Food Vendor Application

Be sure to read this entire page. Submission of your application represents acceptance of these terms.

This application does not apply to "craft" food vendors, such as jellies/jams, honey, seasonings, spices, freeze dried candy, and other pre-packaged items.

Food vendors may begin setting up at 8AM Friday, October 29th and must be fully setup with personal vehicles out of the event perimeter by 5PM.

Food vendors may operate for the Blocktoberfest event on Friday, October 30th from 6PM-11PM. This event is optional. If you decide to open for Blocktoberfest, it is up to you at what time you shut down. This will be a block party type event - there will be live music, and the Festival will be selling beer and soft drinks. Arts and Crafts vendors will not be open for this event, and the Festival will not be selling sausage. All food vendors must operate during the Festival on Saturday, October 31st until 5PM.

Submission is not a guarantee of acceptance into the event. Acceptance/rejection notices will be sent out by October 2, 2026. Once a vendor has been accepted, the payment method provided at the time of application submission will be charged accordingly. 

Any fees based upon payment method selected when submitting your application will be passed to you if your application is accepted (i.e., credit card processing charge, etc).

Your selected payment method will not be charged unless your application is approved, and then will be charged at the time of approval.

We charge $15 per linear foot. So, for example, if your setup is 26 feet long, you would select a quantity of 26 on the application, and your fee would be $390.

All food vendors will be placed alongside the north side of Pine Street.

No personal/supply vehicles are allowed inside the event perimeter after 8AM or before 5PM the day of the event.

No food vendor trailers or self propelled vehicles may leave the event until 5PM the day of the event, unless otherwise directed by Festival Staff.

Items sold will be limited to what is submitted on your application, unless otherwise amended in writing by event staff.

Menus will be considered on an item-by-item bases. For example, if you have 5 items you would like to sell, and we do not agree to 1 of the items, we will simply ask you to remove the 1 item that is not approved. 

Setups will not cross the marked threshold on Pine Street. i.e., Pine Street is a main walkway and it will not be blocked or obstructed.

Vendors will use existing breakers, wiring, plugs, and panels. No electrical equipment will be modified.

It is up to each vendor to make sure their setup is able to hookup to our outlets. We do not supply any adapters. It is up to the vendor to ensure that they are not exceeding the amperage limit on each plug/breaker. Vendors may not modify event panels or plugs in any way. It is not our responsibility to modify existing panels or plugs to accommodate a vendor. Any vendor whose setup is causing electrical issues for the panel, such as breaker trips, etc, will be unplugged and the vendor will be notified if the setup is unattended.

DRINK SALES ARE NOT ALLOWED. We have numerous non-profits that sell drinks in the food vendor area, so this is a fairly restricted category. The idea is to funnel drink sales to the non-profits.

Absolutely no alcohol sales permitted.

All vendors must be properly licensed and insured to operate in the State of Alabama/Baldwin County.

Use of a generator must be approved by Festival Staff.

Food vendors must submit an application for each event that they would like to attend. Approval is only on a per-event basis. Our event is always held on the last Saturdays of March and October. 

Festival Staff will have final authority on any issues that may arise with any food vendor.

Fees are non-refundable.

If you are not in compliance with these rules, or you are found to be deviating from what was submitted and approved, you will not be allowed to operate at the event and will be disqualified from our future events.

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