2025 Tamworth Country Music Festival - Food Stallholder Application

Stall Locations

Food stalls are located in two areas in the CBD for the Tamworth Country Music Festival;

  1. Fitzroy Street Plaza (Limited to 6 sites)

  2. Kable Avenue North (Limited to 3 sites)

  3. Toyota (Bicentennial) Park (Limited to 6 sites)

There is capacity for approximately eight food stalls in the CBD. Stalls operate in the CBD from 10am to 10pm approximately each day.

There is capacity for up to six food stalls in Toyota Park. The park is home to a major concert all 10 nights of the festival, commencing 7pm each night. These traders can operate all day, however traditionally operate from 5/6pm through to 10/11pm each night of the festival.

 

Assessment of Applications

Applications will be assessed on the type of food products sold and the quality and presentation of the food truck/stall set up. As food sites are restricted, priority is given to professional food operators based in the Tamworth LGA.

 

Fees for Food Stalls

Fee for 10 days (inc.GST)

$2696 CBD Food Stall - for traders not living in Tamworth

$1665 CBD Food Stall - for traders currently living in Tamworth  

$283 *Charitable Organisation Fund Raising BBQ (per 3 metre frontage)

$57 *Charitable Organisation Fund Raising BBQ for a one day/one off activity (per 3 metre frontage)

*Charitable organisations applying for a food stall at the Tamworth Country Music Festival must be established in the Tamworth Local Government Area (LGA). Monies raised from the food stall must provide direct benefit to the Tamworth region and its community.  

 

Supporting Documentation for Application

Before continuing, please make sure you have the following at hand:

1. A scanned/photographed copy of your Current Public Liability Insurance policy or certificate ($20 million coverage required)

2. A scanned/photographed copy of your driver's licence or other photo ID

3. A digital photo of your stall and/or goods sold

4. If applying for Local Trading Fee, a scanned/photographed copy of a rates notice or other document with your home address

The preferred format for scanned/photographed images or documents is PDF (Adobe Acrobat), but we can accept JPEG, DOC, and DOCX.

 

Food Stall Terms and Conditions

All applications are subject to:

Food Stall Terms and Conditions (PDF 376.7KB)

Contact Details

The Contact Person should be contactable prior to and during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Please ensure the mobile number can be contacted during the festival.

Stall Details
Stall Structure* - required
maximum 1 allowed
Back of House
Back of House - Description
Description of Goods
Single Use Plastics
From 1 November 2022 the following will be banned:
  • Single-use plastics straws, stirrers and cutlery

The ban applies to single-use plastic straws, stirrers and swizzle sticks, and cutlery, including forks, spoons, knives, sporks, splayds, chopsticks, and food picks.

The ban applies even if these items are made from biodegradable, compostable, or bio-plastics. This includes those made from Australian certified compostable plastic.

  • Single-use plastic bowls and plates
  • Expanded polystyrene (EPS) food service items

Fines may apply if you are caught supplying a banned item, with a maximum court penalty of 500 penalty units ($55,000) for a corporation and 100 penalty units ($11,000) for an individual.

For further information visit Plastics ban NSW.

Food Handling

All food stalls must comply with NSW Food Authorities food handling guidelines. For a copy of the guidelines click on links (below).


Vehicle Registration

All vehicles entering the festival precinct road closure to access stall sites must display a Vehicle Access Permit at all times. So that a permit can be issued, please provide the vehicle registration number(s) of any vehicle (up to 3) requiring access to festival stall sites.

Power

2 x 10 amp outlets will be available to stallholders, included in the site fee.

Fees for additional electrical outlets (Including GST):

  • 10 amp outlet = $98
  • 15 amp outlet = $64
  • 3 phase = $260
Additional Power Outlets
Please select the number of additional outlets required below.
Attachments to Upload
Other requests or information
Consent
Terms and Conditions

This is an application only and does not guarantee a stall during the 2025 Tamworth Country Music Festival.


All applications are subject to the Food Stall Terms and Conditions


If you are successful, you will be notified by council and invoiced the appropriate fee.


Applications close 5pm Thursday 3 October 2024.

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