09/22/2026
Michael Powell Vendor of the Year Award
The Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival is proud to establish the Michael Powell Vendor of the Year Award in honor of longtime festival President Michael Powell.
For more than five decades, Michael dedicated his time, leadership, and service to the Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival, helping shape it into what it is today. His commitment to the festival, its vendors, and the community has left a lasting impact that will continue for generations.
The Michael Powell Vendor of the Year Award will recognize an outstanding vendor who represents the spirit of the Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival through quality craftsmanship, friendliness, booth representation, customer service, and an overall commitment to making the festival a special experience for visitors.
Nomination Period
During the week leading up to the festival, an official Michael Powell Vendor of the Year Award Nomination Post will be published on the Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival page.
Festival visitors, vendors, and community members of the community may nominate a participating vendor by commenting the vendor's name on the official nomination post.
Nominations will close at the official opening of the festival on Friday morning.
Each Facebook account may nominate one vendor. Multiple comments or nominations from the same account will only be counted once.
Only nominations submitted on the official Facebook nomination post will be counted.
After nominations close, the five vendors receiving the most valid nominations will advance as finalists.
Final Voting
Following the close of nominations on Friday, a separate Facebook voting post will be published featuring one photo of each of the five finalists.
To vote, simply LIKE OR REACT to the photo of the vendor you would like to see receive the Michael Powell Vendor of the Year Award.
Voting will remain open throughout the festival and will close at 12:00 noon on Sunday.
Only likes or reactions made directly on the finalists' photos in the official voting post will be counted. Likes, reactions, or comments on shared posts will not count toward the final vote.
The finalists receiving the most votes when voting closes at 12:00 noon Sunday will be named the Michael Powell Vendor of the Year Award receipient.
The winner will be announced Sunday afternoon during the festival and on the official Reelfoot Arts and Crafts Festival page.
In the event of a tie in the final vote, the tied vendor who received the greatest number of nominations during the original nomination period will be named the winner.
Through this award, we hope to recognize not only an exceptional festival vendor each year, but also to honor the tremendous legacy of Michael Powell and his more than five decades of dedication to the Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival.
