Food + Drink Vendors - Expression of Interest

⁠⁠⁠Overview

City of Wagga Wagga is inviting expressions of interest from food and drink vendors to participate in a festival to be held on Saturday 17 October from 4pm to 9pm within the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens Precinct.

About

The cultivated garden spaces within the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens Precinct are set to burst into life with scents, sights and sounds from around the world. Street food and drink stalls provide an important part of the festival experience and are carefully curated and selected by festival management to ensure there is a wide variety of authentic international street-food style options.

Scope

The scope includes:

• Provision of food and drink vending services at the festival on Saturday 17 October, 4pm to 9pm
• Offering authentic international street-food style options as part of the curated vendor line-up

Eligibility

• Festival management does not permit food vendors to sell fast food such as battered fish, hamburgers, deep-fried cinnamon donuts, fairy floss, hot chips, or spiral spuds
• Vendors are required to be registered with Wagga Wagga City Council and obtain the necessary Temporary Food Stall Approval by 5pm Friday 14 August 2026

How to Apply

Applicants are strongly advised to read Schedule 1: Terms and Conditions for Food & Drink Vendors (PDF, 199.7 KB) prior to filling out and submitting their application.

Expressions of Interest will be accepted until 5pm Friday 14 August 2026. Submitting an application does not automatically guarantee inclusion in the festival. No incomplete or late applications will be considered.

Vendors must also obtain the necessary Temporary Food Stall Approval by 5pm Friday 14 August 2026.

Applicants will be notified by email of the result of their submission by Friday 18 September 2026.

Location

• Site: Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens Precinct, Macleay Street, Turvey Park
• Map: View on Google Maps