7th Annual Youth Shark Tank Kidpreneur Competition & Fun Festival - 2026

August 23rd (Rain Date August 30) - Come out to the Shops at Waldorf Center's 6th 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙆𝙞𝙙𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 & 𝙁𝙪𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡! A day of fun for the entire family! 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙!

Lawn games, moon bounces, petting zoo, corn hole competition, face painting, live music, arts & crafts, food trucks, and of course, a youth entreprenuer market with a shark tank competition. The winner in each age category will win $500 plus ALL additional sponsorships (community shark investments) that come in!

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: The cost to participate as a youth vendor in the youth entreprenuer market is $25. Each participating vendor has the option to participate in the Shark Tank competition for no additional charge. In the competition, each young entrepreneur will give our panel of judges a 2-minute business pitch on why they should win the $500.

No refunds.

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙠? If would like to be a judge for the 2025 Shark Tank competition, email your bio to [email protected] by July 15th to be considered.

𝙐𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜! If you would like to raise the prize on behalf of your business or organization, consider sponsoring. ALL sponsorships go directly to the prize pool for the youth!

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 ($𝟮𝟱𝟬) - Social Media mention and mentions at event. No refunds.

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 ($𝟱𝟬𝟬) - Social Media mention and mentions at event. Name on all event day sponsorship signage. No refunds.

𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 ($𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬) - Social Media mention and mentions at event. Name on all event day sponsorship signage. Professional picture with shark tank competition winners. Business shoutout in recap posts. Interview opportunity at event. No refunds.

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