A small group of Setup & Prep Workers are allowed on Thursday and must be RSVP’d for our Thursday Entry List. If they are not on the list and pre-approved by the Blissfest Staff by June 1, they will not gain entry to the festival until Friday.
You are expected to clean up your site thoroughly by Tues. the morning after the festival. This includes compost, recyclables, paper, cigarette butts, beer tabs and all concession materials. We suggest you bring a leaf rake. Your cooperation in cleaning up your spot will be evaluated by staff and will be a consideration for future involvement. Recycling of cardboard, glass, plastic cooking oil, compost, and metal is mandatory. The recycling coordinator will stop by to orient you. Describe your menu and a brief sketch of your booth showing serving size and dimensions. There is a limited supply of electricity and we encourage you to conserve as much as possible. Use of propane appliances instead of elemental heating devices is essential to prevent overloading. With your application be sure to describe your electrical needs a special type of hookup. Remember that concessions need to use “hard use” electric cords 12 gauge (Type SO or SOO wire) outside the booth and secured propane tanks. This gauge is required by Emmet County for our carnival permit. Each vendor has their own electrical box with a variety of plug-ins to choose from. You are not allowed to plug into any other vendor’s power box without their permission.
The local fire department will also inspect for fire extinguishers and properly anchored propane tanks. Tanks need to be secured with chain or rope so as to not tip over.
We typically allow setup on Weds & Thurs. afternoon and will let you know specific times set aside for setup to keep things as orderly as possible. Contact us if you need to request special consideration regarding setup time. Parking will be restricted to designated areas and strictly limited in the food vending area. Please note that the festival sells ice cream as a fundraiser and we will require pre-approval if any ice cream or related items are sold. We will also be handling the ice concession and can supply you with ice at a good price. We plan to deliver ice to the food booths during the festival or you can pick up your own at the ice concession.
Donations of meals for our raffle are also encouraged as well as ads for our festival program. These are two ways to get your message to the festival attendees. The Blissfest plans to provide food vouchers to some musicians for the Sunday evening meal and will reimburse food vendors at checkout. The food coordinator will contact you during the festival to answer any questions you have. Your participation would be much appreciated and we will be glad to give you some mentions from the stage to promote your booth.
You will need to comply with Health Department regulations and they will inspect on Friday. Contact Northwest Michigan Health Dept. at (231) 347-6014 or office-3434 Harbor-Petoskey Rd, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. The temporary food application form for the Health Dept should be completed 2 weeks prior to the event or you risk being denied. Additional online information can be accessed at http://www.nwhealth.org/food-temp.html
Regular workers( minimum 8-10 hours of work per weekend) for your booth will cost according to the number or workers you have.
Any worker requests beyond the current number workers will pay full price. We are trying to stay reasonable with the worker passes policy and also provide an incentive to use your labor wisely. Purchase worker wristbands in the application or over the phone. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2018.
Send to: Blissfest, 522 Liberty St. Unit A, Petoskey, MI 49770.
If you have further questions please call Sarah Reinfelder at (231) 348-7047
Email- Sarah@blissfest.org
Here is a checklist for all food vendors. Please make sure that you have completed all these prior to coming to the festival and read the following news bulletin
Blissfest is trying to do its part to reduce, reuse and recycle. Last year the composting program did pretty well and we will again encourage food vendors to contribute to the compost bin. We will use this compost on our orchard trees and vegetable garden. Also, you are required to use the recycling program located behind the food area and dispose of cooking oil properly at our bio- diesel oil collection facility.
This year we again will prohibit food vendors from selling bottled water. Blissfest has expanded our own excellent well water distribution system to include drinking fountains and fill-up location in the concert area and near the vending area. Water containers will be made available and signs will be promoting the quality of our water.
Our own hospitality area will be using composting dinnerware again this year. Any vendor who wants to purchase composting dinnerware can jump on our order. We will be ordering by Mid- May. Contact us for pricing and availability of composting dinnerware. Prices are going down and we want you to help be part of the solution. We also encourage festival patrons to use their own dinnerware so we encourage vendors to accommodate them.
The arts & craft fair is open to amateur and professional artists and craftspeople who create their own works of arts/crafts. Our goal is to provide opportunities for these creators and innovators of traditional and contemporary arts and crafts to present their respective talents in a festival atmosphere of music and dance that affirms and honors our shared cultural heritage and diversity.
Blissfest Music Organization features a healing arts area at the annual three-day festival, this year’s dates are July 12-14, 2019. The healing arts area is focused on presenting traditional and integrated health practitioners who provided services and products that advance our collective understanding of traditional, alternative and complementary approaches to health and body care. We are looking for experienced professionals dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our festival goers If you are a practitioner in body work, psychic reading, crystal therapies, naturopathy, homeopathy, herbal therapy and body care products this area is for you. Please, no tattoo or piercing artists. No cannabis or paraphernalia booths (medical or recreational). If your are interested or have questions Please contact the Blissfest Music Organization by calling the office at 231.348.7047 or emailing Sarah@blissfest.org.
Non-Profit Organizations are invited to participate in the Blissfest Festival and dispense information about their organization.The non-profit booth area is located just to the left (West) of the Main Stage area. Five and 10 ft spaces are available and there is room for 4-5 booths first come first serve. Organizations will need to provide their own setup.
The Blissfest will determine if the non-profit mission is compatible with the Blissfest mission and values.
In some instances, products may be sold for organizational fund raising purposes as determined by the Executive Director.
Those who want to sell products to help support their organization may be charged a 10% fee on sales to help support the Blissfest Music Organization.
For more information contact Sarah Reinfelder- Operations Manager at 231-348-7047.