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Application
MINOR FOOD/IMPULSE BUY Applications
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Deadline: Dec 28, 2022 5:00 pm (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Date: Jan 14, 2023 9:00 am - Jan 15, 2023 4:00 pm (EST)
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Crystal River, Florida
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$300.00 - $475.00
About the application
Downtown Crystal River, Kings Bay Park January 14th & 15th, 2023. Saturday 9a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday 9a.m. to 4p.m.,
Setup: Friday the 13th, 3p.m. to 6:30p.m. & Saturday, 7a.m. to 8:30a.m.
Tear Down: Sunday 4p.m
About the event
Terms & Conditions
- Booth space is sold as 10' L x 10' W . No discount on multiple and/or additional booth spaces.
- Electricity is not available for purchase at this event. If you require electricity you must use a quiet generator.
- Space assignments are made based on the best interest of the event. There are no guarantees/promises given to vendors as to assigned locations. This application neither implies nor grants any preferential consideration or treatment.
- Vendors MAY NOT sublet, bring in the representation of a secondary commercial or charity to jointly work a vendor booth, switch product lines of what's been approved, or change the name of what's been approved to be posted to identify the vendor.
- The event will be held rain or shine. This is an outdoor event with possible uneven terrain, inclement weather and wind gusts. Please provide proper weights to the corners of your tent. NO STAKES permitted. Proper weights include but are not limited to water buckets, cinderblocks, and sandbags. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce is not liable for any damage incurred to vendor booths/products during festival hours and/or setup/breakdown.
- Vehicles (cars, trucks, trailers, golf carts) are not part of vendor space. Vehicles must enter at check-in, receive the assigned space/vendor map, and drop off/load in as quickly as possible. No vehicle will be permitted to remain parked at their assigned space during 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.
- Vendors MUST be set up and ready to open business by 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. No vendor will be permitted to load in on Saturday, January 14th after 8:30 am. If you are not at check-in by 8:15 am, you will be turned away.
- 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 8:30 am on Saturday, January 14th. Break-down/load-out will begin at 4 pm Sunday the 15th.
- All vendor tents must be a 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, and fire retardant (stamp, letter).
- 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.
- No smoking / vaping in the vendor. Please move away from your vendor space and/or food truck to a smoking area.
- Vendors are required to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner when dealing with festival volunteers/staff, festival attendees, fellow vendors, and established downtown businesses. There is a strict no-tolerance policy regarding foul language, threatening or physically abusive behavior, disregard for the safety and/or property of those around you, or any other behavior that the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce deems unsafe or inappropriate. Vendors unable to follow the code of conduct will be asked to leave immediately if safely allowable and will NOT be permitted to participate in future Chamber festivals, parades, and/or special events.
- 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 will not be permitted to participate in future Chamber festivals, parades, and/or special events.
- Vendor identification signs are restricted to 18" high and shall be no longer than the width of the tent.
- 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 be 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.
- Vendor booth/ products will resemble the photo depictions submitted with the application both in quality and appearance.
- Vendors will receive detailed vendor information, including a placement map, check-in time/location of check-in by Thursday, January 12th, 2023., via EventEny email portal. If vendors do not show up during their outlined check-in timeframe, they will be required to wait until all other vendors have finished checking in.
- Vendors will be responsible to fully comply with the Florida State Sales Tax Regulations in effect during the period of the event.
- Event vendor withdrawal 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 not show up/set-up for the festival.
- 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.
Questions on the application
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Please provide a link to your Facebook page or enter N/A if you do not have one.
- Are you a Citrus County Chamber of Commerce member?
- Number of years as a vendor at the Florida Manatee Festival.
- Please give a BRIEF description of your menu.
- Please provide length x width of your food truck and/or food-booth/tent.
- Electricity is NOT provided at the 2023 Florida Manatee Festival. Food vendors are required to have a quiet generator, if electricity needed. By signing below, I constitute that I have read, and understand there is no electricity provided at the Florida Manatee Festival.
- General Release: The undersigned does hereby forever discharge and release the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, Citrus County, the Florida Manatee Festival and sponsoring organizations from any and all manner of actions, suits, damages or claims whatsoever arising from any loss or damage to the property of the undersigned while in possession or supervision of the Florida Manatee Festival and hereby consent to the enforcement of the Florida Manatee Festival Vendor rules as set out in this application. I understand that an accepted application is a commitment to show and remain for the entire event, with exception to severe weather conditions. In such an occurrence, vendors will be granted permission to leave by the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce Staff. Your electronic signature below is an acknowledgement of this release. Vendor applications will not be processed without electronic signature.
- Please upload DPBR Form.
- I have read the general vendor rules and my signature constitutes acceptance of said rules.
- Please provide name and contact phone number for the day of the event.
Picture requirements
- Minimum pictures required: 5
MINOR FOOD/IMPULSE BUY Applications
36th Annual Florida Manatee Festival
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