Vendors: Process & Requirements

We've refined our process to make it more equitable, meaningful, and valuable for everyone involved. Please get familiar with the new process, and check out the list of items below to do now if you're interested in applying this year. We've also added in more resources, especially for artists who may be just getting started selling their work!

2024 Vendor Timeline

• Season Vendor Applications open: April. Apply to be approved for the whole season! Upload business/food license(s) if applicable.

• If accepted, sign vendor agreement, upload any missing licenses.

• Every Third Saturday: season vendors receive interest form to indicate their availability for the upcoming month.

• Around the 1st of each month: 80-100 vendors are selected from the available pool and notified. Any other available vendors are placed on a waitlist for that month!

• If selected for that month, vendors receive a link to pay a $25 booth fee.

If you aren't up to date on requirements that apply to you, please complete requirements before applying to be an Art Walk vendor! We will ask about relevant licenses on the application and take this into account when evaluating submissions. It's also important to note that we are required to send a list of vendors who attended to the Kansas Department of Revenue after each month's event. 

Wyandotte County Requirements: go to all info 

If you're planning to selling any products at the Art Walk​, get familiar with Wyandotte County's business license requirements here. If you're selling at less than 4 events total this year (Art Walk or otherwise) you only need the Street Vendor license below.

If you're selling at a booth, tent, or truck, you'll need a license for one of these:

• Mobile Food Vendor — Food tents and trucks should meet all the requirements in this checklist, except for cottage goods (see below)

• Street Merchandise Vendor (non-food items including arts, accessories, etc.)

State of Kansas Requirements

• Department of Revenue

  • Sales Tax (Tips for Vendors) Sales Tax Registration is mandatory once you have sold 4 times per year in Kansas using the Special Events Packet. Register online at https://www.ksrevenue.org/

  • The Art Walk is considered a "Special Event" by the State. There are helpful questions/answers on this page. Approved vendors who RSVP for any event this season will receive a packet with instructions on how to handle taxes.

• Department of Agriculture (for vendors selling food & baked goods!)

  • Food Safety License needed (Food Trucks/Tents, see *Cottage Goods exception below). Follow the Kansas Food Code and all other requirements.

  • Food Trucks/Tents must have a commissary license or use a commercial kitchen for any food preparation.

    • Commercial kitchens for rent near you

  • *Cottage Goods Exceptions: 'cottage goods' such as baked goods (cookies, cake, bread, etc) that are sold directly to the consumer and don't require temperature control. Details here. 

    • Cottage Goods do not need to use a commercial kitchen, but should follow all general safety guidelines.

    • Cottage Goods do not need a food safety license.

Questions? Ask the experts!

• Business License Division (Wyandotte County): (913) 573-8780 / businesslicense@wycokck.org

• Kansas Department of Revenue (Special Events):  KDOR_special.events@ks.gov

• Kansas Department of Agriculture (Food Safety): KDA.FSL@ks.gov

• Free support for small businesses: We’ve partnered with The Toolbox, a local nonprofit that provides free support with planning, registering, funding, operating, and growing your business. They will provide free guidance to Third Friday Art Walk vendors for setting up their sales tax.

  For help with this, please email Gabe Munoz at toolboxkck@gmail.com and let him know you're a Third Friday Art Walk vendor who would like assistance with the sales tax process. You can also check out The Toolbox's website for more information about all their amazing services!  

We can't give any advice or counsel beyond the resources we've linked here, so please direct any business-related questions to a relevant contact from the list above.

For questions about our vendor application, feel free to reach out to us at thirdfridayartwalk@chwckck.org — we're excited to see what you all have been creating over the winter!