).

 

[mrbee2828]

Last one. I should have these in about 2 weeks and they will be available online.

 

[Joe Knows Reefs]

I like the shirts. I'll take a large 1.026

 

[mrbee2828]

We've managed to secured a handful of rooms at the Country Inn at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for our out of town guests. Ask for the MAMAS Group rate which should be $74.99 before taxes and fees. Please note that we've learned there is another event happening that weekend and rooms are filling up. You can book now and cancel up to 72hrs before your stay with no charge. If you are thinking about coming and staying you should jump on this asap and then shop around if you want to. Contact 1-800-830-5222 or 1-757-437-9100 for reservations.


More information about the hotel can be found here: Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotels | Country Inn & Suites | Hotel Home

If you haven't booked a hotel room and want to take advantage of the rate, please do so by the end of the week. I can't guarantee a room after Friday.

 

[mrbee2828]

We'll be throwing several social contests next weekend. If you don't have Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, sign up to participate. If you have a smart phone, it might be worth it just to win a few prizes. #mamas2013