Culinary Vendors

The Georgia Food + Wine Festival provides restaurateurs with the unique opportunity of exposing their cuisine to hundreds of daily attendees. Interact with prospective customers while taking part in an exciting, community-driven event that promotes business, culture and tourism to our destination. This is a great way to meet a large number of people who could become your regular customers! The 2025 schedule of events features a special blend of arts, crafts, music, food and fun, so you’re not going to want to miss out on this!

Participation Opportunities:

Friday, March 21, 2025, 7:30 – 9:30pm, Jim R. Miller Park: “Fired-Up”, (600 people) *Invitation Only Event, festival provides a $500 credit to participants.

 Saturday, March 22, 2025, 12 – 4pm, Jim R. Miller Park: Savor, Georgia Food + Wine Festival: (3,000-5,000 people): An open event to local and select out-of-market location partner chefs/restaurants. Tickets include the opportunity for attendees to sample hundreds of wines, spirits, craft beers and more with a souvenir glass; and $10 in tokens.

**NOTE: Tokens will be sold for $2 each. Food tastings should be priced in $2 increments, up to $12.

Sunday, March 23, 2025, 12pm – 5pm, Jim R. Miller Park: Sunday/Funday, (2,000-3,000 people): A family-friendly event, with a free Kids Zone, Georgia Celebrity Chef Stage,  Georgia’s Best Whiskey Cocktail Challenge, shopping, silent auction, live music and more.  Food bites and drinks will be available for purchase. Admission includes $10 in tokens.

**NOTE: Tokens will be sold for $2 each. Food tastings should be priced in $2 increments, up to $12.

Registration: participation will be limited to the first 24 culinary partners registered

There is a $100 registration application deposit, to cover tenting, linens, equipment, and signage expense in planning restaurant participation (which will be rebated back to the culinary partner after festival participation with final pay-out of sales for the day); each invited and/or selected participating restaurant will be responsible for submitting their application by March 1, 2025.

 Restaurant Participation:

Revenue Share: Each restaurant partner receives 85% of the revenue and the festival receives 15%, which helps cover the event’s equipment and production costs. Publicize your business through our extensive marketing programs and social media promotions. Menu items should be $12 per item or less. The festival will provide signage for your restaurant/business name ONLY. Participants will need to provide menu signage for the event that clearly showcases menu items.

***NOTE: Tokens will be sold for $2 each, so food tastings should be priced in $2 increments, up to $12.

Tokens: The Festival will have several locations for patrons to purchase tokens ($2 each).Customers will pay culinary partners with tokens, thus eliminating the need to have cash on hand or run a register. The festival’s accounting department will immediately write a check to each culinary partner at the conclusion of each event.

**ANY SALES OTHER THAN WITH TOKENS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED**

Participation: Sign up by completing the application form below. All applications are subject to approval from our Festival Committee selection process. Georgia Food + Wine Festival restaurant applications must be submitted to the festival on or before March 1, 2025. The application fee is $100; which will be rebated back to restaurant upon participation.

**Some key dates to remember:

• March 1, 2025 – Application Submission Deadline
• March 1, 2025 – Menu Descriptions and Pricing Deadline; (TBD – requirements if needed by Health Department, submitted to the Festival). Festival will confirm projected attendance numbers for all events.