Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Our Mission: Grow the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the Cincinnati region.
Our Vision: The Cincinnati region embodies the Future City, where business growth delivers the economic platform that accelerates opportunity for everyone who calls the region home.
Our Values: As visionaries, collaborators, and makers of change, we lead inclusivity with passion, integrity, and fun.
Festival Overview
Asian Food Fest is a 2-day celebration of Asian food, culture, and community in Cincinnati! This vibrant festival celebrates culture and cuisine from Asian countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. While food is definitely the heart of this festival, the event also features live entertainment, local Asian craft brews, fun family activities, and more. Asian Food Fest aims to promote diversity in the Greater Cincinnati area by celebrating Asian food, culture, and communities, while working to encourage even more local people to be a part of the growing Asian food scene. The event is quickly becoming one of Cincinnati’s premiere cultural festivals and one of the largest Asian cultural festivals in the Midwest. With the exciting growth and creativity taking place in the Asian culinary community, Cincinnati is becoming a cultural and culinary destination for Asian food lovers.
Taste of Cincinnati is held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Cincinnati. In its 46th year in 2025, approximately 700,000 attended the annual food extravaganza, making Taste one of the nation’s largest street festivals. Nationally revered as an outstanding “restaurant city,” Taste of Cincinnati features more than 65 restaurants, food trucks and Findlay Market vendors serving up delicious and delectable menu items, as well as a large variety of beers and continuous live entertainment on 5 stages throughout the event.
Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati is the nation's largest Oktoberfest, second in size only to the original Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. As the sister city to Munich and with its large German population, Cincinnati has strong and lasting ties to Germany. In 2024, Oktoberfest launched at a beautiful new location along the riverfront spanning across Cincinnati’s iconic Yeatman’s Cove and Sawyer Point. During the weekend of Oktoberfest, the park was transformed into a colorful Bavarian village as the event features more than 90 booths serving up authentic German food, beer, wine, soft drinks and souvenirs. Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati also features authentic German entertainment on nine stages throughout the event site and is home to the World’s Largest Chicken Dance where 30,000 event patrons participate in this zany Zinzinnati tradition.
The Chamber team will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Vendors encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Priority application window closes on 1/22/25. However, vendor applications are accepted on a rolling basis and vendors will be contacted if there is availability after the priority application window closes.
New Vendor Open-House/Info Session
January 13, 2025 from 4:00 PM -5:30 PM or 6:00 PM -7:00 PM @ The Chamber Learning Center | 3 E. 4th Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
- Have you ever considered being a vendor at one of our events but don’t know where to start? This is a perfect time to meet the team and hear about what it takes to activate at one of our events!
Festival Information & Fees
Asian Food Fest
Taste of Cincinnati
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Vendor Requirements and Regulations
- Vendors will agree and abide by terms and fee schedule outlined in the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Vendor Agreement. If selected for an event, a copy of the agreement will be sent for signature.
- Health Department – Vendors will be required to secure appropriate licenses from the Cincinnati Health Department and remain in good standing with the Health Department.
- Fire Department – Each vendor will need to fill out a Cincinnati Fire TCO and follow all guidelines outlined.
- Insurance – Each vendor is required to provide a COI should name the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber as additional insured, with coverage of $1,000,000. Minimum liability amounts are $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single limit general liability insurance.
- Vendors will be required to attend in-person Vendor Meeting to be scheduled and communicated, then a virtual Vendor Meeting approximately one month prior to event.
- All vendors will be required to complete post-event survey which includes sales reporting.
- Must be in good standing with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
Application Process Overview
The Chamber team will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Vendors are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Priority application window closes on 1/22/25. However, vendor applications are accepted on a rolling basis and vendors will be contacted if there is availability after the priority window. Note:
- You will need up to 4 photos of your setup ready to submit on the next page.
- Vendors will be notified if they are selected to participate by late February on your participation for all Chamber events
- Vendors are encouraged to confirm and pay deposit of $250 per event by 2/21/25.
Criteria for selection is based on the following:
- Food variety and uniqueness - representing our region’s ethnic and culinary diversity and/or closely related to the general theme of the event
- Food quality. This is a showcase of the great foods your business has to offer!
- Operations and event experience.
Please also see our Vendor handbook linked here for additional information for vendors who are interested in participating in Chamber community events.
Information provided in application.
Questions?
Note you only need to fill out this application once. You will be able to check which festivals you are interested in participating in and provide sample Menu Items for each festival in this one application.
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