Rules

  • Application/contract must be filled out completely or it will not be considered and all money must be paid in full within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of application. NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 30.

  • No changes in electrical requirements after July 30, except upgrades.

  • After July 30, payment must be made by cashier's check, money order, or cash.

  • Food and snack food vendors are responsible for any health inspections that may occur. All food and snack vendors should be prepared for a health inspection and should be complying with all rules and regulations of health inspection. Vendors using an open flame or any cooking equipment must furnish their booth with an all-purpose dry chemical fire extinguisher, with at least a 2-A 10 BC rating. All ground surfaces utilized by the vendor MUST be protected from grease or oil. The vendor is responsible for all grease and oil clean-up AND REMOVAL FROM FESTIVAL AREA. VENDORS LEAVING A SOILED AREA WILL NOT BE INVITED BACK! WASTE WATER MUST BE IN CONTAINERS AND REMOVED FROM FESTIVAL AREA BY VENDOR.

  • Vehicles are prohibited from parking within the festival area prior to their assigned set-up time on Thursday.

  • The hours of the festival are 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-midnight Friday, and 9:00 a.m.-midnight Saturday. All booths must remain UP AND MANNED during the entire festival, and cannot be taken down or have merchandise removed without express permission from the Chairman, Co-Chairman, or Vendor Chairman of the committee.

  • Violation of these rules will jeopardize future participation.

  • No vehicles other than vendor vehicles will be allowed in the festival area throughout the festival. All vehicles should be removed from the fair area by Thursday night at 6:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday mornings by 9:00 a.m.

  • Booths must be taken down and removed from the festival area after midnight Saturday night. We ask that this process go as quickly as possible to allow the streets to re-open and the Committee to finish cleaning up the fair area as promptly as possible.

  • The Odessa Puddle Jumper Days Committee provides the space only; we do not provide the booth.

  • The size of each booth space varies. Please be aware of your boundaries and DO NOT EXCEED YOUR SPACE LIMITATION. YOU MAY NOT go into the street to hand out, sell, or to direct fairgoers to your booth without pre-approval from the Odessa Puddle Jumper Committee prior to the festival.

  • Vendors will not be allowed to SELL or DISPLAY items that are deemed by Odessa Puddle Jumper Days Committee members (left to the discretion of the Odessa Puddle Jumper Days Committee) to be OBSCENE, CONTROVERSIAL, DANGEROUS, or ILLEGAL. Items expressly prohibited from sale or display include, but are not limited to, throwing stars, switchblades, spring-powered knives, nunchakus (nunchucks), butterfly knives, silly string, water weenies, and explosive devices such as fireworks, including stink bombs. ALL BOOTHS MUST BE IN GOOD TASTE!

  • No microphones, bullhorns, loudspeakers, or any other magnification of sound will be allowed other than the planned entertainment at the stage areas. All music and the projections of sound must be contained within the booth and not be able to be heard outside the boundaries of the booth, unless approved by festival officials.

  • The Odessa Puddle Jumper Days Committee cannot guarantee that any booth holder will be assigned the space requested. THE ODESSA PUDDLE JUMPER DAYS COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ASSIGN SPACES AND ALTER STREET LAYOUT AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

  • All booth workers will obey the direction of any member of the Odessa Puddle Jumper Days Committee.

  • All booth spaces will be checked regularly by members of the Odessa Puddle Jumper Days Committee during the festival. Written violation warnings will be issued as necessary.

  • There will be no animals allowed during the festival within or outside of the booths unless especially approved by the committee for shows or entertainment. Service animals are allowed at all times and patron must be able to produce proof of service training or status of animal.

  • Violation of these rules and regulations will be in default of the application/contract agreement. Results may be immediate expulsion, closure, and denial of participation in future festivals.