​The Market Folk accept new applications and bookings in line with our market seasons below, each season has an opening date. You can book/apply any time on or after this date until approx 2 weeks prior to the last market of the season when we take our forms down. This ultimately means that we do not accept bookings more than 3 months in advance, acceptance is a competitive process. Acceptance into one market or season does not guarantee acceptance into future seasons.

You do not have to pay a deposit to join a waitlist and we will never contact you on Facebook asking for payment.

Season 1 - Opens January 10th

January - No Markets!, February & March

Season 2 - Opens March 1st
April, May & June

Season 3 - Opens June 1st
July, Aug & Sep

Season 4 - Opens Sep 1st
Oct, Nov & Dec (and January if we have any dates)

The Market Folk only accept marquees that are black, white, navy, silver, grey or beige. We cannot accept branded marquees. No bright coloured marquess such as yellow, blue, red, purple etc. At Stones Corner Festival we can accept coloured marquees as long as they are not surf branded and contribute to the overall style of stall offering.

Marquees at some locations must be white however we will always write this on the application form.

We are a small team and therefore our application turnaround time can be up to 14 days. We make sure we throughly research each and every application. We look at the quality of your products, where they are made, the appearance of your stall display and whether the stall matches our target market/ key customers.

This stall type can be popular at our markets. Corner spots may allow greater product exposure which may convert to more sales. By charging a fee it also allows us to fairly assign stalls and manage requests. Once accepted you can upgrade your stall booking at the checkout page!

Table stalls are offered in areas of our events where there is not enough room for a marquee. The size is 2mx1m. There is room for each vendor to use a 2mx2m umbrella to protect your stall from weather. You can have a table or a rack or both if it fits in your allocated space.

If successful in this stall position we issue an information pack to assist in preparing for your stall either during daytime trade or a twilight trade. 

Please read the fact sheet on our portal for each location as they will mention if the table stall is undercover or open air.

We do not allow surf/commercial branded marquees at the markets. A small logo for the marquee brand is permitted.
Some locations only allow black, white and navy - or some only allow white. Ensure you check this on the application form before applying! It will be clear about which location has colour restrictions.

Unfortunately no, we have four seasons a year to allow us to assess new vendors too - this way we always have an exciting changing line-up. There are some categories that can get very competitive and book out at the very start of a season. Where this happens we still encourage everyone to apply as we move to waitlists.

Please navigate to our application form which will specify what sizes you can select at each location.

If you are just starting out and don't have an extensive online presence, in addition to completing our online application form you will need to send us photos of your products via email. It is also important to provide a detailed description of your stall layout in the application form. If you do not provide this and we cannot find any information/photos online we cannot assess your application. We do not recommend applying until you have designed your stall layout and taken images of your products, therefore answering these questions should not be a problem. Proactive applicants do mock ups at home of their stall design. Please do not contact us asking for an exemption, we need to see your stall set-up to approve your business.

We have a completely online system for managing bookings and payments. Once accepted into the markets you will receive details of our payment hub. For a example, you either can pay upfront $100+ GST x how many markets you are approved for OR
2 fortnightly instalments per market you have been approved for. 

Please read our refund policy located at www.themarketfolk.online/termsandconditions

Yes you can, although we do not encourage this as most markets do sell out in advance. 

Yes insurance is mandatory for all business stalls. The Market Folk at this stage does not extend cover to our stall holders however we can recommend some options if you need.

In most cases we don't prefer shared stalls. If you are serious about owning a market stall you need to consider your own branding, layout and investment into your business. Sharing with another stall no matter how much it compliments your range may be a good starting place but we urge you to consider working towards hosting your own stall. If you are found to be hosting another business who has not applied you will be issued with a warning (yes we see you 'stockists'!). 

We do not hire any equipment out, vendors need to have their own marquees, tables etc
We only provide equipment for our shopping centre activations. You can request an information pack on these type of events at www.themarketfolk.online/westfield

No, power is not available at our venues.

Please do not fill your marquee legs onsite.