The Makers + Shakers is a premium craft market experience
The Makers & Shakers Market is a premium makers and craft event featuring a curated lineup of handmade homewares, food and drink, and slow fashion.
The events in Melbourne and Sydney are attended by several thousands of customers who strongly support our agenda of presenting a 100 percent Australian Made maker market. We bring together cracker lineups of top-of-their-trade makers, with fun creative workshops and entertainment to round out the customer experience.
The Melbourne and Sydney events are indoor markets that feature areas for food, drink and seating and are held at accessible venues.
What events can I apply for in 2024?
SYDNEY
Stallholder applications are now closed for The Makers & Shakers Market in Sydney on Saturday 1 + Sunday 2 June 2024. The next market will be back at the White Bay Cruise Terminal in October (date will be announced soon). Applications will open on 10 June and close on 6 July at 11:59pm.
MELBOURNE
The next Makers & Shakers Market in Melbourne is on Saturday 9+ Sunday 10 November 2024, at Seaworks Maritime Precinct. Applications will open on 19 June and close on 20 July at 11:59pm.
When and where are the next events?
MELBOURNE
Saturday 9 + Sunday 10 November 2024 | 110 stalls | 10am-4pm
Seaworks Maritime Precinct, Williamstown, 3016
The Makers & Shakers Market in Melbourne
SYDNEY
Event #1:
1 + 2 June 2024 | 130 stalls | 10am-4pm
White Bay Cruise Terminal
2041 James Craig Rd, Rozelle NSW 2039
Event #2:
October Date announced soon
White Bay Cruise Terminal
2041 James Craig Rd, Rozelle NSW 2039
The Makers & Shakers Market in Sydney
Other Cities
We are working on market dates for Canberra and Adelaide. To be in the loop on these stallholder opportunities, please sign up to the newsletter.
Maker categories we accept:
Accepted categories:
✓ Ceramics
✓ Illustrator, artist or photographer who sells original work and merch
✓ Fabric-based homewares non-fabric homewares (home furnishings)
✓ Non-fabric homewares (home furnishings)
✓ Pots/plants
✓ Flowers/florist
✓ Furniture
✓ Beauty
✓ Candles
✓ Adult, kids and unisex apparel (Slow Fashion)
✓ Baby and kids decor items
✓ Jewellery
✓ Adult accessories
✓ Services
✓ Food (ready-to-eat or pre-packaged)
✓ Food trucks (no gas)
✓ Liquor (samples and take away)
Categories not accepted:
X Sellers of products imported from overseas and not made in Australia
X Party plan businesses
X Second-hand items that have not been reimagined into new products
If you want to enquire about partnerneship opportunities please email: [email protected]
Stall costs and inclusions
Prices for the Makers & Shakers Market are for two days of trade (not a daily rate) and inclusive of gst.
Stallholders must trade on both days (single days are not an option).
Stall dimensions are displayed as width and depth in that order. All stalls have a gap on each side to allow stallholders to enter their stall space on either side.
The Makers and Shakers price the stalls fairly, and take into consideration a range of cost factors to host the market inside and at terrific locations.
Table and chair hire can be arranged for stallholders (at cost) and will be finalised on successful application.
SYDNEY STALL FEES 2024
Sydney Makers (indoors)
Prices are for 2 days (not a daily rate)
☆ Standard stall: 2m x 2m – $895
☆ Medium stall: 3m x 2m – $1045
☆ Large stall: 4m x 2m – $1495
☆Corner upgrade⁴ – $200
☆Use of venue 10 amp electricity – $100
Sydney Food & Drink (indoors¹)
Prices are for 2 days (not a daily rate)
☆ Pre-packaged OR ready-to-eat (indoors) 2m x 2m – $895
☆ Pre-packaged OR ready-to-eat (indoors) 3m x 2m – $1045
☆ Pre-packaged OR ready-to-eat (indoors) 4m x 2m – $1495
Sydney Food & Drink (outdoors² on wharf/seating/dining area)
Prices are for 2 days (not a daily rate)
☆ Pre-packaged OR cooking on-site/ready-to-eat 3m x 3m – $895 (BYO power³ or no power)
☆ Food trucks – $895 (BYO power³ or no power)
☆Use of venue 10 amp electricity (1 plug) – $100
¹No marquees or cooking are permitted inside the market (so if you need to prepare food before it is served, you must be outside).
²Outdoor food stallholders must provide their own 3×3 marquee + weights and accept that they will be trading in all weather (unless extreme weather event).
³If power needs are greater than 1x 10amp stallholders will need to make their own power arrangements and meet a safety inspection. See the application form for options.
⁴Corner upgrades guarantees a corner position that allow stallholders to trade from at least one side, not just the front.
MELBOURNE STALL FEES 2024
Melbourne Makers (indoors)
Prices are for 2 days (not a daily rate)
☆ Standard stall: 2m x 2m – $695
☆ Medium stall: 3m x 2m – $895
☆ Large stall: 4m x 2m – $1200
☆Corner upgrade⁴ – $200
☆Use of venue 10 amp electricity for 1-2 items – $100
Melbourne Food & Drink (indoors)
Prices are for 2 days (not a daily rate)
☆ Pre-packaged OR ready-to-eat – 2m x 2m – $695
☆ Pre-packaged OR ready-to-eat – 3m x 2m – $895
☆ Pre-packaged OR ready-to-eat – 4m x 2m – $1200
☆ Corner upgrade – $200
☆ Ready-to-eat – 3m x 3m – (not available for pre-packaged) – $1045
☆ Food trucks – $1045
☆Use of venue 10 amp electricity (1-2 outlets) – $100
Melbourne Food & Drink (outside)
Prices are for 2 days (not a daily rate)
☆ Pre-package, ready-to-eat or onsite cooking: 3m x 3m – $695 (BYO power or no power)
☆ Food trucks – $695 (BYO power or no power)
☆Use of venue 10 amp electricity (2 plugs) – $150
Australian Made Policy
The Makers and Shakers Market is officially accredited by the Australian Made Campaign. We’re backing Australian makers of handmade and the locally-made industry, and we know our supporters want to do the same.
Consumer sentiment research is showing that public support for locally made is surging like no other time. Our goal is to bring the very best quality together and make it easy to support handmade businesses who produce locally. Therefore, we will only allow products to be sold at this event if they are made/manufactured in Australia.
Please note: If your products are a mix of local and overseas made, you can still participate, but only with the Australian made portion of your product offering.
‘Australian designed’ is not the same as ‘Australian made’. For example, if you licence your design on a puzzle but the puzzle is not manufactured in Australia, then it’s not permitted to be sold at this market. Or if you import t-shirt and screen print them here – that’s also not Australian made. Not sure? Send us an email if you want to clarify.
‘Australian made’ means that your products can be created either from local or overseas materials, but have undergone a substantial transformation into a new salable object, and that process of creation or manufacture has happened within Australia. For further clarity, please reference definitions of ‘substantial transformation’ outlined on the ACCC website.
Meet the maker policy
The Makers & Shakers Market concept is to ‘meet the maker’ so we stall preference to makers who are willing to personally attend the market. If you cannot personally attend the event, we expect that your representative is highly knowledgeable about your products and meet the expectations of customers who want to know about the products and the production process.
Application and payment process
1/ Please complete the application form only once you have read the Terms and Conditions page. This covers refunds, credits and terms of participating.
2/ The application form will take around 15-20 minutes to complete, but having some basic materials prepared in advance will significantly crunch down the time (e.g. maker bio, product and stall setup pics, and insurance documentation). Regardless of having participated previously, we require makers to submit a new application so we can capture new details such as new product shots, insurance certificate updates or a refreshed biography.
3/ Submit your application during the application period. Because of the volume of quality applications we receive during the application period, we are unable to accept late applications. There will be a waiting list available and those who miss the deadline. Only those who can be offered a waiting list spot will be contacted.
4/ All applicants are notified of the outcome of their application within two weeks of the application closing date.
5/ If your application is accepted, you will be sent an offer email and an invoice. Payment of at least 50% of the invoice must be received within 7 days to ensure that your stall is confirmed. Once payment is received, a confirmation email will be sent. Stall offers are not secured unless some payment is received within the 7 day payment window. Stall offers will be withdrawn if a stallholder doesn’t reply or pay for their stall within 7 days of receiving the offer. The 50% deposit is non-refundable if a stallholder changes their mind on participating after it has been paid. If you have a credit with us from a postponed (pre-Covid) market, this will count towards your deposit and be subject to our refund/cancellation policy in the terms and conditions.
6/ Closer to the event, an information guide is sent to all participating stallholders well in advance of the market (including set up times and everything stallholders need to know to have a successful market experience).
Applications
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