Temporary Food Establishments

The Temporary Food Establishment (TFE) application shall be completed and submitted to the Henderson County Department of Public Health to provide information about all food preparation and sales to the public at any public event or exhibition within Henderson County. A TFE permit is required to sell food or drinks at a special event. The permit is issued in conjunction with a fair, market, festival, or public exhibition. In addition to this vendor application, a separate TFE Organizer Application shall be submitted by the organizer of the event. Please Note:

• TFE Application and TFE Organizer Applications must be submitted at least 15 days before the event start date. Applications submitted less than 15 days before event will be denied approval to operate.
• Applications can be emailed to HCDPH_EnvHealth@HendersonCountyNC.gov or submitted directly to 1200 Spartanburg Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28792 (mailed or dropped off in-person).
• A fee of $75.00 is required for each TFE application and must be paid when submitted.
• TFE applications will not be considered “complete” until the TFE Organizer Application is received from the event organizer/organization.