Business/Retail Vendor

This application is for all business and retail vendors.  Jug Tavern Festival is an annual event hosted in downtown Winder with an anticpated attendance of 2,000-3,000 people. Attendees will enjoy live music, cooking contests, hot air balloon rides, a car show, vendors, food trucks and more!

Jug Tavern Festival returns with a day packed full of excitement and action! The Jug Tavern stage will live music throughout the day! Explore exotic, classics and muscle cars at the annual car show from 12-3pm and stick around for an adrenaline inducing ride on one of our three hot air balloons or take a spin on one of the carnival rides.

Vendor Basics:  Vendor fees will be charged to the credit care on file the Monday before the event.  Weather-related refunds are based on the discretion of the events team, and you will be notified if a credit/refund is being issued. You will be notified by event staff if there are any weather-related changes to the event schedule.  Vendor instructions and event layout will differ for each event. Please read your vendor instructions email and forward it to your staff that will be working the event. This email will go out the Monday or Tuesday before the event. To keep event attendees, our staff and other vendors safe, do not pull in or out of the event space until instructed to do so.   Behavior expectations: No alcohol may be consumed by vendors onsite.  Smoking is prohibited for vendors in the event space. Vendors must be kind and courteous to all customers as you are a reflection on the City of Winder.  Vendors should not leave their booths/trucks unattended.  Vendors may not walk the event and pass out marketing materials.  Rules:  You must supply all items needed to operate your booth/truck. Ex) quiet generator, tent, level for trucks, etc. 
Power sources are not provided for food vendors.  You must provide adequate weights for your tent. Staking is not permitted. Vendors who arrive after their scheduled load in time will forfeit their vendor payment and will not be allowed into the event.  All sales mut be taken before the end of the event. It is your responsibility to cut off the line.  You must be prepared to cook at different grades of road elevation.  You may only sell items that were approved in your application. If you sell unapproved items, you will be asked to stop selling those items and possibly face removal from the event.