LYRICAL LEMONADE SUMMER SMASH
RELEASE
I understand that Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash hours of operation are from
12pm-9:30pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
I understand that if I do not provide a detailed and accurate staff list to StarEvents on or before
August 10, 2021 that my staff member may not be able to enter the festival.
I understand that there may be a fire inspection that will take place at some point during Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash. I must have a K rated fire extinguisher on-site at all times. I will not
have more than 2 propane tanks on-site not exceeding a combined weight of 100lbs unless
supplied by the single source propane supplier, KEP Propane.
I understand that the Ground Maintenance Deposit ($500) will be cashed if I damage any
property on the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash grounds or drive on the grass.
I understand that the Equipment Deposit ($500) will be cashed if there is a failure to
return equipment, or if any piece or part of equipment is damaged or missing. Deposit check
will be cashed and any remaining balance will be refunded to the vendor by check.
Wristband Deposit ($500) All vendor wristbands will be marked with an identification number
to each vendor booth. If vendor is found to be selling, or in any way tampering with, or affixing
wristbands to persons who are not associated with the vending operation, the wristband deposit
will be cashed, the vending operation will be shut down and asked to leave the premises
without refund.
I understand that Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash has the right to search any
vehicles, packages, and booth spaces.
I understand that vehicles cannot be parked on the streets bordering the park.
I understand that full payment must be made within (7) days of the acceptance email, or no
later than one week before the start of the event, whichever is earlier.
I will provide payment for propane no later than 2 weeks after I receive an invoice. If not the
balance of the account will be charged to the credit card on file.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PRE-EVENT FEES
Booth Space, Equipment, & Service Fee The package fee is generated from the rental costs of
equipment and services provided by Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash. The costs of additional equipment
and services will be added on to the package fee. If accepted into the event, fee will be NON-
REFUNDABLE and will be cashed upon confirmation. Reference Vendor Space Options for a detailed list
of equipment and service costs.
DEPOSITS
DEPOSIT CHECKS ARE NEVER CASHED UPON RECEIPT. Checks are only cashed if vendor is
found to be in direct violation of the terms and conditions appearing in this application. Vendor will
be notified prior to the cashing of any deposit checks or payment. Upon conclusion of the event,
money orders will be returned and checks will be destroyed.
Ground Maintenance Deposit ($500) will be cashed if Participant is found to be in violation of any of the
following conditions: 1) if vehicle wheels are found on any portion of the grass without ground cover.
Participant must make sure that pavement is always under vehicle wheels. The Chicago Parks District
requires strict adherence to this stipulation. 2) Roping, tying, or in any way affixing signs or advertisements
to any park property is prohibited.
Equipment Deposit ($500) will be cashed if there is a failure to return equipment, or if any piece or part of
equipment is damaged or missing. Deposit check will be cashed and any remaining balance will be
refunded to the vendor by check
Wristband Deposit ($500) All vendor wristbands will be marked with an identification number to each vendor
booth. If vendor is found to be selling, or in any way tampering with, or affixing wristbands to persons who
are not associated with the vending operation, the wristband deposit will be cashed, the vending operation
will be shut down and asked to leave the premises without refund.
Checks will be cashed in the following events: rented equipment is damaged or not returned by the
exhibitor; vehicles are driven on park grass; if found selling items that are not previously approved
by Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash; found selling items after curfew; found selling outside of the
booth space; or if vendor wristbands are affixed to anyone other than vending staff.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PROPANE
Required Propane Supplier In compliance with The City of Chicago and The Fire Department,
propane must be supplied through a uniform company. Please reference attached KEP Propane Form to
learn about the procedure and costs associated with this practice. Vendors will not be allowed to
participate if found using any other propane. The vending operation will be immediately shut down without
refund.
The Participant hereby submits its application to receive onsite Rights in the Food category for Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash to be held on August 20-22, 2021. By submitting this application, the
participant acknowledges that its application may be accepted or rejected by Lyrical Lemonade Summer
Smash in the exercise of its sole discretion and that, if your application is accepted, your participation
will be subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
*Application Deadline: July 2, 2021
EVENT DETAILS
Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash will take place at Douglas Park at 1401 S. Sacramento Dr., Chicago,
IL. Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash shall have the right to control all aspects of the festival including all
menu offerings of its food vendors.
Participation – The Participant desires to participate in Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash by providing
food and/or beverages to our general public. If the Participant’s application is accepted by Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash, the Participant agrees to offer only those items listed on the application, no
other menu items will be permitted without prior written consent of Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash.
Hours of OperationThe Participant agrees to remain open for business between the hours of:
Friday, August 20: 12P-9:30P
Saturday, August 21: 12P-9:30PPM
Sunday, August 22: 12P-9:30P0 PM
We ask all participants to remain open for the duration of the event hours. Participants may begin to close
their operation 1 hour before the advertised close of the Event. Exceptions for hours of operation may be
made. Please notify us 30 days in advance if you foresee a need to close your operation early. In the
event an early closure is granted, participant must remove operations by hand or cart. Vehicles are not
allowed on venue during event hours under any circumstances.
Set-Up Operations The Participant shall remove all vehicles and other items used in conjunction with
setting up for event at least two (2) hours prior to the start of the event.
The participant will forfeit the assigned space if unoccupied.
A logistics letter will be delivered to all exhibitors on or before August 10, 2021 with instructions on load-
in, load-out, directions, rules, regulations, and all details necessary to participate in the event.
GENERAL POLICIES
The Participant agrees to conduct its business in a manner most likely to enhance the success of Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash. In the event that Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash shall determine, in
the exercise of its sole discretion, the Participant is acting in a manner detrimental to Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash, Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash may expel the Participant from the
festival and the Participant shall forfeit its entry fee. In the event the Participant is dismissed from
Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, they will be asked to vacate booth space immediately, take all
belongings and may not be allowed to participate onsite for the remainder of the Event. Participant may
be dismissed or removed from Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash if found to be in violation of any Terms
and Conditions. Refunds will not be given to Participants who are removed and/or in violation of the
Terms and Conditions.
Acceptance StarEvents will notify each participant if they are accepted or rejected by email to the
email address listed on the application no later than (7) business days after the application deadline. If
accepted, payment will be processed within the next seven (7) business days. In the event that the
participant's application is rejected, they will not be charged and checks will be destroyed. An email
stating the receipt of an application does not confirm nor guarantee acceptance. An application will not be
accepted without all necessary paperwork. Acceptances will be sent pending payment in full within (7)
days of the acceptance email, or no later than one week before the start of the event, whichever is earlier.
There is no daily rate, and discounts will not be given to participants who forfeit their booth space. Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash will file the appropriate licenses for this application. Lyrical Lemonade
Summer Smash does not guarantee exclusivity to any Participant, nor has the Participant relied
upon any representation or guarantee of Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash regarding the
revenues to be generated by the Participant.
Refunds Refunds for booth fees will be issued a full refund of the amount received, minus a $50
processing fee, if the request is made in writing such as an e-mail or certified mail on or before 21 days
prior to the festival. However, throughout the season, full refunds will be made to participants on an
ongoing basis if the participants requested a corner space, a double booth space, or electricity
but the request could not be met. Refunds will not be issued for participants who are dismissed, if
the booth is forfeited, if the participant is in violation of any of the Terms and Conditions, or if vendor
fails to receive necessary approval from City of Chicago and Cook County Department of Public Health.
In the event that an event is prevented, rendered impossible or infeasible by an act of God, any
act or regulation of any public authority or bureau, civil tumult, strike, pandemic, epidemic,
interruption or delay of transportation services, war conditions, emergencies, or any other similar or
dissimilar cause beyond the control of either party (each a "Force Majeure Occurrence, it is
understood and agreed by the parties that there shall be no claim for damages by either party
against the other and each party's obligations hereunder shall be deemed waived and any deposit
monies paid to Vendor by Promoter shall be refunded to Promoter. Should a Force Majeure
Occurrence necessitate the cancellation of event, Promoter will make reasonable efforts to
reschedule event. If event cannot be rescheduled, Promoter will reimburse Vendor for any payments
made. Refunds will not be granted on booth space fees if any requested equipment is not delivered
by Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash contractors, only the fees charged fro the equipment rental
will be returned. No revenues are guaranteed or implied by Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash in
connection with participation in the event.
Legal Liability Insurance The Participant shall comply with all local, federal, state, and municipal laws
and ordinances in the operation of its booth during Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash and shall insure its
merchandise against loss by theft or damage. The Participant hereby releases Lyrical Lemonade
Summer Smash, its officers, directors, and member from any and all claims, and agrees that Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash, its officers, directors, and member shall have no responsibility for personal
injury sustained by the Participant, its agents or employees, or damage to, or loss or destruction of, the
Participant’s property. The Participant further agrees to indemnify and hold Lyrical Lemonade
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
Summer Smash, its officers, directors and members harmless from and against any and all claims for
personal injury, damage to property or theft occurring in or about the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash
area, whether to the Participant, its agents or employees or any third party, caused in part or in whole by
the participation of the Participant in Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash. Lyrical Lemonade Summer
Smash reserves the right to contact the insurers for verification of the insurance.
Event Access The number of vendor wristbands provided to staff members will be determined
upon your requested vendor space. Reference wristband amounts on application attached. Failure to
submit names may result in the forfeit of any unclaimed passes. Any additional passes must be
purchased at price equal to current retail price of general admission tickets.
Conduct – All vendor booths and load-in vehicles inside the venue are subject to search by event security
at any time. Any vendor staff found to be storing, transporting, selling or facilitating the sales of
illicit substances or involved in any illegal activity will be immediately ejected from the festival and turned
over to the Chicago Police Department. In addition, the entire vendor operation and staff associated
with the violator will be immediately ejected from the event and will lose all rights to fees and deposits.
There is absolutely zero tolerance for illegal activity at Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash. We reserve the
right to search any and all packages and vehicles entering or exiting the festival, booth spaces, and
persons inside the venue at any time.
INDEMNIFICATION - Vendor hereby indemnifies and holds harmless Lyrical Lemonade, StarEvents, and
their parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, members,
employees, representatives, successors, agents and assigns, and such other parties reasonably
requested by Company, including, without limitation, governmental authorities (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all third party claims, losses, liabilities, suits, damages,
causes of action and costs (including reasonable court costs, expenses and third party legal fees and
suffered or incurred by the Indemnified Parties arising out of, connected with, or as a result of: (i) Vendor
or any Vendor's representatives, independent contractors, employees, agents, and assigns' negligence:
and/or (ii) Vendor or any of Vendor's representatives, independent contractors, employees, agents, and
assigns' actions or omissions in connection with the event or breach of this agreement or any of Vendor's
representations and warranties hereunder, except for those liabilities, damages and expenses arising from
the gross negligence and/or willful misconduct of Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Music Festival.
Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Music Festival and/or any party related thereto shall not be responsible
for any damage or loss to any of Vendor's property or equipment. In addition, Vendor, on behalf of itself
and all parties related to Vendor, does expressly release Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Music
Festival and all parties related to Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Music Festival from all claims for loss,
damage or injury arising from any cause whatsoever.
APPLICATION DETAILS
Changes to Application If Participant wishes to change their application, they must submit a
new application with the changes clearly indicated. Any changes via phone will not be permitted. All
changes must be made by August 1st.
Application Deadline: July 2nd, 2021 Applications received by July 2nd, 2021 will be considered for
acceptance to Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash and will receive confirmation on or before July 9, 2021.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
BOOTH REQUIREMENTS
If the Participant’s application is accepted, the Participant may be assigned a space within Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash area with the approximate square footage of 10 feet by 10 feet or 10 feet
by 20 feet. All merchandise, equipment and materials MUSTfit inside the assigned space. Display and
storage outside of allocated booth space is not allowed (this includes pop-up tents behind your
assigned tent space. If available, additional space may be made available by Lyrical Lemonade
Summer Smash upon receipt of the Participant’s application, at an additional cost to be determined by
Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash. The location of the Participant’s space within the Event area shall
be determined by Star Events in the exercise of its sole discretion, and the Participant agrees to accept
the space assigned. StarEvents reserves the right to adjust the venue prior to the event. The
Participant agrees to conduct its business only within the space assigned by Star Events.
Signage All signage must be clean and properly placed. Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash has the
right to ask you to remove signage if not presented in the appropriate manner. Signage may not be
flown or raised above the tent canopy and sign pole. By order of the Chicago Fire Department, any
signage may not go higher than 3ft above tent crossbar.
Sound Restrictions Participant agrees to not have amplifed sound of any type within booth.
Participants with amplified sound may be asked to vacate space and will not receive a refund. Amplifed
sound has been determined to create conflict with adjacent participants. Please respect your neighbors.
Electricity Electricity is only to be provided by Lyrical Lemonade. You will be provided the
amount listed on the Vendor Space Options page. You may purchase more for an additional fee.
Please note on your application if you have plugs other than Edison plugs. Participants will be
restricted from using personal generators due to noise, exhaust, and other factors. Participants that are
found using our electrical sources without prior payment will have Equipment Deposit checks cashed
with remaining balance refunded after electrical fees are deducted from the deposit.
Maintenance The Participant will be solely responsible for cleaning their area and putting refuse in
dumpsters. The Participant shall maintain its space in a neat, clean, and sanitary condition during the
Event. Participant will be required to recycle and dispose of all trash produced by their operation. There
will be additional space behind all booths for hand washing stations and refuse. Specific maintenance
and sanitation operations will be provided to all participants at the Event. Failure to adhere to recycling
policies may result in dismissal from Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash.
Parking & Vehicle Storage – All vehicles must be removed from venue two hours prior to start
time. Street parking may be available as well as pay parking operations. Lyrical Lemonade Summer
Smash and StarEvents are not responsible for providing parking to vendors. Any vendor vehicles left
on venue will be towed. Any vendor vehicles parked within street closures obtained for Lyrical
Lemonade Summer Smash will be towed. No moving vehicles are allowed inside venue during
operation hours. ABSOLUTELY NO VEHICLES MAY BE DRIVEN ON PARK GRASS as in
accordance with Chicago Park District policy. Failure to adhere to this policy will result in the
forfeit of the $500 ground maintenance deposit.
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Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers must be visible and accessible at all times. Vendors must have
a fully charged ABC “Kitchen” Fire Extinguisher in booth at all times.
Inspections Vendors will be inspected ON-SITE by the City of Chicago Health Department AND the
City of Chicago Fire Marshall.
We reserve the right to search any and all packages and vehicles entering or exiting the festival,
booth space, or persons inside the venue at any time.
I have read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
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