Delta Hot Tamale Festival

05/30/2026

Vote for us as the Best Fall Festival in the state!

05/28/2026

Thanks for the nod, It's a Southern Thing!

See y'all in October at the nation's Best Specialty Food Festival.
October 16-17, with a ticketed Welcome Dinner on the 15th.
Downtown Greenville, Mississippi.

Oh, you love the South? Name three Delta towns without checking your phone. Go ahead. We’ll wait.The Mississippi Delta has a way of exposing people who claim deep Southern devotion but somehow keep skipping one of the South’s most storied regions. That oversight gets harder to defend once the ro...

05/27/2026

Calling all arts and crafts vendors!
Do you want to put your handmade items in front of 25,000+ people?
Apply for a booth at the country's Best Specialty Food Festival today!

Greenville, Mississippi
October 17, 2026

https://www.mainstreetgreenville.com/vendor-and-booth-information.html #/

CB&S Bank Mississippi Arts Commission Greenville Arts Council Delta State Arts Council Market Street Festival Main Street Greenville

05/25/2026

May you have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day, from the Greater Greenville family.

05/16/2026

50% of our spaces have been purchased! If you would like to be a part of the 2026 Delta Hot Tamale Festival, apply now!
..and if you applied on or before May 14, check your approval email which includes links to complete your purchase...

Apply Here:
https://www.mainstreetgreenville.com/vendor-and-booth-information.html #/

05/15/2026

We are honored to be nominated as Mississippi's BEST Fall Festival!
Help us win by voting today and every day between now and June 15.

We are under the ATTRACTIONS category:
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While you are there, vote for our official festival hotel headquarters:
Hotel 27 in the category of BEST HISTORIC HOTEL!

City of Greenville, Mississippi - Government
Greenville-Washington County Mississippi Convention & Visitors Bureau
Regions Bank

05/13/2026

Hey Vendors and Reunion Row Fans! We just updated the vendor map showing the spots that have purchased so far.

If you applied ON OR BEFORE Thursday, May 7, check your email for one from us about purchasing your spots. (Check your junk for something from [email protected].)

If you applied ON OR AFTER Friday, May 8, you will receive an approval, denial, or waitlist email from [email protected] on 5/15.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor, check out our information and rules and apply on our website. https://www.mainstreetgreenville.com/vendor-and-booth-information.html #/

The 15th Annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival is October 17, 2026, in Downtown Greenville, Mississippi.

Main Street Greenville

05/12/2026

🎨 NEW THIS YEAR at the 2026 Delta Hot Tamale Festival 🌯

Introducing Crafters Village, presented by CB&S Bank, a Saturday-only section of the festival dedicated entirely to handmade artisans and makers!

Interested in being part of Crafters Village? Applications are now open! Apply here:
https://www.mainstreetgreenville.com/vendor-and-booth-information.html #/

📅 The Delta Hot Tamale Festival is ALWAYS the third weekend in October.
This year’s festival will take place October 16–17, 2026, in downtown Greenville, Mississippi.

Main Street Greenville

05/09/2026

Coming to the 2026 Delta Hot Tamale Festival 🌯
👉 Doe’s Eat Place Catering Trailer

Now it’s YOUR turn…
Vendor applications are officially OPEN to the public!

Spots fill fast! Don’t wait to claim yours.
Apply now: https://www.mainstreetgreenville.com/vendor-and-booth-information.html #/

The Delta Hot Tamale Festival is a Main Street Greenville event.

05/08/2026

🔥 Vendor applications for the 2026 Delta Hot Tamale Festival are now OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

We’ve streamlined the process to just 3 vendor application types, plus Reunion Row applications. Please read all information carefully and make sure you select the correct application before applying.

🔥 TAMALE VENDOR APPLICATION
For tamale vendors ONLY.
You will need:
• Valid ServeSafe Certificate
• Photo of your booth

🍔 ON-SITE FOOD PREPARATION VENDOR APPLICATION
For vendors preparing food on-site (non-tamale) requiring ServeSafe certification.
You will need:
• Valid ServeSafe Certificate
• Photo of your booth

🛍️ ALL OTHER VENDOR APPLICATION
This includes:
• Arts & Crafts Booths
• Information Booths
• Cottage Food & Prepackaged Food Vendors
• Non-alcoholic drink vendors who do NOT prepare food on-site (lemonade, sno cones, teas, etc.)

🎉 REUNION ROW APPLICATION
For groups looking for a gathering spot.
NO vendors or information booths permitted in Reunion Row.

Apply here:
https://www.mainstreetgreenville.com/vendor-and-booth-information.html #/