2025 Christmas Carnival Stalls

Kia ora and Welcome! You've come to the right place to register a stall at Manawatu's biggest and best community Christmas Carnival & Parade.

Sunday 14th December 2025, 10 am to 4 pm, Feilding Town Centre

 

Stall registrations open June 2025

 

Preference for food stalls will be given to our local community wanting to fundraise. Subject to the space being available, applications will be considered from commercial food stalls with preference based on variety and quality. Providing seating is something we would encourage.

 All food stalls must comply with Health Regulations-Commercial operators must attach food certificates and council registration, (see Manawatu District Council for details). 

Vans, tents and caravan/trailers are permitted to sell your food, but surplus vehicles cannot park on site. 

Shelter, tables and chairs are your own responsibility. We encourage you to bring small tables and chairs for your customers to sit on. 

$40 per single site - Feilding & District community groups (Fundraising)

$60 per single site – Commercial Groups 

$80 per doublesite - Feilding & District community groups (Fundraising)

$120 per doublesite – Commercial Groups 

$70 per single site – Commercial Groups 

$90 per double site - Feilding & District community groups (Fundraising)

IMPORTANT VENDOR INFORMATION - please read carefully

1. The event will still go-ahead rain, hail or shine!!  Bring your wet weather gear.
2. It is the responsibility of each Vendor to provide the necessary equipment for their site. Shelter, tables, chairs etc. are your own responsibility. Gazebos will need heavy weights and ropes, for each corner of your gazebo in the event of high winds and/or rain.  
3. All Vendors are responsible for all cash handled at their site during the event.
4. Vendors will take all reasonable steps to provide a safe environment and to ensure their own and safety of others. The event organiser will not be responsible for any injury incurred to Vendors or any other person as a consequence of Vendor activities.  All hazards identified by any Vendor at the Parade must be reported to the event organiser so that appropriate action can be taken.  Any acts or omissions by the Vendor, which endanger the health and safety of any person/s, may result in removal from the Parade
5. All Vendors selling food at the Parade must take all necessary precautions to keep food safe, especially to reduce food contamination and help prevent food poisoning.  This involves wearing hats, washing hands, storing food at right temperature, covering food once cooked etc.  All food stalls at the event may be subject to inspection by MDC Environmental Health staff.  The event organiser has liaised with MDC to confirm a full list of Vendors at the Parade.
6. Manawatu District Council (MDC) will randomly check vendor sites to ensure they are operating within the Food and Safety Act 2014.
7. Local Police & the New Zealand Fire Service have been advised of the Parade.
8. There is no refund to any Vendor withdrawing from the event.
9. Sites must be set-up between 8 am to 9 am on the morning of the event and removed from 4 pm that day.  Food Stalls must be there to set up from 7.30am to ensure the right power has been made available.  
10. The organsiing committee reserve the right to limit the number of similar food stalls to ensure there is a wide selection of food on offer. 
11. Due to Work Safety and courtesy to other stall holders, there are limited spaces where you can use a generator.    If you require power to your food stall please indicate this on your application form.  Each Site is a generous 3x3 metre spaces, please state total number of sites required at the end of the application.
12. Vendors MUST remove rubbish from their site and take it away with you at the conclusion of the event.  Vendors failing to do so may be charged a fee to assist with rubbish removal costs.  The event organiser will provide wheelie bins for public rubbish.