Car Show Food Truck/Food Tent Vendors

Welcome to the DRP Events food vendor signup. Fill out the following form to reserve a spot for this event. You will be directed to an interactive map to select your spot and submit payment. 

Vendor Rules & Guidelines

First Friday is a community-focused event designed to support artisans, food vendors, musicians, and our downtown small businesses. All vendors are expected to contribute to a positive, welcoming, and commerce-driven atmosphere. Vendor items should be high quality and setup should have a professional appearance.

Event Purpose & Restrictions

• Vendors may not promote or campaign for political parties or candidates.
• Vendor spaces should reflect the spirit of an artisan market and community event that drives traffic to downtown businesses. Booths that are solely distributing flyers, pamphlets, or promotional materials without offering products, services, or an interactive component are not permitted.
• Religious organizations wishing to participate must offer goods and services. Vendor space may not be used solely for recruiting or distribution of religious materials.
  
  Spacing & Setup
• Court Street food vendors will have access to electric from the city boxes located in the park and should serve facing Court St.
• State Street & 2nd Ave (Rocchi Lot) food vendors will need their own genertors and should setup serving toward the sidewalks. 
• All food vendors must read the description of the spot when selecting your location on the map. Some spots are for hot prepared food and gourmet foods only and others allow both hot food or lemonade/snow cones/snack foods. 
• Vendors must leave clear pathways for two-way foot traffic, including accessibility for wheelchairs and strollers, between tables, tent poles, and the street.
• Sidewalk widths vary. Vendors are responsible for adjusting their setup accordingly.
• Do not block business entrances unless you have received permission from that business.

Conduct

• Be respectful to businesses, fellow vendors, and event organizers.
• No arguing, smoking, spitting, hate speech or items displaying hate spreech, or aggressive behavior will be tolerated.

Payment

• Payment is due at the time of signup.
• All payments are considered donations to the Downtown Revitalization Project (DRP) and are non-refundable.

Communitcation

• Vendors are responsible for reading all event emails thoroughly to avoid missed instructions or repeated questions.

Compliance

• Failure to follow these guidelines may result in removal from the vendor roster.
• This is an electronic agreement and by proceeding, you are validating and approving this agreement and liability waiver electronically.

Reliability Policy

To maintain a dependable, high-quality event for the community:

• No-shows (vendors who are assigned a space but do not attend and fail to cancel) and repeat late cancellations (after the event map is posted) will be removed from the vendor roster for all DRP events.

Weather Policy

• First Friday is a rain or shine event unless conditions are deemed unsafe.
• It is the vendors responsiblity to secure tents and items during windy conditions

Waiver and Release of Liability

1. By signing this Waiver and Release of Liability (Agreement), I waive and release Downtown Revitalization Project, its agents, servants, employees, insurers, successors and assigns from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages or suits at law and equity of any kind, including but not limited to claims for personal injury, property damage, medical expenses, loss of services, on account of or in any way related to or growing out of my presence or involvement at the facility. 

This waiver and release is intended to and does release Downtown Revitalization Project from any and all liability for damages or injuries on account of or in any way related to or growing out of my negligence, the negligence of third parties and Downtown Revitalization Project’s negligence. This is not intended to release Downtown Revitalization Project from any liability resulting from their intentional conduct. 

I further covenant and agree not to institute any claims or legal action against Downtown Revitalization Project for any claim released by this Agreement. I further agree that should any claim be made against Downtown Revitalization Project in contravention of this Agreement, including but not limited to derivative claims, I will protect, defend and completely indemnity (reimburse) Downtown Revitalization Project for any such claim and expenses including attorney’s fees and costs incurred by Downtown Revitalization Project in defending themselves or security indemnity hereunder.

2. I understand that Downtown Revitalization Project is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged valuables or property.

3. I acknowledge that I have received and read a copy of the current rules and regulations governing the use of the facility. I agree that I will fully comply with all rules and regulations and with any amendments. 

I have read the Agreement and understand that by signing the Agreement I have consented to be bound by its terms, including the waiver/release of any legal right I may have to sue Downtown Revitalization Project  for any costs they incur because a claim or legal action is brought in violation of this Agreement. I agree any violation of the Agreement and its terms and conditions, as determined by Downtown Revitalization Project, will void and terminate this Agreement and may result in loss of the ability to use the facility.

I am electronically signing this Agreement freely, voluntarily and competently and am at least eighteen (18) years of age.