35th Annual Floral City Strawberry Festival MAJOR Food Vendor

MAJOR food vendor is defined: selling two or more "main menu" items. (examples include but not limited to: tacos, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and soups) Food vendors may only sell non-alcoholic beverages. Only items you list will be able to be sold the day of the event. No exceptions. Food vendors will be responsible to meet all guidelines for temporary food service as set forth by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR) or the Florida Department of Consumer and Agricultural Services (FDACS). Food vendors shall wear gloves and follow hand washing procedures set forth by the DBPR and FDACS.

The Floral City Strawberry Festival is held annually the first weekend in March in Floral Park in Floral City. The festival celebrates its tasty namesake with a full weekend of fun that has been a local tradition for generations. The 35th Annual Floral City Strawberry Festival will feature over 200 vendors, food trucks, kid zones, a beer & wine garden, non-stop live entertainment, including the Prince & Princess Strawberry Pageant and ever popular pie eating contests. Admission is $5 for adults, 12 & under are free. Free parking and shuttle buses are available at the Citrus County Auditorium at 3610 S. Florida Ave., Inverness.

The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce thanks you for your interest in the 35th Floral City Strawberry Festival 2022. Please carefully read the following rules necessary for vendors to participate in the event. Submitting this application does not guarantee booth space (at) the Florida Manatee Festival. ALL applications will be reviewed for approval. You will be notified by email as quickly as possible upon approval of you application. Please remember, credit card charged upon approval of the application. Selection/approval is at the sole discretion of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce retains the right to reject any vendor application. All applications must be submitted by February 16th, 2022. 1. Booth and/or Food Trucks, please note, spacing is calculated length x width. If you are a truck and trailer, please pay special attention to spacing/pricing based on this 2. Electricity is not available for purchase at this event. If you require electricity you must use a quiet generator. There will be no direct water hookups available. It is recommended that you bring your own water source 3. All available menu items and pricing must be displayed at your vendor space during the entire festival. 4. Space assignments are made based on the best interest of the event. Vendors may request same location as 2021, there are NO guarantee /promise given to vendors as to assigned locations. This application neither implies nor grants any preferential consideration or treatment. 5. Vendors MAY NOT sublet, bring in representation of a secondary commercial or charity to jointly work a vendor booth, switch product line of what's been approved or change the name of what's been approved to be posted to identify the vendor. 6. Event will be held rain or shine. This is an outdoor event with possible uneven terrain, inclement weather and wind gusts. If you utilize a tent, please provide proper weights to the corners of your tent. NO STAKES permitted. Proper weights, include but not limited to: water buckets, cinderblocks, sandbags. 7. Vehicles (cars, trucks, trailers, golf carts) are not part of a vendor space. Vehicles must enter at check-in, receive assigned space/vendor map, drop-off/load-in as quickly as possible. No vehicle will be permitted to remained park at their assigned space while load-in/set up. Please remember, there will be other vendors needing to load-in as well, please be courteous, and move quickly and safely. 8. Vendors MUST set-up and ready to open business by 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. No vendor will be permitted to load-in on Saturday, March 5th, after 8:30am. If you are not at check-in by 8:15am, you will be turned away,. 9. All vendors are required to be set-up, and operating Saturday & Sunday. This is a two day event, rain or shine. There will be no exceptions, must be set up by 8:30am, Saturday March 5th. Break-down/load out will begin in an orderly fashion, 4pm Sunday the 6th.. 10. All vendor tents must(be) solid non-flammable free standing tent in good condition, without tears or stains, and securely weighted down. Tents must have the ability to withstand strong winds. Tents larger than 10x10 must provide a fire inspection, fire retardant (stamp, letter). 11. All vendors are responsible for providing their own supplies needed to operate including, but not limited to, tents, tables, chairs, trash receptacles, trash bags, lighting, weights, etc. 12. No smoking / vaping in the vendor. Please move away from your vendor space and/or food truck to a smoking area. 13. Booth space must remain clean throughout the weekend. Keep extra inventory, boxes, trash, etc. out of the display area. Vendors must dispose of all trash in one of the event dumpsters. Booth space must be left clean daily; no trash, trash bags, empty boxes or debris may be left behind. Non-compliant vendors are subject to additional clean-up fees, and not permitted to participate in future Chamber festivals, parades and/or special events. Grease or oils of any kind, food vendor to supply tarps/ suitable methods of containment. Grease absorbent mats work . Food vendor is responsible for the disposal of oils/ grease. There are no grease bins/method of disposal on site for food- vendor use. All grease must be taken off site for disposal after the festival (by the food vendor and/or food staff). Vendors found dumping, spilling grease/oil or any food scraps and/or trash on the festival grounds will be fined cost/responsibility of clean up. Any damages caused by non-compliant food vendor is also subject to fine. Non-compliant food vendors will not be permitted to participate in future Chamber events 14. Vendor identification signs are restricted to 18" high and shall be no longer than the width of the tent. Food trucks and trailers are permitted to use flag or feather banners. 15. Absolutely no materials that link to, show or infer sexual content, conduct or encourage illegal or unethical activity. No lewd, lascivious, and/or slanderous materials against any one race, religion, ethnicity and/or political views. NON-COMPLIANT vendors will be asked to immediately shut down their location, and removed from the event (safely at the end of the evening). NON-COMPLIANT vendors will not be invited to return to any Citrus County Chamber of Commerce festivals, parades and/or special events. 16. Vendor booth/ products will resemble the photo depictions submitted with the application both in quality and appearance. 17. Vendors will receive detailed vendor information, including a placement map, check-in time/location of check-in by Thursday, March 3rd, 2022., via EventEny email portal. 18. Vendors will be responsible to fully comply with the Florida State Sales Tax Regulations in effect during the period of the event. 19. Event vendor withdraw requests must be submitted in writing/email no later than 30 days prior to the event. Refunds will not be given unless notification is submitted no later than 30 days prior. Refunds will be at the Chamber's discretion. There are no refunds for vendors who do no show/set-up for the festival. 20. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to cancel the event in total/ in part. All aspects of the event are subject to modification. We reserve the right to alter the layout and/or move vendors as needed. FOOD VENDORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO MEET ALL GUIDELINES FOR TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE AS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION (DBPR) OR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (FDACS). A COPY OF THE GUIDELINES ATTACHED. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES, CONTACT THE DBPR AT 850-487-1395. A DBPR ISSUED LICENSE TO SELL FOOD IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA MUST BE ON SITE DAY of EVENT.