Locations
Stall Site Locations
This detailed Site Map shows the 2025 stall sites and stages and other activities. We are expecting a similar layout for 2026.
When you apply for a stall we ask about your preferred stall site location in “Preferred Locations, Site Requirements & Comments”.
You can tell us which street you would like to be on, and explain why your preference is important. Tell us everything we might need to know about your set up, and you can also give us other location options – second and third choices, in case your selected spot isn’t available.
You don’t have to state a preferred location, and if you don’t we’ll choose what we think is the most suitable site for you, with regard to when you paid – the later you pay the fewer sites will be available.
Choosing a Preferred Location
There are different locations that are good for different sorts of stalls. Your choice might also be influenced by trading hours – different streets stop at different times, scroll down for details.
FOOD STALLS – If you sell takeaway food ask for a site in a food precinct. Please note that we generally don’t have takeaway food stalls in Riddiford apart from local businesses and we don’t supply power to stalls in Riddiford St. Food precincts are in Emmett St, Rintoul St, Constable St, Newtown Ave and Donald McLean St. Some food stalls are in Arney St, if they are connected with the Polish community
ART and CRAFT STALLS – Green St and Normanby St specialise in craft stalls, along with some information stalls. Other stalls selling upcycled goods, jewellery, fashion and similar wares are also in these streets. These two streets don’t have stages and many stallholders prefer them because it is easier to chat with customers when you are further from the music.
‘LITTLE POLAND’ STALLS – Arney St is designated ‘Little Poland’ and stalls here are approved by the Polish Association, who have their premises in Dom Polski, 257 Riddiford St. Please contact us if you want to discuss this as a possibility for you.
RIDDIFORD ST can be divided into North Riddiford, from Hall St-Mein St to Green St, Mid Riddiford from Green St to Newtown Ave, and South Riddiford from Newtown Ave to Arney St.
There is a wide range of stalls in Riddiford St – essentially any stall that isn’t a takeaway food stall and doesn’t need power can request Riddiford St but the sites are in high demand, particularly mid Riddiford. Only local retailers, returning applicants and the earliest of new applicants are likely to get a mid Riddiford St spot.
CONSTABLE ST is another popular location for a wide range of stalls.
Stall Site Allocation
Our stalls team looks in detail at what you tell us you are selling or are providing information on. They care about how our Festival works for everyone on the day and try very hard to find a good spot for every stall. However some sites are in high demand and the sooner you pay for your stall the more likely you are to get the place you want.
Local businesses have first priority (outside their premises), as do returning stall holders requesting their 2025 site who book and pay before September 30th 2025.
Stall allocations are made early in 2025, and site packs sent to stallholders in February.
Stall Locations street by street – Trading Hours and Precincts
MAIN STREETS: Constable St is where stallholders enter the site in the morning and exit in the evening. South Riddiford (at the roundabout) and Rintoul Streets are morning exits and evening entrances for stallholders’ vehicles. Stalls in these streets need to stop trading promptly at 5pm.
Riddiford St – stalls stop trading at 5pm except for the first block at the north end with the Tangata Whenua Stage which trades until 6pm. We don’t have takeaway food stalls in Riddiford apart from local businesses and we don’t supply power. There are stages at each end of the street and at the intersection with Constable St : the Tangata Whenua Stage in the north, Community stage in the middle and South Stage by the Rhodes St/Russell Tce roundabout.
Rintoul St – stalls stop trading at 5pm. This street is a food stall precinct and a mix of stalls along the western side, including some selling pre-packaged foodstuffs such as honey, spices or sauces. There is a stage at the south end of Rintoul St and a stage with a licensed precinct in Colombo St.
Constable St – stalls stop trading at 5pm. This street has a food stall precinct on the north side between Riddiford St and Newtown Library and another on both sides of the street near the intersection with Daniell St. The rest of the street is a mix of stalls including some local businesses. There is a stage at the Daniell St end.
SIDE STREETS:
Emmett St – stalls can trade until 7 pm. This is a food stall precinct. The Emmett St stage is at the end of this street, the Circus Stage and the Pasifika Stage are just beyond Emmett St in Saint Anne’s grounds. There are also free games, rides and activities for tamariki in the Saint Anne’s School and Church grounds and some stalls associated with the Filipino and Pasifika communities.
Colombo St – The Colombo St Stage with the Garage Project Craft Beer lounge and are here and keep trading till 7pm, but it’s not a location for stalls.
Green St – stalls trade until 5pm. Green St is a premium spot for craft stalls, and also hosts some information stalls. This and Normanby St are the only two streets without a stage.
Wilson St – stalls trade until 8.30pm. This is home to the Wilson St stage and associated outdoor café/bar. There are only a very few stalls, on the south side of the street near the Riddiford St corner and one or two in the car park.
Newtown Avenue – stalls trade until 8 pm. This is a food stall precinct. There is a stage at the Daniell St end of the row of stalls.
Normanby St – stalls trade until 5pm. Another premium spot for craft stalls and info stalls, with no stage. The entrance to the Salvation Army is in Normanby St and they host a time out space for people needing a break from the crowds, with activities for small children and baby changing facilities
Donald McLean St – stalls trade until 7 pm. This is a food stall precinct.There is a stage in the alleyway next to the now-closed Zoo Bar, and the Eastern Sounds Stage at the end of the row of stalls.
Arney St – stalls trade until 7pm. This street hosts “Little Poland” with its street cafe and bar and has stalls associated with the Polish community.
Stall bookings for 2025 closed on 13th October.
If you have any questions, please contact us
