We are excited to be back on Castro for our 50th Anniversary Mountain View Art & Wine Festival! This year, the 2022 Festival will be held on Saturday, September 10 from 11am to 7pm and Sunday, September 11 from 11am to 6pm in downtown Mountain View. Our event typically attracts 150,000-200,000 people over the two days. We have special early-bird discounts available to those who get their application in by March 1st. Payment does not need to be received by that date, only the application.
Confirmation of participation will be emailed to applicants by Mid-May. Payment will be due to the Chamber by June 14, 2022.
Thank you for your interest in being a Food Vendor. Please review these instructions carefully. This application is neither an offer nor a guarantee of space. If you have any questions regarding this application, please email the Mountain View Festival Director at:
leslie@chambermv.org.
APPLICATION AND VENDOR INFORMATION:
1. VENDOR FEES FOR THE TWO DAY EVENT:
Non-Profits: $750 early-bird ($900 after March 1)
Food Cart: $950 early-bird ($1200 after March 1)
General (tent or truck) - $1450 early-bird ($1750 after March 1)
+ HEALTH DEPT FEES + REFUNDABLE CLEANING DEPOSIT
2. FOOD BOOTHS (10X10 or 10x20): All food booth vendors are REQUIRED to use food booths that are compliant with the Santa Clara County Health Dept and Fire Depts. If you are bringing your own booth, you will need to have a fire certification posted on your tent.
There is a $225 rental fee added if you must rent a booth through us. All food vendors must comply with the Mountain View City Ordinance or they will be unable to participate in the Festival. This does not apply to Food Truck and Food Cart Vendors.
- All food vendor-provided tent/canopy structures are required to be carefully weighted down and stabilized
- All food vendor tent/canopy signage is required to be clean, tasteful and in good condition
- All food vendors are required to keep their serving and working space clean and free of discarded material
- Food vendors are not allowed to sublease their space to 3rd parties
3. COMPOSTABLE FOOD WARE: ALL food ware (including serving boxes, plates, bowls, flatware, beverage cups, food wrappers, etc) provided to customers MUST be compostable as defined by ASTM D6400 or ASTM D6868 standards. NO Styrofoam allowed.
4. BEVERAGES: Selling of water and alcoholic beverages is not allowed. Other beverages must be approved.
5. AUGUST 17 FOOD VENDOR MEETING: Failure to participate in the Vendor Meeting on Wednesday, August 17 will forfeit your participation in the festival and 100% of funds paid.
6. NO ELECTRICITY will be provided to vendors.
• generators must be placed 20’ away from other vendors and structures
• vendors must have a 40B:C fire extinguisher with the generator
• vendors must create a safety perimeter (barricades, cones, etc) to block off public access to the generator
• vendors may not have any additional fuel stored on site or brought onto the site once the event starts
• vendors must place rubber matting or some protective safety layer over any extension cord or cable
• grounding rods are required in some cases depending on the type of generator
7. COMPLY TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY TEMP FOOD EVENTS: Follow link for new and additional information regarding temporary events:
www.sccgov.org/sites/cpd/programs/TE/Pages/home.aspx 8. SELLERS PERMIT: All food vendors (including non-profit organizations) must have a Sellers Permit - applications are free and can be downloaded from
www.boe.ca.gov. You can apply in person at your local Board of Equalization Office, and usually receive it the same day.
9. INSURANCE: All food vendors are required to have their own liability insurance with $2,000,000 limits (per occurrence/aggregate), naming the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce as additional insured for both basic liability and products and completed operations. Certificate of insurance must be included with the application.
