Thank you for your interest in running a market stall at Nimbin MardiGrass 2025! We encourage any interested stalls to apply as early as possible. MardiGrass always fills our markets area to capacity, and we expect the same for 2025.

ALL market stalls, including food stalls, are within the ticketed area: the dedicated MardiGrass venue PLANTEM PARK, behind the HEMP Embassy and Town Hall, featuring the HEMP Olympix, music, comedy and other entertainment in Sativa Stadium. The park also hosts Indica Arena which is an educational space featuring Hemposium talks, the Industrial Hemp Expo, and medican advice and information.

We invite vendors of hemp and cannabis related products, services and ideas. MardiGrass gives priority to stalls showcasing:

We also welcome educational stalls providing:

We invite local vendors to showcase the creative, innovative and alternative spirit of Nimbin and the Northern Rivers region.

All the information below is also available as a PDF document on this link.

• The stall fees include staff as per the numbers in the table above.
• Additional staff tickets are available for $50 per person.
• If required, camping tickets at the Nimbin Showgrounds are available at $50 per person per night. Camping is an extra/additional charge to the stall fee. To request camping tickets, please email nimbinmardigrass@hempembassy.net .
• Deadline for purchasing any additional staff or camping tickets is 15^th April.

• The market site will be open for setting up on Friday 2^nd May from 8am.
• Your stall must be set up by 5pm Friday 2^nd May 2025.
• Please be aware that no vehicles are allowed on site after this time.
• Stalls must be packed down and off site by 10am Monday 5^th May 2025.
• Please leave your stall site clean. Messy stall sites after the festival will be noted and considered in the selection process in future years.
• Be aware that Nimbin village is still doing business as usual on Friday, and again on Monday.

• This is also a night market, so stallholders must be willing to trade into the evenings.
• Stalls usually close around 9-10pm, but you are welcome to trade longer. Noise restrictions apply
• You alone are responsible for your property and must ensure that products are secure overnight.
• No dogs or other non–native animals are allowed on site. Please leave your pets with a carer for the weekend.

• No changes permitted to General/Non-Food stall space after 15 April 2025.

• The size of the stall you have indicated in your application is important – this is the size of the total space allocated to you, including your back of house space. The space we have for stalls is limited. If you arrive and want more space, we won’t be able to help.
• Stall spaces will be marked out and tagged for each stall holder to outline your allocated
• Please do not encroach on your neighbour’s stall Any special placement requests must be made to the market stalls coordinator before the event.

All food stalls need to submit their NSW FSS certificate and Lismore City Council Food Permit details in order to operate a food stall at Nimbin Mardigrass.

• We are not able to accept applications from food stalls without these NSW permits.

• QLD or other state FSS certificates are not relevant and out of area food stalls take time for LCC to process.

• Stalls with cool rooms are charged more for their stall space to compensate for significant energy consumption.
• If you’re also using other high-current items like fryers or bain maries, please make sure that you let us know in the application form.
• As a standard safety measure, all appliances and leads must be tested and tagged before use at the event.
• Any electrical appliances not compliant with the test and tag process must be removed from the market stall site.
• Failure to comply with this requirement will lead to discontinuation of power
• Please bring 50m of extension lead per line of power you need and any required power boards for your stall.
• Please make sure that you have large cable ties to affix cords to your stall. Power leads cannot be threaded through marquee frames but must be loosely suspended by cable ties so they can be easily removed in an emergency.
• Please make sure that you minimise the amount of electricity you use.
• Choose lower electricity lights rather than spotlights. Halogen lights or flood lights will not be allowed. There are plenty of reasonable alternatives.

• Market Stalls are permitted to set up small sound systems to create a good vibe in their
• Volume and music choice should be respectful to stall
• Permitted running times of sound systems are 8am to No amplified music is permitted in market stalls after 10pm.
• Market Stall holders must follow any additional directives from MardiGrass staff during the festival regarding amplified music running times and volume levels.

• No ground piercing items can be placed deeper than 20 cm without management approval.
• DO NOT bring starpickets or posts and pierce the ground. Plan to bring sandbags or other weighting systems to stabilise your marquee from wind etc.