2025 Maitland Community Markets

Our markets are held on the first Sunday of every month from February to December at the Maitland Showground.

Our next market day is on Sunday, 7 September 2025

Booking Deadline: All stallholders must ensure they book and pay for their site fees on Monday, 1 September 2025 by 5pm.  All our indoor sites are now fully booked for Sunday, 7 September market day.  Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of our Spring Market Day.

🌿 About Maitland Community Markets

When: First Sunday of every month (except January)
Where: Maitland Showground, 50 Blomfield Street, South Maitland  NSW 2320
Time: 9 am – 1 pm

Maitland Community Markets are proudly hosted by the Hunter River Agricultural & Horticultural Association (HRA & HA) – a not-for-profit, community-based organisation. All funds raised from stallholder fees go directly into running the markets and maintaining the showground.

🛍 Over 100 stalls featuring handmade, homegrown, and locally produced goods, plus food trucks, entertainment, and more.

💳 Payments: No ATM onsite, so please bring cash. Many stallholders also offer EFTPOS.

🐾 Dog Friendly: Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash and cleaned up after.

Come along, support local, and enjoy a great community day out!

2025 Maitland Community Market Dates

Next market is Sunday, 7 September

Sunday, 5 October

Sunday, 2 November

Sunday, 7 December

Visitors

The Showground is easily accessible by road for intrastate visitors, connected by the Pacific Highway and Sydney freeway from the south and north, and the New England and Golden Highways from the west.

Newcastle and Hunter Valley visitors can travel to the site by both car and train. The 84 acres of showground site provide the perfect location for markets. With indoor and outdoor stalls, entertainment areas and quiet spaces, the markets provide a unique and often welcome alternative to retail malls and enclosed centers.

Stallholders

We welcome a wide range of stallholders, something new, something old and lots in between, plus food and local produce from local farmers and backyard gardeners. We encourage local home-based businesses to use the markets to promote their products. This is a great opportunity to promote your products and services.

For Food Vendors please send the following documents to events@maitlandshowground.com.au

  • Certificate of Currency – if necessary
  • Food Vendor Council Registration
  • Food Safety Certificate

Insurance Certificates

If you are a registered business, are running your stall as a business or have a revenue of $20,000 per year or more we require you to hold insurance and email an up to date Certificate of Currency to us prior to the markets.

If you are a Hobbyist and do not run as a business or earn less than $20,000 per year please fill out a Hobbyist Declaration form. As from July 2024 there is a $25.00 per annul Admin fee for using a Hobbyist Declaration Form. This is not available to businesses with ABNs, running as a business or earning more than $20,000 per annul. You will need to complete Hobbyist Declaration Form before applying to be a stallholder. A screenshot of your confirmation email can be uploaded into the insurance section.

To book and pay for a stall select the stall location below and complete the application. We will confirm the acceptance of your application by email and we will advise you of your site number and any other relevant information.

Market Maps can be viewed here.

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For all market enquiries reach out to events@maitlandshowground.com.au

Stall Fees

Bookings strictly close the Wednesday prior to the markets. Confirmation emails including your site location, entry time and which gate to enter will be emailed by the Friday prior to the markets. We do not take on the day bookings or cash.

Site Fees 3m x 3m 6m x 3m 9m x 3m
Outdoor sites $35 $55 $80
Indoor sites $45 $65 $90
Food sites $70 $100 $125

Hire Fees

Tables are available for hire at $10 each.

Chairs for hire at $2 each.

Power additional $5 per site.

Maitland Community Markets Terms & Conditions

MCM Stallhodler Terms and Conditions 2025

Book a Stall

All our markets bookings are through our booking system.

✅ How to Book a Stall – Simple Steps

🆕 New Stallholders (First Time Booking)

  1. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

  2. Click “APPLY NOW”.

  3. Fill out the application and wait for your stall approval to become a stallholder via email.

🔁 Existing Stallholders (Booking Your Regular Site)

  1. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

  2. Click “BOOK SITE”.

  3. Pay your market fee online.

Book now for Sunday, 7 September market day.

Booking Deadline: All stallholders must ensure they book and pay for their site fees now by Monday, 1 September 2025 at 5pm. All indoor sites are now booked for September.

Step 1: Setup a new account with Maitland Community Markets. After the office has approved your application (3-5 business days) you will be able to book for upcoming markets. If applying on a device i.e. ipad or iphone your photo uploads may not work due to heic photo type. If you are unable to upload the photo please complete the application without the photos and email us separately to events@maitlandshowground.com.au. If you encounter any errors please screenshot and send to us to investigate.

Please note you need to upload your insurance certificate or Hobbyist Stallholder form during the application process. Please see above for more information.

We recommend you use a laptop or computer to complete your online booking, as mobiles can time out.

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