Muskegon County Latino Festival Merchandise Vendors Application

350 West Webster Avenue,Muskegon MI 49440

09 September, 2023

Description

We would love to have you join us this year for the 2nd Annual Muskegon County Latino Festival! The festival will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon, Michigan from 2:00PM – 10:00PM.The Muskegon County Latino Festival is hosted by Latinos Working for the Future, a local 501©3 nonprofit, who has enjoyed 31 years of promoting the Latino culture and educating the community on Latino history and culture in Muskegon County. We are anxious to confirm food vendors for this year’s festival. We prefer trailers with a Transitory Food Unit License (TFU). Please complete an application, return it with an image of your trailer or food service and your proposed menu and pricing to serve at the 2022 Muskegon County Latino Festival. Please note that there is a maximum of 10 trailers being chosen to provide the festival’s eatery and only two trailers will be accepted serving the same offerings. Please ensure that your menu is unique to your specialty and submitted early to ensure your spot. The 2022 Muskegon County Latino Festival attracted close to 5,000 in attendance and we expect that number to grow! Each vendor must provide its own tent or shelter, chairs, and/or tables (rental options may be available as needed please indicate your needs below). The size of your shelter must be selected on the vendor application. - All booths/tents must be freestanding as they will be placed on grass. Appropriate weighting must be used on tent shelters (framed tied to bucket of sand, etc.)- All booths must be fully staffed and open during event hours of 2:00PM – 10:00PM. - We encourage all vendors to have banners displaying their company names and/or logos. Vendors are responsible for their own signage. - All vendors must have at least one visible display of their event menus with pricing. Vendors are responsible for their own displays. - Early Booth set-up options will be forthcoming closer to the date of the event. - Vendors are responsible for keeping their assigned space clean during festival hours. Dumpsters will be on site. Rules for Food Vendors are as follows:-- We require a short description of your product distinguishing you from other food vendors for the program and social media page. -- Saturday setup time: will be communicated prior to the event. -- Vendor Hours: Saturday, September 9th from 2:00PM – 10:00PM (even if food is sold out, the trailer may not leave the premises until after 10:00pm). *Failure to comply with these rules will result in non-consideration for 2024.