Background Information
The Kaipara Kai & Fun festival is to show the fabulous foods that are grown or harvested on the Kauri Coast and the fun that the local residents have all the time.
2012 Dates
The Festival will be held on Saturday 24th March 2012 at Selwyn Park; starting time 9:00am, and includes events on the Northern Wairoa River and foreshore organised by Sports Northland Expo, concluding with fireworks display from a barge in the river.
Location
Exhibitors Stalls are on Selwyn Park, Dargaville.
Expected Numbers
2500 at the Selwyn Park, 2000 on the foreshore.
Exhibitor Applications
Applications are invited from:
- Food Producers
- Restaurants and cafes
- Wineries from around the region
- Community groups
- Producers looking to showcase their produce in a special way
- Arts and Crafts
Benefits
This is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Showcase your business
- Expand your client base
- Network with other businesses
- Stimulate sales at this time of the year
- Introduce new brands or products to the market
Marketing & Promotional Yields
Stand Name & Cuisine dishes listed in official programme - distributed to sponsors and media.
Listing on Website Stallholders page - with link to your own website.
Specialty dishes will feature in media articles.
Maximise your Participation in the Festival
- Be creative - with your stand and what you intend to sell on the day
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Keep prices reasonable, so festival goers have a chance to sample plenty of
exhibitor’s offerings -
Make sure you attach a Press Release to your application form - the festival
manager will use this in promoting your presence at the festival. - Let people know you will be at the festival (place the festival banner on your website for promo, advertising etc)
- Offer incentives for future purchases
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Provide a competition to capture information for customer databases (with their
permission of course)