Fees and charges for outdoor venue hire
A summary of our costs.
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All sites (events only)
Description Fee Not-for-profit/charity $100 Commercial organisations $200 Description Fee Reissue a permit within 48 hours of event start $300 Cancellation due to wet weather No refund Cancellation by hirer more than 10 days before event 75% refund Cancellation by hirer less than 10 days before event No refund Cancellation by the City of Sydney 100% refund Cancellation by the City of Sydney for breach of conditions of use No refund Cancellation due to force majeure No refund
Civic spaces
Excluding Sydney Square
Description Fee Commercial and private users $345* an hour Not-for-profit, community, charities, schools No fee Overnight fee (12 hours) 7pm–7am $750 flat fee Martin Place (events 7 days or longer) $518* an hour Pitt Street Mall (corporate promotions) $750* an hour Sydney Square (all events) No fee Product sampling (as primary purpose) $750* an hour Free standing triffid sign or light boxes $200 a week, each location Free standing ticket boxes/booths for community events $500 a week, each location Events using more than 50% of space or commercially ticketed/restricted By negotiation Bump-in/out duration (per hour) 50% of hourly hire rate (unless advised)* Description Fee Raising/lowering Martin Place stage roof By quotation Water features – on or off – business hours: confined space By quotation Water features – on or off – business hours: non-confined space $183 Water features – on or off – outside business hours: confined space By quotation Water features – on or off – outside business hours: non-confined space By quotation
Parks
Description Fee Commercial and private users $290* an hour Not-for-profit, community, charities, schools No fee Overnight fee (12 hours) 7pm–7am $485 Product sampling (as primary purpose) $750* an hour Hyde Park north (50% surcharge) $435 an hour Events using more than 50% of space or commercially ticketed/restricted By negotiation Bump-in/out duration (per hour) 50% of hourly hire rate (unless advised)* Description Fee Commercial and private users $210* an hour Not-for-profit, community, charities, schools No fee Overnight fee (12 hours) 7pm–7am $320 flat fee Product sampling (as primary purpose) $750* an hour Events using more than 50% of space or commercially ticketed/restricted By negotiation Bump-in/out duration (per hour) 50% of hourly hire rate (unless advised)* Description Fee Commercial and private users By negotiation*, hourly rate Not-for-profit, community, charities, schools No fee Overnight fee (12 hours) 7pm–7am By negotiation Bump-in/out duration (per hour) 50% of hourly hire rate (unless advised)* Wedding ceremonies Fee Iconic parks (3 hours) $780 flat fee Neighbourhood parks (3 hours) $395 flat fee Pocket parks (3 hours) $395 flat fee Description Fee By negotiation $2,000 minimum fee
Additional services and charges
Description Fee Site supervisor (minimum 4 hour call) $75 an hour User pays ranger $90 an hour Event management – site arborist $80 an hour Flower box relocation – within site and returned to correct position Quotation Flower box relocation – off site and returned to correct position Quotation Ancillary use of park – 4 hour fee $275 Ancillary use of park – 8 hour fee $475 Ancillary use no more than 1m² footprint (triffids, promotional install or light boxes) – commercial uses $325 a week Ancillary use no more than 1m² footprint (triffids, promotional install or light boxes) – community events $210 a week Description Fee Application fee $200 Usage (minimum 1 week) $23 by m²/each week Description Fee Standard vehicle entry $160 each occasion Heavy goods vehicle/crane entry $1,210 each vehicle Removal of bollards, opening of gates for vehicle entry and closure $150 each occasion At all sites where power is available
Description Fee Single phase power $85 each location/a day Three phase power $230 each location/a day
Street event fees
Description Fee Minor road $957 (no GST) each block, each day Major road $1,915 (no GST) each block, each day For sporting events $210 each 100 lineal metres (minimum $2,000, no GST) For registered not-for-profit and charity applicants No fee Description Fee Monday to Friday $85 (no GST) each space, each day Saturday and Sunday $60 (no GST) each space, each day
Sports fields
Organised sporting group events
Weekdays
Description Fee Commercial and private users $82 an hour Charities, public schools in City of Sydney local area No fee Other registered not-for-profit organisations, charities, schools $60 an hour Weekends
Description Fee Commercial and private users $92 an hour Charities, public schools in City of Sydney local area No fee Other registered not-for-profit organisations, charities, schools $70 an hour organised sporting group events
Weekdays
Description Fee Commercial and private users $48 an hour Charities, public schools in City of Sydney local area No fee Other registered not-for-profit organisations, charities, schools $35 an hour Weekends
Description Fee Commercial and private users $52 an hour Charities, public schools in City of Sydney local area No fee Other registered not-for-profit organisations, charities, schools $40 an hour Description Fee Lighting (in addition to venue hire fees) – Level A fields $9 an hour Lighting (in addition to venue hire fees) – Level B fields $9 an hour Cricket nets – all nets, all days $43 an hour Long-term licences for sports fields (1 to 5 years) 25% discount an hour
*Venue hire fees apply to the activation hours or the duration the client is deriving a commercial benefit from the use of the venue, whichever is longer at full rate. The bump-in/out duration for events is charged per hour dependent on the use of the space. The standard bump-in/out charge is 50% of the standard venue hire rate but may be a higher or lower percentage dependent on the event.
