91st Annual Dover Days Festival - Vendor & Parade Registration

The annual Dover Days Festival is one of Delaware’s largest and longest-running free events. Dover Days is dedicated to promoting our state’s heritage and culture, featuring the biggest parade in Kent County, with Delaware's Governor serving as Grand Marshal.

Each year’s Dover Days activities showcase our state’s history and heritage, as well as highlights from more contemporary times such as the parade, traditional Maypole Dancing, games, tethered hot air balloon rides, moon bounce village, over 100 craft and food vendors, music, colonial artisans’ village and historic re-enactment groups.

Select "Reserve a spot" to register for a vendor, parade, and/or volunteer spot. Parade and volunteer spots are free of charge!

Deadline for registering for parade and all vendor types is

• Monday, April 22, 2024.

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Dover Days invites crafters, small businesses, resellers, non-profits, commercial businesses, entertainers, and food trucks to register as vendors for the event. Registration costs are dependent on vendor type.

Food trucks are invited to attend the Fri., May 3 Kick-Off to Dover Days event, and will receive a discounted rate for registering for both days.

All entertainment and food vendors must provide a Certificate of Insurance (COI). All food vendors must also provide a State of Delaware Division of Health & Social Services Temporary Food Establishment Permit as well - call (302) 744-1220 for assistance. All food vendors much be approved by the City of Dover Fire Marshall's office, and vendors using hot oil or grease MUST have a 10 lb. ABC fire extinguisher at the food vendor site, per the City of Dover Fire Marshall. Please send COI and/or permit(s) to [email protected].

The Dover Days Event Coordinator Reserves the Right to:

1. Reassign/change a space, if necessary, even on show spaces are not transferrable by vendors.
2. Deny vendor application for any reason the committee sees fit. Booth fee will be returned if vendor is not selected by the committee.
3. Prohibit display of certain products/distribution of materials based on its acceptability to the general public.
4. Eject vendors/visitors from the festival grounds where there is cause.
5. Dover Days is not responsible for theft or damage of vendor’s display or vendors are responsible loading and operations during the festival.
6. Dover Days is not liable for any damage to your equipment, merchandise, yourself or your family, friends or employees working at your space.

Click Here to download the Vendor Rules & Regulations | Alt. Download

Documents required for the Vendor Contract can be submitted to [email protected].

Applicants must provide all required follow-up documents to participate.

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Parade: Free

Nonprofits: $75

Crafters: $150

Resellers: $250

Entertainment: $500

Commercial: $550

Food Truck (Fri. Only): $175

Food Truck (10x20 ft. - Sat. Only): $450

Food Truck (10x30 ft. - Sat. Only): $600

Food Truck (10x20 ft. - Fri. & Sat.): $600

Food Truck (10x30 ft. - Fri. & Sat.): $750

The Dover Days Committee reserves the right to review vendor applications for the event, and will issue refunds to applicants that do not meet the Committee's standards.

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Any Questions? Contact Ron Barisano at [email protected] or (302)535-7926. You may also contact Chris Cooper ([email protected]) or Diane Laird ([email protected]) for additional assistance.

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Dover Days Fireworks Kick-Off Event - Fri., May 3, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Legislative Mall.

Dover Days Festival - Sat., May 4, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on The Green.

Dover Days Parade - Sat., May 4, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

Host or Publisher City of Dover