Food Vendor - Tent or Pushcart

Thank you for your interest in being a vendor at the 2025 Fayetteville Dogwood Festival! Fayetteville Dogwood Festival will take place April 25-27, 2025. This is the application for FOOD TENT/PUSH CART VENDORS. If you are not a FOOD TENT/PUSH CART VENDOR, please return to the event application page to complete the correct vendor application. Failure to complete the correct vendor application may result in a denial.  WHO ARE TENT/PUSH-CART VENDORS? Vendors who cook and serve food from underneath a tent or from a food service push cart.  FOOD VENDORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO COMPLETE AN EVENT APPLICATION.  FESTIVAL HOURS Friday, April 25, 5:00PM - 11:00PM Saturday, April 26, 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Sunday, April 27, 12:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Each 10x10 space is $1000. Booth fees will not be charged until after approval into the festival. The same payment type will be used at the time booth fees are charged. The vendor supplies their OWN tent, table, and chairs. Overnight security WILL be provided. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 28 AT 11:59 PM -- APPLICATIONS PAST THIS DATE/TIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. APPLICATION DECISIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MARCH 14.
 
Please note the following information: 
- Vendors will be notified via email of the decision.
- Staff cannot disclose the decision of your application. All decisions are made by the Vendor Committee.
- Additional information will not be supplied prior to the receipt of an approval email. 
- Upon approval, accepted vendors will be charged per the same payment type as paid during the application fee process. Expect a payment to process at the moment approval comes through.  IMPORTANT NOTES FOR FOOD VENDORS
- Food Vendor spaces are designated for those who will be preparing food on-site and selling it to patrons/festival-goers. 
- Food Vendors should be prepared to serve a high volume of people. 
- Food Vendors must abide by NC Health guidelines and will be inspected prior to opening. For more information, contact the Cumberland County Health Department at 910-433-3600. 
- Food Vendors are subject to Fire Marshall regulations.
- Be free of grease splashes, spills, and/or any grease containers. Grease disposal and clean-up is the responsibility of the Food Vendor - subject to a fee if this occurs.
- Be free of trash or any other items on the ground. Trash must be disposed of properly in the appropriate trash can. 

• You will arrive on time for your check-in. Tardiness will risk losing your space. Parking will be available for supply trucks and trailers. These cannot be moved during the weekend. Vehicles that need to be accessed during the weekend must find parking downtown. Overnight security is provided for your area. 
  - Your supplies and equipment will remain within the space that is supplied for the festival. Failure to do so may result in ejection from the festival without refund. Please be prepared to serve customers only from the front of your booth or trailer. 
  - All vendors who do not cook in an enclosed truck/trailer must cover the entire ground area of your location with mats, tarps or other coverings. Extend the covering well beyond your footprint. This includes the serving area and under grills. There will be no exceptions. Stormwater inspectors will pre-inspect all areas prior to load-in. They will be on site Friday during load-in and on Saturday and Sunday. Any vendor with grease on the hard surface or grass will be issued a Notice of Violation by an inspector. The issue must be corrected the same day. If it is not, a citation will be issued by the inspector to the vendor. All oil must be in containers and removed from the area at the end of the festival.
  - You must bring a minimum of 25 feet of potable water hose and a splitter unless otherwise noted in our letter.
  - You must bring a UL listed 100 foot, 12 amp, 3 prong grounded outdoor rated extension cord for use with regular duplex receptacles. If you use a 50 amp connection, you must have a minimum of 50 feet, 50 amp rated cable with a 4 prong range plug. Distances to electrical hookups can be 100 feet. No generators are allowed.
  - You must display professionally produced signs showing ALL of the items you are selling and the price of each item. These signs must be in full view of patrons and readable from a distance of at least 15 feet. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN WITHOUT A POSTED PRICE LIST. The price list must remain posted throughout the festival. You may only sell those items you indicated on your application and were approved. No signage over 12 ft off the ground is allowed.  
  - You must complete all documentation for the Cumberland County Health Department and be prepared for the inspection. No sales may occur before inspection. Vendors are responsible for 1% sales tax for food prepared on site. 
  - You must have a fire extinguisher within your footprint with a minimum rating of 20-A:10-B:C. You may not begin cooking without an approved extinguisher in your booth. 
  - You acknowledge that food vendor operation hours. 
  - You acknowledge vendors may not leave during the weekend without the approval of the Vendor Chair or the chairperson’s stand-in.