• Heritage Days Food Vendor Registration

    June 28, 2025
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Fees:

    $25.00 for vendor space per day and $60.00 for electrical use at Fairgrounds. Please note that there is NO electricity at the Downtown locations at this time. Vendors will need to bring their own generators. There is electricity at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
  • Insurance Requirements:

    A Certificate of Insurance for $1,000,000.00 shall be submitted
    naming the following entities:

    -Boone County Fair Association & Boone County Pamona Grange, 8791 Illinois Route76, Belvidere, Illinois 61008

    -City of Belvidere, Illinois, 401 Whitney Boulevard, Belvidere, Illinois 61008

    Illinois Department of Revenue Sales Tax Number:

    Each producer is responsible for the reporting and payment of all required taxes resulting from sales at the Belvidere Heritage Days.

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     RULES AND REGULATIONS:

    1. All vendors for Heritage Days must have their registration accepted and on file with the City.

    2. All registration fees must be paid prior to participation.

    3. The vendor shall keep his or her equipment for transportation and display area sanitary, clean and free of debris at all times with adequate protection against contamination.  All vendors must supply their own equipment to remove waste from their area.  The vendor must clean each area before departing.

    4. Vendors must supply their own tables, tents, and other miscellaneous display items needed. Vendors are also responsible for properly securing their displays to withstand wind or adverse weather conditions.

    5. Vendors must be set up and ready to sell by the opening of the Festival (9am).

    6.Vendors must adhere to their assigned spaces.

    7. All labels must comply with all applicable state and federal standards for labeling.

    8. No unwholesome or spoiled foods may be offered for sale.

    9. No hawking or crying out will be permitted.

    10. All vendors will man their spaces at all times and conduct themselves in a courteous manner. 

    11.   Each vendor shall be solely responsible to collect and pay, as required by law, the applicable sales tax payable to and collected by the Illinois Department of Revenue.

    12.   Compliance with all Health Department, City of Belvidere, state and federal regulations.

     

    Enforcement of the rules:

    Vendors who occupy the spaces at this festival must at all times conform to the Rules and Regulations listed above.  The City has the authority to enforce all rules and regulations of the festival.  In submitting an application for a space at the festival, each applicant agrees to be bound by decision of the City and further agrees that the decision of the City shall be final.  Upon refusal to abide by the determination of the City, the permit shall, at the sole and exclusive discretion of the City, be null and void.

     

    Vendor Participation and Definition:

    Vendors are those persons offering for sale, (1) articles for human consumption, (2) non-edible articles, such as cut or potted flowers, plants, textiles and home-made crafts, (3) small business retail items, or (4) information and participation inquiries for local organizations.  Several vendors may join together to sell each other’s products.

  • If you would still like to pay with Check or Money Order please click the SUBMIT button above  and remit payment to:

     

    City of Belvidere

    401 Whitney Blvd.

    Belvidere, IL 61008

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