ArtsQuest Food Vendor Application

Thank you for your interest in being a food vendor at a 2025 ArtsQuest event. Please complete the Food Vendor Application in its entirety, with as much detail as possible to help the Food Vendor Committee make its selections.

The menu is the most important aspect of the application. To ensure you have the best possible advantage in the selection process, please be very thorough and complete with your menu presentation. A fully completed application is also extremely important in finalizing the vendor selections. Applications that are not complete may not be fully considered for selection. The following are additional criteria that are used in evaluating vendors for selection:

Vendors with food service experience, particularly with outdoor events.
Vendors should offer limited but complete menus. Experience has proven that production and sales decrease when menus become too elaborate. Your menu should include small portion, sampler items and a variety of price points. The uniqueness and freshness of your menu presentation will help give you the best advantage. We are always looking for new menu items. You may present more than one menu per application. Complete a separate menu page for each menu presentation.
Prior participation in an ArtsQuest event, with special attention to compliance of ArtsQuest regulations.
The ability of your operations to fit into the available resources at ArtsQuest events (i.e. electrical and space requirements). There is a slight advantage to operating with limited electrical and space requirements.

Please provide appropriate supporting materials with your application. If your menu may not be generally known or familiar to the public, I encourage you to provide detailed descriptions of the food items to assist in the evaluation and selection process. A picture of your operation in action must be provided if you have not participated in an ArtsQuest event in the last two years!

ArtsQuest is committed to providing the finest festivals in the world. We strive to have the highest-quality food services to match the caliber and quality of our entertainment. To reach this goal, we follow the previously outlined selection process and concepts very closely. If you have any questions concerning menu, space, electrical restrictions, other information or the application, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Events:

Cars & Coffee Lehigh Valley

April 13, May 4, June 15, July 13, August 24, September 7

Cars & Coffee invites car and truck enthusiasts from the entire region to join in admiring and marveling at more than 500 vehicles over the course of five Sunday mornings throughout the spring and summer. The series typically draws more than 20,000 visitors to SteelStacks throughout the year.

ArtsQuest is looking for mobile vehicles specializing in breakfast and hot beverages to vend.

TacoFest

June 1, 2025

Spend the afternoon at the SteelStacks campus trying tacos from mobile vendors and restaurants around the Lehigh Valley. Guests can enjoy live music, enter their canine in the Chihuahua Beauty Contest, watch Spicy Talk: A Comedy Game Show, and participate in a bobbing for hot peppers contest.

All vendors are welcome but must have a “Taco” inspired menu. Mobile vehicles are encouraged.

Mercy Vegan Pop Up Market Spring

June 8, 2025

A Pop Up Market celebrating all things vegan!

100% vegan menus only please! No meat, dairy, eggs, honey, leather, fur, wool, feathers, or other animal skins/parts/secretions.

SangriaFest SteelStacks

June 21, 2025

The summer afternoon will feature sangrias created in partnership with local wineries. This year’s event takes place at the SteelStacks Campus and includes yard games, live music and bottomless samples of various sangrias. Be prepared, this event attracts an average of 1,500 in attendance.

Small plate-style menus from mobile vehicles are encouraged.

One Earth ReggaeFest

July 5, 2025

A free all-ages event celebrating a fusion of Cali reggae, classic reggae, hip hop and funk music with live performances from both nationally touring and bands local to the Lehigh Valley region. One Earth ReggaeFest is a family-friendly day-long festival starting from Noon to midnight.

Mobile vehicles and local restaurants with Caribbean-style menus are encouraged!

The Steel City Smokeout/Blast Furnace Blues

July 19, 2025

Ignite your business at the Steel City Smokeout and Blast Furnace Blues – where creativity meets the soulful rhythm of the blues! Secure a spot now and become an ArtsQuest Steel City Smokeout/Blast Furnace Blues vendor.

Non-competing vendors with BBQ-inspired menus are encouraged.

Musikfest

July 31-August 10

The nation’s largest free music festival. The 42nd Musikfest is set for July 31 – August 10, 2025. Averaging 1,000,000 attendees per year, the 11-day festival features over 400 free performances across 15 stages located throughout the City of Bethlehem.

Musikfest is a culturally inspired event looking for diverse menus that can handle high volumes.

Mercy Vegan Pop Up Market Fall

September 14, 2025

A Pop-Up market celebrating all things vegan! Be sure to enjoy a day of savory, tasty vegan delights and dishes made with love.

ArtsQuest is looking for vendors specializing in vegan-friendly products, services and eats. 100% vegan menus only, please! No meat, dairy, eggs, honey, leather, fur, wool, feathers, or other animal skins/parts/secretions.

PizzaFest

September TBD

Join us at PizzaFest to celebrate everyone’s favorite food…PIZZA!!! With pizza-inspired games, live music and more, it’s a day of the creativity of pizza-inspired cuisine. From traditional Neapolitan to avant-garde flavor fusions, PizzaFest is a canvas for your creativity.

Looking for DESSERT vendors with some Italian-themed offerings.

Oktoberfest

October 3-5 & 10-12, 2025

Oktoberfest, presented by Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), is a free festival held over two weekends that features brews, food, live music, local artisans, as well as activities like the fan-favorite dachshund races and more!

German inspired menus encouraged.

Christkindlmarkt

November 14-16, 2025
November 21-23, 2025
November 28-30, 2025
December 4-7, 2025
December 12-15, 2025
December 18-21, 2025

A one-of-a-kind family event that celebrates the spirit of the season in Bethlehem, Pa. Twice recognized as one of the best holiday markets in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure, this heart-warming holiday event features:

Handmade works by some of the nation’s finest artisans.
Käthe Wohlfahrt, offering handmade ornaments, nutcrackers and collectibles from Germany.
And much more festive fun!

Looking for diverse menus that can handle high volumes. Mobile trucks encouraged!