food vending forms & Guides
- Food Permit Application
- Complete the food permit application here: Temporary Food Permit Application
- Email completed food permit applications to: info@texasvegfest.com.
- To learn more about A/TC Health Department Temporary Food Permits, requirements, fees, and more head to their website here: Temporary Food Event Permit Guide
- $114 Temporary Food Permit Fee
- Required by Austin/ Travis County Health Department to sample or sell any prepared, opened, or cooked food or beverage at the event.
- Permit Applications due March 15th
- Late fees apply to applications received after March 15th (Fee determined by the health department, $100)
- Food Booth Checklist and Guide
- Temporary Food Service On-Site Requirements: Required booth information and set-up for all food vendors in Austin/Travis County
- Event Booth Set-Up Checklist: Use this checklist to ensure you have all listed requirements before the event opens (Health Deparment will shut down any booth that does not meet their requirements)
- Cottage Food Law Guidance Document
- Home prepared food are not allowed unless you have a Cottage Food Production Operation
- Review the Cottage Food Laws here: Guidance Document
- Find additional answers to Cottage Food Law questions here: Austin Cottage Food Law FAQs
- Food Waste Reduction
- Mobile Food Vendor Guide
- Austin Fire Department Mobile Food Vending Checklist (English; Spanish)
- City of Austin Mobile Food Vendor Information
- Shipping with Dry Ice