Join us for this year's Foster City Summer Days happening Aug. 14–16 (the vendor marketplace will only be open on Aug. 15-16). Located outdoors at the beautiful Leo J. Ryan Park at 650 Shell Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404. Featuring: 

• Over 100 makers and artists vendors
• Over 20 food trucks and food vendors
• Carnival rides & games
• Live music performances
• Rubber ducky races (on Sunday only)
• Beer and wine booths
• Beautiful outdoor park right on the water perfect for picnicking

Why is SJMADE doing something all the way in Foster City?

In 2019, we were part of the event through our sister company Moveable, curating and placing food trucks at the event on both Saturday and Sunday. We saw first-hand how big and how significant of a community event this is for the Foster City / San Mateo County area so we're truly excited to be able to curate and create the artist & maker market for this year's Foster City Summer Days event. While SF Etsy–the curator of the artist & maker market in 2019–has taken a sabbatical from events indefinitely, we'll still be working with them to ensure that we can build on the success of the 2019 market experience!

We don't normally do things so far away from San José but we wanted to help out our friends at SF Etsy and, as we mentioned above, we really believe this could be a significant selling experience for artists & makers in one of the more scenic public parks in the Bay Area. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to help build this viable growth opportunity for our creative small business community!

Event Details

• Event Title: Foster City Summer Days 2026
• Dates & Times for the Vendor Marketplace: Saturday, August 15 (11 am to 6 pm) and Sunday, August 16 (11 am to 5 pm)
• A car show will be taking place on Friday, August 14th, so the vendor marketplace is for Saturday and Sunday only.
• Location: Leo J. Ryan Park, 650 Shell Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404 (the event takes place both within the park, the park's parking lots and the road closure on Shell Boulevard between Hillside and South Road)
• Details: Outdoor event. Free admission. Dog friendly. All ages.
• Official Event Website: https://www.fcsummerdays.com
• Parking for Attendees: Event Parking is available for $10 at Parkside Towers (1031 E. Hillsdale Blvd) and at City Hall (610 Foster City Blvd) from 8 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 8 AM to 5 PM on Sunday.
• Street Closure: Shell Blvd (between Hillsdale and Bounty) closes Thursday, August 13 at 9 am through 5 AM on Monday, August 17.
• Parking for Vendors: Vendor parking will be at City Hall. Each vendor will receive one (1) vendor parking pass which they must display on their dashboard throughout the time their vehicle is parked in the vendor lot.

 

Instructions on How to Apply - PLEASE READ

Failure to read application instructions may result in your application being automatically rejected.

Instructions

1. To successfully submit your application, you must go through the online checkout process (i.e., paying for your booth). Don't worry about the pick-up / delivery method, just choose whatever. Since this is a digital vendor application, whichever option you choose will not matter.
2. Our team will send you an admission notification (accepted / waitlisted / rejected) within the stated time (scroll down to the "Notification" section). Submitting an application to the event does NOT automatically mean your application to vend has been accepted.
3. Note: At some point before admissions are sent out, you may receive a notification that your order status has gone from "unfulfilled" to "fulfilled". This only means that we've begun to process your application, and has no implication of application acceptance.

FAQ: "I successfully submitted my application and paid the fees. Does this mean I'm automatically confirmed to vend for the event date(s)?"

• No. Submitting your application on our website and paying the fees associated with the application simply means that you've successfully applied to the event.
• Once we receive your application (and booth fee), our team will review your application. You will receive an admission notification (accepted / waitlisted / rejected) within the stated amount of time on the vendor application page (see below). If your application is accepted, you're all set. If your application is rejected, we will fully refund your fees, minus the 3% Application Processing Fee.
• If your application is waitlisted, you will have the option of staying on the waitlist OR withdrawing your application and receiving a refund of your fees in line with our refund policy.
• What do we review? For every applicant, we will review your website (if any), Instagram (if any) and any additional content you shared with us about your work (photos, descriptions). Additionally, if you've done events with us before, we will take into consideration our past experiences with having you vend at our event(s). Please note that if you do NOT include a website or Instagram in your application, you should email us at [email protected] with photos of your work and a description of your work and your business. Without this content, we will be unable to review your application and will reject your application to vend. 
• Why do we jury applications? Our goal in jurying applications is to ensure that the vendors who participate in our events are good fits for the event and, therefore, are positioned for success in both sales and customer engagement. If your application is not accepted, this does not mean we don't like your work. It also does not mean that future applications from you will not be accepted. We have had many, many, many vendor applicants whose application was rejected for one event, go on to do many events with us beyond that. Additionally, we jury applications so that we can achieve a healthy balance to the diversity of product types offered at an event (i.e., not having too much of a product type represented at the event)

FAQ: "I applied early. Does this mean my application is more likely to be accepted?"

• No. So long as you submit your application within the application window, your application will be juried in the same fashion as other applications submitted during this window–regardless of when it was submitted. In other words, the first application to be submitted is no more likely to be accepted than the last.

Does your work qualify for this event?

For any SJMADE events, we do NOT consider applications where:

• The applicant appears to be reselling mass manufactured goods (e.g. reselling items purchased from Amazon, Temu, AliExpress, etc.).
• The applicant appears to be associated with or want to promote a large corporate business. 
• The applicant appears to be promoting a business that cannot be considered to be involved in a creative or artistic discipline.
• The applicant appears to be using AI to create the artwork featured in their products.
• The applicant appears to be wanting to sell alcohol, drugs and/or weapons

If your application can be considered to be one (or more) of the above items, your application will be rejected and your booth fee will be refunded according to our Refund Policy for this event (scroll down below).

For this event, we will NOT be accepting any RC2/RC3 cooking food booth vendors (on-site prep). 

If you apply as a RC2 / RC3 cooking booth vendor, your application will be rejected and your booth fee will be refunded according to our Refund Policy for this event (scroll down below). If you are a RC2 / RC3 cooking food booth vendor OR you have a food truck, please contact the event's food booth coordinator Yaneth De Guzman at [email protected]

 

Admissions Notification

• The application deadline is May 11, 2026. All applicants will be notified about their application status by May. 18, 2026.
• If your application is accepted, you're all set. You'll receive further instructions and information about vending.
• If your application is waitlisted, you will have the option to remain on the waitlist OR withdraw from the waitlist and receive a refund of your fee, per our Refund Policy (scroll down below). Your waitlisted notification will contain additional information to help guide you through the waitlist process. 
• If your application is rejected, you will receive a refund of your fee, per our Refund Policy.  

Any questions?

Email us at [email protected]. Make sure the subject line is "Foster City Summer Days 2026 - Vendor Inquiry". 

Notes for Vendors

• Application acceptance is NOT guaranteed for vendors whose applications were accepted for a previous SJMADE event or for Foster City Summer Days events. Each year, each application is juried by our application jury regarding of what happened with your application in previous years.
• Booth assignments from previous years is not guaranteed upon acceptance for this year's event (or subsequent years' events). Additionally, we do not take specific booth location requests.

 

Pricing

Application Processing Fee

• There is a nonrefundable 3% Application Processing Fee for each application submitted. We will retain this 3% Application Processing Fee regardless of whether or not your application to vend is accepted / waitlisted / rejected. 
• If your application is rejected or your participation is canceled, we will issue your refund per the Refund Policy (scroll down below) minus the 3% Application Processing Fee. 

 

Booth Type

• Full Booth - (10'x10') (+$55 + 10% of sales during the event). If you apply to vend using this option and your application is accepted, you will receive a full 10'x10' booth space. The base fee is paid upon submission of your application. The 10% of sales will be collected at the conclusion of the event in the form of cash, check (made out to "San Jose Made") or PayPal (sent to "[email protected]") [NOTE: The fees are ultimately to be remitted to the City of Foster City].
• Corner Booth - (10'x10') (+$85 + 10% of sales during the event). If you apply to vend using this option and your application is accepted, you will receive a full 10'x10' booth space with two sides facing out. The base fee is paid upon submission of your application. The 10% of sales will be collected at the conclusion of the event in the form of cash, check (made out to "San Jose Made") or PayPal (sent to "[email protected]") [NOTE: The fees are ultimately to be remitted to the City of Foster City].
• If you're a vendor who wants to share a 10'x10' booth space AND already know with whom you want to SHARE YOUR BOOTH with, please select one of the above options. When filling out this vendor application, you'll be prompted to include information about your preferred boothmate (business name, name, email, website, Instagram, phone number, CA seller's permit number and any additional info). Please make sure to include your preferred boothmate's information, otherwise we will not be able to consider them for the event. If you have MORE THAN ONE preferred boothmate, please include everyone's information in the NOTES section of the application. Please note that all of the applicants within a shared booth application will be judged individually. There are rare scenarios where we accept one shared booth applicant but not the other(s).
• Half Booths. We are not offering a standalone Half Booth option for this event.
• Food/Drink TFF Application (+$164), Vendors will need to fill out a San Mateo County RC1 TFF Application and pay an additional $164 temporary food facility fee (included here in the booth fees) on top of the base fee  + 10% of your sales during the event. The base fee is paid upon submission of your application. The 10% of sales will be collected at the conclusion of the event in the form of cash, check (made out to "San Jose Made") or PayPal (sent to "[email protected]"). RC1 means no food prep on-site. We will not be accepting any RC2 vendors (food prep on-site). If you’re unsure about about your risk category or other food permit-related concerns, please review San Mateo County Health’s page on temporary food facilities. If you have any questions about vending eligibility, please email [email protected] before applying. [NOTE: The fees are ultimately remitted to the City of Foster City]

IMPORTANT: 

• Any vendors who have NOT been officially accepted to vend at Foster City Summer Days 2026 will not be allowed to vend at the event. If you include another vendor within your booth space without our explicit permission prior to the event, you may be banned from all future San José Made events. 
• Booths are non-transferable. If you decide to withdraw from the event, you will not be able to sell or transfer your booth to another vendor. If you sell your booth space to another vendor, both you and the vendor who bought the booth from you may be banned from all future San José Made events.

 

Additional Vendor Details

• Load-in. Vendors will be able to load-in and setup starting at 8 AM on Saturday, Aug. 15. Vendors can cart or carry their stuff from their parked vehicle OR they can bring their vehicle inside the premises between 8 AM and 10 AM. Starting at 10 AM, no vehicles will be allowed to enter the premises AND any vehicles on premises will need to leave or risk being towed. 
• Closing/Load-out. Vendors will be able to close starting at 6 PM on Saturday. Vendors will be able to close starting at 5 PM on Sunday. Vendors can either cart or carry their stuff to their parked vehicle starting at 5 PM or they can bring in their vehicles starting around 5:45 PM (once most of the attendee foot traffic has cleared).
• Canopies, Tables & Chairs. Vendors are responsible for bringing their own canopies, canopy weights, tables and chairs. No rentals are available for this event. For event equipment rentals, we suggest considering iCelebrate Events or Stuart Rentals. If a canopy is used, sufficient weights must be placed on each leg of the canopy, otherwise the fire marshal will ask the offending vendor to take down their canopy until they can obtain sufficient weights. 
• Parking. Each vendor will receive one (1) vendor parking pass for the vendor parking lot.
• Electricity. There is no access to electricity for vendors.
• No Generator Use Allowed. We will not be permitting the use of any generators at the event. If a vendor is using a generator, we will ask them to turn off the generator or risk being removed from the event entirely. 
• Wifi. There is no wifi available to vendors. We recommend vendors prepare to use mobile data and/or hotspots during the event (using mobile data worked fine for most vendors in past years). 
• Overnight security. Security will be on-site to watch over vendors canopies and tables overnight. Vendors can leave their items on-site at their own discretion, though we of course recommend bringing home any valuables.
• Overnight storage. TBD. In the past, the event organizer (City of Foster City) has provided an overnight storage option for vendors to put their products and booth items. However, due to ongoing renovation on-site, this option was not available to vendors in 2025. It's TBD whether or not the former storage location will be ready by the 2026 event.

Refund Policy

If your application is accepted BUT you need to withdraw your participation, please email [email protected] and include your business name, full name and, if possible, order number.

• If you withdraw from the event anytime before June 30, 2026, you will receive a full refund on your booth fee.
• If you withdraw from the event anytime between July 1, 2026 and July 15, 2026, you will receive a 50% refund on your booth fee. 
• If you withdraw from the event anytime after July 15, 2026, you will not be eligible any refund on your booth fee or any booth fee credits.
• If your application to vend is NOT accepted, we will process a refund of your booth fee (minus the 3% Application Processing Fee) upon sending you the notification email. 

Terms

• SAFETY: Participant will act with the highest regard for the safety of the attendees and other participants of the Event, and will adhere to all laws, policies, rules, and regulations applicable to the goods and/or activities of Participant, including obtaining all licenses, permits, and approvals that may be required to enable Participant to conduct its activities at the Event and fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.
• LIABILITY: San José Made will not be responsible for any loss or damage to Participant’s property, injury to, or death of the Participant (or its agents, employees, and/or personnel), or Participant sales. Participant expressly assumes all risks of loss, damage, liability, injury, or destruction resulting from any cause whatsoever, including but not limited to acts or omissions by Participant, and hereby releases and waives any claims against San José Made related to such loss, damage, liability, injury, and/or destruction. 
• INSURANCE: Participant represents that it has, or will have at the time of the Event, appropriate insurance to cover liability for the types of activities Participant will conduct at the Event. Participant covenants to be fully responsible for any of its liabilities, actions, or omissions, and will indemnify, defend, and hold San José Made (and its officers, employees, agents, vendors, affiliates, and representatives) harmless against any claims related to Participant’s liabilities, actions, or omissions.
• RIGHT TO CANCEL: Per its Code of Conduct, San José Made will in good faith attempt to resolve any vendor's transgressions of the Code of Conduct (as well as any applicable laws) in order to preserve their ability to participate in an event. However, San José Made reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel the participation of any vendor at any time before or during the event. This decision may be based on, but is not limited to, failure to comply with the Code of Conduct, inappropriate behavior, violation of applicable laws or any action deemed detrimental to the event's success, reputation, or safety. In such cases, no refund of fees paid will be issued (unless the cancelation occurs during an applicable refund eligibility window), and the vendor agrees to comply promptly with any instructions from the event organizer regarding the removal of materials and departure from the event premises.

 

Vendor Code of Conduct

• View the Vendor Code of Conduct
• By applying to and being accepted to our events, each vendor is agreeing to adhere to the Vendor Code of Conduct.
• We are asking everyone to read this document before participating in any SJMADE events this year and to try their best to adhere to the following vendor code of conduct. Failure to do so may negatively affect the jurying of a vendor's future applications to our events. Egregious flouting of the vendor code of conduct may result in a vendor's removal from the event in question. 
• We will exhaust every opportunity to avoid these situations (because we love having y’all at our events!); however, as our events have grown, it's become clear that we need to define our expectations for the participating vendors at our events and how they exist within an event's community of vendors. San José Made will in good faith attempt to resolve any vendor's transgressions of the Code of Conduct (as well as any applicable laws) in order to preserve their ability to participate in an event. 
• However, San José Made reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel the participation of any vendor at any time before or during the event. This decision may be based on, but is not limited to, failure to comply with the Code of Conduct, inappropriate behavior, violation of applicable laws or any action deemed detrimental to the event's success, reputation, or safety. In such cases, no refund of fees paid will be issued (unless the cancellation occurs during an applicable refund eligibility window), and the vendor agrees to comply promptly with any instructions from the event organizer regarding the removal of materials and departure from the event premises.
• If you believe you'll be unable to adhere to this code of conduct, please let us know and we can discuss.

 

Scam Alert

Please feel free to share with any of your fellow vendors or vendor communities. We have seen a reported increase of instances on Facebook and Instagram of people attempting to scam prospective vendors by purporting to be "selling" the last few vendor spaces for our previous events.

In many of these cases, the scammer asks for payment via PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or some other form of digital payment after filling out a Google Form. Please note that these people (i.e. the scammers) are not associated with San José Made in any way.

We never sell vendor spaces through social media direct messages or even text messages for that matter. We only sell vendor spaces through our official website (sanjosemade.com).

If you ever encounter communication online from a non-SJMADE account purporting to be associated with SJMADE, please feel free to contact us at either [email protected] or [email protected]. We would be happy to verify for you whether or not the communication you've received has officially come from us. 

Please note that we cannot honor any vendor booth spaces that were purchased through channels that were not ours.