Food Vendors

The Hopkins Raspberry Festival cordially invites you to become a vendor at the Hopkins Raspberry Festival. There are three separate events for you to consider:

Marketplace Fair – Saturday, July 20

The Marketplace Arts and Craft Fair takes place from 9am – 4pm on Hopkins Downtown Mainstreet. The entire community of Hopkins and the surrounding communities turns out for the fair to enjoy food, music, and dozens of vendors displaying their crafts, artwork, and business opportunities. The Marketplace runs a span of seven city blocks. There are over 180 individual craft booths.

Families in Central Park – Saturday, July 20

Families in Central Park event takes place from 4pm – 10pm in Hopkins Central Park. The event is geared for families of children of all ages and includes food, music, inflatables, arts and crafts, hockey shoot out, animals and more. This event concludes with a low-ground fireworks show.

Grande Day Parade – Sunday, July 21

The Grande Day Parade event takes place from 11am – 3pm on Hopkins Downtown Mainstreet. The Grande Day Parade has over 100 entries including: Royalty floats, Zuhrah Shriners, dance groups, commercial and high school marching bands. The Grande Day Parade runs a span of twelve city blocks and starts at 1pm The parade is preceded by a 5-Mile race. Vendors are encouraged to setup early as the parade is the staple event of the festival.

FYI...

• All events are rain or shine.
• No refunds.
• Electricity is NOT available. For electrical usage, please check the State of MN Guidelines: https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/electrical-contractors/portable-and-temporary-power
• For food licensing information go to: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/retail-mobile-food-handler or call 651-201-6062 if you have any questions.