**VENDOR APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW**
Before you apply, please read the information below. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to access each application type and click on APPLY NOW for the application type you are interested in. A new tab or window will open taking you to the application. Please review all F.A.Q. documents, policies, and the vendor code of conduct before contacting our team. Voicemails and emails will be returned Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The SC Pecan Music and Food Festival is the perfect place to pick up treasures and delicious treats from over 250 vendors—you can even get that holiday shopping started early. Over 50,000 local Florentines and visitors from across the Southeast head to Downtown Florence on the first Saturday in November each year to GO NUTS at the SC Pecan Music and Food Festival.
Become a Vendor
Vendors may submit applications each year beginning on February 1. The deadline for all vendor types is August 31. Late fees are in effect as of September 1. Vendor applications are accepted online through our Eventeny application portal.
If you must fill out a paper application, please send us a request at pecanfestival@florencedowntown.com. All paper applications must be mailed or hand-delivered to us. We will not accept emailed applications.
Vendor space runs out quickly, and vendors are encouraged to get applications in early. Please use the vendor map to locate preferred spaces within the festival. Some spaces are available for specific vendor types only—tap or click on each space to learn more about it. Space preferences are used to help assign booth spaces and vendors are NOT guaranteed to receive the spaces they identify as preferred. Booth assignments are made a the sole discretion of the SC Pecan Music & Food Festival. Vendors will receive approval notices for their applications within two weeks of submission (longer approval times for mailed applications). Booth assignments will be made after August 31.
Vendor fees and required refundable compliance deposit(s) must be paid before an application is considered complete and vendors are considered for approval. Submission of your application and payment of your vendor fees does NOT guarantee your participation in the festival. The festival reserves the sole right to accept or reject any and all applications for any reason. Rejected applications will receive refunds minus any credit card processing fees of both their application fee and their vendor compliance deposit. Vendor compliance deposits will be returned to vendors in compliance with our policies and code of conduct following the festival.
All vendors are required to obtain a SC Retail License, which must be displayed on-site. Vendor application fees cover a single-day retail license with the City of Florence.
Have questions?
For questions about becoming a vendor at the SC Pecan Music and Food Festival, please review our vendor application, vendor policy documents and vendor F.A.Q. BEFORE contacting our team. Most questions can be answered in these documents. Please allow reasonable time for responses to emails and phone calls. Emails and phone calls will be returned Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
REFUND & CANCELATION POLICY
NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN DUE TO YOUR INABILITY TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL FOR ANY REASON.. If your cancelation takes place prior to September 1, you may transfer your vendor fee to the following year. No transfers will take place after September 1. No refunds will be issued due to any disruption or interruption of the festival as a result of weather or any cause beyond the control of the Pecan Festival Committee.
Arts & Crafts Vendor Information
Arts & Crafts vendors are those who handmake 100% of their merchandise. This category typically includes artists, crafters, farmers, jams/jellies, pickles, value-add or Cottage Law products, etc. packaged for retail sale. Vendors who have a mix of handmade and non-handmade products should fill out a Retail Vendor Application. Arts and crafts vendor spaces are 12’ X 12’ and applicants can apply for multiple spaces.
Arts & Crafts Booth fees start at $100 plus a $100 refundable vendor compliance deposit. See application for full pricing options.
Please review our vendor policies and vendor code of conduct prior to application.
Food Vendor Information
Vendors who wish to cook on-site or serve pre-prepared foods (including beverage-only vendors) should fill out the food vendor application. ALL food vendors are required to serve and clearly display on their menu at least one item containing pecans. Beverage only vendors such as lemonade, sweet tea, craft sodas, smoothies, etc. ARE considered food vendors at this festival and must utilize the food vendor application. Food vendors are limited to reserving a single (1) booth space. Space information can be found in the food vendor application.
Food Vendor Booth fees start at $350 plus a $200 refundable vendor compliance deposit. See application for full pricing options.
Please review our vendor policies and vendor code of conduct prior to application.
Food Vendor Application - APPLY NOW
Fats, Oils, and Greases Policy
Florence Fire Department Regulations - Food Trucks
Florence Fire Department Regulations - Cooking Under Tents
Retail Vendor Information
Retail vendors are those who re-sell or do NOT handmake items for sale in their booth. This category also includes all business/marketplace vendors, service providers, churches or non-profits who wish to have a presence inside festival grounds. Retail vendor spaces are 12’X12’ and applicants can apply for multiple spaces.
Retail Booth fees start at $150 plus a $100 refundable vendor compliance deposit. See application for full pricing options.
Please review our vendor policies and vendor code of conduct prior to application.
Retail Vendor Application - APPLY NOW
Non-profit Booth Information
Non-profit booths are for those qualifying non-profits who do not wish to sell items during the festival. Qualifying non-profit space is extremely limited and applications are accepted through August 31. Non-profits are notified whether they have received a space beginning September 1.
Non-profit booths are not allowed to sell items nor fundraise at their spaces. For those activities, non-profits should purchase a retail or arts & crafts vendor space. These spaces are are provided one 10'X10' tent and one table.
For access to the non-profit application, please email us at pecanfestival@florencedowntown.com and indicate NON-PROFIT APPLICATION in the subject line.
