The culinary diplomacy will be a weeklong segment during our 4th annual World Ebony Network Ethnic Folklore Festival (WENEFF). Participating Restaurants will offer discounts to our guests to allow them experience foods from diverse ethnicities.
Restaurants interested in participating in WENEFF should complete this short form.
On the Achebe Day segment, restaurants should display Achebe Day promotional materials or products, if we provide any them, which they should pass along to their customers.
Deadline to apply is April 1, 2023 to allow for marketing.

Booth spaces are available at various locations within the DC metropolitan area for the festival as well as across continents for the Achebe Day segment, which is one of the festival days June 17th. The booths’ space sizes vary.
Deadline to apply is April 1, 2023.

Vendor spaces are limited and sell out in advance, so we encourage you to apply right away.

Applications submitted after this date will not be considered. Applying DOES NOT promise Acceptance and accepted vendors does not mean admission until the vendor fee is received and processed.

Once vendor application is reviewed, Vendor application status will be emailed to accepted vendor. Festival committee reserves the right to accept or deny any application for vending that fails to meet festival vision, would compete with existing festival sponsors, or is oversubscribed.

The committee reserves the right to place vendors wherever deemed appropriate.

Vendor Space Set Up

for their set-up, vendors are required to provide everything they need. Vendors must ensure they leave their spaces clean at the end of the event in the same condition in which they found it.

Required Documents.

Along with the application, all food & beverage vendors must submit:
• A copy of their Health Department permit

Upon approval, vendors must submit:
• Copy of proof of general liability insurance (with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence)
• Insurance certificate naming Shades of Ebony Kulture dba World Ebony Network, as additional insured.
• Failure to submit required documentation and/or payment will result in removal from the event.
• Vendor must agree to relieve WEN and its management of the safekeeping of the property while said properties are at this festival.
• No refunds will be made unless the application is not accepted. If event does not hold, is cancelled, or postponed, vendors understand that agreement is terminated and will waive any and all claims for damages. Refunds will not be made available due to cancellation on the part of the vendor. Failure to comply with the above rules will result in eviction from the event and loss of any money paid.
• Vendor understands that if they bread down their booth area before the end of the event, they will not be accepted in any of our future events. In case the vendor has been registered for more than 1 event, they understand that their location for future events may be changed to a less favorable attendance history.

Volunteers will be present at the Culinary segment location to direct vendors to their assigned area for set-up beginning an hour prior to the event start time. Absent vendors during the setup time or unavailable to setup 30 mins prior to the event start time shall forfeit their pre-designated booths for an alternate location. Everything required for setup is provided by vendors. Vendors must ensure their booths are manned the entire time, throughout the event. Vendors must ensure their spaces clean at the end of the event and in the same condition as the vendor found it.
Due to safety reasons and to prevent accidents or injury, any vendor wishing to leave early MUST notify a festival official. While the event is going on, booths cannot be packed-up and “walked-out”. For that reason, no vehicles will be allowed on the event’s grounds.
Vendors are allowed to proudly display company banner(s) and signage to identify their business. Vendors will be able to sell their merchandise and are responsible for reporting sales tax.
Setup start time is typically 2 hours before the event start-time and break down is an hour after the event end-time. Look out for detailed information regarding each event segment, including event Show Booth Layout. The event show booth layout will be mailed at least two weeks prior to the event date. This layout is predicated on the number of selected vendors.