Culinary Application

Culinary Partner selection by the Arts Festival is based on:

• Food quality
• Menu desirability
• Creativity
• Presentation
• Diversity & Uniqueness

Culinary partners may sell prepared food products only. Pre-packaged food products are not acceptable. The Festival will coordinate all beverage concessions.

Participation Fee due no later than Friday, April 28, 2023

• Electronic processing is available with a 3% convenience fee for either wire transfers or credit card payments.
• Payment of 15% of net daily sales is due at the end of each Festival day.
• Meal tickets provided to staff, volunteers and partners that are presented to culinary vendors will be reimbursed by CCAF; please provide tickets to staff daily.
• Cash sales must be reported to Culinary Manager at the end of each Festival day.

No sales or service shall be made from the sides or rear of the allotted space or spaces. If accommodation for special equipment is required, please sign up for the larger booth space. You may not store items behind or on the sides of your booth space if they extend beyond the perimeters of your allotted space.

All vehicles must be offsite each day by 8:00am – load-in information will be sent with vendor packet for selected vendors!

All culinary vendors are expected to be fully operational during the established operating hours.

Cherry Creek Arts Festival Culinary Artists are required to provide compostable products: plates/food vessels, utensils, etc. NO STYROFOAM please!

10’ deep x 10′ long space

Includes:

• Rental and installation of a 10’ x 10’ frame tent
• 3’ tall x 10’ long banner, to match festival décor, installed by festival production team
• Electricity: (2) 20amp circuits
• iPad for taking sales, supplies and support before, during and after the event
• Advance consultation and support regarding menu items, equipment, licenses, etc.
• 2-5’ feet on the side of the tent space for storage of items will be available. Grills must be within footprint but not under the tent.

$50 application fee + $1,100 vendor fee + 15% of net sales

Optional Grill Space: $500 (4’x10′)

10’ deep x 20’ long space

Includes:

• Rental and installation of a 10’ x 10’ frame tent
• 3’ tall x 10’ long banner, to match festival décor, installed by festival production team
• Electricity: (2) 20amp circuits
• iPad for taking sales, supplies and support before, during and after the event
• Advance consultation and support regarding menu items, equipment, licenses, etc.
• 2-5’ feet on the side of the tent space for storage of items will be available. Grills must be within footprint but not under the tent.

$50 application fee + $2,000 vendor fee + 15% of net sales (add $200 if you need a second 10’ x 10’ tent, would also include a second banner and installation)

Optional Grill Space: $500 (4’x10′)

Includes:

• Electricity: (1) circuit – up to 50 AMPs
• iPad for taking sales, supplies and support before, during and after the event
• Advance consultation and support regarding menu items, equipment, licenses, etc.

$50 application fee + $1,400 vendor fee + 15% of net sales

Includes:

• Electricity: (1) circuit – up to 50 AMPs
• iPad for taking sales, supplies and support before, during and after the event
• Advance consultation and support regarding menu items, equipment, licenses, etc.

$50 application fee + $1,600 vendor fee + 15% of net sales

Participation fee does not include tables, décor, or other materials for the interior of your booth.

Space is available on a limited, first-come, first-served basis in our refrigeration truck. Fee for refrigeration space is $150 due along with your application fee.

A refundable damage deposit of $250 is due along with your application fee. The fee will be returned pending a successful post-event site inspection.