2026 Red Poppy Festival

The Red Poppy Festival in Georgetown, TX will have you dancing in the streets! Who could resist, with free concerts providing live music from three stages at the corners of the Georgetown Square? Over 75,000 visitors stroll through streets of arts and crafts booths and enjoy the tastes of Texas from our fabulous food court. The Saturday morning parade is sure to captivate the cheering crowds while our annual car show is fun for kids, both young and old! The Red Poppy Festival is a wonderful Central Texas Tradition just minutes from Austin. There's music, dancing, and a whole lot of fun for the entire family!

On April 25, 1990, Georgetown was certified by local residents and the Texas Legislature as the “Red Poppy Capital of Texas.” Red Poppies have been a part of Georgetown’s landscape for over seventy years and have grown naturally in street and highway right-of-ways, in vacant lots and parks lands, and in native and cultivated areas of our citizen’s yards. Georgetown is one of the few locations in the United States where Red Poppies reseed themselves annually. Each April as the Poppies bloom, Georgetown celebrates with our Annual Red Poppy Festival.

COMMUNICATION

All correspondence will come to you via e-mail through the Eventeny.  Be sure to add the Eventeny address to your e-mail contacts and check your spam and junk mail folders to insure our communications are not going to those folders in error. You may reply to any email correspondence from the Eventeny system through Eventeny, or email specialevents@georgetowntexas.gov that way we can assist you. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more information, email specialevents@georgetowntexas.gov or call (512) 930-6534. We also invite you to check out our website at www.RedPoppyFestival.com. 

The vendor selection process will begin after the January 9, 2025 application deadline. 

Accepted Mediums include:

• Body & Bath Products
• Candles
• Caricatures / Face Painting 
• Ceramics / Pottery
• Children - Toys
• Children - Clothing
• Children - Other
• Clothing & Accessories
• Drawing
• Fiber
• Fine Food - Honey 
• Fine Food - Beef Jerky
• Fine food - Olive Oil, Herbs & Spices
• Fine Food - Other
• Glass
• Home & Garden
• Jewelry
• Leather
• Metalwork
• Mixed Media
• Novelty
• Painting
• Pet Products
• Photography
• Stitch work / Quilting 
• Woodworking
• Handcrafted items only. No commercial or secondhand sales. 

Terms & Conditions: Handcrafted items only. No commercial or secondhand sales. The Festival Board reserves the right to accept or reject any item. You are not guaranteed product exclusivity. 

Exhibits must be open to the public from:

• 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday
• 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday
• 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
• All times are Central Standard Time. Each exhibitor must stay open for business during these hours. On Saturday night during the concert, exhibitors may open if they wish. 

• Exhibitors must bring their own display tables, shelves, or whatever is needed for proper display of items. Exhibitors must have tents or awnings, as this is an outdoor festival. The Festival will be held rain or shine. Exhibitors will be expected to participate regardless of weather conditions. Your space is on pavement and all spaces will have electrical hookups. 
• Booth Operator is responsible for all "booth" set-up and take down of merchandise, displays and tents or covers. It is further understood that each booth operator is responsible for assuring that all items in his/her own booth are well secured in the event of weather, i.e. wind, rain, etc., and that weights must be used to secure all corners and parts of booth (tables, shelves, hanging racks, etc.) so as not to blow into or damage another booth operator's booth and merchandise.
• All tents are required to have at least 40 pounds of weight per tent leg {In the event that Booth Operator's tent or any part of the booth causes damage to another vendor's booth due to negligence on his/her part, the Booth Operator will be responsible for those damages).
• All tents must be white.
• All tents must be fire resistant and properly labeled, in order to meet the City of Georgetown Fire Code. The vendor is required to have a 2A:10B:C fire extinguisher in their booth if they will have an open flame (i.e. a lit candle). 
• Only LED lighting is allowed.
• Exhibitors are responsible for their own extension cords. 
• We prefer there be no pets in the booth area.
• Vendors MUST load-out of Festival grounds between 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. when the Festival ends on Sunday, April 26. Vendors who do not comply will not be invited back for future Festivals.

FEES:
All exhibitors will be charged fees as determined below. All booth fees are non-refundable, unless the April 24 - 26, 2026 dates are canceled or rescheduled. 10' x 10' Booth Space ($400.00) 
10' x 20' Booth Space ($800.00) All sales, taxes, etc. are to be handled by the exhibitor. No commission is taken at this Festival. No space assignment will be made until the booth fee is paid. The booth fee is due only after the invitation is given to the exhibitor and accepted.

SETUP/TAKE DOWN: 
Please be advised that set-up time has yet to be determined. Security will be furnished from Friday evening until Sunday morning although it is the responsibility of the exhibitor to properly close/cover their booth outside of festival hours. The City of Georgetown will not be liable for any losses or damages occurring on the Festival grounds. 

2026 ARTIST/ ARTISANS RELEASE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I (hereinafter "Booth Operator") hereby make application to become an exhibitor in the Georgetown Red Poppy Festival Arts and Crafts Show. Booth Operator agrees to abide by the rules and regulations as set forth herein and such other rules as may be established or amended by the Red Poppy Festival Committee. Booth Operator will sell only those items or conduct those activities that have been specifically approved in writing. Furthermore, Booth Operator hereby releases, forever discharges and holds harmless the Red Poppy Festival and the City of Georgetown, Texas from any responsibility or liability for loss, claims, damages, theft, injury or accident from activities conducted in preparation for, during and immediately following the Georgetown Red Poppy Festival. Booth Operator assumes full and complete responsibility and will hold harmless the City of Georgetown, its officers, council members, directors, servants, agents, employees, or volunteers from any loss, lost profits, damage or injury to the person or property of the Booth Operator or Booth Operator's agents, customers, or invitees. It is further agreed that Booth Operator shall maintain his/her space, merchandise, activities, and business practices in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Booth Operator understands that violation of or noncompliance with this release or any rule, regulation, law, ordinance, or decree may result in immediate expulsion of Booth Operator and his/her exhibit from the Festival without a refund of any applicable fees paid. Booth Operator is responsible for all "booth" set-up and take down of merchandise, displays and tents or covers. It is further understood that each booth operator is responsible for assuring that all items in his/her own booth are well secured in the event of weather, i.e. wind, rain, etc., and that weights must be used to secure all corners and parts of booth (tables, shelves, hanging racks, etc.) so as not to blow into or damage another booth operator's booth and merchandise.

All tents are required to have at least 40 pounds of weight per tent leg {In the event that Booth Operator's tent or any part of the booth causes damage to another vendor's booth due to negligence on his/her part, the Booth Operator will be responsible for those damages). All tents must be white. All tents must be fire resistant and properly labeled, in order to meet the City of Georgetown fire code. Each vendor is required to have a 2A:10B:C fire extinguisher in their booth. Only LED lighting is allowed.Exhibitors are responsible for their own extension cords. 

Privacy Notice: From time to time, we share our vendor email and mailing address list with organizers of other festivals and events in and around Georgetown. We will also share individual vendor email and mailing addresses with potential customers who want to discuss a purchase. We do this so that you'll know about other opportunities to sell your products. If you do not want us to share your email and mailing address with organizers of other festivals and potential customers, please let us know in writing. 

• The 2026 Red Poppy Festival Food Vendor Application is an on-line application process. No paper applications will be accepted, and all food vendors must be a truck or trailer.
  
  
• To apply, complete the application form below. Application deadline is January 9, 2026. Applicants will receive an email confirmation following receipt of the application. No payment will be required unless you are accepted.
  
  
• Each applicant will be notified of their acceptance status by January 23, 2026.
  
  
• If accepted, you will receive an email with your vendor location, payment amount and link to an online payment portal. Fees will range from $1,000 -  $1,200 depending on size and location. Payment will be due by February 6, 2026. If payment is not received by the due date, your acceptance will be forfeited.
  
  
• Following acceptance, you will be required to complete the Williamson County and Cities Health Department application and submit a copy of your Certificate of Insurance showing proof of liability coverage by April 3, 2026. (Coverage must include a minimum of $500,000 general liability and products completed. City of Georgetown must be listed as ‘additional  insured’ through event dates.)
  
  
• Vendors must pass fire inspection and have City of Georgetown fire permit by Friday, April 10, 2026. Additional forms may be required.
  
  
• Any vendor not cooperating with Red Poppy Festival guidelines will be asked to forfeit his or her booth space and will not be invited to participate in subsequent years.
  
  
• There are no refunds or rain checks once your payment has been processed. No refunds or transfers will be made due to cancellation or removal for cause.

If you would like ot be considered as a performer at the 2026 Red Poppy Festival, please fill out the application below. The deadline for Performer Applications is January 16th.