Vendors

A Tent & Open Flame Permit is required where food is being cooked and/or served. This permit costs $120.00.

After approving your food vendor application, we will send you the Food Handlers Permit paperwork. Please fill out the associated forms and return them to us with the appropriate fee. Forms can also be obtained from the Paterson Fire Department Administration Office located at 300 McBride Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501; you can also call them at 973–321–1414.

Payment can be made by business check or money order only; made payable to the City of Paterson.

* If you need one permit and not both, the fee is reduced by half, totaling $60.00.

Food vendors will not be sited without their Board of Health Certificates.

Parking at Garret Mountain Reservation during the fair is limited. We strongly encourage carpooling during the event. Upon payment of all registration fees, vendors will receive a parking permit to park in a designated vendor lot. Parking permits will be mailed.

Please note that parking in this designated vendor lot will not be guaranteed for all vendor staff members.

Vendors may arrive and begin set up on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

During the fair event, vehicle traffic will be restricted between the hours of 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM (midnight) on Thursday and Friday and 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM (midnight) on Saturday and Sunday.

Vendors must complete their daily setup and remove any vehicles from the field prior to event start times.

Food Vendors are responsible for the proper disposal of waste cooking oil. Please have the appropriate containers for the proper disposal of waste cooking oil.

Tents, tables, and chairs are NOT provided to any vendors; vendors must bring their own.

Vendors must bring their own generators. We will not provide generators or power. We are not responsible for failed generators.

Ice will be made available for purchase at the fair grounds for $10.00 per 40lb bag.

There will be a Beer & Wine Garden onsite. All beer and wine must be purchased from the onsite vendor, and will be restricted to the designated area only.

Alcohol is not permitted anywhere else on the Fair Grounds.

Vendors will be assigned a location based on size requested and type.

A 50%, non-refundable deposit is due with the application. Your balance is due in full by July 31st.

Payments are accepted by credit card, cash, check, or money order.

All checks should be made payable to the “Friends of Passaic County Parks Inc.” and can be mailed or delivered to the Dept. Cultural & Historic Affairs, 794 Park Drive, Clifton, NJ 07011.

There will be no refunds granted for weather, other “acts of God” or any changes made by the vendor, or its agents.

For inquiries or questions on vending please contact us at 973-706-6640 or email pcfair@passaiccountynj.org.