MAJOR Food Vendor Application

Name: 36th Annual Florida Manatee Festival
Start: 2023-01-14T09:00:00-00:00
End: 2023-01-15T16:00:00-00:00
Location: North Citrus Avenue

Deadline: Dec 28, 2022 5:00 pm (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

36th Annual Florida Manatee Festival

Date: Jan 14, 2023 9:00 am - Jan 15, 2023 4:00 pm (EDT)

Crystal River, Florida

$450.00 - $850.00

About the application

MAJOR food vendor is defined as selling two or more "main menu" items. (examples include but are not limited to: tacos, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads, and soups). Food vendors may only sell non-alcoholic beverages. Only items you list will be able to be sold on the day of the event. No exceptions. Food vendors will be responsible to meet all guidelines for temporary food service as set forth by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR) or the Florida Department of Consumer and Agricultural Services (FDACS). Food vendors shall wear gloves and follow hand washing procedures set forth by the DBPR and FDACS. Welcome to the 36th Annual Florida Manatee Festival 2023!! Florida Manatee Festival is a two-day festival, held annually over Martin Luther King Jr weekend. Join the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, City of Crystal River, over 300 artists, crafters, food vendors, and live entertainment as we bring the 36th Annual Florida Manatee Festival to Crystal River, Florida!

Downtown Crystal River, Kings Bay Park January 14th & 15th, 2023. Saturday 9a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday 9a.m. to 4p.m.,
Setup: Friday the 13th, 3p.m. to 6:30p.m. & Saturday, 7a.m. to 8:30a.m.
Tear Down: Sunday 4p.m

About the event

January 14th & 15th, 2023 | Downtown Crystal River Produced by the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce | The Florida Manatee Festival returns on January 14th & 15th, 2023. Come join the celebration in downtown Crystal River as we honor our most famous residents! Now in our 36th year, the Florida Manatee Festival is presented by the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce. Celebrating with food, music, entertainment, and frivolity for residents and visitors alike. The Florida Manatee Festival also serves as a showcase for non-profit organizations and local commercial businesses that serve as the foundation of our community. Over 20,000 people each year flock to Historic Downtown Crystal River, making The Florida Manatee Festival consistently chosen one of the Best of the Best Festivals by the readers of the Citrus County Chronicle. This year's festival will include, but certainly not limited to: Manatee Boat Tours Live entertainment- 2 different stages Beer & wine garden Amazing storefront businesses Food vendors throughout the festival. Heritage House Hippie Village Children's Activity Zones And MUCH MORE!!!!

Citrus County Chamber of Commerce

Contact Organizer

Citrus County Chamber of Commerce

Contact Organizer

Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions:

The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce thanks you for your interest in the 36th Florida Manatee Festival 2023. Please carefully read the following rules necessary for vendors to participate in the event.

Submitting this application does not guarantee booth space (at) the Florida Manatee Festival. ALL applications will be reviewed for approval. You will be notified by email as quickly as possible upon approval of your application. Please remember, that your credit card is charged upon approval of the application.

Selection/approval is at the sole discretion of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce retains the right to reject any vendor application. All applications must be submitted by December 30th, 2022.

Booth space is sold as 10' L x 10' W . No discount on multiple and/or additional booth spaces.
Electricity is not available for purchase at this event. If you require electricity you must use a quiet generator.
Space assignments are made based on the best interest of the event. There are no guarantees/promises given to vendors as to assigned locations. This application neither implies nor grants any preferential consideration or treatment.
Vendors MAY NOT sublet, bring in the representation of a secondary commercial or charity to jointly work a vendor booth, switch product lines of what's been approved, or change the name of what's been approved to be posted to identify the vendor.
Event will be held rain or shine. This is an outdoor event with possible uneven terrain, inclement weather and wind gusts. Please provide proper weights to the corners of your tent. NO STAKES permitted. Proper weights include but are not limited to water buckets, cinderblocks, and sandbags. The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce is not liable for any damage incurred to vendor booths/products during festival hours and/or setup/breakdown.
Vehicles (cars, trucks, trailers, golf carts) are not part of vendor space. Vehicles must enter at check-in, receive the assigned space/vendor map, and drop off/load in as quickly as possible. No vehicle will be permitted to remain parked at their assigned space during load-in/set up. Please remember, there will be other vendors needing to load in as well, please be courteous, and move quickly and safely.
Vendors MUST be set up and ready to open business by 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. No vendor will be permitted to load in on Saturday, January 14th after 8:30 am. If you are not at check-in by 8:15 am, you will be turned away.
All vendors are required to be set up and operating Saturday & Sunday. This is a two-day event, rain or shine. There will be no exceptions, must be set up by 8:30 am on Saturday, January 14th. Break-down/load-out will begin at 4 pm Sunday the 15th.
All vendor tents must be a solid, non-flammable, free-standing tent in good condition, without tears or stains, and securely weighted down. Tents must have the ability to withstand strong winds. Tents larger than 10x10 must provide a fire inspection, and fire retardant (stamp, letter).
All vendors are responsible for providing their own supplies needed to operate including, but not limited to, tents, tables, chairs, trash receptacles, trash bags, lighting, weights, etc.
No smoking / vaping in the vendor. Please move away from your vendor space and/or food truck to a smoking area.
Vendors are required to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner when dealing with festival volunteers/staff, festival attendees, fellow vendors, and established downtown businesses. There is a strict no-tolerance policy regarding foul language, threatening or physically abusive behavior, disregard for the safety and/or property of those around you, or any other behavior that the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce deems unsafe or inappropriate. Vendors unable to follow the code of conduct will be asked to leave immediately if safely allowable and will NOT be permitted to participate in future Chamber festivals, parades, and/or special events.
Booth space must remain clean throughout the weekend. Keep extra inventory, boxes, trash, etc. out of the display area. Vendors must dispose of all trash in one of the event dumpsters. Booth space must be left clean daily; no trash, trash bags, empty boxes or debris may be left behind. Non-compliant vendors are subject to additional clean-up fees, and will not be permitted to participate in future Chamber festivals, parades, and/or special events.
Vendor identification signs are restricted to 18" high and shall be no longer than the width of the tent.
Absolutely no materials that link to, show, or infer sexual content, conduct or encourage illegal or unethical activity. No lewd, lascivious, and/or slanderous materials against any one race, religion, ethnicity and/or political views. NON-COMPLIANT vendors will be asked to immediately shut down their location, and be removed from the event (safely at the end of the evening). NON-COMPLIANT vendors will not be invited to return to any Citrus County Chamber of Commerce festivals, parades and/or special events.
Vendor booth/ products will resemble the photo depictions submitted with the application both in quality and appearance.
Vendors will receive detailed vendor information, including a placement map, check-in time/location of check-in by Thursday, January 12th, 2023., via EventEny email portal. If vendors do not show up during their outlined check-in timeframe, they will be required to wait until all other vendors have finished checking in.
Vendors will be responsible to fully comply with the Florida State Sales Tax Regulations in effect during the period of the event.
Event vendor withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing/email no later than 30 days prior to the event. Refunds will not be given unless notification is submitted no later than 30 days prior. Refunds will be at the Chamber's discretion. There are no refunds for vendors who do not show up/set-up for the festival.
The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to cancel the event in total/ in part. All aspects of the event are subject to modification. We reserve the right to alter the layout and/or move vendors as needed.

FOOD VENDORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO MEET ALL GUIDELINES FOR TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE AS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION (DBPR) OR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (FDACS).A COPY OF THE GUIDELINES IS ATTACHED. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES, CONTACT THE DBPR AT 850-487-1395. A DBPR ISSUED LICENSE TO SELL FOOD IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA MUST BE ON SITE DAY of the EVENT.

Related files

Master DBPR.pdf

2023 FMF Disclaimer.pdf

2023 FMF Terms & Conditions - Not General.pdf

BOCC INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

Questions on the application

Business information

Business name
Legal business name
Contact name
Address
Email
Phone
Website (Optional)
Logo (Optional)

Additional information

Please provide a link to your Facebook page or enter N/A if you do not have one.
Citrus County Chamber of Commerce member?
Number of years as a vendor at the Florida Manatee Festival.
Please share a BRIEF discription of your menu/cuisine.
I have read the general vendor rules and my signature constitutes acceptance of said rules.
I have read the Florida Manatee Disclaimer (below) and my signature constitutes acceptance of said disclaimer.
I have provided a copy of my DBPR, please sign below.
Please provide the dimensions of your food truck and/or food tent (length by width).
Electricity is NOT provided at the 2023 Florida Manatee Festival. Food vendors are required to have a quiet generator, if electricity needed. By signing below, I constitute that I have read, and understand there is no electricity provided at the Florida Manatee Festival.
Please provide a name and contact phone number for the day of event.

Picture requirements

Minimum pictures required: 5
Please provide the following photo (please upload in jpeg and/or npeg format) (2) photos event display, (1) event menu (1) DBPR license or ServSafe Certificate. (1) Certificate of liability insurance (additional insured :Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, 915 N Suncoast Blvd, Crystal River, 34429)
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MAJOR Food Vendor Application

36th Annual Florida Manatee Festival

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