OUTSIDE SITES
Economic, spacious and lively outside exhibitor option. Having a physical presence at a stall will enable you and your team to engage face-to-face with your current and prospective new clients with the wider local community over 3 consecutive days.
Outside sites have been zoned into 8 areas:
- Area A – Mulgrave Road End
- Area B – Outside Centre Ring Fearnley Creek
- Area C – Side Show Alley
- Area D – Animal Nursery End
- Area E – Fearnley Creek Side
- Area F – Severin Street
- Area G – Horse Stables End
- Area H -Fowl & Goat Pavilions End – only 1 vendor permitted
OUTSIDE SITE INCLUSIONS
A clearly marked and designated area will be provided upon final payment and booking confirmation. Sites are calculated per linear frontage of your Site and dependent on your product category.
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EXHIBITOR’S ONE DAY PASSES
| Cairns Show Grounds (Outside) Site Fees | Complimentary One Day Passes |
| $600 – $2,000 | 6 |
| $2,001 – $4,000 | 9 |
| $4,001 – $6,000 | 12 |
ADDITIONAL WORK PASSES
Additional one day passes must be purchased by the site holder for working staff at $18 each. The Cairns Show Association reserves the right to limit these. Purchase of more than 10 workers passes must be accompanied with a copy of the staff roster. Volunteers and staff must work a minimum of 4 hours to qualify for an additional worker’s pass. Workers passes must be ordered by Tuesday 15 July or full admission prices apply.
Workers passes will not be posted, but can be collected during business hours from Thursday 10th July until Tuesday 15th July from the Cairns Show Association administration office. Ticket collection will require identification by site holder or authorised person.
EXHIBITOR PARKING & CAR PARK PASSES
There is an allocation of car parking available to all exhibitors behind the Horticulture Pavilion (normally the Cairns Recreation Youth Centre) at an additional cost. Access is via Mulgrave Road near the Fred Moule Exhibition Centre. Exhibitors enter through the Horticultural Pavilion building before and during the event. The number of car parks allocated for the use of site holders is limited to a maximum of two car park spaces per site which need to be pre-purchased. Car park cost $15 per vehicle, per day and non-transferable. Car park can be booked during the application process and paid for with site fees. Additional car park spaces may be allocated subject to availability.
During Showtime, exhibitors are able to park on the roads around the vicinity of the Cairns Showgrounds. However the roads in the immediate sides of the Showgrounds (Severin Street & Mulgrave Road) have been reserved as ‘authorised parking zones’. Please check the street signage prior to parking during show days.
SECURITY
After hours security is provided from Monday 14th July to the evening of Saturday 19th July. If you require access when the show grounds gate is locked please contact security on 0404 922 605. Exhibitor identification will be required.
POWER
Most Cairns Show Ground sites may not have any power. It is recommended that you make preparations to hire / supply a generator and bring extension leads.
FOOD VENDORS
We are accepting application from incumbent and returning exhibitors only at this time.
We are NOT accepting any new food vendors at this time. Any new food vendor applications that are received will be placed on the waitlist.
