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Bounce House and Inflatable Vendors

APPROVED BOUNCE HOUSE VENDORS

Bounce House Vendor Rules:

  • Bounce houses must be placed at least 10 feet from private property, parking lots and sidewalks.
  • Generators may not be brought on to park property unless supplied by an approved Bounce House Vendor and only for the bounce house or inflatable.

See below for prohibited items.

The City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine’s Pre-Approved Moon Bounce Provider List is provided for administrative convenience only. The City has no control over any equipment provided by any provider on this list and cannot guarantee any warranties related to such equipment. The selection of the provider remains the responsibility of the park user, and any contractual relationship related to equipment is strictly between the park user and the bounce house provider.

The following items are PROHIBITED to be provided by a vendor:

  • Water Slides and Inflatable Games/Houses with Water Features
  • Inflatable “Rock Climbing Walls”
  • Laser Tag
  • Outdoor games that involve weapon-like devices, such as toy guns, air soft, Nerf, faux bows, swords, gel blasters, smoke bombs, speedball blasters, and foam blasters, that shoot or launch projectiles (i.e. foam tip arrows, Nerf darts, air soft ammo, rubber balls, pellets, or paintballs) or may require protective equipment.
  • Mechanized Inflatables
  • Mechanized Rides
  • Dunk Tanks
  • Zorbi Balls, Hamster Orbz, Bubble Soccer etc.
Good to know Information 

Bounce house vendors are only allowed to provide bounce houses. However, the following items may be allowed but require ADVANCE ADDITIONAL APPROVALS, which may take additional time:

  • Petting Zoos
  • Game Trucks
  •  Game Concessions
  •  Movie Screens 

INSTRUCTIONS TO BECOME A BOUNCE HOUSE VENDOR

All picnic permittees who would like to have a bounce house are required to use the approved vendor list. If you would like to have your business added to the list, an annual payment of $350.00 and proof of insurance is required. If your business is not listed, you will be turned away from the park and potentially cited.

Please read carefully the instructions below to process payment and insurance submission. Important note! Your business will not be added to the vendor list until Parks receives payment and insurance documents. The renewal process will be finalized once your insurance documents are approved by the City’s Risk Manager.

STEP 1: $350 Annual

Online credit card payment is preferred, however, payment by check is available. Please email your contact information shown below to ParksContracts@longbeach.gov. Parks will follow-up with instructions.

Please email your contact information shown below to ParksContracts@longbeach.gov. Parks will follow-up with instructions.

Contract Person’s Name

  • Business Name
  • Business Primary Contact (First & Last Name)
  • Business Address
  • Business Phone Number
  • Preferred email address for payment instructions

STEP 2: Proof of Insurance

Please read the insurance requirements carefully.

  • Certificate of Insurance, showing commercial general liability (equivalent in scope to ISO form CG 00 01 11 85 or CG 00 01 11 88) in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate.
  • A Separate Additional Insured Endorsement to the policy naming the “City of Long Beach, it's boards, officials, employees and agents “as additional insureds. Endorsement must be equivalent in scope to ISO form CG 20 26 11 85.
  • Proof of Workers’ Compensation insurance, if you have employees. If you do NOT have employees and instead contract for IRS 1099 workers, please complete and return the Workers’ Compensation Waiver Form.
  • Evidence of Automobile Liability Coverage covering Auto Symbol 1 (Any Auto) in an amount not less than $500,000 combined single limit per accident.

For questions, contact our Analysts at (562) 570-3131.
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