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Council Events

Night Markets

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Alice Springs Town Coun­cil’s Night Mar­kets are held in the Todd Mall, 5pm – 9pm, on the fol­low­ing dates.

2022 Night Markets:

  • 11 March – cel­e­brat­ing fabAL­ICE Festival
  • 14 April – cel­e­brat­ing Par­rtji­ma Fes­ti­val in Light
  • 9 June – cel­e­brat­ing Finke Street Par­ty & Night Markets
  • 22 Sep­tem­ber – cel­e­brat­ing Desert Festival
  • 18 Novem­ber – cel­e­brat­ing Sum­mer S.A.M. youth festival
  • 9 Decem­ber – Coun­cil’s Christ­mas Car­ni­val & Night Markets

With live, local enter­tain­ment for the whole fam­i­ly, you can bop while you shop for authen­tic indige­nous art, hand-made crafts, up-cycled trea­sures, books, hand­made cloth­ing and jew­ellery, plus a huge range of tasty treats from our food vendors.

Coun­cil’s Night Mar­kets are fam­i­ly-friend­ly, smoke-free events. Coun­cil active­ly encour­ages BYO reusable cut­lery and take-away food con­tain­ers to reduce the vol­ume of Sin­gle Use Plas­tics (SUPs) going into landfill.

Stall­hold­ers FAQ

1. How do I request a mar­ket stall to par­tic­i­pate at the ASTC Night Markets?

If you wish to par­tic­i­pate at an ASTC Night Mar­ket please con­tact the ASTC Com­mu­ni­ty Projects Offi­cer, on 8950 0505 or astc@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au or com­plete the Night Mar­ket Stall­hold­er Agree­ment and sub­mit to Alice Springs Town Coun­cil. Spaces can fill up quick­ly, so please con­tact Coun­cil at least two weeks out from a Night Mar­ket to enquire about par­tic­i­pat­ing as a stallholder. 

2. How much is a site at the ASTC Night Market?

As of 1 Jan­u­ary 2021 fees are var­ied for pow­ered and unpow­ered sites. These fees are out­lined in the Stall­hold­er Agree­ment. The fee includes the abil­i­ty to have vehi­cle access to Todd Mall for the pur­pose of unload­ing and load­ing goods.

3. Do I need my own pub­lic lia­bil­i­ty insur­ance to hold a mar­ket stall?

Yes, all stall­hold­ers must hold and sub­mit their own pub­lic lia­bil­i­ty insur­ance. This must be not less than five mil­lion dol­lars ($5,000,000) or, if stall involves the sale of food or top­i­cal appli­ca­tions, the sum must be not less than twen­ty mil­lion dol­lars ($20,000,000).

4. What are the require­ments of a food stallholder?

Food stall­hold­ers are required to be reg­is­tered with the Depart­ment of Health and must ensure that they sub­mit their food reg­is­tra­tion with all oth­er doc­u­ments . Food reg­is­tra­tion cer­tifi­cates must be vis­i­ble at your stall with a clear descrip­tion of your prod­ucts and prices.

5. What if I require gas and/​or electricity?

All elec­tri­cal and gas equip­ment must be in accor­dance with NT Work­safe guide­lines. NT Work­safe bul­letins can be found at the end of this page. Please be aware that pow­ered sites are limited.

6. Where is my site located?

Please note there is no guar­an­tee of spe­cif­ic sites request­ed and site allo­ca­tion is up to the dis­cre­tion of the mar­ket coor­di­na­tor. Noti­fi­ca­tion of site allo­ca­tions will be sent out pri­or to each market.

If you have any fur­ther ques­tions please con­tact the Alice Springs Town Coun­cil Com­mu­ni­ty Projects Offi­cer on (08) 8950 0505 or astc@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au

Files

  1. PDF, 195.8 KB Test and tag of electrical equipment
  2. PDF, 185.2 KB Residual current devices rcd or safety switches
  3. PDF, 5.4 MB Guide electrical equipment and gas installations at markets shows and sporting events update May 2016
  4. PDF, 219.1 KB Night Market Stallholder Agreement