In collaboration with San José Made and Moveable Feast, the City of Santa Clara will be launching its very own night market series (with events happening in May, June and July)!

Celebrate Santa Clara Night Market—this 2-day night market series is the perfect event for the whole family. Featuring over 125+ makers, artists, designers, chefs, bakers, and creative small businesses in a new outdoor venue in downtown Santa Clara. Enjoy live entertainment and vibrant community art activities. Join us for a night celebrating Santa Clara’s rich cultural and culinary diversity!

Free admission for attendees. Located outdoors at 900 Lafayette St, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Parking options available at 990 Benton St. and 1063 Alviso St. (North Campus Garage). No guest passes needed.

NOTES BEFORE APPLYING: 

• Applications will be open until May 20th. Once the application period closes, our team will review all applications submitted. 
• Our team will send you an admission notification (accepted / rejected) on May 22nd.
• Submitting an application and submitting a payment does not mean you are automatically accepted for the event. If you are not selected as a vendor, your application fee will be refunded.
• All businesses are required to have a City of Santa Clara Business License. This can be obtainted after you have been approved. We will ask for your business license number before the event. 
• After May 20, if there are still vendor booth spaces available, we will keep this vendor application open, jurying applications on a rolling basis. This means if you submit a vendor application after May 22, we will take up to three (3) business days to review your application and send a notification regarding your admission (accepted / waitlisted / rejected).

Retail Vendor Pricing:

10' x 10' Retail Vendor Space Inline: $225

10' x 10' Retail Vendor Space Corner: $325

10' x 10' Retail Vendor Space Inline (City of Santa Clara based business)*: $175

Food Vendor Pricing:

10' x 10' Food Booth Space Inline (dessert, drink, pre-packaged): $375 for the weekend (includes Santa Clara County Health's TFF Fee RC1)

20' x 10' Cooking Booth Space: $825 for the weekend (includes Santa Clara County Health's TFF Fee RC2)

20' x 10' Cooking Booth Space (City of Santa Clara based businesses)*: $625 for the weekend (includes Santa Clara County Health's TFF Fee RC2)

Cooking Food Truck: $600 for the weekend (with annual Santa Clara County Health Permit + City of Santa Clara Peddlers Permit) 

Non Retail/Food Business Pricing:

10' x 10' Business/Commercial Booth Space: $1,500

10' x 10' Non Profit Booth Space: $100

Any other types of booths: please email events@mvbl.co 

Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Please email PMorales@santaclaraca.gov for the sponsorship packet. 

 

* Your commerical kitchen, restaurant, or store must be physically located in the City of Santa Clara in order to receive the discounted booth fee. Having a City of Santa Clara Business License does not make you eligible for the discounted booth fee.

Does your work qualify for this event? 

For any SJMade events, we do not consider applications where: 

• The applicant appears to be reselling mass manufactured goods (e.g. reselling items purchased from Amazon, Temu, AliExpress, etc.).
• The applicant appears to be associated with a large corporate business or appears to want to promote a large corporate business. 
• The applicant appears to be promoting a business that cannot be considered to be involved in a creative or artistic discipline. 
• The applicant appears to be using AI to create the artwork featured in their products.
• The applicant appears to be wanting to sell alcohol, drugs and/or weapons

If your application can be considered to be one (or more) of the above five items, your application will be rejected and your booth fee will be partially refunded according to our Refund Policy for this event (scroll down below).

Refund Deadline: June 1

• If you withdraw from the event anytime before June 1, 2026, you will receive a full refund on your booth fee.
• If you withdraw from the event anytime after June 1, 2026, you will not be eligible any refund on your booth fee.

Refund Terms for Rejected Applications
If your application to vend is NOT accepted, we will process a 100% refund of your booth fee upon sending you the notification email EXCEPT in instances where the application:

• Is a duplicate application (i.e. a vendor applies multiple times for the same event)
• Is incomplete or fails to provide sufficient information for our team to jury the applicant. One example of this would be an application that is missing prep facility information or uploaded proof of insurance.

If any of the above applies to your application, we will retain 3% of your booth fee and refund you the remaining 97%. If none of the above applies to your application, we will refund you the full 100%.

Health Department Application + Inspection (food booths only)

• Your temporary food facility application must be sent to us by Monday, June 22. The application can be found here: https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1761/2026-03/tff-app-fillable-3.2026.pdf?VersionId=wrcRP3LALrERy4uOkU_jFmOslbIcDQGJ
• The booth fee in this vendor fee application assumes you are considered an RC1 or RC2 vendor. If the health department increases your risk factor to anothe risk factor, additional fees will apply. For more information, please vist the Santa Clara County Temporary Food Facility website: https://deh.santaclaracounty.gov/food-and-retail/compliance-retail-food-operations/apply-temporary-food-facility-permit 
• All cooking booths are now considered RC3. Since applications were launched before this change, the TFF fee assumes you are an RC2 vendor. We will send you an invoice when you are confirmed for the fee difference between the RC2 and RC3 TFF Fee. 
• We will provide you guidance on how to pass your health department inspection. If you are not able to pass your health department inspection, you will not be eligible for a refund of your fee. 

Booth Setup Guidelines 

• Only one business is allowed per booth space. 
• All cooking booths are alloted a 10'x20' space. 10' for prep/order and 10' for cooking. All other vendors are alloted a 10x10 space (unless you purchase additional space). 
• All supplies must be stored behind or inside your booth. 

General Event Information

• There is no access to water or power on site. 
• Generators: All vendors must bring their own power source. Generators cannot be left on overnight. 
  • For non-cooking booths, all generator usage must be approved by us by June 26th. Unauthorized generator usage will result in immediate removal from the event.
• Overnight security will be on site on Friday and Saturday night. Vendors can leave their booth setup overnight but we recommend taking home anything valuable. 
• We ask all cooking food vendors to report their sales to us after the event. This information will not be shared with anyone outside our organization and will be used to see if any changes need to be made for future events. 
• Canopies, Canopy Weights, Tables & Chairs: Vendors will need to bring their own canopy, canopy weights, table(s), and chair(s). We will not be offering any rentals for this event.
• Wifi: We recommend vendors use their mobile data or mobile hotspot to take transactions. Mobile wifi hotspots are available for free at some public libraries. There is no on site wifi available. 
• Canopy Weights: Your canopy must be sufficently weighed down by its canopy weights. While the venue is not normally a windy venue, per the fire marshals guidelines, your canopy should be weighed down to be able to sufficently withstand strong gusts of wind. The fire marshal will ask you to take down your canopy if they do not believe it is sufficently weighed down. 

Code of Conduct

• All vendors must agree to follow the San Jose Made Code of Conduct

Applications will close on May 20th. Once the application period closes, our team will review all applications submitted.

Our team will send you an admission notification (accepted  / rejected) on May 22nd.

After May 22, if there are still vendor booth spaces available, we will keep this vendor application open, jurying applications on a rolling basis. This means if you submit a vendor application after May 22, we will take up to three (3) business days to review your application and send a notification regarding your admission (accepted / waitlisted / rejected).

Submitting an application and submitting a payment does not mean you are automatically accepted for the event. If you are not selected as a vendor, your application fee will be refunded.

Given the events popularity, not all applicants will be accepted. If you are not selected for this event, this does not mean you will not be selected for future Moveable Feast and San Jose Made events. 

Any questions can be directed to emily@mvbl.co