2026 Delta Hot Tamale Festival Vendor Information
If you participated as a vendor in 2025, please monitor the email address you provided last year for important updates regarding booth space availability.
All 2026 vendor applications will be submitted online. Applications will be released in phases, following a similar process as last year, with priority given to returning vendors and Main Street members.
Application Process:
Vendors will first complete an online application. Once approved, you will receive a link to select and purchase your booth space. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with decisions (approved, denied, or waitlisted) communicated weekly in the order received.
Application Release Order:
ATTENTION VENDORS:
You will not be sent a link to purchase your booth space until we have all items requested in your application, including valid ServeSafe certificates and clear pictures of your booth. Once the applications are live, please ensure your Serve Safe certificate is up to date before submitting your application to avoid wait times on approval and booth selection. if your Serve Safe expires before the festival, renew it now.
If you participated as a vendor in 2025, please monitor the email address you provided last year for important updates regarding booth space availability.
All 2026 vendor applications will be submitted online. Applications will be released in phases, following a similar process as last year, with priority given to returning vendors and Main Street members.
Application Process:
Vendors will first complete an online application. Once approved, you will receive a link to select and purchase your booth space. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with decisions (approved, denied, or waitlisted) communicated weekly in the order received.
Application Release Order:
- 2025 Hot Tamale Festival vendors + 2026 Main Street members week ending 4/17
- Returning food vendors (those cooking on-site with ServSafe certification) week ending 4/24
- Other qualified returning vendors week ending 5/1
- General public week ending 5/8
ATTENTION VENDORS:
You will not be sent a link to purchase your booth space until we have all items requested in your application, including valid ServeSafe certificates and clear pictures of your booth. Once the applications are live, please ensure your Serve Safe certificate is up to date before submitting your application to avoid wait times on approval and booth selection. if your Serve Safe expires before the festival, renew it now.
