Festival & Vendor Hours:
Friday, March 20, 2026: 11AM -10 pm
Saturday, March 21, 2026: 11AM -10 pm
- Vendors must always occupy their booth during festival hours.
- CANCELLATION POLICY: If the Corpus Christi Crawfish Fest is canceled by the event organizers due to unforeseen circumstances, vendor fees will not be refunded. The organizers do not take responsibility for any additional costs incurred, including travel and lodging. Unforeseen circumstances refer to unexpected events that prevent the continuation of the Corpus Christi Crawfish Fest i.e. inclement weather or natural disasters, site unavailability, technological challenges, viruses or bacteria, etc. Other than extenuating circumstances; this is a rain or shine
event. - Tent, tables, chairs, and displays are not provided. Only the space.
- No electricity provided. Festival is in a field area with no power source so will need to provide your own if needed.
- External beverage items of any kind are strictly prohibited. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- Please have all required local permits and certifications with you to show upon request, i.e. sales tax, MFU, food manager cert, etc.
- Our festival will have continuous security patrols during festival hours as well as overnight.
- You must bring a certified 5 lb fire extinguisher and have it accessible at your booth for safety reasons.
- We have the right to accept or reject any application and reserves the right to refuse duplicate merchandise being offered by another
vendor. All applications will be reviewed and accepted on those guidelines. - Items undisclosed in the application are not permitted for sale. All merchandise must be sold from your booth. Peddling or selling your wares in the crowds or away from your booth including calling/shouting to the crowd from your booth
will not be permitted. Weapons or replicas of any kind, beverages of any kind, cannabis accessories/apparel, pornographic items, toy guns or laser
lights are NOT permitted for sale.
Cleaning Deposit & Cleanliness
- Please keep your vendor booth clean of debris and boxes throughout the event. Trash bags will not be provided to vendors.
- Use festival ground trash cans nearby or larger items please use the ground’s dumpsters. We have staff attending to the trash bins during festival hours.
- A cleaning deposit of $30 Cash, CashApp, or Venmo is due at check-in. Coordinator will complete inspection upon check out to ensure vendor’s space is clean and clear of all debris. You cannot begin setting up until this deposit is paid. Deposit returned in method paid. It is your responsibility to make sure your booth is inspected before leaving to obtain your $30 deposit.
Check-In and Setup
- Vendors can check in anytime between Thursday, March 19th, 10am – 6pm and or on Friday, March 20th from 8am – 9am. All vehicles must be off the festival grounds no later than 9:30am on Friday March 20th. After this time items must be walked in.
- Vendors booths MUST be set up and ready to sell by 10:30am on both Friday and Saturday.
- Please quickly unload your merchandise in your area and remove your vehicle from the grounds before setting up. This will ensure that all vendors have an opportunity to offload their products swiftly and reduce congestion.
- If you are unable to check in during these timeframes, please let the vendor coordinator know in advance to discuss late check-in instructions.
- Please be courteous to your neighboring vendors when hanging banners, wares, signs, etc. on shared walls.
- If you play music must be family appropriate and low volume as we will have live music throughout event.
Teardown & Check Out
- Teardown begins at 10pm on both Friday and Saturday night.
- Please roll down any tent sidewalls, pack up and place your products, signage, etc. within your tent/space, and exit the grounds promptly at event closure. All vendors must exit no later than 10:20pm on Friday and may re-access festival grounds on Saturday morning as soon as 8am to
unpack and set up for Saturday’s event. - On the final day, Saturday March 21st, no vehicles will be allowed onto the grounds until after 10:15pm and after clear of patrons.
- It’s recommended that you pack your products before bringing your vehicle onto the grounds to help avoid congestion and make the teardown process for all safer and more efficient.
- If you do not check out with vendor coordinator to have space inspected the cleaning deposit may be forfeited.
Complaints: If an issue arises between you and another vendor, please report your complaint to the vendor coordinator. DO NOT confront the vendor. Anyone not abiding by the rules will be asked to leave the festival for the remainder of the event. All rules and regulations must be followed at all times during the festival. Anyone who is asked to leave the grounds for violations of the rules will not be allowed to remove their ware until event closure.
Insurance: All vendors are required to carry appropriate insurance to protect yourself against loss, injury, or property damage while exhibiting your wares at the Corpus Christi Crawfish Fest & Saltwater Angler Boat Show. We will not make any attempt to provide coverage for you, and you are urged to fully read and understand these Rules and Regulations and our Vendor Contract and Release and Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement before signing and paying. During the checkout process you will be provided links to read each, as well as acknowledge and e-sign before you can fully checkout. To reference them at any time you can locate links at the bottom of our website to review them. As always any questions please feel free to reach out to the Vendor Coordinator.
Merchandise & Food Vendor Coordinator
Chelsie Rowell @ 210-379-0122
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Display & Boat Show Coordinator
Ron Henne Jr @ 361-438-7572
