VET Fest Rules
All Vendors
All vendors are required to fill out a registration form unless invited by VET Inc. Please follow the directions of VET Inc volunteers, City of Tallahassee and Leon County employees at all times. Failure to follow instructions will result in removal from the festival on a temporary or permanent basis.
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. Booth space is limited, applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis until registration closes. Applications will be considered after the closing date if space is available.
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. If you require accessible parking, please let us know and we will accommodate as best we can (parking spaces are limited).
The Festival is held outdoors on city streets and in parks. Electricity is available for purchase for $25 per plug and is limited to 20 AMPS. You may not share your outlet with another booth and or vendor.
Vendors are responsible for collecting and paying Florida sales tax, must supply their own booth tables and small tents and they must fit a 10 ft x 10 ft area. All vendor tents must be properly weighted down and nothing can be staked into the ground.
Vendors may not sell or solicit outside of your designated booth area. Generators and PA systems are not permitted in any booths. Vendors must offer all patrons sales receipts with contact name and phone number clearly stamped or printed.
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!!!
The only authorized flags allowed to be displayed are:
- US
- POW/MIA
- State
- Government Organizational
- Service Branch
- Unit Guidon
Participation is at the discretion of VET Inc.
No political material
No vendor may display, conspicuously or otherwise easily viewable from their booth, any form of political material. This includes but not limited to items such as a candidate endorsement (name, position seeking party affiliation) and or items and statements that a reasonable person would find political in nature.
In the case of a government organization, vendors will refrain from displaying the title, party affiliation and or name of the individual when the head of the organization is an elected official. Exceptions to this rule are at the discretion of VET Inc.
VET Inc reserves the right to assess if any part of the booth may be consider political in nature and refuse participation.
Food Vendors
Booths may use battery power, propane gas, charcoal grills or cookers only. Generators are only permitted on food trucks.
All workers must wear hair restraints and/or hats and practice proper sanitation and food handling. 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. Wastewater and grease must be contained and disposed of properly.
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.
Non Profit and Non Commercial
Non profit and or non commercial vendors are not allowed to sell any items and or solicit for donations. Organizations that are membership based are only allowed to provide membership, organization and or meeting information.