FOOD VENDOR GUIDELINES
Please find your business name and click the link for your load-in map.
1 – Please be advised that Foster Street will be closed at 6am on Saturday, February 18th. Please be advised of your load in location and directions.
2 – You will not be permitted to move any barricades. When we need to move barricades to load in, a KOK staff member will help you.
3 – Food Vendors will not be allowed to set up earlier than the scheduled time.
4 – You are allowed to leave your food truck or trailer in the staging area on Friday, February 17th after 5 PM.
5 – Food Vendors may operate their business for as long as they wish after 12 PM on Saturday, February 18th.
6 – Food Vendors may leave their truck or trailer overnight on Saturday, February 18th, but must be removed no later than 12 PM on Sunday, February 19th. Failure to remove a truck or trailer by 12 PM on Sunday, February 19th could result in truck or trailer being towed at the owner’s expense.
7 – If you have a food trailer, you must unhook your towing vehicle during set up. You will only be allowed to drop your trailer. You will also not be allowed to begin loading out until 8 PM or until the crowds have dissipated to a safe number.
8 – Set up times are extremely hard. If you miss your load-in time, you will lose your position and move to the next available. If you are not set up by 12 PM, you will not be allowed to participate and will forfeit your registration fee. Any Food Vendor who shows up after 11:30 AM may not be allowed to set up.
9 – All trash must be removed from your area after the event has ended.
10 – Downtown festivities begin at 3 PM Saturday. Outside downtown areas begin at 1. Please be ready to serve no later than 2 PM.
11 – No power will be available. Please use quiet generators.
12 – Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in a ban from the Krewe of Kolosse Mardi Gras Parade until 2026.
RETAIL VENDOR GUIDELINES
1 – Your location is in Porter Park, directly across the street from Diablos Southwest Grill. Foster Street will be closed and you will not be granted access through. Your load into the park will be behind the Dothan Opera House located at 115 N St Andrews St, Dothan, AL 36303. You will have access to the park and may park your vehicle in this location for the duration of the event.
2 – Your 10×10 area will be marked with a pink number that corresponds to your map location.
3 – Your load in time is a hard time. Please be set up and ready for business by 1:30 PM. If you are not fully set up by 1:30 PM, you will not be allowed to participate.
DJ’s & ENTERTAINMENT
1 – Please be set up in your locations no later than 1 PM. You only have to report to your area. I ask that you please send me a text to 334 435 4261 to confirm you are in position.
THANK YOU
We understand that our rules and timelines are strict. To deliver the happiest day in The City, they have to be. The 2023 KOK Mardi Gras Parade is going to be the largest parade The City has experienced. The parade will also be the largest event downtown has experienced. With an event of this size, it is very important that a structure exists and we all work together. If we follow the plan, this will run very smoothly. Thank you all for understanding and being part of our team.
Lastly, if you spot a vendor who is not permitted to participate attempting to set up or who is planning on setting up, please let us know. We will protect our official vendors and have anyone not approved removed.
Clay Dempsey
(334) 435 – 4261
GIRARD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
https://www.kreweofkolosse.com/girard
YOUR AREA WILL BE MARKED WITH A PINK NUMBER ON THE GROUND THAT REFLECTS YOUR MAP.
LOAD IN AREA – GIRARD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
1 Premiere Mobile DJ
2 A Taste of Louisiana
3 Tiffy The Balloon Artist
4 Saliba Family Services Center
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
https://www.kreweofkolosse.com/calvary
YOUR AREA WILL BE MARKED WITH A PINK NUMBER ON THE GROUND THAT REFLECTS YOUR MAP.
LOAD IN AREA – CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
1 Tin Pig BBQ
2 Melissa Rezabek Face Painting
FIRST UNITED METHODIST/TEMPLE EL-EMANUEL
https://www.kreweofkolosse.com/fumc
YOUR AREA WILL BE MARKED WITH A PINK NUMBER ON THE GROUND THAT REFLECTS YOUR MAP.
LOAD IN AREA – FIRST UNITED METHODIST/TEMPLE EL-EMANUEL
1 The Sloppy Dog (El Emanuel Parking Lot)
2 Cloud 9 Face Painting
3 Premiere Mobile DJ
4 Saliba Family Services Center
DENNY VISION PARKING LOT
https://www.kreweofkolosse.com/denney
LOAD IN AREA – OLD BUS STATION PARKING LOT, PLEASE TAKE ST. ANDREWS STREET FOR ACCESS
1 Bread of Life
2 Buddy’s Buffet & Catering
3 Diablos Southwest Grill
4 Catering Queens
5 CB’s Kettle Corn
6 J&Nae Seafood & More
7 Premiere Mobile DJ
TROY STREET
https://www.kreweofkolosse.com/troystreet
LOAD IN AREA – PIONEER PARK (CLOCKTOWER), PLEASE TAKE ST. ANDREWS STREET FOR ACCESS
1 The Corndog Man
2 Wok N Soul
3 Tikiz
4 Dickey’s BBQ
5 Huey’s Walking Tacos
6 Ray’s Restaurant
7 Dixieland Kettle Korn
8 Mural City Coffee Company
9 The Named Bone
10 J’s Shack
11 Troy’s Gator & More
PORTER PARK (RETAIL VENDORS ONLY)
https://www.kreweofkolosse.com/porterpark
YOUR AREA WILL BE MARKED WITH A PINK NUMBER ON THE GROUND THAT REFLECTS YOUR MAP.
LOAD IN AREA – BEHIND THE DOTHAN OPERA HOUSE, PLEASE TAKE ST. ANDREWS STREET FOR ACCESS
1 Lisa’s Accessories & More
2 Talkin’ Scents With Makayla
3 Terra Gallery
4 Brick House Tie Die
5 Olde Alchemy Soap
6 Main Event Wrestling
7 J&G Bubbaloons