Food Vendor Application

39th ANNUAL
MONTROSE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, JUNE 3rd, 2023 10am – 6pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 4th, 2023 10am – 5pm
FOOD VENDOR APPLICATION

We are pleased to invite you to apply for a booth space in this year’s Festival - and a special thanks to all who participated last year. We will be accepting a total of approximately 250 artists and craftsmen. Our Festival is a two-day event and all exhibitors must participate both days. There is no teardown Saturday evening and security is provided overnight.
- The Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival is a juried Festival. Only work conceived and executed by the applicant is acceptable. Decisions of the jury are final. We reserve the right to refuse entrance to any exhibitor whose work is not approved by the jury. Any artist found selling items not made by them may be asked to leave without a refund of their entry fee. The following items are not permitted at the Festival: imported goods, commercially manufactured goods, resale items, items assembled from kits or any mass-produced goods. NOTE: If your setup requires ice you must provide it yourself. Montrose A&C will no longer provide free ice.
- All food vendors and prepackaged food vendors must secure a Los Angeles County Health Department permit 30 days prior to the date of the Festival. Once you receive your confirmation of acceptance, obtain your permit through the MSPA or the Burbank DoH office of the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health, 1101 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank 91506. Deadline is 5/5/2023.
- Applications: New applicants: please submit a photograph of your booth set-up and a complete menu including beverages you intend to sell. If you participated last year, photographs are not required with your application. Menus should be submitted only if they have changed.
- Application Deadline: submit your application as soon as possible: online on our website www.shopmontrose.com on the Arts & Crafts page link, or use our new website created just for this Festival at www.montroseartsandcraftsfestival.com, or by US Mail. If mailing, send to:
  
  Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival
  P.O. Box 187
  Montrose, CA 91021
  Or you may submit your application by email to: dale@shopmontrose.com
- Vendor Fees: $450.00 for a 10’ X 10’ space, $550.00 for a 10’ X 20’+ or $300 for a “cart” space or a food truck.
  Food vendor fees include the cost of the space, electricity (if needed) and liability insurance for this event. Fees do not include worker’s compensation insurance, if you have any paid employees.
- Notification: Do not pay your fee until you have been notified that your application has been accepted.
- Space Fee Payment: may be paid using your credit card by accessing our PayPal link on the Arts & Crafts page of our website, www.shopmontrose.com. or on our newest web site just for this Festival www.montroseartsandcraftsfestival.com. If you choose to pay by check or money order, make payable to “MSPA” and mail payment to:
  
  Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival
  P.O. Box 187
  Montrose, CA 91021
- Assignments: No space assignment will be guaranteed at the time of application, but we will give every possible consideration to our longstanding and returning participants. Once your space has been assigned to you, NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE.
- Refunds: No refunds will be given to any exhibitor who cancels less than thirty (30) days prior to the Festival.
- Contact: Refer all questions and concerns to:
  Dale Dawson, Festival Coordinator
  Phone 818.541.0699 work or 818.621.0350 cell
  Fax 818.541.0699
  Email: mtnrosegifts@aol.com or dale@shopmontrose.com
SPONSORED BY THE MONTROSE SHOPPING PARK MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION

Please read all of the enclosed information before filling out the application
Name of food vendor*
First Last
Name of company*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Phone*
Email*
Sellers Permit #*

Must be included to process application
Description of food prepared or food products sold*
NEW APPLICANTS ONLY: INCLUDE PHOTO OF YOUR BOOTH & MENU INCLUDING BEVERAGES
If you participated last year, photographs are not required with your application. Menus should be submitted only if they have changed. 
Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf
Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf
Drop files here or

Max. file size: 64 MB.
POWER REQUIREMENTS (ALSO LIST EQUIPMENT REQUIRING POWER: REFRIGERATOR, GRILL, ETC.)*
Space #s requested
NOTE: ALL FOOD VENDORS MUST SECURE AND SHOW PROOF OF A LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT EVENT PERMIT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. PERMIT SHOULD BE OBTAINED IN PERSON AT:

L.A. County Health Department, East Valley
1101 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
(818) 557-4187

ANNUAL HEALTH PERMITS, FARMERS MARKET PERMITS OR PERMITS FROM OTHER EVENTS IN THE SAME YEAR ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU SECURE A PERMIT FOR THE EVENT NO LATER THAN MAY 5, 2023.
Do not use our PayPal link or mail a check until your application has been approved.
In submitting this application, I have read and agree to all of the rules and regulations pertaining to and governing this Festival and hereby declare and affirm that any and all work I exhibit has been personally hand-produced by the undersigned. I submit my work to be exhibited at my own risk and will not hold the Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival, the Montrose Shopping Park Association, the City of Glendale or any of its agents or representatives liable for loss or damages. If I do not comply with the rules, regulations and procedures of this Festival, I agree that I may be removed from the show without a refund of my application fee. I understand that there will be no refunds for exhibitor cancellation within 30 days of the Festival date, nor will there be refunds or credits due to the cancellation or reduction of Festival hours resulting from acts of God or situations beyond the control of the Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival.