Vendors
The 27th Annual Shambhala Music Festival is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to welcome back our incredible vendors - both returning favourites and exciting new faces.
The Shambhala Vendor Market is more than just a marketplace - it’s a vibrant hub where festival goers can explore, connect, and indulge. From delicious food vendors serving up flavours from around the world, to unique market vendors offering funky festival wear, locally handmade goods, fair-trade imports, and curated designs, the Vendor Market is an essential part of the Shambhala experience.
Whether you craft with creativity, cook with passion, or curate with love, we’d be honoured to showcase your offerings in the heart of our downtown Vendor Market.
Be a vendor at Canada’s largest independent electronic music festival.
We welcome applications from a wide range of vendors, each falling into one of three categories with their own vetting and application process:
- Market Vendors – Designers, artisans, and small-to-medium businesses offering unique, non-food products such as clothing, jewelry, crafts, and other creative goods.
- Food Vendors – Innovative food vendors offering new categories not currently represented at the festival. Pizza, coffee, burgers, smoothies, breakfast or pasta vendors will not be accepted.
- Community & Service Vendors – Wellness and bodywork practitioners, beauty and self-care providers, as well as alternative and spiritual service offerings.
You’ll find application links and further details for each category in the sections below.
Market Vendors
Our Vendor Market, situated at the heart of Downtown Shambhala, provides an opportune location for an array of specialized businesses to showcase their wares to festival enthusiasts within the electronic dance music community. On average, the majority of our guests pass through the Vendor Market a minimum of 3 times per day when travelling to and from their campsites.
If you have a quality product and a welcoming setup, we encourage you to apply. Applications open October 17, 2025 and close February 2, 2026. After review, shortlisted candidates will be invited to the next stage of the process.Important: More vendors will be shortlisted than booth spaces available. Being shortlisted for the auction process does not guarantee a booth.
Are your products locally made?
Shambhala places a high value on locally sourced and handcrafted goods. To support local creators facing higher costs and tighter margins, a dedicated section of the Vendor Market is reserved exclusively for locally made products. Please indicate this in your application to be considered for this special tier.
What you cannot sell at Shambhala:
We do not accept vendors with the following offerings:
- Alcohol
- Cell phone charging equipment
- Earbuds/earplugs or noise reducing devices
- Food and Beverage items
- Feathers
- Glass
- Handheld laser pointers
- Illegal substances
- Open fire goods
- Selling or distributing non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
- Shambhala Music Festival branded merchandise of any kind
- Smoking paraphernalia/accessories
- Synthetic feathers and boas
- THC and CBD edibles
- Tobacco or cannabis products, including cigarettes and vapes
Important Dates for Market Vendor Applicants
February 2, 2026: Application deadline for Market Vendors.
February 5, 2026: Successful applicants will receive auction instructions by this date.
Auction Schedule:
- February 17, 2026 (10:00–10:30 am PST) - Tier One Auction
- February 18, 2026 (10:00–10:30 am PST) - Local Handcrafted Artisan Auction
- February 19, 2026 (10:00–10:30 am PST) - Tier Two Auction
- Vendors must be available 15 minutes before the auction and remain for at least 1 hour afterward for booth allocation and payment processing.
Dates are subject to change at the discretion of Shambhala Music Festival.
Market Vendor Application
Food Vendors
Do you have a tasty, one-of-a-kind menu that Shambhala guests will love? Food vending at Shambhala is an incredible opportunity to share your brand with over 20,000 guests, artists, crew, and contractors. We’re always on the lookout for delicious and nourishing options to help feed our Farmily.
Applications open October 17, 2026. Both returning and new vendors must apply each year. Selection in previous seasons does not guarantee acceptance. Applications must include a draft menu with product details, including estimated pricing.
Important Notes:
- Applications featuring foods already offered by current vendors will be declined. View a list of our 2025 vendors here.
- We are not accepting applications for vendors specializing in pizza, coffee, burgers, smoothies, or pasta at this time.
Food Vendor FAQs
Download our comprehensive Food Vendor info sheet below.
Food Vendor Application
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Service Vendors
Applications coming soon!
Do you offer a service in wellness, bodywork, beauty, self-care, or another unique experience? We’d love to hear from you! Submit our Expression of Interest form to be the first to know when Service Vendor applications open in the coming weeks.
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