Seasonal outdoor craft fair organiser

Makers and food vendors pay stall or site fees, and visitors pay for entry. Local businesses may pay to sponsor.

Stall and site fees, ticket sales and sponsorship, minus site hire, marquees, toilets, insurance, staff and advertising.

• Event planning and logistics
• Budgeting and negotiating
• Marketing and partnerships
• Managing a small team of helpers

• Public liability insurance, and check whether the site or council sets a minimum cover amount
• Event approvals, traffic management, toilets and first aid requirements, check with your local council
• Food vendors usually need council registration, check what applies in your state
• Weather can cut attendance, so consider a wet-weather plan or a refund policy
• Hiring paid staff may trigger workers compensation insurance, check your state scheme

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $15,000 to $60,000, depending on the site, insurance, marketing, facilities and how many fairs you run. If you hire paid staff, check whether workers compensation insurance applies under your state scheme.

Check whether public liability insurance is needed and whether the site or council sets a minimum cover amount. Also check event approvals, traffic management, toilets and first aid requirements with your local council, and food vendor registration in your state.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue is typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on stall and site fees, ticket sales and sponsors. Weather can cut attendance, so consider a wet-weather plan or refund policy when budgeting.