Be Involved

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Bathurst Regional Council runs a number of community and major events each year, and attracts a growing number of people annually. Council is committed to providing family friendly, diverse, and fun events to suit all tastes.

Interested in being a part of one of our many events held in Bathurst? We love hearing from anyone who wants to be involved in our range of exciting events. Whether you're a food vendor, market stall, entertainer or musician, we have plenty of opportunities across the year for you or your business to feature at our events.

Find out more information below:

Partner with Us

Bathurst Regional Council welcomes the opportunity to partner with us to help us deliver our major and community events.

With an exciting variety of engaging major events throughout the year, Bathurst Regional Council Events successfully reach a vast audience in both media coverage and attendance. Our events calendar includes a number of highly publicised sporting events as well as community events with celebratory and cultural themes throughout the year. We are looking to engage with suitable partners to help deliver high quality programming and unique experiences for our audiences.

With your support we can continue the sustainability of our events by further developing our event programs and maintaining a high-quality experience for our audiences.

As a partner you can benefit from a range of exclusive opportunities, maximise your brand exposure and show your commitment to the local community. Our team can help you achieve your marketing goals through tailored branded content, across a range of channels, from digital and social, to traditional print and radio ads and branded on-site signage and activations.

Opportunities range from in-kind arrangements to financial contributions at various levels to ensure your investment is strategically placed, and we are more than happy to work with you to customise a package to suit your goals.

If you would like to know more about sponsorship opportunities and discuss having your brand aligned with the Bathurst Winter Festival, contact our Sponsorship Officer on (02) 6333 6158 or email us.

Food & Beverage Vendors

Food and beverage vendors are a key feature at many of our events across the year. Apply below and we'll be in touch regarding your application.

Apply here

Bathurst Regional Council Events Vendor Terms and Conditions(PDF, 165KB) apply.

Required Documents

To be considered for Council's events all food and beverage vendors are required to provide:

  • Current Public Liability Insurance with Bathurst Regional Council noted as an interested party and cover for $20 million (applies to both food and alcohol vendors).
  • Bathurst Regional Council approved Food Permit (applies to both food and alcohol vendors) - If you do not currently have this, this can be applied for upon your acceptance to be a vendor at a Bathurst Council event by applying here.
  • Food Safety Supervisor Certificate (applies to both food and alcohol vendors).
  • LP Gas checklist (if cooking with gas, including BBQ).
  • Current RSA (applies to alcohol vendors)

Examples of the required documents by temporary/mobile food and beverage vendors and factsheets to assist vendors in passing food inspections can be found here.

Site Fees
  Fees (incl. GST)
as per Annual Statement of Revenue Policy 2024/25
  Community Events Major Events
Site up to 6m - per day $158.00 $315.00
Site from 6m to 10m - per day $210.00 $420.00
Site over 10m - per day $315.00 $630.00
Alcohol vendor site up to 6m - per day $158.00 $315.00
Supply power to a stall - per day $42.00 $42.00
Post event waste removal fine - per day $525.00 $525.00

Download breakdown of site fees here(PDF, 86KB).

Please note, vendor selection is at the discretion of Bathurst Regional Council. Vendors will be selected in order of application submission date with preference given to locals. If two vendors apply and are selling the same/similar products, preference will be given to locals and in order of application submission date.

 

If you are accepted to attend any of Council's events as a vendor and fail to supply the required documentation and/or fail to meet the health and safety regulations, you will be removed from the event and may be subject to fines and penalties.

If you are unsure about which documents to provide, please contact the Bathurst Regional Council Health & Environmental Office on (02) 6333 6111.

Market Stalls

We welcome market stalls to feature across a number of days during our biggest event of the year, the Bathurst Winter Festival, as well as at Friday SuperFest held in Kings Parade during Race Week for the annual Repco Bathurst 1000.

Food cannot be sold from a market stall unless it is pre-packaged goods, e.g. jams and relishes. Preparation of food cannot be done on-site. If you intend to sell food made onsite you must apply as a food vendor.

Apply here

Bathurst Regional Council Events Vendor Terms and Conditions(PDF, 165KB) apply.

Required documents

To be considered for Council’s events market stalls are required to provide:

  • Current Public Liability Insurance with Bathurst Regional Council noted as an interested party and cover for $20 million.
  • If selling pre-packaged food, stall holders must also provide a Bathurst Regional Council approved Food Permit (if you do not currently have this, this can be applied for upon your acceptance to be a vendor at a Bathurst Council event by applying here) and a Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.
Site Fees
Fees (incl. GST)
as per 2024/25 Annual Statement of Revenue Policy
Community Events Major Events
Site 3m x 3m - per day $42.00 $84.00
Site 6m x 3m - per day $84.00 $168.00
Brand activation - per day $158.00 $158.00
Supply power to a stall - per day $42.00 $42.00
Post event waste removal fine - per day $525.00 $525.00

Download breakdown of site fees here(PDF, 83KB).

Please note, stall holder selection is at the discretion of Bathurst Regional Council. Stall holders will be selected according to application submission date with preference given to locals. If two stall holders apply and are selling the same/similar products, preference will be given to locals and in order of application submission date.

Musicians and Entertainers

Whether you’re a band, solo musician, stilt walker, magician, comedian or children’s entertainer, there are opportunities for musicians and entertainers to be involved in various events across the year.

If you’re interested in submitting your performance/act for consideration, complete the application form below so that we can get to know you and your act a bit better.

All applications will be reviewed by the Bathurst Regional Council Events Team and if chosen to perform for an event you will be contacted directly.

Apply