In our area if you have something to show you get in free. Likely it's to pay for or offset the cost of insurance. That was always an issue for us as the VFD when we did fundraiser was buying insurance. The rule is to C.Y.A. these days.
Beyond that there's two ways to look at:
One is that it is B.S. since you are bringing your wares to draw a crowd and potentially generate income for whomever is sanctioning the event.
The other is to take a broad view of the cost and absorb it as part of the overall cost of an enjoyable hobby. Think of it as paying "rent" for a neutral ground where you and your buddies can enjoy some tractor fellowship or something like that.
Which view we take a lot of times depends on how tactful the organizers are and if they explain why they need that money.
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