Here's how it works for the 3 shows I attend and have had tractors at:
National Threshers Reunion, Wauseon, Oh: No charge to "show", but $5 admission per day. Only members can show, which membership is IIRC $10 or $15 for the year, and free admission for the weekend. It's been a few years since I took a tractor there, things may have changed.
Thompson's Plow Day, Riga, MI: No fees whatsoever, but he's got sponsors and vendors covering his advertising and insurance bills.
I'm pretty sure that the Farmer's Antique Tractor and Engine Assn. of Adrian, Mi is no charge to Exhibitors, small gate fee for people to visit. It's been a while since I took a tractor up there, too.
On one hand, who will pay for the insurance costs and other miscellaneous if the people with the tractors there don't? By charging everybody there something small, the costs will be low for everyone involved. On the other hand, you're right, it sucks to bring a tractor and "Make their show" and fund them, too.
As long as the fees involved are low, It won't deter me. "Pay to Play" is the rule, rather than the exception, these days. JMHO
This post was edited by FC Andy at 14:25:36 11/17/11.
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