Festival and temporary-event packet (Texas)
An annual permit and a festival clearance are different asks. The host city’s clock — not your home city — sets how soon you need health, fire, and insurance in one file.
Texas statewide health context after HB 2844: HB 2844 / DSHS MFV. That license does not automatically clear a temporary food event in another city.
Austin temporary food event clock
Austin Public Health’s temporary food event page asks the organizer to apply at least 10 calendar days before the event. The same page publishes an expedited fee of $120 versus a $62 base fee — confirm both numbers on the live page before you promise an organizer you can still be added. Source: Austin temporary food events (last_verified: 2026-10-02). Vendor rules on a separate track: Austin mobile food vendors (2026-10-02). Tent, propane, and extinguisher questions sit with Austin Fire — see Austin corridor page.
What organizers keep asking for
Labels vary by contract, but the same documents show up when the gate opens: DSHS MFV (or local health permit outside Texas), event or organizer approval when required, fire suppression tag, propane approval where you cook with gas, commissary paperwork, handler cards, and a certificate of insurance that names the additional insured they listed. A longer worksheet lives in Pre-event inspector packet.
Houston’s temporary-food path and lead times are not Austin’s clock — confirm on Houston before you reuse last month’s PDF.
Build one labeled PDF per truck before the organizer’s deadline. StallReady helps you see the missing list on your truck and export a readiness packet — not file the city application. Start free · Open demo · Readiness report.
Not legal advice. Not a permit. Confirm with the issuing agency. MCP prepares packets and does not file.