VET Fest Rules

General Information

• The Festival will be held on Parade Day from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm in the parks of beautiful downtown Tallahassee, Florida, between Monroe and Duval Street
• The Festival includes both Food & Arts & Crafts vendors.
• Booth space is limited. Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis until November 1. Applications will be considered after November 1 if space is available.
• Electrical cancellations are non‐refundable.
• All booths are outdoors and are assigned based on vendor category at the direction of V.E.T. Inc.
• Staggered booth set up begins at 7:00 am on Parade Day. Booth set up must be completed by 9:00 am and disassembled by 3:30 pm.
• All vehicles must be moved to designated parking areas by 8:00 am
• The Festival is held outdoors on city streets and in parks. Electricity is available for purchase for $25.00 per plug (20 AMPS).
• You will be notified of your acceptance in the Festival via the email address you provide.
• Vendors are responsible for collecting and paying Florida sales tax.
• Vendors supply their own booth tables and small tents and they must fit in the allotted space.
• All vendor tents must be properly weighted down.
• Vendors may not sell or solicit outside of your designated booth area.
• Generators are not permitted in any booths.
• PA systems are not permitted in any booths.
• Political messages, political items and material endorsing a candidate are not permitted.
• Vendors are responsible for cleaning their area upon close of activities, failure to do so will result in vendor not being allowed to return.
• New for 2023:
  • If you are selling anything, a $25 registration fee applies, this is to affirm your commitment.
• Payment may be made by cash, check, money order payable to Veterans Events in Tallahassee.
• Addresses to send required documents to, if applicable
  • Email:
    vetfest.coordinator@veteventstally.org
  • Mail:
    Vet Events Tally
    241 Lake Ella Blvd
    Tallahassee, FL 32303

Food Vendors

• Food booths are 15′ x 10′.
• All food vendors must have current General Liability insurance coverage with a minimum of $1,000,000/$1,000,000 (occurrence/aggregate) limits of BI &PD. A Certificate of Insurance is required with the Veteran Events in Tallahassee, Inc. as an additional insured.
• Vendors must mail or email Liability Certificates of Insurance to Veteran Events in Tallahassee, Inc. along with any other required documents to be considered for inclusion in the event.
• Pepsi is the proud sponsor of the Veteran’s Day Parade and Festival. THE ONLY DRINKS THAT MAY BE SOLD BY VENDORS AT THE FESTIVAL IS COFFEE (HOT OR COLD) TEA (HOT OR COLD) AND LEMONADE!!!
• We cannot accommodate appliances with greater than 20 amps. requirements.
• Generators are only permitted on food trucks..
• Booths may use battery power, propane gas, charcoal grills or cookers only.
• All workers must wear hair restraints and/or hats.
• Vendors are responsible for maintaining constant booth cleanliness and must dispose of garbage in City-provided garbage cans only.
• Vendors are required to keep perishable foods cooled on ice.
• Fresh water may be obtained by filling your own buckets at a central water valve provided near booths.
• Wastewater and grease must be contained and disposed of properly.
• Vendors are required to furnish tents to cover food preparation area if not a food truck.
• Inspections will take place prior to the opening of the event and throughout the day to ensure all rules and regulations have been met. Any vendor deemed to have broken any rules or regulations and not corrected their action promptly will be asked to shut their booth down..

Arts & Crafts Vendors

The Veterans Day Festival in the Park is open to Artists and Craftsmen including mass produced items or reselling of purchased items. Preference will be given to participants of the Festival that are oriented toward veterans with veteran‐related goods and services.

• Arts and Crafted booths are 10′ x 10′.
• All items for sale must be listed on this application. Items will be subject to acceptance prior to the Festival and will be checked during the Festival. Quality assurance inspections will take place prior to the opening of the event to ensure all rules and regulations have been met, including, but not limited to, inspections of crafts for “original work.” Inspections will also take place during the day.
• Selling non‐approved items will result in immediate booth closure.
• Vendors must offer all patrons sales receipts with contact name and phone number clearly stamped or printed on the sales receipt.

Non-profit Vendors

The Veterans Day Festival in the Park is open to Artists and Craftsmen including mass produced items or reselling of purchased items. Preference will be given to participants of the Festival that are oriented toward veterans with veteran‐related goods and services.

• Non-profit booths are 10′ x 10′.
• NON‐PROFIT VENDORS are not permitted to sell any items. Items that are to be distributed must be listed.
• NON‐PROFIT VENDORS must send in a copy of their Florida Department of Revenue Consumer Certificate of Exemption.