Food Vendor Information
How do I apply?
Most applications include a FOOD VENDOR Category. You can apply where Artists do and choose FOOD VENDOR on the application.
Some events, however, have 3rd party Food Concession managers. You will need to contact these people for those events.
San Fran Puffs and Stuff for Feb Mount Dora Arts Festival & Oct Mount Dora Craft Fair
Tavistock Group for Feb Lake Nona Art Festival
SIZE
Yes. Size does count.
EVENT SIZE & LENGTH
Our smaller one day events that last under 8 hours or events with lower expected attendance(under 2000) only need one or 2 food vendors that have an easy load in and load out. Food trucks and carts typically take precedence over booths since they can drive in and drive out quickly.
We will typically choose one general category food truck and one drink or dessert cart for Mount Dora Earth Day and the Plant and Garden Fair.
On the other hand, larger 2-day events with attendance expected to be greater than 50,000 require the capability to serve large volumes to guests quickly. We typically assign large festivals to 20-30′ food booth vendors with a general menu and large staff. A few specialty booths may also be selected to offer variety. Smaller beverage, hot dog and dessert carts may be assigned to nonconforming areas. We do not typically choose food trucks or trailers because their kitchens are generally too small to handle such high volume turnover efficiently.
YOUR SET UP SIZE
The size of your set up can affect whether or not you are selected. Since most of our events are held on streets or in smaller confined parks, generally the more compact your set up compared to a competitor will give you the edge. A kettle korn vendor working a 10 x 10 booth will most likely be selected over a 28ft trailer with kettle korn.
MENU ITEMS
Applications for the Mount Dora Blueberry Festival must include customized blueberry menu items. Adding Blueberry lemonade and tea to your menu won’t cut it. Please be creative.
Having a specialty menu that stands out from other food vendors will catch our attention.
Food vendors that sample Hispanic and Latino specialties will get preference for the Sept Mount Dora Viva La Frida Festival.
APP Photos
Don’t bother applying if you don’t have any photos. We need to visually see what your set up looks like.
Adding photo examples of your plates is a plus.
Mount Dora REQUIREMENTS
If you are already or would like to be a Food vendor at one of our Mount Dora, FL events you must comply with the city Fire code rules.