VENDOR APPLICATION FORM

Downtown Taylor Heritage Square Saturday, June 28ᵗʰ, 2025

No refunds due to inclement weather. Pavilion Booths will not need tents. The City of Taylor requires any tents to be secured with 30-pound weights on each leg.

The undersigned applicant agrees that he/she/they will not hold the City of Taylor, Taylor Main Street, Taylor Pride or any sponsoring organization liable for injuries to any persons or damages to any property or losses of any kind resulting from participation in the Taylor Pride Festival and agrees to the conditions on this application.

The undersigned Festival vendor (“Vendor”) agrees to be bound by each and every term set forth herein and the terms and representations set forth in the Vendor Application, which is incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth. If the Vendor violates any term of this agreement, Taylor Pride and/or the authorized agents of Taylor Pride may within their sole discretion and at any time (1) terminate this agreement, (2) require Vendor, immediately upon notice of violation of this agreement, to cease operations and vacate the premises, and (3) forfeit any and all fees paid to Taylor Pride for the right and privilege of participating in the festival area of Taylor Pride. This agreement represents the entire agreement between Taylor Pride and the Vendor and may not be amended without the mutual consent of both parties set forth in writing and signed by authorized representatives of Taylor Pride and the Vendor.

1.Taylor Pride will provide an appropriate 10’ x 10’ space within the festival area for Vendor to setup. Vendors are responsible for providing their own tables, tents or other equipment.

2.Electricity may not be available at vendor’s booth. Generators are restricted to Food Truck Vendors.

3.Vendors agree to obey all rules and instructions as directed by the Taylor Pride authorized agents during the festival. Any failure to strictly adhere to such rules or instructions may result in the immediate termination of this agreement and immediate removal from the festival area.

4.Vendor understands and agrees that Taylor Pride is intended to be, and at all times shall be, a community-friendly event. Therefor, Vendors in the open festival area shall not openly display any materials that are obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic or indecent. Nor shall Vendors display materials that are viewed as statements of hate, violence or derogatory in nature towards any person or group of people.

5.Out of fairness and consideration of all Festival participants, Vendor acknowledges and agrees to only utilize such space contained within the confines of its booth, and not to extend beyond 5 feet directly in front of its booth, for any sales, distribution, or other solicitation by the Vendor. Vendor acknowledges and agrees that they are strictly prohibited from “canvassing” or otherwise roaming the Festival Grounds in any effort to promote its booth’s purpose. Taylor Pride will make every reasonable effort, as allowed by law, to prohibit any unauthorized “canvassing.”

6.Taylor Pride reserves the right to place Vendors in a booth location at the complete discretion of Taylor Pride. Taylor Pride shall have sole and complete authority to place the participant in any location contained in the festival area, irrespective of the participant’s request.

7.All Vendors must have appropriate permits to sell.

8.Vendors acknowledges and understands its liability, and agrees to compensate Taylor Pride, for any damages(s) caused by, including but not limited to, its representatives, agents, employees, volunteers, members, vehicles, equipment, materials, objects to the environs and infrastructure of the local buildings, businesses or city property which causes Taylor Pride to pay for the repair, replacement, or other remuneration to the City of Taylor, building or business for such damage to their environs or infrastructure.

9.Vendor acknowledges and understands that they are responsible for sales and use tax and shall in no way hold Taylor Pride or its representatives responsible for any type of permits other than for the festival itself. Vendor is responsible for the acts, and all costs associated with, any and all its employees and volunteers. No Vendor shall hold itself out as an Agent of Taylor Pride.

10.Taylor Pride makes no representation or guarantees towards actual festival attendance. Taylor Pride makes no representation, nor does it guarantee any volume of “foot-traffic” of Festival Guests in any area of the festival area. Taylor Pride cannot speculate, nor control, the popularity of one area of the festival over the other.

11.Vendor understands that Taylor Pride has no control over weather, acts of God, acts of terrorism, illness, injury, governmental intervention, or any other cause that may prevent and alter and or interrupt, the festival weekend, and participants shall hold Taylor Pride harmless for any losses that could arise because of such event.

12.Vendors upon vacating their booth space(s) will ensure that such space shall be free of any and all trash or refuse with such being placed in the appropriate containers.

Taylor Pride is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible within guidelines of U.S. law. For additional information, please contact Patrick Taylor, Treasurer, patrick@taylorpride.org.