Volunteer at BOO!
The 2011 Boulevard BOO! Parade & Carnival is already underway. The committee meets monthly to make sure things are staying on track. The parade takes about 175 volunteers to run efficiently. This year we will be focusing our efforts to recruit community volunteers to support this great event.
Several different volunteer positions are available for both the parade & carnival. The majority of the positions will be from 8am to 1pm on Saturday, October 22nd to staff the parade. There are also about 15 different volunteers needed for the afternoon at the Carnival. For more details on the volunteer positions please view the Volunteer Job Description. To sign up to be a volunteer at this year's BOO! Parade & Carnival please fill out and submit our BOO! Volunteer Application.
For more information contact Tiana Caylor at the BID office (619) 582-1093, or via e-mail at assistantdirector@collegeareabid.com.
Don't forget, everyone who volunteers for the parade gets a free T-Shirt!
Participate in the BOO! Parade
The following documents are sent to each applicant upon receipt of their application. You may download the documents here to see the City and State regulations that all parade participants are required to comply with:
Be a Vendor at the BOO! Carnival
We are no longer accepting vendor applications.
The booth space is at the Clay Park carnival portion of The Boulevard BOO! Parade. For a map please click here. This event is produced by the College Area Business District, a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. Any contracts or agreements made for this event will be through the College Area Business District (BID).
Booth Space: Booth space is 10'x10'. Only booth space is provided. No tables, chairs, canopies, trash cans, etc. are provided. All merchandise must stay within the 10'x10' space, no projections allowed.
Set-up/breakdown/hours: The Carnival will run from 11am-5pm on Saturday, October 22, 2011. You will be allowed into the venue to unload your vehicle from 7am-9am only. You may not begin assembling your booth and display until after your vehicle is removed from the staging area. We ask for your cooperation during these congested hours. No vehicles are allowed in the carnival area during event hours.
Electrical: Electric power hookup is included for all food vendors. Electricity for general merchandise must be requested in advance. Electric charges are based 120 volt hookups. If you require 220, you must call our office for special arrangements. Vendors must supply power requirements with application to be provided hook ups. You may not bring your own generator to the event.
Health Permits: All food vendors are responsible for appropriate health permits. All questions about this packet should be referred to the County of San Diego Dept. of Health. (619) 338-2222 or www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/ Food vendors must provide the Boulevard BOO! Parade with a complete list of all food to be sold. All food booths, including pre-packaged food sales, require this permit. A catering permit may not take the place of this permit. Please note that food booths require a clean floor of some type. We recommend bringing a tarp to place underneath your food booth. The College Area Business District can also provide vendors with this application. Contact the BID office at (619) 582-1093 if you have additional questions.
Sales information: The College Area Business District reserves the right to determine those businesses, organizations or activities most suitable for the Carnival. No weapons, drugs, pornography, or various paraphernalia will be allowed. No toys with projectiles of any type (including silly string) will be allowed. For Food Vendors, please give a detailed description of your food item and price point. Food vendor booths will be very limited; we will only be accepting one booth of each food type served.
Clean up: Clean up of the booth area is the responsibility of the vendor. Area must be cleaned immediately upon closing. The property belongs to the City of San Diego and must be left in the same condition as when you arrived. A dumpster will be provided on site for disposal of appropriate trash. Please do not dispose of cooking oil in the dumpster.
Booth décor: The organizers ask that all vendors use tables, sandwich boards, easels, etc. to display all goods for sale. No item shall be displayed on the ground or on carpeting. Signage and Decorations of booths is encouraged as long as it is in good taste and doesn't interfere with neighboring vendors. The organizers reserve the right to remove any merchandise or décor that is deemed inappropriate. We require all displays and merchandise to be appropriate for an all-ages neighborhood venue.
Event Cancellation: In the event of a cancellation due to an act of God or any other uncontrollable circumstance, the vendors will be refunded their paid fees. The College Area Business District is not responsible for vendor’s loss of merchandise, revenue or any other type of loss as a result of an act of God or uncontrollable circumstance.
Space assignments: Booth space assignment and notification will be made on a first come first serve basis. We strongly urge you to reserve your space ASAP as space is limited. BOOTH SPACE FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. For additional information regarding booth applications call Jennifer at (619) 582-1093. Booth confirmations and space assignments will be e-mailed out prior to the event and arranged according to the date the Booth Space Agreement and payment are received. Business or personal checks are acceptable before October 1, 2011. After October 1, 2011 only cashier’s checks or money orders will be accepted from vendors waiting to reserve a space.
Thank you to all the businesses that have participated in the Storefront Decorating Contest over the last 5 years!
