High Point, NC Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted area
- Fred Alexander Pl, Commerce Ave blocks
- Permitted window
- Market days plus 7 days before
- Fee
- $300 per Market
- Authorized by
- High Point Market Authority
Summary
High Point limits street vending to a few downtown blocks during the semi-annual High Point Market, requiring authorization from the Market Authority and a $300 permit.
(a)Vendors using food trucks, temporary or portable stands may be permitted on Fred Alexander Place between Hamilton and Wrenn Streets and the 100 block of West and East Commerce Avenue.(b)Vendors are only permitted during, and seven (7) days prior to, the semi-annual High Point Market as published by the High Point Market Authority.(c)No vendor shall be permitted unless authorized by the High Point Market Authority.(d)The Authority shall consider:(1)Number of vendors;(2)Types of food, beverage, or services and their prices;(3)Size and appearance of structures and potential pedestrian impacts;(4)Vendor qualifications.(e)All food and beverage vendors must comply with Guilford County Board of Health requirements.(f)The High Point Market Authority may impose additional requirements for public safety and welfare.(g)Vendors shall display a distinctive permit card.(h)The High Point Market Authority may revoke permit or access for violations.(i)Permits shall be valid for one (1) High Point Market.(j)The fee for each permit shall be $300.00, paid to the High Point Market Authority. (Ord. No. 02-74, § 1, 8-15-02; Ord. No. 8067-25-45, 11-17-25)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Outside the twice-yearly High Point Market, the city's general vending ordinance channels street sales through the door-to-door peddler permit process. During Market, food trucks and temporary or portable stands may operate only on Fred Alexander Place between Hamilton and Wrenn Streets and the 100 blocks of West and East Commerce Avenue, and only during the Market itself plus the seven days beforehand. No vendor may set up without authorization from the High Point Market Authority, which weighs the number of vendors, the food or services offered and their prices, structure size and pedestrian impact, and vendor qualifications. Approved vendors must display a distinctive permit card, follow Guilford County Board of Health rules, and pay a $300 fee per Market.
Violations & Fines
Vending on Market-corridor streets without High Point Market Authority authorization, or outside the permitted dates, is grounds for permit revocation under Sec. 11-9-1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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