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All vendor’s merchandise and displays must be in good taste. Any reference to race, ethnic, sexual, or religious prejudice is not allowed. Snap pops, projectile toys, airsoft guns, counterfeit items, fake cigarettes are not allowed. No Buy/Sell products allowed. Vendor is responsible for their area clean-up after festival. No part of vendor’s setup may extend beyond purchased space including trailer hitches, campers, canopies, etc. Additional space should be rented to accommodate.

We make every effort to provide a successful and profitable festival for vendors and ask for your cooperation with festival guidelines. Those not complying will not be invited back. All accepted vendors will receive notification. Those not accepted will also be notified by email. If you apply, but do not receive notification or see name listed, please give us a call at 912-384-1873 to make sure it was received. Food vendors must meet minimum Georgia health codes. Email to request a copy of the requirements.

Official Gopher Tortoise t-shirts and merchandise may only be sold by vendors licensed by the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. There is no rain date. All vendors are responsible for their own Georgia Sales Tax. Any generator used at event must be placed 100’ from vendor space. Note power is for 1 outlet of 15 amps. Vendors must not break down until the end of the festival – 4pm. NO vehicles will be permitted into festival area before 4:15. Preference will be given to professional food wagons and trailers due to health codes. Fifth annual event estimated attendance 5,000-7,000.

VENDOR AGREEMENT: I do hereby release and forever discharge the 2025 Gopher Tortoise Festival Steering Committee, the City of Douglas, Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce, its agents, servants, successors and assigns, and all other persons, firms and corporations, from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, demands, damages, costs, loss of service, expenses and compensations, which I may acquire or may accrue, arising out of any events taking place Oct 3-4, 2025 or otherwise connected with the 2025 Gopher Tortoise Festival. I further certify that all work brought to the Gopher Tortoise Festival is handcrafted by me, the undersigned. “I have read all rules/guidelines and agree to abide by them.” Please enter your name below to acknowledge you have read the above statements and agree to abide by the stated above rules.