Ocrafolk Festival Food Vendor Application
The Ocrafolk Festival has very few spaces open to food vendors who are not non-profits. Applicants must be Ocracoke based businesses and will be selected to reflect variety in regards to the overall food presentation of the festival, including the non-profit food sellers. For profit food sellers must meet the following criteria:
Application deadline April 15. We have limited space for booths. The deadline for your application is April 15. We will contact you by April 25 with a final decision.
1. Food vendors must be Ocracoke based businesses (if you are a non-profit selling food, please apply on the non-profit page).
2. Food must be prepared off site at a location licensed for such purposes by the Hyde County Health Department, or receive a special license from the Hyde County Health Department to prepare food on festival grounds. This year, all food vendors (non-profits included) must also fill out an Application for Temporary Food Establishment (TFE) Handling Permit and send it in to Hyde County. The county requires that you send in this form in order to sell food at the festival. Please call the county regarding the fee listed on the form. The festival is unable to provide electricity to any vendors and generators are not allowed on festival grounds (making onsite food preparation licensing almost impossible). If you have any questions please contact Roni Collier, Hyde County Health Department. rcollier@hydehealth.com. 252-926-4380.
3. Fees: Food vendors must pay a fee of $100 plus 6% of their sales.(Nonprofit food sellers are exempt from these fees). Payment will be assessed by vendor and mailed to "Ocracoke Alive, PO Box 604, Ocracoke, NC 27960" by June 30th.
4. Due to space limitations and varying non-proft participation, the Ocrafolk Festival may be unable to fit all food vendors at the Ocrafolk Festival every year. Consideration will be given to those businesses unable to participate in previous years in addition to other factors.
5. Schedule: Although the festival occasionally schedules a food vendor on Sunday of the festival, in general all food vendors are on Saturday of the event. Please let us know if you are interested in serving food on Sunday.
6. Space Size & Table Rental Fee: A single space is approximately 10’x10’. You must furnish your own tables and chairs unless you choose to rent them from the festival. Rental fee is $15 for a banquet table and 2 chairs.
7. Taxes: Vendors are obligated to collect NC sales tax on all sales, and will be responsible individually for paying the sales tax to the state.
8. Time: On the Saturday of the festival, please check in at the Info Tent. Plan to have your display set up and your vehicle moved to the designated parking areas by 9 AM. Golf carts are considered vehicles and also need to be moved from festival grounds. Space identification numbers will be in place by 7:15 AM. We will not have a complete list of booth locations until Saturday morning.
9. Cleanup: Help us keep the residents of Ocracoke Village happy with our presence by cleaning your area before you leave. Thanks!
10. Inclement Weather: It is highly recommended that you observe the weather forecast and come prepared for rain if necessary.
11. Contact Information: For more information or answers to questions regarding the Ocrafolk Festival feel free to contact the staff at or info@ocrafolkfestival.org.
Application deadline April 15. We have limited space for booths. The deadline for your application is April 15. We will contact you by April 25 with a final decision.
1. Food vendors must be Ocracoke based businesses (if you are a non-profit selling food, please apply on the non-profit page).
2. Food must be prepared off site at a location licensed for such purposes by the Hyde County Health Department, or receive a special license from the Hyde County Health Department to prepare food on festival grounds. This year, all food vendors (non-profits included) must also fill out an Application for Temporary Food Establishment (TFE) Handling Permit and send it in to Hyde County. The county requires that you send in this form in order to sell food at the festival. Please call the county regarding the fee listed on the form. The festival is unable to provide electricity to any vendors and generators are not allowed on festival grounds (making onsite food preparation licensing almost impossible). If you have any questions please contact Roni Collier, Hyde County Health Department. rcollier@hydehealth.com. 252-926-4380.
3. Fees: Food vendors must pay a fee of $100 plus 6% of their sales.(Nonprofit food sellers are exempt from these fees). Payment will be assessed by vendor and mailed to "Ocracoke Alive, PO Box 604, Ocracoke, NC 27960" by June 30th.
4. Due to space limitations and varying non-proft participation, the Ocrafolk Festival may be unable to fit all food vendors at the Ocrafolk Festival every year. Consideration will be given to those businesses unable to participate in previous years in addition to other factors.
5. Schedule: Although the festival occasionally schedules a food vendor on Sunday of the festival, in general all food vendors are on Saturday of the event. Please let us know if you are interested in serving food on Sunday.
6. Space Size & Table Rental Fee: A single space is approximately 10’x10’. You must furnish your own tables and chairs unless you choose to rent them from the festival. Rental fee is $15 for a banquet table and 2 chairs.
7. Taxes: Vendors are obligated to collect NC sales tax on all sales, and will be responsible individually for paying the sales tax to the state.
8. Time: On the Saturday of the festival, please check in at the Info Tent. Plan to have your display set up and your vehicle moved to the designated parking areas by 9 AM. Golf carts are considered vehicles and also need to be moved from festival grounds. Space identification numbers will be in place by 7:15 AM. We will not have a complete list of booth locations until Saturday morning.
9. Cleanup: Help us keep the residents of Ocracoke Village happy with our presence by cleaning your area before you leave. Thanks!
10. Inclement Weather: It is highly recommended that you observe the weather forecast and come prepared for rain if necessary.
11. Contact Information: For more information or answers to questions regarding the Ocrafolk Festival feel free to contact the staff at or info@ocrafolkfestival.org.