- Hope Town Square, Hope, IN 47246, United States
- admin@heritageofhope.com
- booths@heritageofhope.com
- September 22-24, 2023
It is that time of year again! 55th Hope Heritage Days is just a few months away. Just a few reminders and 1 big change for some!
Coca-Cola is the official beverage of Hope Heritage Days. Only products of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company are allowed to be served by any food vendor. Vendors should send a tax certificate form with your order form to Coca-Cola Bottling Company. If it is not filled out, you will be charged State sales tax on your order. If you already have a tax certificate, please send it back to Ava in the main office with your order. On Sunday evening, after the festival, Coca-Cola will be providing a truck to return unopened cases of product. Your organization will be required to have all contact information placed back on your returned orders as they put back on truck. All Coca-Cola sales are setup through Coca-Cola. There will be NO fountain beverage sales permitted.
We understand that having these types of vehicles is imperative to transporting food back and forth, however with the growing complaints about how many are around the festival area, we have decided to limit them. Each food vendor will receive 1 tag per booth. The tags MUST be visible while on the square during the event. If there is a UTV/ATV/golf cart in the festival area without proper tags they will be asked to leave. Golf Carts, Gators (UTV’s), or private carts will not be allowed in the square during the festival. All carts and UTV’s are to be parked on the west side of the square. We can not make ANY exceptions to any organization. This is for the safety of everyone that attends our festival. If you need to drive a cart to the square side of your booth, to bring in extra food or restock, it MUST be approved by Jenni. If you do not follow through with approval you may be asked to leave. Heritage of Hope will not be responsible for any food not able to be sold if you are asked to leave.
With the recent addition of sidewalks in the square and relocation of some of the electric boxes, please be aware your booth may have to be relocated to accommodate every booths needs. We will do our best to make sure every booth has an appropriate spot for the size of your booth. We will also try to keep everyone fairly consistent in the locations, however we can not guarantee you will be in the exact same spot as you were in the past. We will do our very best to give everyone the spot that would work out best for each organization. You will know ahead of time where your location will be, however it may not be until 2-4 weeks before the event. It takes a lot of configuring when it comes to the booth spacing and electricity needs. We do have room to add just a few more booths, so please be patient. We will let you know where your booth will be.
With the recent addition of sidewalks in the square and relocation of some of the electric boxes, please be aware your booth may have to be relocated to accommodate every booths needs. We will do our best to make sure every booth has an appropriate spot for the size of your booth. We will also try to keep everyone fairly consistent in the locations, however we can not guarantee you will be in the exact same spot as you were in the past. We will do our very best to give everyone the spot that would work out best for each organization. You will know ahead of time where your location will be, however it may not be until 2-4 weeks before the event. It takes a lot of configuring when it comes to the booth spacing and electricity needs. We do have room to add just a few more booths, so please be patient. We will let you know where your booth will be.
No games of chance, 50/50, Raffles, or anything of the like will be allowed during the festival without a 60 day approval of the HOH festival and bandstand division board approval. This approval will require a board vote from the festival division board members and also approval through the town of Hope. There will be no exceptions made.
You MUST provide Jenni with a certificate of liability insurance before the event. This is just a piece of paper that your Insurance Agent can print for you. It basically states that you are covered if anything happens in your booth during the event. This is something that we (HOH) must present to Town of Hope. This is something that is not new, maybe wasn’t pushed in years past, but definitely is required.
There will be no duplication of food. Please list specifically what your organization will be selling in as much detail as possible. This list must be approved by Jenni. If you are selling something that wasn’t approved, you will be asked to stop the sale of that item IMMEDIATELY! HOH will not be responsible for any expenses accrued for any food not sold.
Ice will be made available through the Hope Marathon station, same as it was last year.
HOH will provide a container to dump wash water in. All vendors who use water will be responsible for dumping in appropriate container, NO washing FOOD DEBRI at the water hydrants in the square. The container will be by the dumpsters. This is another BIG issue. Please make sure that you and anyone who may be dumping debris are aware of which container to use. The past several years there has been food in the wrong containers.
Also provided will be a cardboard recycle dumpster, all food vendors are asked to breakdown all cardboard and place it in the appropriate dumpster.
All Booths MUST be removed from the Square by Monday evening along with any oil.
Extension Cords at a minimum will be required to be 10/2 AWG.
Vendors who will be frying with oil MUST have a K Type Fire Extinguisher, NO EXCEPTIONS, in their booth BEFORE the State Fire Marshal and Bartholomew County Health Department inspects the festival
The cost of food booths with electricity is $150. The cost of food booth without the use of Electricity is $130. Please make checks payable to HOH Festival and Bandstand Division.
Please return completed forms and check to:
HOH Festival and Bandstand Division
Attn. Jenni Richards
736 Vine Dr
Hope, IN 47246
Payment may also be completed online by visiting the Vendor Payment page. Please be sure that your event is approved by Jenni prior to making online payments.
