PHISH CONCERT VENDOR INFORMATION

HOW DO I GET A PEDDLER/VENDOR LICENSE FOR THE PHISH EVENT?  Licenses must be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, One City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH.  Contact is Tony Battistelli, Licensing Coordinator at 603-792-6636 or licensing@manchesternh.gov. 

DEADLINE FOR OBTAINING A LICENSE:  Friday, June 20 at 1 PM

WHAT IS REQUIRED?

1.  Completed Temporary Phish Peddler License Application
2.  Valid Government-issued picture identification.
3.  Completed certified criminal record for the previous five (5) years where you may have resided. (Applicants outside of NH-We will accept documents obtained from their local Police Department on official letterhead.)
4.  A description and photo of any stand or vehicle to be used (including license and registration).
5.  A copy of a license issued by the Manchester Health Department for any food or beverage sales accompanied by a certificate of insurance ($500k minimum liability) with the City of Manchester listed as additionally insured.

HOW MUCH IS THE LICENSE?  The fee is $225 and covers Friday through Sunday.  We accept cash, check or credit card and our office is open Monday-Friday, 8 AM-5 PM.

The Business Licensing and Enforcement Division is located in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall in Manchester. We service all requests for licensing in the City of Manchester, including all food-service establishments from coffee shops to supermarkets; high-impact retail stores - businesses which are accessible to the public where food, goods, merchandise or equipment is sold at retail and where tobacco, tobacco paraphernalia, smoking paraphernalia, including products that contain nicotine, liquid nicotine, vapors or inhalants and/or involve the on-site inhaling or smoking of such products, and/or lottery tickets are sold; peddlers; hawkers, dealers of junk, old metals or second-hand articles; pawnbrokers; hotels, motels, or bed and breakfasts; tattoo and body piercing establishments; farmer's markets; taxicab companies; taxicab drivers; companies engaged in towing motor vehicles without the consent or authorization of the owner or operator; employment offices; circuses; carnivals; performers and exhibitors; arcades; dances, dance halls; entertainment places of assembly; fairs; festivals and most other special events.

While we strive to ensure that activities remain in compliance with municipal ordinances, our first and foremost goal is to provide business owners in Manchester with a courteous and efficient licensing process.