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FESTIVAL DATE: Friday 7^th of April to Sunday 9^th of April, 2023

APPLICATION INFO: 

Fiesta Events & Catering is seeking expressions of interest from catering operators to participate in the Bendigo Easter Festival 2023. Opportunities to be involved are limited so get you applications in quick.

The Bendigo Easter Festival catering and retail vendor sites will run across all the three days of the festival with outlets located in different areas.

Bendigo Easter Festival is a Waste Wise event, that is committed to responsible waste management and purposefully plan to avoid and minimise waste. Vendors must use recyclable (aluminium) or compostable packaging and serving ware (cardboard, paper or certified compostable plastics); No plastic packaging and plastic materials to be used except for plastic packaging that is certified as compostable and made from 100% renewable resources.

EVENT INFO: 

Commencing in 1871, the Bendigo Easter Fair is one of Australia’s longest running community events.

Over the three day Easter long weekend, Bendigo’s beautiful Rosalind Park and surrounding streets will be transformed into a vibrant precinct bursting with family-friendly entertainment, to name a few;

80,000 Easter Eggs on Good Friday,
Carnival Central area,
The Rotary Market,
Live music,
Hands-on activities and performances,
100,000 crackers Awakening of the Dragon,
Illuminated floats in the Saturday Torchlight Procession,
spectacular firework display over the city &
The Sunday Gala Parade.

HOURS OF OPERATIONS:

Event

Locations

Date

Operating times

The Bendigo Easter Festival 2023

Sidney Myer Place *

Amusement Rides - Lower Bull St.*

Rosalind Park - Cedar Garden

Rosalind Park - Bunya Garden

Friday 7 April 2023

10 AM to 5 PM

Saturday 8 April 2023

10 AM to 5 PM

10 AM to 9 PM*

Sunday 9 April 2023

10 AM to 5 PM

KEY DATES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Event

Date

Application open (multiple stage process member registration, stall info form & applications)

Monday, 19 December 2022

Applications close (applications without a secured $500 Credit Card Bond will not be considered)
(Late applications will not be accepted, as selection process would have started).

Friday, 10 February 2023

Stage 1 - Notification to successful applicants

(No information will be available before this date)

Friday, 17 February 2023

Stage 1 - Full payment due 
(If full payment isn't received by due date site will offered in stage 2 notifications)

Thursday, 23 February 2023

Stage 2 - Notification to successful applicants and unsuccessful applicants

Friday, 24 February 2023

Unsuccessful applicants secured $1000 Credit Card Bonds is released 

Tuesday, 28 February  2023

Stage 2 - Full payment due

Thursday, 03 March 2023

Health services documentation due (Statement of trade via street trader must be uploaded)

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Event bump in days

Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Thursday, 6 April 2023

Event trading days

Friday, 7 April 2023

Saturday, 8 April 2023

Sunday, 9 April 2023

Event bump out day

Sunday, 9 April 2023

Secured $1000 Credit Card Bonds is released

Friday, 28 April 2023

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Read the terms and conditions

2. Read the submission guidelines

3. Complete the member registration form, this will inform us of your business

4. Complete a stall/outlet information form for each outlet you have available

5. Complete an application for each outlet

 FEES FOR OUTLET AND STRUCTURE TYPES 

SITES (No power, or marquee hire are included in the base fee)
$300.00 to $600.00 per day depending on frontage payable in advance or 20% of gross revenue whichever is greater.

Small 3m (Frontage) x 3 (Depth)

site only single Product line

$1,300

Medium 4.5m (Frontage) x 3 (Depth)

site only multiple product lines

$1,950

Large 6m (Frontage) x 3 (Depth)

site only multiple product lines

$2,600

Small 3m (Frontage) x 3 (Depth)

Mobile Van - site only single product line

$1,300

Medium 4m to 6m (Frontage) x 3 (Depth)

Mobile Van - site only multiple product lines

$2,600

Vendors are permitted to bring their own marquees onto the festival site.

POWER MANAGMENT FEE

Each 10 or 15 Amp power outlet

Single phase 

$150

Each 20 Amp power outlet

Single phase

$300

Each 32 or 20 Amp power outlet

Three phase

$600

This site is a generator free zone. You cannot use your generator at this event.

COOLROOMS 

Cool room 3.3 x 1.7 internal space -  
(inc power)

Each room is to be shared by 2 vendors, with key access

$500

Cool room 2.2 x 1.6 internal space - 
(inc power)

Single vendor use, with key access

 

$800

Due to size restriction no external cool rooms are allowed

SECURITY BOND (via Credit Card System)

All stallholders are required to register their Credit Card details as a security bond of $1000. The bond will only be withdrawn from that Credit Card to repair any damage caused directly by the stallholder. e.g. damage to trees, taps, sprinklers, marquees etc,

Likewise, if there is any breach of the contract, such as neglecting to properly dispose of waste, this bond may be used for compensation.

If the damage bill exceeds $1000 the stallholder will be sent an additional invoice. If the vendor meets all contract specifications and there is no damage, funds will not be deducted.

VEHICLES

No vehicles, trailers or cool-rooms will be allowed to remain at the rear of the stall site as vendors don't have a back of house.