Food Vendor Rules
1. Vendors who are selling food must provide proof of a Business License, a Health and Safety Permit, and a Certificate of Insurance. Please include photos of these documents in your application.
2. Vendors who are serving food must have ServSafe certification and food must be kept at 41°F or lower, or 135° F or higher.
3. Alcoholic beverages, drugs, and/or drug paraphernalia sales are not permitted. Vendors will not be allowed to serve, or sell alcoholic beverages of any kind on event property. Vendors are not permitted to bring alcohol on the premises.
4. Vendors are expected to keep the area around their table clean and litter free. Walkways must be kept clear for visitors. Tables must be clean at all times. All vendors are responsible for removing their own trash.
5. Informational vendors (businesses) are permitted to distribute literature, giveaways (marketing material), and procure customers for contacts and sales within their table space only.
6. No space will be rented to a political party endorsing a candidate standing for election. No booths displaying political advertising will be permitted.
7. The distribution or sale of any literature outside of your designated area is strictly prohibited. Literature that does not violate any of the rules on the merchandise or displays may be made available within the designated space. No distribution, canvassing, flyers, or vending of any kind may be done by strolling through the campus.
8. Vendors must provide their own display set-up, tables, chairs, etc. Drilling or puncturing ground or asphalt surfaces is strictly prohibited.
9. Your display area will consist of a 4–6-foot table, provided by the vendor. Tents must be no bigger than 10x10 sq ft. All promotional materials must be placed within your assigned area.
10. All tables must be manned at all times during the event. Aurora Theatre is not responsible for damage or loss of property if the table is unmanned.
11. Displays must be professional and aesthetically pleasing. Handwritten signs must be neat and attractive.
12. Vendors and all employees must be properly attired at all times.
13. Vendors must post prices in a legible manner and in a visible place within their table.
14. All business activity must be confined within the designated rented space only. No distribution, canvassing, flyers, or vending of any kind may be done by strolling through the event space.
15. No generators are allowed inside the facilities. If required outside, the generator must be 50 feet away from our facility. If you require electricity, you must select YES in the application when prompted. Your answer may affect your event placement.
16. Reselling or subleasing booth space is not permitted. You may not share a space with another vendor.
17. No raffles in exchange for money may be held, but table prizes given away at random for no money purchase are allowed.
18. No space will be rented to a political or religious organization. No space displaying political advertising will be permitted.
19. Pets are not allowed inside our facilities, however: officially designated “service animals” are permitted.
20. Megaphones and electronic amplification are not permitted. Common courtesy to event attendees, volunteers, and event personnel are expected of all participants.
No bikes, scooters, skateboards, or roller blades are permitted.
Smoking is not allowed on the premises.
21. All vendors are responsible for filing their own taxes with the state. All persons, companies or organizations renting table/space do so as independent contractors and not as employees or agents of Aurora Theatre, and as such assume all responsibility for withholding taxes, Social Security, State taxes, Public Liability and Worker’s Compensation Insurance and also assume responsibility for insurance coverage to, from, and during the event and for accident or injury to himself and/or his equipment.
22. Aurora Theatre does not warrant or guarantee any particular results of the event, nor does it guarantee a particular number of attendees or exhibitors.
23. Aurora Theatre reserves the right to cancel any vendor agreement/partnerships/sponsorship at any time, for any reason with no refund.
