Food Truck Applicaton

On Behalf of the City of Springfield, we would like to extend an invitation for you to join us at our 2026 Springfield Fall Festival. Our one-day festival is packed with excellent foods, first class entertainment, and a unique variety of vendors that will attract visitors to our festival from all over the Southeast. 

The festival features free live concerts, children’s area, Arts and craft vendors and a fantastic food selection. We would love you to be a part of this festival and we cannot wait for this family-friendly fun-packed weekend! 

Food Vendor Rules and Guidelines

Food Vendor Set Up Vendor set up time is Saturday from 6:30am-9:00 am. All vendor set-up must be completed during the assigned times and vendors must be ready to receive guests by 10am. Vendors will be able to drive into the festival area during set up, but ALL VEHICLES MUST BE OFF THE STREET BY 9:00AM on Saturday morning. There will be absolutely NO VEHICLE TRAFFIC in the festival area during festival hours. 

Beverage Policy Food vendors may sell non-alcoholic beverages from their booth. No alcoholic beverages can be sold out of your booth at any time.

Application Acceptance: Food Vendors will be accepted according to various factors including, but not limited to, variety of offering, date of application submission, new or returning vendor and at the sole discretion of the Springfield Fall Festival Committee. Prior participation does not guarantee entrance into the festival.

THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND THE FALL FESTIVAL ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO VENDOR’S VEHICLES OR PROPERTY DURING THE SET-UP TIMES OR DURING THE FESTIVAL.

Vendor Take Down Food Vendors will not be allowed to exit festival area until after 10:00pm on Saturday night. There will be large crowds in the stage and food area and vehicles will not be allowed in or out of the festival area until after 10:00pm. 

Security: Uniformed security will be on patrol beginning at 6:00am on Saturday until close of the festival.   

Booth Items: The festival committee does not provide tents, tables, or chairs to vendors. All tents, tables and additional equipment needed must fit within the purchased space. Tents, tables, trailer tongues, door swings and serving areas should all fit withing the purchases space. No exceptions will be made. If you plan to use a generator, you must note this on your application so we can place you accordingly. Generator placement and annoyance will be determined by the festival committee; please be prepared for generators to be up to 100’ from your booth. Booth tents must be tied down and secured at all times. The Fall Festival Committee reserves the right to ask vendors to remove their tents and/or generators if either are determined to be causing a nuisance, unsafe or in danger of causing harm. 

Booth Locations: Booth locations will be determined by the festival committee. Booth assignments will be available at vendor check-in.  Requests may be considered, but special treatment is not guaranteed. Note that the location of the stage and food court may not be the same as previous years.