The City of Lake City Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Cookoff reserves the right to reject any application. If your application is not accepted, your money will be refunded. Any photos taken of your team onsite become the property of the City of Lake City Downtown BBQ Showdown and may be used for promotional purposes. The rules and procedures apply to all parties participating in The Downtown BBQ Showdown. The cookteam is required to provide all other materials including items such as outdoor extension cords, water hoses, booths, tables, and chairs. You may require extension cords of 50'-100' please plan accordingly. Please have a fire Extinguiser at your location. This time of the year can be windy-tents should be properly weighed down. No refunds once your application has been accepted and approved. Please do not plug cords into any business located in the festival area. If you will be supplying your own electrical power using a generator during the hours of the festival, please make sure that it is quite and make note on your application. Set up will be when you arrive and by the size of your rig. Set up times begins anytime on Thursday through Friday at 11:00am. Tents and Tables that would be in the line of traffic coming into set up can be set up after 11:00am on Friday to allow enough space for cook teams to enter the area. . Staff will be avaliable to direct you to your location. No vehicles will be allowed to remain in the area. Park your vehicle in the parking lot labeled "Cook team Parking" on the map. Cook Teams should come in off of Marion Avenue when you are driving North on Marion Avenue turn righ on Hillsboro Street and a parking attendent will be at Hillsboro and Hernando Street to direct you. Your space is limited to the square footage you purchased, and this is calculated along the curb. Cook teams are encouraged to remain until the completion of the festival approximately at 5:30pm on Saturday. At the completition of the festival, make sure all trash is properly disposed of. Storm sewer drains are not appropriate for disposal of grease. We will provide a grease container for disposal. In consideration of participating in such activity, the participant does hereby release and forever discharge the
City of Lake City, its officers, staff, jointly and severally, from any and all actions, causes of injury, which hereafter may be sustained by participants, merchants, vendors, spectators, or others in consequence of participating in the City of Lake City Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition event. This release extends and applies to, and also covers and includes, all unknown, unforeseen, unanticipated, and unsuspected injuries, damages, loss and liability, and the consequences thereof, as well as those not disclosed and known to exist. The provisions or any state, federal, local, or territorial law or stature providing in substance that releases shall not extend to claims, demands, injuries, or damages which are unknown or unsuspected to exist at the time, to the person executing such leases, are hereby expressly waived. I hereby agree on behalf of my heirs, executor, administrators, and assigns to indemnify the City of Lake City KCBS Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition Event/ City of Lake City, jointly and severally, and hold harmless from and against any and all actions, claims, demands, and liabilities, loss, damages, and expense of whatever kind or nature, including attorney fees, which may at any time be incurred by reason of my participation in the City of Lake CityKCBS Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition Event. It is further agreed and understood that said allowance of my participation in the City of Lake City KCBS Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition event is not to be construed as an admission of any liability and acceptance of assumption of responsibility by the City of Lake City/ City of Lake City KCBS Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition Event, its officers and members, jointly and severally, for all damages and expenses for which the City of Lake City KCBS Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition event, its officers and staff, jointly and severally, become liable as a result of any alleged act of the festival participant. Signature below indicates that the vendor has carefully read and understands all of the above requirements to participate as a vendor in the City of Lake City KCBS Downtown BBQ Showdown Barbecue Competition event. I have read and agree to abide by all rules and regulations of the City of Lake City Downtown BBQ Cookoff.
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