Food Vendors

 FESTIVAL RULES & REGULATIONS – Please read in FULL before committing.

· Application is only considered complete once both signed paperwork and payment are received.

· Downtown business owners receive first priority for the space(s) in front of their business, but still require the standard booth rental fee. Next priority will go to returning vendors in good standing. After their deadline passes, spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, with special attention paid to products offered and special requests made. You will automatically be given the best available location at the time of placement. All remaining applications will go into a waiting list.

· There must be something placed in each of your reserved booth spaces, including downtown storefronts. Failure to do so can be a liability, as well as we like the festival to look full and inviting.

· All spaces must be left as they were found. If anything (trash, tents, grease, etc…) is left behind, the vendor will be assessed a disposal fee of $35.00 and risk their ability to participate in future events. 

· Vendors are only allowed to sell items that have been listed on the application and approved. 

· All vendor items (including extra inventory) must fit in designated booth space. 

· All vehicles must be out of the festival area by 7:00 AM the day of the festival and no vehicles will be allowed back in the festival area until 5:00 PM. Vehicles left in the festival area will be towed at owner’s expense. 

· No vendors may park inside the festival area. All vehicles should be parked in designated vendor parking. Food vendor parking will be in the paved lot behind Strickland’s Pharmacy. Arts & craft vendor parking will be in the Glennville Bank parking lot. Once parked in these lots, there may not be a way to leave before 5PM.

· All vendors must stay until 5 PM the day of the festival. Leaving early will exclude you from future events.

· The following items are strictly prohibited from sale or as awards or prizes: Any type of aerosols, Silly String, Stink Bombs, alcohol, fireworks of any type, weapons, toy cap pistols or caps, or anything deemed controversial, tasteless, or offensive by the festival staff. Any vendor selling these items will be closed down and no refunds of fees will be made. 

· No Refunds will be given for any reason. If the festival is rescheduled due to extreme weather conditions, booth locations may be honored on the rescheduled date.

· Returned checks will incur a $30.00 processing fee in addition to the amount of the check. All fees remitted after May 1st, 2025 must be in the form of cash or money order, or paid online via credit/debit card. 

· Violation of these rules may result in removal from the Glennville Sweet Onion Festival and denial of future participation in this event. 

The Glennville Chamber of Commerce, dba the Glennville Sweet Onion Festival Committee, reserves the right to deny or refuse any applications without explanation.