2018 FAYETTEVILLE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL VENDORS

The Dogwood Fall Festival is now open for vendors!

Thank you for your interest in being a vendor at the Fayetteville Dogwood Fall Festival! For our Fall event, we accept food truck, arts and crafts, commercial, prepackaged food, and nonprofit information vendors. Please read all of the information below before beginning your application for detailed information about booths, pricing, and expectations. Please pay careful attention to our terms and conditions. Submitting your application means you agree to Dogwood Festival Terms and Conditions.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Our applications will be open for the Fall event until August 31. An application does not guarantee acceptance into the festival. All information you would like to be considered by our vendor committee must be on your application. Anything mailed in, emailed, or said in a phone call will not factor into the vendor selection process. Any application with missing information or without accompanying photos will not be accepted. Any changes to your application must be submitted and approved 30 days prior to the event. You will be required to provide your NC Department of Revenue Sales & Use Tax ID Number on your application. In order to obtain a Certificate of Registration, a person must complete form NC-BR Business Registration Application, available through online registration from the Department’s website at http://www.dornc.com/electronic/registration/index.html. You also will be required to submit photos - ALL PHOTOS MUST BE SMALLER THAN 1MB! If you are unsure of how to make your photos smaller, we suggest using https://tinyjpg.com/. For more information on how to resize photos, visit the VENDOR FAQ section on our website. All applications are due Friday August 31, 2018 AT 5:00PM. NO EXCEPTIONS.

VENDOR BOOTH FEES

Pricing includes 110v electricity. You must indicate on your application that you intend to use electricity.

Non-Food Vendors Saturday, October 20 only

• Arts & Crafts 10’x10’ – $40
  • Arts and crafts booth items are designed and made by the proprietor of the booth. All items must be hand-crafted – no reproductions! Examples include original visual art, hand-made jewelry, pottery, sculptures and ceramics, etc
• Commercial/Prepackaged food 10’x10’ - $60
  • A commercial booth acquires and sells items that are manufactured by other companies. We do not accept catalog, independent, or home-based consultant sales such as Scentsy, LuLaRoe, Avon, Pampered Chef, etc. Please contact the Dogwood Festival office if further clarification is needed. Prepackaged food ​Items are prepared and packaged off-site and ready on-site to sell to consumers/festival goers
• Non-profit information 10’x10' - $25
  • These booths are reserved for local nonprofit organizations who are not selling items. These spaces are intended to give away promotional items to raise awareness for your community services. Handing out or giving away food or drink is prohibited. Sharing booth space with other agencies is prohibited. Selection will be made by lottery after the deadline has passed.

Food Vendors Saturday, October 20 only

Food Trucks/Trailers - $225

Food vendor spaces are designated for those who will be preparing food on-site and selling to patrons/festival-goers. Food vendors should be prepared to serve a high volume of people. This is a generator event. Electricity will not be available.

APPROVAL PROCESS

You will be notified via email of the vendor committee’s decision within two weeks after your application has been submitted. DO NOT contact the Dogwood Festival office before the two week window has passed to inquire about your status. Once you are an approved vendor, you will receive information concerning full payment and check-in times. 

QUESTIONS?

Please visit our vendor page for vendor FAQs. http://www.faydogwoodfestival.com/p/get-involved/191 If you still have questions, feel free to contact the Dogwood Festival office at 910-323-1934 or email Sarah at ssuggs@faydogwoodfestival.com.

INFORMATION FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BEING A SPRING FESTIVAL VENDOR

Thank you for your interest in being a vendor at Fayetteville's signature event, the Dogwood Festival! Our Spring vendor application goes online in November for the following April’s event, with a hard deadline in February. For our Spring event, we accept food, arts and crafts, commercial, prepackaged food, and nonprofit information vendors. Please read all of the information below before beginning your application for detailed information about booths, pricing, and expectations. Please pay careful attention to our terms and conditions. Submitting your application means you agree to Dogwood Festival Terms and Conditions. You must complete your application and pay the non-refundable application fee to be considered by our vendor selection committee. An application does not guarantee acceptance into the festival. All information you would like to be considered by our vendor committee must be on your application. Anything mailed in, emailed, or said in a phone call will not factor into the vendor selection process. Any application with missing information or without accompanying photos will not be accepted. Any changes to your application must be submitted and approved 30 days prior to the event. You will be required to provide your NC Department of Revenue Sales & Use Tax ID Number on your application. In order to obtain a Certificate of Registration, a person must complete form NC-BR Business Registration Application, available through online registration from the Department’s website at http://www.dornc.com/electronic/registration/index.html. You also will be required to submit photos - ALL PHOTOS MUST BE SMALLER THAN 1MB!