Welcome
This page has information about applying to run a food stall at Buddhafield Festival. If your stall is more suited to one of the categories below, please return to the applications page here and apply to that area when it is open.
- Non-food stall
- Healer
- Campaign Stall
The deadline for applying as a food trader is 20th March, 11.55pm. We process applications after this date, so you will not hear from us until after that.
If you have any questions regarding trading at this event, please get in touch with festival.traders@buddhafield.com.
Buddhafield Festival has a unique atmosphere and ethos. We have a maximum of 4000 people on site, and the number of trading outlets is limited.
Though successful traders from previous years are given priority, we are always looking to talk to new traders, especially if they have a strong ethical approach and trade in vegan, organic, handmade, local, fair trade, recycled, and up-cycled goods.
Before you apply to be a Festival Trader
Even if you have been a Trader at the Festival before, please read all the Terms and Conditions carefully and thoroughly. Everyone at the Festival is expected to adhere to them, and they are regularly updated. If you do not follow the Terms and Conditions on-site, you will be asked to cease trading immediately and may be asked to leave the event.
Our Ethos
Buddhafield Festival is a vegan event, so applications need to operate within those parameters. Our ethos includes being a Festival that prohibits alcohol and recreational drugs on-site. This includes their use in anything edible. We also do not allow the sale of anything derived from animal products, such as leather or bone.
Compliance Requirements
The Trader Coordinator manages on-site traders, and the Compliance Team Leader manages the compliance of stalls to external agency requirements.
Only people who have booked and been accepted to trade at least a month in advance will be allowed to trade. We are obliged to perform thorough electrical and structural checks on your stall, which you must pass before you can trade.
You will be asked to upload your documents on application.
Please ensure you are registered as a Food Trader with your Local Authority. The person managing your stall should hold an Approved NVQ Level 3 Food Safety Management qualification, and any other staff member should hold an Approved NVQ Level 1 Food Safety Management qualification.
Keeping our carbon footprint low
Please consider the following before you come along to trade:
- we do not allow the selling of liquids in plastic bottles
- please keep packaging and disposable items to a minimum
- we ask you to take away as much rubbish as possible
- keep single-use items to a minimum
- we cannot recycle Tetrapaks, so please keep your use of these to a minimum and be prepared to take any that you use away with you.
Your pitch
Gas
If you use LPG, please ensure you have a Gas Safe Certificate for your installation. We recommend the use of braided tubing for safety. Our Compliance Team will check the Gas Safety of your setup.
Electricity
There is no mains electric power on-site, and we don’t provide a supply from our contractors’ rigs. All traders must arrange their power and lighting using a solar or wind-charged rig. Generators (including van generation) are not to be used on-site, and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) is recommended for any such electrical appliances being used on your stall.
General Sales
Please, no items made from animal hides for sale - e.g. sheepskins, leather clothes, bags, belts, etc.
Your Pitch Fee
Authorised traders must be booked in advance. You will get tickets and vehicle passes for your crew.
We then request 15% of your gross takings on-site.
Fly-Pitchers
Our Event Licence agreement with the Local Authority prohibits selling food from fly pitches. Please see the non-food application form for information about other fly-pitching.
How to Apply
Applications are taken via the form below.
We will contact you to confirm your acceptance or let you know you have been unsuccessful.
Your application may be shared with other areas for administrative, logistical, or promotional purposes as needed.