This agreement is made upon the express condition the Houma Downtown Christmas Festival, its agents and employees shall be free from all liabilities and claims for damages and / or suits for or by reason of any injury, or death to any person or property of the Vendor, its agents or employees, or third parties, from any cause or causes whatsoever while in or upon said premises or any part thereof during the term of this festival or occasioned by any occupancy or use of said premises or any activity carried on by the Vendor in connection herewith, and the Vendor hereby covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Houma Downtown Christmas Festival, its agents and employees from all liabilities, charges, expenses and costs on account of or by reason of any such injuries, deaths, liabilities, claims, suits or losses however occurring or damages growing out of the same.