General Vendor FAQs + Guidelines

No Canopies Allowed — Only patio umbrellas are permitted. Please refer to your Vendor Booth Guidelines if approved for details on size and color requirements.
Food Vendors — A Temporary Food Facility (TFF) Permit from the City of Long Beach is required for all prepackaged food vendors.
No On-Site Food Preparation — All food must be fully prepackaged and compliant with local health department regulations.
No Refunds / No Date Transfers — Please do not ask. There are no exceptions.
Load-In Information — A detailed load-in email with your assigned time will be sent the week of the event.
- Please do not email asking about load-in times — we haven’t forgotten you!
- Load-in typically begins 1.5 hours before the event, but each venue varies.
- Wait for your official load-in email for your assigned time.
Placement Requests — We do not take placement requests. Spaces are assigned to maintain balance and flow across the market.
Application Status — You will be notified via email if your application has been approved.
- Approval emails are typically sent 4–6 weeks before each event (sometimes sooner).
- If you do not hear back by 4 weeks before the event, your application was not selected.

Important Reminder — Please Read!

There is a lot of important information that we cannot include directly on this application.

If you are approved, you will receive an acceptance email with additional details and a Vendor/Booth Guidelines packet outlining everything you need to know.

👉 Please read everything carefully!
If something is not stated, it is not allowed.

We cannot stress this enough — please read your acceptance email vendor guide and application in full to avoid surprises or misunderstandings on market day.