FOOD VENDORS
Food Vendor Booth Applicants
Please read the following information carefully before submitting your application.
About Our Festival
Moab Folk Festival takes place in beautiful downtown Moab, UT. Saturday and Sunday daytime shows are held outdoors at the Center Street Ballfields. We typically see crowds up to 1500 patrons each day, and are looking for about 5 food vendors to round out our festival experience for those patrons.
The festival is open to patrons starting at 10am on Saturday and Sunday mornings, with music starting at 11am and continuing until about 4:30pm both days. Food vendors are expected to be open and serving during these times.
Application Deadlines
Food vendor applications will be accepted until August 1, 2025, or until filled.
Booth placement will be decided by festival staff. If accepted, you will find out your booth assignment on or before arrival on Friday, November 7.
Fees
No application fee or commission charges will be levied. Each food vendor is expected to provide 5 complimentary meals per day for staff over the Festival weekend. (10 comp meals total)
Taxes
Moab Folk Festival provides vendor mailing addresses to the Utah State Tax Commission immediately after the event, so vendors can expect to receive their sales tax form via mail or email within 2 weeks after the festival.
For questions (or to request a replacement Special Event Tax Form should it not arrive), please contact the USTC at (801) 297-6303 or specialevent@utah.gov.
The sales tax rate for prepared food in Moab is 9.85%. Vendors are responsible for reporting sales from this event directly to the USTC. Reporting accurate sales tax helps Moab Folk Festival track the economic impact our events have on the local economy. Please note that Moab Folk Festival does not take any money from commission or sales of your works or products during the course of the festival.
Selection Process
Food vendors are encouraged to apply early, as we only have space for 5 vendors. However, earlier application submission in no way guarantees acceptance. Being chosen to vend in years past also does not guarantee acceptance this year.
Friends of the Moab Folk Festival and the Moab Folk Festival reserve the right to refuse space to anyone we deem inappropriate for the festival. We choose food vendors based on what we think will sell well at our event, and aim to offer festival-goers a variety of types of food to choose from. We prioritize vendors who provide meals over specialty items such as desserts or beverages. We typically have a local coffee supplier sell coffee, so we are not looking for coffee vendors at this time.
General Food Vendor Information
Permitting: All food vendors will be required to conform to all appropriate state and local regulations. All personnel working in food booths are required to have current food handler permits. Upon acceptance, you will be required to provide proof of a Utah Health Department permit prior to selling any product. If you don’t already have one, submit your application for a Temporary Food Establishment permit from the Southeast Utah Health Dept here.
For questions, please contact the Southeast Utah Health Department at (435) 259-5602 or environmentalhealth@seuhealth.com.
Food Truck/Booth size must be specified and approved before acceptance.
Electrical needs must be specified and approved. Extension cords are not provided, and overnight power supply is not guaranteed. If you need overnight power, having your own generator is recommended.
Vendors must have a legitimate system to secure tents against wind at this outdoor event. These include water jugs, sand bags, or concrete blocks. Stakes are not permitted in the ballpark. This will be checked.
We ask that our food vendors use compostable products. If this is not possible for you, please reach out to us and we can help with a solution.
Accepted food trucks will need to be driven on and parked on site between 12pm-4pm Friday, November 7th. Due to the tricky and tight parking involved with our food vendors, trucks must remain parked on site until tear down on Sunday, November 9th.
Vendor Access/Set-Up (closed to patrons) times are 10 AM- 5PM on Friday, November 7th, 7AM-9AM Saturday, November 8th, and 7AM-9AM Sunday, November 9th, 2025.
Sales times (gates open to festival-goers) are 10:00 AM to 4:30PM or until over on Saturday 11/8 and Sunday 11/9.
Vendor tear-down is between 6PM-8PM on Sunday, November 9, 2025. (Starting after the end of last performance - not before).
Exhibitors are limited to 2 persons per booth. Additional exhibitor/vendor passes must be purchased. Please contact Emily to make arrangements in advance of the event.
Security will be provided Friday and Saturday night. However, exhibitors will not hold the Moab Folk Festival, Friends of the Moab Folk Festival, the City of Moab, Grand County, the Festival Sponsors or their principles responsible for any and all liability or claims thereof as a result of participation in this event. This includes, but is not limited to theft, damage, loss of product or display facilities, personal injury, strike or act of God.
Insurance: Vendors are responsible for their own insurance. Moab Folk Festival is not responsible for vendor’s products or equipment at our event. If you don’t already have event insurance, ACT Insurance has affordable options.
Weather is usually great this time of year. However, be prepared as sun, rain, snow and wind could happen! This event is RAIN or SHINE. We will not make refunds due to bad weather.