Food Tents, 2025 Suwanee's Jolly Holly Days!

Suwanee's Jolly Holly Days Festival is returning for 2 days in 2025!

The event will take place on Friday, December 5 & Saturday, December 6, 2025.

Friday load in begins at noon.  

The event hours are 5-9pm.

If you need assistance with Load in, the city gators will begin at 2pm on Friday. Security is on site Friday evening from 9pm - 9am Saturday morning.

Saturday hours are 10am -5pm. Load out begins at 5pm. Sunsets at 5:30 pm on Saturday.  

Please note there is a 5K beginning at 9am on Saturday, so runners will be shopping by 9:30 am.   Estimated attendance is 4,000 on Friday and 5,000 on Satuday.  Entertainment will be occuring on the stage the entire festival.  Photos with Santa are available.Friday evening is the official tree lighting for the City of Suwanee.  There are a limited number of food vendor spaces available for the show.

This is a two-day event. This application is for a Food Tent or Food/Beverage cart, size 10X10 space.  The Food Truck category is a separate application.  All Food Tent Vendors will be notified October 15, 2025 or prior for acceptance.   Food Tent Vendors will need to provide their own lights and 100 foot labeled extension cord.  The festival organizers will be providing electricity on Friday evening.

Application & Festival Fees

Application Fee - $35 (non-refundable)

Food/Beverage Cart - $150 per spot

Food Single 10X10 Booth space – $200 per spot

Vendor Rules:

1. No GREASE allowed in the park except in a self contained food trailer.
2. Vendors must provide their own means of display within a 10 x 10 space.
3. Each vendor will be responsible for collecting Georgia sales tax on sales made during the festival, which must be submitted to the Georgia Department of Revenue.
4. Your application is considered a commitment to show. NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE FOR CANCELLATION BY THE VENDOR AFTER THE APPLICATIONS ARE JURIED.
5. Refunds will not be made for inclement weather or other acts of God over which the sponsors have no control, and the risk of loss from such an event shall be borne by the exhibitor. This is an outdoor show with no rain date.
6. NO glass bottles.
7. Suwanee Arts Center reserves the right to review all applications and limit vendors to avoid duplication of products offered.
8. Application submission does NOT guarantee acceptance.
9.  NO vendors may sell Hot Chocolate.