TUSTIN : Craft, Food Vendors Sought for Festival

Artisans and food vendors are being invited to apply for booth spaces at the Tustin Tiller Days festival. Between 25,000 and 30,000 spectators are expected at the 36th annual event, which is scheduled for Oct. 7 to 9.

The festival organizing committee is especially interested in receiving applications for sales of ethnic food and unusual handicrafts, said Randy Westrick of the city’s Community Services Department. Nonprofit organizations and commercial vendors are eligible to apply.

Featured at the free event will be a carnival, a parade, contests and a wide variety of live music--”everything from country to rock,” Westrick said. Proceeds will support the Tustin Community Foundation.

The festival will be in Columbus Tustin Park at Prospect Avenue and Irvine Boulevard.

Applications for food and craft booths and for the parade are available from the Community Services Department at Tustin City Hall, 300 Centennial Way. For more information, call (714) 573-3326.