Juneteenth
June 14th, 2025
4pm - 9pm
Forestwood Park
(806 Ferguson Ave., Ferguson, MO 63135)
Ferguson's 2025 Juneteenth Celebration will feature:- Live Music & Performances | Main Stage Schedule4pm - Opening Ceremony4:30pm - Trailblazer Awards 5:15pm - Performance by Family of Vision 6pm - Sunshine Dancers 6:30pm - Ms. Missouri Senior 2025 Gloria Vann 7pm-9pm - The Charles Glenn Group |
Transportation Shuttle Available
Shuttle Transportation will be continuously running from 3:45pm - 9:15pm.
Shuttle Stops
- Ferguson Community Empowerment Center (9420 W. Florissant)
- Renewal Heights Apartments (2947 Canfield Dr)
- Forestwood Park (806 Ferguson Ave)
Vendor Information
We are accepting booth applications for food, games, resale items, and crafts from both not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses.
2025 Estimated Attendance: 1000+
Vendor Applications may be submitted online following the links below. After submittal, call City Clerk, Octavia Pittman at (314) 524-5152 to submit your payment.
Food Vendor & Food Truck Application
Resale or Community Organization / Non-Profit Application
The following rules and guidelines apply:
Please read below:
Food Vendors (Limit 4 Booths) & Food Trucks (Limit 4): No duplication of products will be allowed. Food Vendors & Trucks will be selected on a first come first serve basis.
Miscellaneous Resale Vendors (No Limit): These vendors will be decided based upon a first come first serve basis.
Ferguson Community Organization/Non-Profit (No Limit): Permit fee will be waived, but must provide a game, activity, and/or information at their booth.
- The products and prizes must be listed on your application for review and approval by the Committee before your booth is awarded.
- Fees/Payment: A reservation fee and refundable deposit will be charged to all Food and Miscellaneous vendors once application is approved. Once the application has been approved, you will have 14 business days to make payment. Payment can be made by contacting Octavia Pittman or in person at Ferguson City Hall located at 110 Church Street.
- Booth frontage is 10’ x 10’. Motorized vehicles will not be allowed to park behind any booth.
- Food Vendors: The festival will provide the 10’ X 10’ tent (1) table. Vendors are required to bring all other items they may need, including, tables, signs, chairs, and a trash can.
Due to electric overload problems, electric is not provided or guaranteed. If electric is needed to be a vendor, please indicate it on the application and it will be brought to the committee for review.
Resale and Community Organization Vendors: The festival will provide the 10’ X 10’ tent and 1 table. Chairs will not be provided. Electric will not be provided.
Miscellaneous Vendors will NOT have access to electric.
- Each booth operator must display a banner or sign, of not more than 18" in height, with their organization's name and sponsoring institution. A menu card listing item(s) and prices should be posted on the front face of the booth. Food booths must have a serving table with a counter appearance. Appropriate storage and handling of menu items is also required.
Time commitment:
- Food Vendors: These vendors are required to be open starting at 4:00p.m. and staying open until 9:00p.m. Any food vendor that leaves before 9:00p.m will forfeit their deposit. Food Trucks will be onsite from 4:00pm-9:00pm.
- Miscellaneous Vendors: These vendors are required to be open 4:00p.m-9:00p.m. Any miscellaneous vendor that leaves before 9:00p.m will forfeit their deposit.
- A current 1 million dollar Certificate of Insurance is required for all vendors naming the City of Ferguson as an additional insured. A copy of the certificate of Insurance is required before set-up.
- Vehicles may drop off supplies and begin setting up their booth at 2:00p.m on June 15, 2024. There will be no drop off or set up available the day prior to the festival. All vendors are required to be set up by 4:00p.m on June 15, 2024.
Further details will be sent after your Application Form has been received. If you have any questions, please contact City Clerk, Octavia Pittman at (314) 521-7721 or opittman@fergusoncity.com.
RESERVATION EXPENSES
FOOD VENDOR FEE: $75.00 DEPOSIT: $100
Grounds Fee: This provides a 10' X 10' space for a booth on the Festival grounds at Plaza @ 501, tent and table. Your booth location will be assigned by June 9, 2025. Vendor fees may be reduced if your provide your own tent and table.
Deposit: This deposit is refundable as long as you complete the checkout list and have a grounds committee member sign off.
RESALE VENDOR FEE: $50.00 DEPOSIT: $100
Grounds Fee: This provides a 10' X 10' space for a booth on the Festival grounds at Forestwood Park plus 1 table and a tent. Your booth location will be assigned by June 9, 2025.
Deposit: This deposit is refundable as long as you complete the checkout list and have a grounds committee member sign off.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION/NON-PROFIT VENDOR FEE: WAIVED
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. May 30, 2025.
Completed application forms must be returned to the grounds committee by the time indicated above. Payment is not required until the vendor is accepted. Once the vendor is accepted the organization has 14 business days to make payment. Payment can be made by contacting Octavia Pittman or in person at Ferguson City Hall located at 110 Church Street.
The Ferguson Juneteenth Celebration Committee reserves the right to determine which groups are eligible to reserve a ground space and/or a booth. In order to prevent duplications, food vendors requesting space and/or booths are asked to submit all food items requested for resale (menus are allowed as an attachment). NO food or drink is to be given away.