Food Vendor

42nd Annual Covered Bridge & Arts Festival at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. Welcome to the Covered Bridge & Arts Festival in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania! We only have room currently for 40 food vendors. Our vendors each must have their own unique item to sell.

42nd Annual Covered Bridge & Arts Festival at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. Each application will be reviewed for acceptance. There are a limited number of indoor spaces. Returning vendors who were assigned an indoor space in 2023 will have first priority to renew their indoor space assignment in 2024. Any remaining indoor spaces not filled by returning vendors will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. New applicants to the festival may select "Indoor Space" during the application process but are NOT guaranteed to have that request fulfilled. Any and all questions should be directed to Debbie Sokol at dsokol@cmvb.com.

Required Paperwork
1.  A completed application/contract via Eventeny. Eventeny does charge a 3% processing fee.
2.  Payment can by made by ACH or credit card (there will be an additional 3% processing charge for payment made via card or a smaller fee for ACH payments)
3.  An uploaded copy of your current sales tax license.4.  A copy of your current ServeSafe
5.  A current certificate of insurance (must follow guidelines listed below)
 
Insurance: Each individual vendor setting up is required to maintain a liability insurance with a minimum of $1,000,000 for any one event or accident.  The Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau (121 Papermill Rd Bloomsburg PA 17815) and The Columbia County Agricultural Horticultural and Mechanical Association (620 W 3rd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) must be named as additional insured. (Liability limit for those vendors providing alcohol is $2,000,000.)
               
General Information 
Please note: The Festival committee reserves the right to cancel or relocate any Vendor for any reason without recourse if it is deemed in the best interest of the festival.
• Vendor’s use of the space is non-transferrable.
• Event fee is non-refundable.
• The deadline to complete the application is July 15, 2024.
• Space assignments and other information will be mailed to accepted vendors on or about August 30, 2024.
• Vendors provide all items necessary to set up in their space.
• If you pay for electrical service and are located inside, an outlet or drop line will be provided. If you are outside, you are required to bring your own 30 amp/120V twist lock adaptor.
 • Please be prepared to bring your own change. Change will not be available.
• The Columbia Montour Visitors Bureau offers no guarantees or warranties of any kind.
• The event is rain or shine; no refunds will be offered for a no-show vendor.
• Vendors must remove all products and equipment at the end of the festival, this includes trash and recyclables.
• Any vendor who does not abide by rules as presented, will be denied selling privileges and required to leave at the conclusion of the day.
• Use of racial or ethnic slurs, profanities, derogatory language and other inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and will be cause for denial of selling privileges and required to leave at the conclusion of the day.
• At its sole discretion, the Columbia Montour Visitors Bureau may revoke this contract if it is believed any terms of the contract have been violated.
• If the Columbia Montour Visitors Bureau revokes Vendor's selling privileges or otherwise cancels this contract, Vendor will immediately shut down and vacate the premises at the conclusion of the day.
• Medical assistance is located on 3rd St in the Fairgrounds.
• CMVB staff is located at the entrance of Gate 3, which is also the main entrance to the festival.
 
Festival Rules

1. Vehicles are not allowed on-site while the event is in progress at any time. All vehicles must be off the ground by 8am. Food vendors are to use Gate 6B. Vehicles will be allowed to park at the designated parking area beyond D Ave for food vendors. Each food vendor will receive two parking passes. Only park in the assigned area or out in general parking. Passes will be mailed in late August 2024.
2. Vendors may set up from Sunday September 29th 8:00am to 4:00pm (unless space is occupied by a fair vendor) through Wednesday, October 2nd from 6:00am to 6:00pm. You must be off the Fairgrounds by 8:00pm. No Later! Thursday morning, October 3rd, set up must be between 6:00am and 8:00am (vehicles must be off the grounds by 8:00am).
3. This show is held rain or shine, and vendors must stay for the entire show.  If you leave the festival early (without permission) you will not be invited back. Vendors must make their own provisions for puddles and other problems caused by inclement weather.  If you have rain collected on your outside easy up roofs, please dump it without drenching the attendees.  All tents are to be anchored to withstand the elements of weather and collapse.
4. The Bloomsburg Fair Association also has the following policies:
   1. All cardboard boxes must be broken down and placed in a recycling area.
   2. No Beverages in glass bottles are to be sold on the grounds.
   3. Vendors are responsible for any damage to the grounds at their location.
   4. Smoking is allowed outside only.  There is no smoking in any building.
   5. No animals are allowed on the Fairgrounds except for attractions and vested service animals.

The Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau produces and coordinates this Festival.  All aspects including advertising and promotion are handled by our office.  Proceeds enable the CMVB to continue efforts to promote our two-county region and the state of Pennsylvania to potential visitors.  Any and all food vendor questions, before or after the Festival, must be directed to Cheri Bissinger at bissingercatering@yahoo.com.  During the Festival, any questions may be addressed to a CMVB Festival staff person or Cheri Bissinger. If an issue of any kind arises, a decision will be made in the best interest of the Festival and the CMVB. The Festival organizers (CMVB) have the right to accept or reject any crafter or craft product, or to dismiss anyone who does not comply with these rules and regulations.  All decisions are final.