1. Vendors may set up on Wewoka Ave. beginning no earlier than 6:00 pm on Friday, October 25, 2024 and MUST be fully set-up with their vehicles off of Wewoka Ave. by 8:00 am on Saturday, October 26, 2024. We DO NOT provide special security for vendors setting-up Friday night and YOU are responsible for your personal property. If you have a food wagon or truck, Wewoka Sorghum Festival, Inc. representatives will work with you to determine the best time for you to enter the concession area to begin setup. WE DO NOT PROVIDE MANPOWER TO ASSIST YOU WITH SETTING-UP OR TEARING-DOWN.
2. Vendors MUST check-in with the Information Booth (located in front of Your HomeTown Insurance – 211 S Wewoka Ave.) prior to 8:00 am on Saturday. Here you will receive your booth packet with information and your booth #.
3. Photographs of the concession setup and food are required with the application before the application can be approved. Any product not specified on the application will not be allowed at the Festival. Failure to abide may result in vendor not being allowed to return for future festivals.
4. Wewoka Sorghum Festival reserves the right to ask vendors to adjust their menus to reduce duplication at the Festival.
5. Vendors are responsible for their concession area. Tent, canopy, and pop-up areas are 10’ x 12’. Vendors must furnish their own means of display that must be sturdy enough to withstand large crowds and weather. If tent or canopy is used, it must be weighted down to withstand strong Oklahoma winds Each vendor shall sell and advertise from their assigned space(s) only. Vendors are NOT authorized to walk around to sell their merchandise.
6. Food vendors will sell directly to the public and are expected to collect Oklahoma State, Seminole County, and City of Wewoka sales taxes at the aggregate rate of 9.75% and remit to the Oklahoma Tax Commission categorized appropriately. Vendors with valid Sales Tax Permits must remit a copy with their application. Vendors without a valid Oklahoma permit must collect appropriate sales taxes and remit them to the Information Booth by 4:00 p.m. Wewoka Sorghum Festival, Inc. submits names and contact information for ALL vendors attending the festival to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
7. Festival hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. It is mandatory that all vendors stay until the end of the festival. Any vendors who do not make prior arrangements for early pull-out will not be invited back. Closing early makes a hazard for other vendors and Festival visitors.
8. A confirmed reservation from Wewoka Sorghum Festival, Inc. is a commitment to show. NO refunds will be made for cancellation, weather, or removal for cause. Remember: this is Oklahoma - anything can happen weather-wise!
9. It is the vendor’s responsibility to keep their immediate area clean and free of trash/litter during the festival. It is also the responsibility of the vendor to clean their area before departure. A clean up fee will be incurred if area is left trashed.
10. Concessionaries may not give away anything that other booths are selling (water, popcorn, cotton candy, etc.). Please contact us prior to the Festival if you are considering giving away ANY items.
11. Wewoka Sorghum Festival, Inc. assumes no responsibility for personal injury, damage to or loss of personal property by vendor, its employees, or volunteers staffing the booth, its guests, and clients. Vendor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wewoka Sorghum Festival, Inc., its officers and directors, the City of Wewoka, Wewoka Chamber of Business & Industry, and the Seminole Nation Historical Society, Inc., and all event sponsors harmless with respect to any and all aspects of its operations of said vendor booth.
12. Vendor agrees to comply with any and all applicable federal, state, county, and city regulations pertaining to the operation of its business in its booth including, without limitations, fire regulations, and state and county health and safety codes.
VENDOR RELEASE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I hereby make application to become a vendor in the WEWOKA SORGHUM FESTIVAL and request permission to display and sell the products/and or services listed above. I agree to abide by the rules and regulations set forth within and established by WEWOKA SORGHUM FESTIVAL, INC. and understand that WEWOKA SORGHUM FESTIVAL, INC. reserves the right to approve any product/item/service a vendor may wish to sell or promote, as well as limit the number of vendors selling the same product/item/service. Furthermore, I hereby release and forever discharge WEWOKA SORGHUM FESTIVAL, INC., its officers and directors, from any responsibility for loss, claims, damages, theft, injury or accident. It is further agreed that this applicant shall maintain his/her space, merchandise, activities, and business practices while attending the WEWOKA SORGHUM FESTIVAL. Applicant understands that violation or non-compliance of rules may result in immediate expulsion of Applicant and his/her exhibit from the festival.
PAY BY CHECK
Please make all checks payable to: Wewoka Sorghum Festival, Inc.
C/O Vend Coord
PO Box 1089
Wewoka, OK 74884-1089
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PAY BY CARD
If you are planning to pay via credit card, you will be directed to a page once you have submitted the form. Please MAKE SURE YOU CLICK AND PAY WITH CARD on the next page. If payment is not received, or is rejected, your application will not be valid.
