JAPAN Fes in Texas — Vendor Guide

  • 2026 Location & Event Timeline

  • *The event venue and timeline will be updated on this page as soon as they are finalized.

    • Austin

      • March 12(Thu) 12-8 pm @Federal Courthouse Plaza/ 440 Federal Courthouse Plaza, Austin, TX 78701

      • March 13(Fri) 2-10 pm @Federal Courthouse Plaza/ 440 Federal Courthouse Plaza, Austin, TX 78701

      • October 17th(Sat)

      • October 18th(Sun)

      • November 21st(Sat)

      • November 22nd(Sun)

    • Dallas

      • April 18th(Sat)

      • April 19th(Sun)

    • Houston

      • May: 16th(Sat)

      • May: 17th(Sun)

  • Participation Fees, Commission and Deposit

    • Austin

      • Fee structure: Participation fees are as follows (tax will be charged on top of these amounts):

        • Food vendors: $500 + 8% of sales

        • Non-food vendors: $300 + 8% of sales

        • Promotion booths (For exhibitors who conduct promotion only, without on-site sales): To be determined

    • Houston and Dalls

      • Fee structure: Participation fees are as follows (tax will be charged on top of these amounts):

        • Japnese Food vendors: 20% of sales

        • Japanese Merchandise vendors: 20% of sales

        • Wayo Secchu Food vendors: 25% of sales

        • Wayo Secchu Merchandise vendors: 25% of sales

        • Promotion booths (For exhibitors who conduct promotion only, without on-site sales): To be determined

    • Common Rules

      • A $100 deposit is required after submitting the application.

      • The deposit will be deducted from the final participation fee. However, the deposit is non-refundable in the event of cancellation.

  • Please ensure that you have read and understood the following regulations.

    • All vendors must submit the Booth Responsible Party Identification form to the event organizer at least one month before the event to apply for a Temporary Food Event Permit. ($280/Per Booth)

    • Carefully read the health and fire department guidelines.

    • The Booth Responsible Party Identification form and the health and fire department guidelines can be downloaded here: Forms and Guidelines Folder

    • JAPAN Fes Terms and Conditions

    • JAPAN Fes Guideline: Texas

    • Influencer Marketing

      • How it works

        • Vendors must provide a product for free to influencers at JAPAN Fes, and participating influencers may choose to share the product on their social media, which may help increase overall exposure.

        • Additional influencers may also attend.

      • What vendors must do

        • Provide one free item of the main product/service per influencer. Only items approved by the organizer.

        • Provide items only to the influencer (do not give items to friends or companions).

      • Expected influencer count

        • We expect about 5–10 influencers, but the organizer does not guarantee the number of attendees.

      • Influencers we have worked with

        • @loveeatinglife (TikTok ~405.5K followers)

        • @jupywrld (TikTok ~156.2K followers)