Guides for market organisers
The practical side of running a market — written for the people who book the stalls, chase the certificates and make the 6am weather call.
How to start a market in Australia
The practical steps to starting a farmers, craft or community market in Australia — venue, council approval, insurance, stallholders and your first market day.
How to run stall applications for your market
A workable stall application process for market organisers — what to ask for, how to assess applications, and how request-to-book beats first-in-first-served.
How to price market stalls
How market organisers set stall fees — what a market day actually costs, flat versus differentiated pricing, casual and regular rates, and how to raise prices without a revolt.
Collecting stall fees: card, cash and bank transfer
How market organisers actually get paid for stalls — payment windows, no-shows, cash and bank transfer alongside card payments, and where GST fits.
Cancelling a market day: weather calls, refunds and the phone tree
How market organisers should handle a rained-out or cancelled market day — when to call it, who to tell, and how refunds should work.
Public liability insurance for market stalls
What market organisers should require from stallholders on insurance — certificates of currency, cover amounts, food registration, and how to keep documents current.
Food stalls at your market: the compliance basics
What Australian market organisers need from food stallholders — council registration, temporary food stall rules, gas and power safety, and how to collect the paperwork at application time.
Market day for organisers: a working run sheet
A market-day run sheet — the final week, bump-in, no-shows and gap plans, mid-day changes, pack-down, and what to record while you still remember it.
How to promote your market
Promotion that works for Australian markets — a public page with always-current dates, stallholder cross-promotion, an email list you own, and local media that wants your story.
Selling entry tickets to your market
When gate entry works for a market, how to price it, and how QR ticketing works on StallsApp — including refunds and wallet passes.
Run a market? Set it up on StallsApp — most organisers are going in an afternoon.