Eat It. Make It. Grow It.

The Eat Real Festival is looking for food vendors whose food is delicious, simple, fresh, locally produced, conscientiously sourced and affordable. It is our priority to highlight as many of the diverse culinary traditions of the Bay Area as possible. 

Criteria for being a Street Food Vendor at the Eat Real Festival:

• At least 3 main produce ingredients from your menu must be purchased from local, source-verified farms.
• All meat, dairy, fish and poultry ingredients from your menu must be purchased from local, source-verified farms fisheries and ranches.
• Vendors must have all proper business licenses and permits and meet Alameda County Fire Department and Health Department Requirements.
• Vendors sell no more than 3 prepared food items and charge $5.00 or less for each item.
• Vendors are not allowed to sell any beverages (not even water).
• Vendors are asked to work with the Eat Real Festival to create and sell menu items that fit into the over-all food offerings at the Festival.

Street Food Vendor Application Schedule:

• Application process is not first-come, first-served.
• Online applications will be accepted April 15, 2013 - June 30, 2013.
• Eat Real will review all applications and conducts taste tests until July 15, 2013.
• Vendors will be notified by July 31, 2013.

Thank you for applying to be part of the Eat Real Festival!

The Eat Real Festival is looking for food vendors whose food is delicious, simple, fresh, locally produced, conscientiously sourced and affordable. It is our priority to highlight as many of the diverse culinary traditions of the Bay Area as possible. 

Criteria for being a Craft Marketplace Vendor at the Eat Real Festival:

• All products sold in the Marketplace are produced in small batches, by hand and feature high quality, local and seasonal ingredients.
• All meat, dairy, fish and poultry ingredients in your products must be purchased from local, source-verified farms, fisheries and ranches.
• Vendors must have all proper business licenses and permits and meet Alameda County Fire Department and Health Department Requirements.
• Vendors will highlight their best food craft products and sell no more than 2 non-food items.
• Vendors are asked to work with the Eat Real Festival to create and sell menu items that fit into the over-all food offerings at the Festival.

Craft Marketplace Vendor Application Schedule:

• Application process is not first-come, first-served.
• Online applications will be accepted April 15, 2013 - June 30, 2013.
• Eat Real will review all applications and conducts taste tests until July 15, 2013.
• Vendors will be notified by July 31, 2013.

Thank you for applying to be part of the Eat Real Festival!

The Eat Real Festival is looking for chefs, food producers, and eco-enthusiasts to offer live demonstrations and hands-on food-making lessons to our eager (and hungry) audience.

Programming Application Schedule:

• Application process is not first-come, first-served.
• Online applications will be accepted April 20, 2013 - July 31, 2013.
• Eat Real staff will be in contact by August 1, 2013 to discuss possible participation.
• Programming will take place during the weekend of Festival, Sept 27-29, 2013.