Vendor Rules & Regulations
All persons and organizations wishing to rent ground space during the Royal St. John’s Regatta are advised of the following conditions which apply to such rentals. Concessionaires are encouraged to review the rules and regulations, below. Please note that some of these rules have been amended.
- Concessionaires from the 2024 Regatta will have the first right of refusal to their 2025 location provided the application is received by the deadline date of July 11, 2025; after that your first right of refusal becomes forfeited.
- Applications will be date stamped and new concessionaires will be placed in the order their applications are received.
- The exact location of your concession within the zone is at the discretion of the Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee.
- Concessionaires should review the Provincial Department of Justice regulations concerning gaming concessions and the Provincial Department of Health regulations for food concessions. For information, please contact Department of Justice Lotteries Licensing – Telephone 729-2660 or Department of Health – 729-6362.
- All mobile vendors require a mobile vending permit.
- A Certificate of Liability Insurance is requested from Vendors naming Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee and the City of St. John’s as Additional Insured.
- Truck-type mobile vendors WILL NOT be permitted between the Marquee and the Beer Tent.
- Permits will not be issued to individuals, organizations or non-profit groups conducting a lottery unless they are in possession of a lottery license issued by the Department of Justice.
- Separate application forms for each concession is required. No payment is to be sent with application.
- Concessionaires are reminded that wheeled vehicles are not permitted as concessions on grassed area during Regatta Day, except as agreed by the Ground Space Committee.
- Generators used by concessions must not be noisy or be located in an area that proves hazardous to the public.
- The Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee CANNOT guarantee that concessionaires will be in the exact location as previous years; concessionaires will be in the general area.
- Concessionaires are responsible for cleaning their own ground space area, providing trash cans, etc.
- Concessionaires must remain stationary
- Parking permits will NOT be issued to concessionaires
- The Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee is not responsible for booths left unattended or damaged.
- Cash prizes are NOT allowed.
- No live animals are to be used as prizes.
- All Vendors who set up on Regatta Eve are subject to payment of 40% of Regatta Day ground rent.
- Vendors are encouraged to set up on Monday, July 28, 2025
- NO vehicle access on July 29, 2025 from 2:00pm to 11:59pm and July 30 from 7:30am to 7:30pm.
