Derry Halloween 2024 Trading Opportunities
About the Festival
Our City of Bones will welcome the ancient spirits to join our Awakening. Fill yourself with folklore, feasting, and festivity, as Derry~Londonderry reopens the pathways of the Halloween travellers of the past. Remember to don a disguise to keep them at bay!
The Awakening: Monday 28th – Wednesday 30th October 2024
Featuring installations, animations, and a range of family friendly fun activities, across a trail within the City’s Walls.
Carnival Parade & Fireworks: Thursday 31st October 2024
A dynamic and illuminated performance weaves its way through the city on Halloween night. Expect music, dance, extravagantly costumed circus, and street performers, moving sculptures, massive lanterns and much more.
Please note the following application process is open to:
FOOD:
- DCSDC registered food businesses that meet the LegenDerry Food principles.
- Food businesses that regularly traded at the Walled City/ Strabane Market (if you are from outside the council area).
FAST SELLING:
- DCSDC registered businesses specialising in the supply of fast selling toys.
- Regular traders of the Walled City/ Strabane Market (if you are from outside the council area).
Product suitability at this event:
Our main aim is to deliver a varied product offering whilst complementing existing businesses rather than competing with, therefore each application will be assessed individually whilst taking existing businesses nearby into account. We want to attract a vibrant mix of traders to add to the festive theme of “CITY OF BONES” and to enhance the shopping experience of visitors to the city. We will be seeking traders who sell food goods not normally associated with more conventional retail/ shopping outlets.
Please refer to the downloadable application form for information on product suitability.
Food Trader Requirements (Street Food, Bakery & Sweet Confections)
We are seeking registered food businesses who follow the LegenDerry Food principles, therefore are truly passionate about serving quality food which is in keeping with the values of the LegenDerry Food Brand – local produce, seasonal and sustainably produced goods which are of high quality and will add to the overall event experience and be enjoyed by both locals and tourists. Please note all traders must have a 4/ 5 food hygiene rating.
Please refer to the downloadable application form for information on food safety & standards.
Fast Selling Toys Requirements (Toys, Balloons, Light-up Toys, Face-Paints)
We are seeking individuals and businesses interested in trading at this event specialising in the supply of children’s toys (including battery operated light –up toys), balloons, face paints and other fast selling items aimed at children. As the rules for selling toys in Northern Ireland have changed since Brexit, those wishing to apply must refer to and meet the new guidance from The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) on the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 as they apply to toys being supplied in or into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021.
Please refer to the downloadable application form for information on food safety & standards.
Trading Locations:
Traders will be located in Guildhall Square. A reserve list will be established in the event further trading locations are identified during the planning of this event.
Please note that in line with current legislation no trading can take place within a ten-metre distance of a public footpath without a Street Trading Licence and that no Street Trading Licences will be issued for trading independently at this event.
Market Trading Dates & Times:
All traders, without exception, are required to open every day of the operating period and for the whole of the opening times. This is a condition of the Licence.
Date | Start | End | Monday 28th October 2024 | 12 noon | 9pm |
|---|---|---|
Tuesday 29th October 2024 | 12 noon | 9pm |
Wednesday 30th October 2024 | 12 noon | 9pm |
Thursday 31st October 2024 | 12 noon | 10pm |
Trade Stand Fee:
Costs shown below are for the duration of trading at the festival (4 days) for a 3-meter (frontage) x 3-meter trading pitch. Traders requiring a larger trading pitch will be charged accordingly.
Product | Fee per 3m x 3m pitch |
|---|---|
STREET FOOD
(Anything cooked/ fried/ baked/ prepared at the stall for immediate consumption, including packed as take away for consuming later) | £528.00 + £105.60 (vat) = £633.60 |
BAKERY & SWEET CONFECTIONS
(non-cooked or cold food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates, Sweets/ Bakery/ Cakes/ Craft chocolates/ Homemade chutneys, preserves, sauces/ Artisan ice-cream/ Hot drinks: Tea, Coffee)
| £484.00 + £96.80 (vat) = £580.80 |
FAST SELLING
(Toys/ Balloons/ Light Up Toys)
| £528.00 + £105.60 (vat) = £633.60 |
ELECTRIC (if required to trade)
(1 x twin household socket/ blue or red plug)
| £20.00 + £4.00 (vat) = £24.00 |
3m x 3m COUNCIL OWNED STALL (if you do not have your own)
There is a limited number of council owned pop-up stalls. Therefore, we cannot guarantee provision of council owned stalls.
| £66.67 + £13.33 (vat) = £80.00 |
Application:
Spaces for this event are extremally limited and competition from applicants has increased every year. Please read the application in full before completing. Detail exactly how your product aligns with the specific product criteria.
Completed application forms & supporting documentation should be returned to the following (electronic submissions are preferred):
Halloween Trading
- Post: Derry City & Strabane District Council, 98 Strand Road, Derry. BT48 7NN
- Email: markets@derrystrabane.com
