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Festival Food Vendor Application

We invite your food business to participate in our 2026 Community Events! Bring your delicious menu to our visitors at one or all these exciting events:

  • New! Community Heritage Day: April 18 from 10 AM – 4 PM
    • This free admission event takes place in the Colonial Industrial Quarter. Food vendors will be located in the Luckenbach Mill (459 Old York Road) parking lot, with picnic tables nearby.
    • Load in beginning on April 18 at 8 AM
    • Applications due by April 10
  • Blueberry Festival: July 18 & 19 from 10 AM – 6 PM
    • Returning to Historic Burnside (1461 Schoenersville Road) for the 39th year! Food vendors are located in the upper or lower meadow. 2025 Attendance: 4,000
    • Load in Friday 7/17 from 1 PM – 6 PM or Saturday 7/18 at 8 AM
    • Applications due by July 10
  • New! Bethlehem Vintage & Harvest Market: September 19 from 10 AM – 4 PM
    • This collaboration with Bethlehem Vintage Market brings over 75 curated vintage vendors to Historic Burnside (1461 Schoenersville Road) with autumn dessert sales, the Apple Barrel Tavern and historic tours and activities.
    • Load in beginning on September 19 at 8 AM
    • Applications due by September 11

Food Vendor Requirements:

  • Signage with your company name, menu items and prices must be clearly visible at your booth.
  • Vendors are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages.
  • Your booth footprint must fit in your stated space. Space will be allocated based on the dimensions that you submit with your application.
  • Cooking with open fires must be in compliance with the regulations of the City of Bethlehem.
  • All tents used for cooking should be made of fire-retardant materials.
  • Storage (boxes, etc.) must be either in the tent/booth or behind it; no storage will be permitted beside the tent/booth.
  • Tents must be staked or weighted.
  • There will be no dumping of batter, gray water or grease in dumpsters, or anywhere on the premises.
  • Vendors are responsible for their own garbage clean-up (i.e. cartons, cans, etc.) Dumpsters will be provided for food garbage and recyclable items only.
  • Your booth must be open all hours of the event, rain or shine. Special arrangements may be available to attend Blueberry Festival for one day only, depending on circumstances.
  • No pets are permitted in food vendor tents at any time.
  • Electricity is only available in designated areas and by prior arrangement. Food vendors are required to supply their own electric extension cords to plug into the event’s electrical system. Preference is given to vendors who DO NOT require access to our electric supply.
  • Booth locations will be determined by the event organizers are are not subject to change.
  • No non-food items may be sold from a food booth.
  • Each vendor will leave their site in the same condition as when they first arrived.
  • An application is a commitment to show. There will be no refunds given after acceptance.

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will award vendor space based on the types of foods offered, quality of presentation, cleanliness of the booth, as well as the vendor’s experience in selling food at this type of event. Our goal is to have a balanced and wide variety of high-quality foods offered to the public at every event.

The following entities must be included on your general liability insurance policy for a minimum of $1,000,000 as additional insured.

  • For Blueberry Festival and Vintage & Harvest Market:
    • Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and Lehigh County
  • For Community Heritage Day:
    • Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and City of Bethlehem

HBMS requirements:

  • Completed and signed HBMS application
  • Utility requirements (if necessary) for all booth equipment
  • Payment for HBMS vendor fee
  • Liability Insurance as noted above for dates of festival
  • Copy of Menu with prices

City of Bethlehem Requirements:

  • City of Bethlehem Special Events Vendor Application. Click here to learn more.
  • Business Privilege Tax License
  • ServSafe Manager Certificate (if you are serving or sampling any food or drink)

Note: You are responsible for compliance with all City of Bethlehem requirements. We submit all vendor information to the City in advance of the event for their review. If you are not in compliance, it may delay your approval or prevent your participation in the event.

Festival Food Vendor Application

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Additional Food Vendor Information(Required)
City of Bethlehem Requirements(Required)

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Contact Name(Required)
Address(Required)

If you do not have this digitally, please send it to: 74 W Broad Street, Suite 310, Bethlehem, PA 18018

What events are you interested in attending?(Required)
Terms & Conditions(Required)

Once accepted into the event(s), and the vendor fee has been received, I agree to participate in the event(s) noted above and abide by the requirements set forth in the letter and application form. I hereby relieve Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and its agents from any responsibility for damage, theft or injury to myself, my agents or property. I also understand that the Space Fee is non-refundable. Any changes to this application must be made in writing and approved by both parties.

Type your full legal name to sign.

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