[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by katex

They charge this small fee to make supportive income .. which is OK; have to get the revenue from somewhere in order to reduce the fees to the stall holders for exhibiting, otherwise, could be a no-go for most exhibitors, and total failure of this type of event. Just financial juggling.

I think for exhibitors in any show....that is the most sensible answer I have read. These events cost money to stage and promote...if people were queuing to go to the event they must have thought it was worth it?