Express your interest
Get your application in by 5pm, Friday 1 August 2025.
Apply for food and beverage vendor opportunities at our major events and festivals
We invite food vendors to operate at Sydney Christmas and Sydney New Year’s Eve 2025.
In progress
Applications close 5pm, Friday 1 August
About this opportunity
We’re proud to produce some of Australia’s largest and most successful events, and we’re seeking a diverse and sustainable range of food and beverage vendors to join us.
Your participation will enhance the audience experience and provide a high-quality food and beverage offering at our major events.
These opportunities include a fair and village concerts during Sydney Christmas 2025 at:
- Pyrmont Concert, Pirrama Park
- Rosebery Concert, Turruwul Park
- Surry Hills Christmas Fair, Crown Street
- Glebe Concert, Bicentennial Park
- Rushcutters Bay Concert, Reg Bartley Oval
- Alexandria Concert, Alexandria Park.
We also have opportunities at these vantage points during Sydney New Year’s Eve 2025:
- Observatory Hill
- Pirrama Park
- Bicentennial Park (Glebe)
- Embarkation Park.
We encourage applications from a wide range of food and beverage vendors. An evaluation panel will review all applications based on the criteria outlined below.
Evaluation process
A 2-stage evaluation process will be carried out to select vendors.
Stage 1: A public expression of interest call-out for food and beverage vendors to submit their interest across the different event opportunities available.
Vendors must complete all information requested in the online form. Shortlisted vendors will advance to the second compliance stage.
Stage 2: Shortlisted vendors will be required to provide compliance information about work health and safety, insurances, permits and food safety. Documentation will be assessed and successful vendors will move to the contracting stage.
While you may not be selected for all events you express interest in, you will not be considered for any events you do not indicate an interest in.
Evaluation criteria
Vendors will be assessed against the following criteria.
Stage 1
- Menu and pricing: Demonstrates a diverse menu that highlights local produce and caters to a range of budgets, ensuring appeal to a broad customer base.
- Outlet suitability: Showcases strong operational and management capabilities, supported by appropriate infrastructure. Incorporates visually engaging design features to enhance audience experience.
- Accessibility: Demonstrates a commitment to inclusivity by implementing customer service practices that ensure access and comfort for diverse audiences.
- Environmental management and sustainability: Shows a strong commitment to sustainability with proactive measures that minimise environmental impact, such as waste reduction and responsible sourcing.
Stage 2
- Financial and commercial trading integrity: Includes insurances, permits and food safety management.
- Work health and safety: Includes work health and safety management system and compliance with work health and safety laws.
Terms of agreement
Successful vendors must enter into a vending agreement with the City of Sydney.
Note, vendors are not required to pay a fee to operate at our events in 2025 and will retain 100% of their earnings.
Vending agreementPDF · 9.07 MB · Last modified
How to apply
Before you apply, please review the terms and conditions.
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Note, if your organisation has multiple outlets, you will need to submit an individual application for each outlet.
An outlet is defined as an individual mobile or temporary setup, such as a food truck, food trailer, food stall, food stand or food cart.
This includes any back-of-house areas, designed to serve food and beverages at an event site.
Applications close 5pm, Friday 1 August.
Apply now