Young Makers Market

The Young Makers’ Market is back for 2024!

The Young Makers’ Market is a youth artist market program that gives young people a platform to grow their small business ideas in a safe and supported environment! The market is programmed to be accessible, cost effective and offer access to necessary market resources like tables, chairs, and marquees.

Young Makers’ Market 2024 Dates:

• Sunday 24th March – 10am-3pm
• Sunday 23rd June – 10am-3pm
• Sunday 22nd September – 10am-3pm
• Friday 13th December, 4pm- 7pm (Special Twilight Christmas Edition)

Stall registration is open to all young people aged 10-25 years that live, work, study or recreate within Mount Alexander Shire.

Unfortunately we do not currently offer multiple event bookings or bookings in advance as we have limited stall spaces available and want to ensure everyone has a chance to book a stall. The Young Makers’ Committee will open registrations for each market 6 weeks prior to the event via our email list and social media platforms.

To ensure you are kept up to date and receive registration information promptly, we suggest you get in touch and ask to be added to our Young Makers’ Market Stall Holder Mailing List!

For more information get in touch with the Young Makers’ Market Committee at youth@mountalexander.vic.gov. or call 0429 421 214.

Looking forward to another great series of market days!

Be a Stall Holder!

Young people aged 10-25 can come and sell their homemade food,  horticulture, cosmetics, art, crafts and more at our Young Makers Market Events!

The only rule is that you have to have created or altered the product yourself!

Space hire is free and tables and marquees are available for hire $5 each.

Events are held quarterly at the Western Reserve Oval,  alongside our friends and partners, the Castlemaine Artists Market.

Anyone interested in having a stall, or if you have any enquirers, please contact Jodie , Youth Activities Officer, on 5471 1700 or email youth@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.

To download a Young Makers Market Stall Registration Form please click the link below 🙂

Be a Committee Member!

WHAT IS THE YOUNG MAKERS MARKET COMMITTEE?

Mount Alexander Shire Council’s Young Makers Market Committee is a group of young people that develop, plan and deliver  4 market events per year for 10-25 year old’s in Mount Alexander Shire.

As a Young Makers Market Committee member you can gain experience in:

• Event management
• Booking venues & contractors
• Marketing & promotion
• Budgeting
• Communications

The Young Makers Market Committee meet in the lead up to the event and after the event, for each of the markets events held each year. Meeting dates and times will be communicated a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

To apply to be a committee member download the form by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

Please submit your application addressed to Jodie Hearn by either:

• Email to youth@mountalexander.vic.gov.au
• In person to Customer Service at the Civic Centre
• Post to Youth Development Team, Mount Alexander Shire Council, PO Box 185, Castlemaine 3450.