Important Information

Fair Administrative Rules & Regs

Concessionaires MUST report to the Space Rental office located in the Grandstand immediately upon pulling into the Fairgrounds. DO NOT pull your equipment onto the grass until you have picked up your vendor packet from Space Rental. Packets will be available at 8:00am, the Monday before the Fair begins. After you have checked in, Space Rental staff will take you to your assigned location and notify the electrician that you are on the grounds and ready to be hooked up.

Electrical work orders will not be issued until the concessionaire has picked up their packet from the Space Rental office. Beginning on the Monday prior to the open of the Fair, electrical hook-ups can be requested from 8am-7:30pm. Concessions will notify the Space Rental Manager by text message (including concession NAME); Electricians will then be notified by Space Rental that the concessionaire is ready to be hooked up.

Concessionaires must provide their own electrical materials to reach the electrical source. (75’ power cord is recommended. For 100A service, 100’ is recommended.) DSF electricians will not splice or retrofit vendor’s electrical materials. Concessionaire may NOT connect or disconnect themselves. A four-wire supply cord is required on voltages of 220 or above. A three-phase supply cord is required on 110 volts. 

Utility lines run underground throughout the Fairgrounds. NEVER hammer a stake or do similar activity without calling JULIE (811) and receiving approval from a DQSF electrician and plumber. You must call JULIE at least 3 days before. Concessionaires will be responsible for paying for repairs if any of the lines in the area of their rented space are damaged by their actions.

Front footage is the side of your trailer or tent that you will be serving the public from. Be accurate on your footage request. Trailer front footage measurement MUST include tie down to tie down, overhang to overhang, awning to awning or trailer hitch to bumper unless your trailer hitch is behind your trailer. Tent front footage measurement MUST include stakes and tie downs for both sides of the tent. Concessionaire MUST be INSIDE the front footage they pay for. This includes condiment tables, coolers, decorations, etc. If you exceed the front footage you applied for, you may have the option of paying for additional front footage upon set up, if additional space is available. If additional space is not available, you will be required to make sure your footprint is within the front footage you purchased. See “Guide for Measuring Space” for illustrated explanation.

Concessionaire trailers, tents, tables, display extensions, display bins, racks, coolers, condiment tables, decorations, awnings, boxes, etc., MUST be a minimum of 5 (five) feet from the curb. Space Rental office staff will have a 5 foot line marked out for your convenience. Concessionaires not complying with the five foot rule will be notified of the error and given the opportunity to immediately correct the issue. Failure to make the appropriate correction, or repeated violations, could result in the removal of concessionaire’s property from the Fairgrounds and termination of Concessionaire’s space rental contract.

Vendors are required to be OPEN during these times:
M-F: 4pm-9pm
Sat-Sun: 11am-10pm
Labor Day: 11am-8pm

Gates Open: 8am daily
M-F: 11am-Midnight
Sat-Sun: 10am-Midnight
Labor Day: 10am-9pm

Concessionaires should put their trash in the provided trash cans, or place full bags of garbage next to the trash cans at curbside, for pick up and disposal by Fair staff each night. Dumpsters are also located around the grounds for concessionaire's self-service use at any time during the Fair.

Keep your area clean at all times. Wastewater may NOT be drained onto the ground or into the grates. Grease must be disposed of in grease barrels. Gray water tanks and grease barrels are provided for your convenience.

Electric disconnect requests can be made after 8pm on Labor Day, until 11:30pm. Concessions will notify the Space Rental Manager by text message (including concession NAME); Electricians will then be notified by Space Rental that the concessionaire is ready to be disconnected.

Du Quoin State Fair DOES NOT LOAN or RENT items to private concessionaires. This includes, but is not limited to: Tents, canopies, barricades, fencing, cones, electrical supplies of any kind, picnic tables, chairs, water/wastewater hoses, leveling jacks, trash cans for private concession use, fire extinguishers, etc.
Concessionaires and exhibitors should come prepared with any and all items needed to run their business and fill their display area. Local businesses in Du Quoin may have necessary supplies; the next biggest market(s) for supplies is Carbondale/Marion or Belleville/O’Fallon.

Packages can be shipped to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Deliveries should be labeled as follows:
                Individual’s Name/Business Name
                Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
                655 Executive Drive
                Du Quoin, IL 62832
Depending upon the shipping service, packages may be delivered to different locations throughout the Fairgrounds. You may request signature confirmation on your delivery to help find where it has been dropped. While DSF will accept packages, Fair staff is not responsible for the package, its contents or for notifying concessionaires when the packages have arrived.

Dependable internet connections should be provided individually by each concessionaire or exhibitor for use in their own space.

Golf Cars will not be allowed on the interior of the Fairgrounds after 12pm. This includes the block of Grandstand Avenue, Midway Avenue, Hayes Avenue and Main Street. Concessionaires should have their stands fully stocked and ready by 12pm or be prepared to use pull carts, wagons, etc.

Each automobile that enters the fairgrounds is REQUIRED to have a parking pass. Season Passes are $30 each. Daily Passes are $10-$15 each. Plan ahead for each of your staff to have a parking pass in their vehicle each time they enter the fairgrounds. Parking passes can be purchased at the Grandstand Ticket Office.

Concessionaires have the option of storing their supplies on-site. These supply trailers MUST be in the supply lot, not at your streetside location. A supply lot space must be reserved $120 + electric.

All camping is first-come, first-served. NO RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED. Camping is NOT included in space rental fees. Camping fee is $30 per night. Cash or credit cards are accepted. Concessionaires should check in with the camp host a the main campground upon arrival on grounds. Concessionaires can choose to camp in the main campground or in the vendor camping area near the main gate. You will begin paying for camping when your camper is occupying the space. DSF camping host will patrol the grounds to ensure compliance on fees and spaces.

The Fair does not rent golf cars. If you do not own a golf car, you may rent one from the rental facility. Information regarding the golf car rental concession will be available at Fair time.

All concessionaires desiring to bring their own golf car on the Fairgrounds during the Du Quoin State Fair will be REQUIRED to purchase a golf car permit. The cost of the permit is $200 for the 11 days of the Fair and can be purchased in the Central Cash Office. No refunds.