About St Albans Folk Festival
The festival attracts over 750 patrons, artists and volunteers each year. The majority of attendees are visitors to the area. St Albans itself is a small village with limited food outlets and no shops. Our festival stallholders are key providers of food and goods to our attendees and other visitors to the village.
market stall applications
Please note that selection is at the festival’s discretion, all decisions are final, and feedback will not be provided.
Please read the information below carefully before applying.
Schedule
The festival will run over three days, 24-26 April 2026.
Stall set up must be completed between Thursday 23 April and 12 midday Friday 24 April.
Pack down commences from 4pm Sunday 26 April.
Application process
After reading all information on this page carefully, please fill in our application form.
Stall applications will remain open until all positions are filled, or until the Monday prior to the festival.
Vendors may nominate a preferred site in their application.
Stalls will be selected to give patrons variety and avoid over-supply. Stalls should be appropriate for a family-friendly, environmentally-aware folk festival. Sales of toy guns, commercial show bags, knives, swords, bows or environmentally damaging items will not be accepted.
Please indicate in your application if you will supply discounted meals to volunteers or offer complimentary meals to first aid officers.
Fees
When your application is approved, you will need to complete a payment to secure your site. Fees are due by 15 March 2026.
A refundable $100 cash only Green Bond is due upon your arrival to site. This will be refunded at the end of the festival if your site is left neat and tidy with no waste.
Refunds for non-attendance are at the festival’s discretion, and will depend on the circumstances, timeframe and whether the site was re-sold.
Stall Types
Food stall 3m x 6m (narrow frontage) and 6m x 3m (wide frontage) $260
Regular Stall 3m x 3m $160
Large Stall 3m x 6m $190
Power
Electricity supply is limited.
Non-food stalls: 10 amps for lighting only.
Food stalls: 15 amps.
No generator-type cool room is to be brought on site without written permission from the Festival Director stalbansfolkfestival@gmail.com
Parking
Stallholders must park in designated vendor-parking areas.
Camping
Stallholders may camp within their stalls or stall space. There will also be dedicated stallholder camping near to the market.
Waste management
St Albans Folk Festival is working towards zero waste. Please note that the village does not have waste management facilities.
We require that stallholders take all of their rubbish home with them, including packaging and other waste products arising from normal business.
All food and drink serviceware provided by stallholders must be biodegradable.
Furniture
Stallholders must bring their own tables, chairs, shelter for their own uses.
The festival will provide patron furniture for dining areas.
Water
There is no potable drinking water available in the village. Stallholders must bring their own water for cooking and washing.
Festival tickets
Stallholders will receive two season tickets to the festival. Extra tickets can be purchased by stallholders at a discounted rate.
Promotion
Please include your social media handles in your application if you would like to be considered for a feature on our social media accounts. Promotion of stallholders is not guaranteed by the festival.
When your attendance at the festival is confirmed, you may promote the festival on Instagram or Facebook, link to this website, and use the hashtag #stalbansfolkfestival .
