VENDOR INFO

Where: South County Regional Park, 20405 Amphitheater Cir, Boca Raton, FL 33498

Parking: Free! VIP Parking availablefor $10 right next to the festival

When: April 12 & 13, 2025

Hours: Saturday 10am–10pm, Sunday 10am–6pm

The South Florida Watermelon Festival is geared to all ages – it will have shopping booths, thrilling rides, live music and kids entertainment, Interactive watermelon themed activities for families, specialty food tents, sweet and savory fair food, and delicious watermelon tasty treats.

The South Florida Watermelon Festival offers your business 2 days of selling with an estimated constant traffic of over 10,000 people. A generous marketing budget is allocated to promote the show’s visibility and increase foot traffic that ultimately delivers a successful show for all parties.

We invite you to be one of the 150+ Vendors in the Shopping and Dining categories. Please send 4 images of your products and 1 of your booth. We will let you know within 30 days if we are able to reserve you a space and then a deposit will be due to guarantee your spot.

Attendance: 10,000+

What are we looking for?

  • Artisan Crafters

    We invite all artisans who handmake their products to participate for example: jewelry, distinctive home accessories, spa products, women’s clothes and accessories, stained glass, pottery, toys, pet products, etc.

  • International Artisans

    We seek high quality original work such as textiles, jewelry, leather, handbags and totes, painted silks, etc.

  • Elegant Boutiques

    Featuring items that relate to the Watermelon theme and/or appeal to affluent shoppers.

  • Farmers and Growers

    We welcome any type of produce to be sold at our festival. Think of us as a higher traffic Farmer’s Market.

  • Specialty Food Producers

    Those that have created something edible and delicious should definitely join us. This would be specialty products not sold in supermarkets such as sweets, olive oils, sauces, salsas, teas, coffees and so much more. These are food exhibitors that would be selling food to take home.

  • Food Booths & Trucks

    Last but certainly not least are the all-important food vendors that will keep everyone’s energy up to enjoy and shop the festival. These would be vendors making food as a meal and fair food for consumption at the festival.

Booth prices

FOOD

✔ Food Tent 10x10: $450

✔ Food Trucks: $550

✔ Carts: $200

DIGITAL MARKETING PACKAGE: $75

✔ Featured Vendor listing on webpage

✔ Individual social media post

✔ Inclusion in email blasts

RETAIL

✔ Retail Tent 10x10: $375

✔ Retail Tent 10x15: $475

✔ Retail Tent 10x20: $575

✔ Commercial Booth Space: $1500 (Corporate or large-scale business sponsorship includes logo with link on website and spotlight in digital marketing materials.)

RENTALS

✔ 10x10 Tent: $220 (staked in ground with 4 side walls)

✔ 6ft Table: $15

✔ 8ft Table: $18 

✔ Chairs: $8 

Sponsor Contact

Interested in sponsoring? Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly! We can't wait to hear from you!

Company Background

FOMO Festivals which is our Florida Division of Artisan Promotions Inc, recognized for 4 decades as a Top 100 show promoter in the US, proudly announces the 3rd Annual South Florida Strawberry Festival taking place January 17, 18 & 19, 2025 at the bigger location of South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, FL. We bring the same attention to detail in marketing, quality, and organization that we are known for to this exciting Festival.

This is your invitation to join us. 

Check out our flagship show, the New England Christmas Festival that takes place annually the first weekend in November in the 125,000 sq ft. Expo Hall at Mohegan Sun resort in Uncasville, Connecticut with 350 American Artisans and Specialty Food producers. This 3-day festival attracts more than 25,000 people. Of the thousands of shows nationally, the New England Christmas Festival is ranked as the #3 Classic & Contemporary Craft Show in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine. To learn more about our work on this festival, please visit: 

VENDOR FAQ

  • FOOD:

    > Food Tent 10x10: $450

    > Food Trucks: $550

    > Carts: $200

    RETAIL:

    > Retail Tent 10x10: $375

    > Retail Tent 10x15: $475

    > Retail Tent 10x20: $575

    > Commercial Booth Space: $1500 (larger or corporate businesses)

    DIGITAL MARKETING PACKAGE: $75

    -Featured Vendor listing on webpage

    -Individual social media post

    -Inclusion in email blasts

  • You must have a professional booth presentation. Watermelon decorations encouraged.

    Storage boxes must be out of sight.

    A pop-up tent and backdrop is required. Must be staked or weighted down.

  • FOMO Festivals ensures that as many folks as possible walk through the gates with a heavy rotation of:

    Social Media and Google Advertising

    Social Media Influencer Campaigns (including ticket giveaways)

    Public Relations Campaigns

    Live News Interviews on stations like CBS 12

    Printed articles in local newspapers and magazines like Boca Magazine, Boca Observer and Sun Sentinel

    Online articles in various websites like livingfla.com and other event websites

    Flyers and posters distributed at many local venues including schools

    Billboards on I-95 highway

    Radio promotions. Ticket giveaways.

    Partnership with Palm Beach County and promoted through their promotional channels like on their monthly events calendar.

    We encourage you to promote the festival yourself by requesting digital and printed promotional materials-coupons and posters.

  • You must have a quality product that you are selling. We are looking for originality of design, quality of materials, and sale-ability. Impressive booth presentation and high-quality photographs will help tremendously.

  • You can see the contract here.

  • Move in and set up will take place on Friday, April 11th.

  • Yes. The entire perimeter of the festival is fenced and there will be overnight security. You will only need to set up once and breakdown once. You may leave your product in your booth overnight if you’d like.

  • $200 deposit upon acceptance and balance due by March 1st.

Interested in Vending at Next Event?

SPONSORS