Does your work qualify for Friend Fest? (Please read before proceeding)

For any SJMADE events, we do NOT consider applications where:

The applicant appears to be reselling mass manufactured goods (e.g. reselling items purchased from Amazon, Temu, AliExpress, etc.).
The applicant appears to be associated with a large corporate business or appears to want to promote a large corporate business.
The applicant appears to be promoting a business that cannot be considered to be involved in a creative or artistic discipline.
The applicant appears to be using AI to create the artwork featured in their products.
The applicant appears to be wanting to sell alcohol, drugs and/or weapons

If your application can be considered to be one (or more) of the above five items, your application will be rejected and your booth fee will be refunded according to our Refund Policy for this event (scroll down below).

If you are a food vendor or food truck who is doing on-site cooking, do NOT use this SJMADE application apply for the event. Instead, use the Moveable Feast application to apply for SJMADE Fest 2026 (Moveable Feast is our sister company):

https://mvblfeast.com/sjmade-fest-2026/
Cooking Food Booth Pricing. The price of a two-day 20' x 10' space for a cooking food stall is $1000 + Santa Clara County Health's TFF Fee ($238).
Food Truck Pricing. The price of a two-day food truck space is $800 + Santa Clara County Health's TFF Fee ($238) but the TFF Fee will be waived if your truck has a valid Santa Clara County Permit. The price of a one-day food truck space is $400 + Santa Clara County Health's TFF Fee ($238) but the TFF Fee will be waived if your truck has a valid Santa Clara County Permit.

If you are a food vendor or food truck who is doing on-site cooking and you apply through this SJMADE application, your application will be automatically rejected and your booth fee will be refunded according to our Refund Policy for this event (scroll down below). If you have any questions before applying, please email us at events@sanjosemade.com and we'd be happy to answer any questions.

If you are a food/drink vendor who is NOT doing on-site cooking (or cooking beforehand and bringing warmers to keep the food warm), you can use this SJMADE application to apply to SJMADE Fest 2026.

Typically, if your products and selling are categorized as RC1 (in limited cases RC2) based on Santa Clara County Health's Temporary Events rules, then you should apply using this SJMADE application. This includes vendors who sell baked goods, prepackaged goods, coffee & tea drinks, snacks (e.g. chips, jerky, corn nuts). If you have any questions before applying, please email us at events@sanjosemade.com and we'd be happy to answer any questions.

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