Non-Profit Partner Vending Program (NPPV)

Please have your EIN (Non-Profit Tax ID Number) available for this application.

Applications will open in February 2026.

Apply for the NPPV!

This application is for the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Non-Profit Partner Vending Program. Our program provides an opportunity for community non-profit groups to staff a festival concession stand and market their organization. NPPVs earn a flat fee + percentage of the proceeds.

NPPV Information

What is NPPV?

The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival’s Non-Profit Partners Vending Program invites non-profit organizations representing a variety of missions and causes to earn money and market for their organization by supplying volunteers to work a concession booth selling festival items. Partners apply and, depending on openings, are assigned by the CDBF NPPV Coordinator to one of the following areas of festival sales operations: Beer, Beverage, Merchandise or Bike Corrals.

Requirements and Training

In order to apply, it is recommended that your organization has at least 10 individuals + a booth manager able to run the booth throughout the days of the festival. There should be multiple shifts of at least 5 (including booth manager) onsite at all times. All nonprofit partners will be trained and managed by our Beverage Management team that will be onsite. In 2025 we gave back over $10,000 to our Non-profit Partners!

TRAINING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL NPPV PARTNERS!

Festival Info

Saturday & Sunday, August 29th & 30th, 2026

Sloan's Lake Park - Denver, CO

Booth Operating Hours

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 - 10am - 7pm

Sunday, August 30th, 2026 - 10am - 5pm

**Staff must arrive 30 minutes prior to shift

Booth Manager / Lead Hours (One hour before open and after close)

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 - 9am - 8pm

Sunday, August 30th, 2026 - 9am - 6pm

**Staff must arrive 30 minutes prior to shift

2025 Non Profit Partners

Huge THANK YOU to the Beverage Sponsors of 2025!

2024 Non Profit Partners

2023 Non Profit Partners