Food Booths
The Kenai River Festival is a great place to find delicious food and treats. If you are interested in reserving a booth at the 2010 festival, please read through the information below and download an application. All the details are outlined here and in the application.
NEW this year! - For those of you that have participated in the Kenai River Festival in the past, you'll notice several changes this year. The biggest being the addition of evening concerts on Friday and Saturday. In addition to these evening concerts, we have added a Beer Garden for the evening hours. We are sure food booth will do well with the addition of the Beer Garden. These are FREE concerts and we are expecting good crowds both evening.
If you have additional questions, please contact Josselyn O'Connor.
Minimum fees are established for 10'X10' booth spaces.
Food Vendor Fee $300
Food Guidelines
Food vendors have traditionally done well at the Kenai River Festival. Novel, unusual, homemade and exotic foods are encouraged.
All food vendors must send the application, checks or money orders, and COMPLETE menu for space reservation. Variety and promptness could assure your spot. There are limited booth spaces for food vendors.
Note: all food vendors must have a current Food Service Permit on file with the State DEC. Please keep a copy on hand throughout the event.
Food Booths are a large contributor to the garbage at the event, please do your share in cleaning up. ALL garbage from food booths must be dumped in the dumpsters provided (NOT in the little garbage cans!)
Set-Up
Details will be posted in mid-May 2010.
Space Assignment
All booths are granted on a "First Come – First Serve" basis based on date of postmark on completed application. All requirements must be met and approved by Festival committee.
Special requests for spaces are also granted on this basis. If you would like the same space as the previous year, you must return your application by the early vendor deadline – May 1 – or you may be issued a different space.
Returning Vendors - Vendors from previous years event requesting their same space will be assigned first.
Returning Vendors requesting different space - Vendors from previous years event requesting a change in location, will be granted after returning vendors are assigned.
New Vendors - New vendors will be assigned booth space based on availability.
Dates and Deadlines
- May 1 - Early Application Deadline
- May 28 - Begin mailing booth confirmation and final instructions to vendors.
- Thursday, June 10 - Set-Up begins at 3 pm.
- Friday, June 11 - NEW this year! Festival is open from 5 pm to 10 pm (Vendors are expected to stay open for business until 9 pm.)
- Saturday, June 12 - Festival is open from 11 am to Midnight (Vendors are expected to stay open for business until 8 pm, but encouraged to stay open till 10 pm!)
- Sunday, June 13 - Festival is open from 11 am to 4 pm (ALL vendors are expected to stay open for business until 4 pm on Sunday!)
Vendor Camping & Lodging
Camping is NOT allowed on the Festival grounds at Soldotna Creek Park. There is camping nearby at Centennial Park and Swiftwater Park. Both are located within a mile of the festival grounds. Both are managed by the City of Soldotna. There are several other close options for lodging and camping. We encourage you to visit the offical Visit Soldotna website as you make your plans to explore our area.
Vendor Parking
More details will be posted in mid-May 2010.