BENDIGO EASTER FESTIVAL 2022

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CATERING & RETAIL VENDOR APPLICATIONS OPENS FROM 20/12/2021 TO 11/02/2022

FESTIVAL DATE: Friday 15^th of April to Monday 18^th of April, 2022

APPLICATION INFO: The Bendigo Easter Festival catering and retail vendor sites will run across all the four days of the festival with outlets located in different areas. Fiesta Events & Catering is seeking expressions of interest from catering operators to participate in the Bendigo Easter Festival 2022. Opportunities to be involved are limited so get you applications in quick.

Join us this Easter in 2022 to celebrate the Bendigo Easter Festival 150th anniversary. To recognise the significance of this milestone, the City of Greater Bendigo has endorsed a four-day festival format.

Bendigo Easter Festival 2022 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.

Commencing in 1871, the Bendigo Easter Fair is one of Australia’s longest running community events, which was due to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2020. Following a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, the event will make a highly anticipated return in 2022 to celebrate 150th Bendigo Easter Fair.

Over the four-day Easter long weekend, Bendigo’s beautiful Rosalind Park and surrounding streets will be transformed into a vibrant precinct bursting with family-friendly entertainment, stage shows, hands-on activities, live music, roving performers an Easter egg hunt and more!

Experience the thrills of Carnival Central, find a treasure a the Rotary Art and Craft Market, and marvel at the extraordinary entertainers wandering through picturesque Rosalind Park.

Dance, drums, Lion teams and 100,000 crackers are all part of the Chinese Spring Festival and Awakening of the Dragon, as Bendigo celebrates its Chinese heritage at the Dai Gum San Precinct.

As the sun sets on Easter Sunday, find your place along the road to cheer on the convoy of illuminated floats in the Torchlight Procession, concluding with a spectacular fireworks display over the city.

The 150th Bendigo Easter Fair will culminate when thousands of people line the streets on Easter Monday to watch the gorgeous display of colour in the Gala Parade. Experience the excitement as Bendigo’s newest Dragon Dai Gum Loong (the world’s longest Golden Dragon!), weaves his way through the historic streetscapes of Bendigo in his first solo parade outing.

The 150th Bendigo Easter Fair is filled with fun and excitement the whole family will enjoy, and after visiting this annual event it is sure to become your family’s Easter tradition.

HOURS OF OPERATIONS:
Event	Locations	Date	Operating times
The Bendigo Easter Festival 2022	Sidney Myer Place * Amusement Rides - Lower Bull St.* Rosalind Park - Cedar Garden Rosalind Park - Bunya Garden	Friday 15 April 2022	10 AM to 5 PM
		Saturday 16 April 2022	10 AM to 5 PM 10 AM to 9 PM*
		Sunday 17 April 2022	10 AM to 5 PM
		Monday 18 April 2022	10 AM to 5 PM

KEY DATES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Event	Date
Application open (multiple stage process member registration, stall info form & applications)	Monday, 20 December 2021
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, 11 February 2022
Stage 1 - Notification to successful applicants (No information will be available before this date)	Friday, 18 February 2022
Stage 1 - Full payment due (If full payment isn't received by due date site will offered in stage 2 notifications)	Thursday, 24 February 2022
Stage 2 - Notification to successful applicants and unsuccessful applicants	Friday, 25 February 2022
Unsuccessful applicants secured $500 Credit Card Bonds is released	Tuesday, 01 March 2022
Stage 2 - Full payment due	Thursday, 03 March 2022
Health services documentation due (Statement of trade via street trader must be uploaded)	Thursday, 24 March 2022
Event bump in days	Wednesday, 13 April 2022 Thursday, 14 April 2022
Event trading days	Friday, 15 April 2022 Saturday, 16 April 2022 Sunday, 17 April 2022 Monday, 18 April 2022
Event bump out day	Monday, 18 April 2022
Secured $500 Credit Card Bonds is released	Friday, 29 April 2022

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
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	$450
Cool room 2.2 x 1.6 internal space - (inc power)	Single vendor use, with key access	$700
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 $500. 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 $500 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.