Celebration of Freedom, presented by Bayway Chevrolet

TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION:
A completed Craft/Commercial & Novelty Vendor Application, an example of your menu and two photos of your booth (including signage) must be submitted for consideration.
 
METHOD OF SELECTION:
Pearland Parks & Recreation Department can only accept a limited number of craft/commercial and novelty vendors. Vendors are evaluated on overall booth attractiveness (including signage), diversity of items/services, prices and green initiatives. 

Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2025 Celebration of Freedom. 

OPPORTUNITY FOR FREE BOOTH SPACE:
Non-profit vendors will be required to provide a certain number of volunteer hours throughout the year in exchange for free booth space. Volunteer hours can be provided by one person or a number of people from the non-profit organization. The Volunteer Coordinator will meet with the non-profit vendor to arrange how and when the volunteer service hours can be performed. Volunteer service hours must be performed within one year of event date.
 
METHOD OF SELECTION:
Pearland Parks & Recreation Department can only accept a limited number of non-profit vendors. Vendors are evaluated on overall booth attractiveness (including signage), diversity of items/services, and green initiatives. 

A political campaign vendor is a vendor that plans to participate in a City of Pearland Special Event as a method to promote his/her political campaign. Political campaign vendors may give away items, but are not allowed to sell any items or services. Political campaign vendors include elected officials running for election/re-election for school board, city, state, etc,

Celebration of Freedom, presented by Bayway Chevrolet, is Pearland's annual Fourth of July event. We are currently accepting applications for food trucks, trailers and pop-up servers. This event is hosted from 6 to 10 p.m. and the expected attendance is 10,000 - 15,000. 

Event Sponsors will enjoy numerous benefits, including: 

• Access to a diverse event audience of more than 15,000 attendees. 
• Opportunity of showcase your services & programs to potential clients, customers and partners. 
• Enhanced brand visibility and recognition within the Pearland Community. 

Critieria: 

• Sponsors should be commercial businesses that align with the vision and pillars of Pearland Parks & Recreation. 
• Quality and uniqueness of products/services.
• Alignment with event themes and guidelines.
• Compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

$500 Exhibitor - application due by June 16, 2025

• 10' x 10' promotional booth space 
• Opportunity to distribute promotional material, merchandise, or samples (food and beverages may require additional permit from the City of Pearland)  

$1000 Booth Sponsor  - application due by June 16, 2025

• 10' x 10' promotional booth space 
• Opportunity to distribute promotional material, merchandise, or samples (food and beverages may require additional permit from the City of Pearland)  
• Logo included on Sponsor Recognition Sign

$1500 Community Sponsor - application due by April 1, 2025

• Recognition in pre-event marketing - including digital and print flyers, e-newsletter, webpage, social media (1 post)
• Audio Recognition
• 10' x 10' promotional booth space 
• Opportunity to distribute promotional material, merchandise, or samples (food and beverages may require additional permit from the City of Pearland)  
• Logo included on Sponsor Recognition Sign

$3000 Supporting Sponsor - application due by April 1, 2025

• Sponsor provided 30 second commercial displayed on large screens during the event (min. 2 times)
• Recognition in pre-event marketing - including digital and print flyers, e-newsletter, webpage, social media (1 post)
• Audio recognition
• 10' x 10' promotional booth space 
• Opportunity to distribute promotional material, merchandise, or samples (food and beverages may require additional permit from the City of Pearland)  
• Logo included on Sponsor Recognition Sign

Additional attraction, activity and zone sponsorship activation opportunities are available.  Please contact sponsorships@pearlandtx.gov to customize a proposal to meet your marketing priorities.

Additional Information: 

• Booth equipment & supplies (including canopy with weights, tables, chairs, etc.) must be provided by sponsor. 
  
• Onsite Sponsor parking (limit 1 vehicle) 

BOOTH SPACE/LOCATION: 
Booth space will consist of 100 square feet of operational space (10’ x 10’ space). If you need larger booth space, you must seek approval from event coordinator. All events are outdoors. Booth location is determined by Pearland Parks & Recreation and is non-transferable.
 
EQUIPMENT/ELECTRICTY:
Sponsors are responsible for providing all operational equipment, including but not limited to: tables, chairs, canopies, tents, generators, etc. Sponsors must bring their own power supply and extension cords. For safety reasons and the amount of noise generators produce, generators are not allowed at all events. Prior approval by event coordinator is required in order to use a generator.
 
DECORATIONS:
All decorations must be tasteful and reflect the theme of each individual event. Decorations in all tents that are not used for cooking, shall be limited to combustible decorations on 10 percent of walls and ceilings unless treated with flame retardant criteria of NFPA 701.(IFC 2404.2) Decorations must be within boundaries of allotted booth space. The ground, pavement, walls, poles, etc., surrounding booth space must not be damaged or defaced in any way. If vendor damages any event property, in any way (nails, staples, paint, etc.), vendor agrees to pay damages therein. 

Application Process: Applications are reviewed and evaluated based on the criteria as outlined above.  Applications will be reviewed and confirmed within 5 business days from submission.

Reach your target audience while helping to create an exceptional event and program experience with Pearland Parks & Recreation. You can sponsor a specific activity or event or become a part of all of them! Our sponsorships are customized fit your community engagment priorities.

For more information, please visit www,pearlandtx.gov/sponsorships. 

Contact us to customize your plan today!