Thank you for your interest in working with Charleston Wine + Food! Do you own or operate a local or regional food truck or trailer and want to showcase + sell your culinary creations within the festival landscape? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
To ensure you are able to get the most out of your Charleston Wine + Food experience, we’d like to get to know you a little better. Please review the available opportunity and complete the application form below in its entirety by Friday, January 12, 2024. You will be notified by Monday, January 29, 2024 if you have been selected to be a food truck or trailer vendor at the 2024 festival.
Food Truck + Trailer Opportunity Available at Charleston Wine + Food 2024: Culinary Village
We are thrilled to be back in 2024 and we can’t wait to welcome locals + visitors alike to join us in celebrating our phenomenal culinary + hospitality community. This year, in an effort to highlight our local Food Truck talent as well as have more food readily available for our guests, we are bringing the Food Trucks into the footprint of the Culinary Village.
The Culinary Village is taking place at Riverfront Park, set along the beautiful Cooper River in North Charleston. This is our largest event landscape during the five-day festival. We are expecting roughly 5,500+ attendees per day!
We will be programming approximately 8 food trucks per day and will be prioritizing local + regional businesses for this opportunity.
Requirements
VENDOR FEE
The cost to vend at the Charleston Wine + Food Culinary Village is $500 per day. Vendors will retain 100% of their sales.
HOURS OF FOOD TRUCK OPERATION
Friday, March 8 from 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 9 from 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 10 from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS
All plateware, napkins, cutlery, and cups MUST be UBI certified compostable.
POINT OF SALE
All Food Vendors/Trucks are responsible for providing their own Point of Sale.
Health + Safety
Protocols surrounding COVID-19 have been developed using guidance from the Center for Disease Control and the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC). Charleston Wine + Food is not requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test to attend the 2023 festival. This is subject to change based on CDC and government mandates.
An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By participating in Charleston Wine + Food you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
Help keep each other healthy.
HEALTH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By participating in Charleston Wine + Food, you are confirming that you and all persons in your party will comply with our health + safety measures. Talent who cannot confirm all of the below criteria must not enter Charleston Wine + Food events. If at any point during participation at Charleston Wine + Food Talent does not meet all of the criteria, please contact Angell Troxler at angell@charlestonwineandfood.com.
+ Are not experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 (e.g. a fever of 100.4F or higher, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking, muscle pain / achiness, headache, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, nasal congestion, runny nose, vomiting or diarrhea, fatigue, or any other symptoms associated with COVID-19 identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
+ Have not tested positive for COVID during the last five (5) days (if you tested positive more than five days but not more than 10 days prior, and you are not experiencing any symptoms, you are to wear a mask between days 6-10).
+ Do not need to quarantine due to close contact with someone with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
+ Are not under any self-quarantine orders
CHSWF Code of Conduct
+ Be yourself! Participating authentically lends your uniqueness to the tapestry that is our festival. In addition to exhibiting individuality, we expect every participant in the festival to be courteous and professional at all times.
+ Know that we have zero tolerance for harassment or discrimination. If you are a target, please let us know. Harassment and discrimination can include but are not limited to offensive comments or actions pertaining to disability, physical appearance or body type, gender, gender identity, sexuality, mental or cognitive function, religion, body size, race, or ethnicity.
+ Violence and threats of violence will not be tolerated; the “heat of the moment” is not an excuse.
+ Deliberate intimidation, unwelcome sexual attention, and other aggressions like mis-gendering or harassing will not be tolerated.
Charleston Wine + Food reserves the right to remove anyone from the festival who engages in discrimination, harassment, mistreatment, aggressiveness, violence, intimidation or improper or unprofessional behavior, as determined by Charleston Wine + Food. In such case, tickets and participation in remaining festival events may not be honored or allowed and refunds will not be issued.