Trade and Market Site Information

2024 Show dates are 1st and 2nd November. Theme for 2024 Show – The Food Basket of Mid Canterbury – From the Paddock to the Picnic

ONE OR TWO DAY ATTENDANCE OPTIONS FOR MARKET SITE

Applications are now open for Trade Sites and Market Sites for our 2023 Annual Show. Links to information packs, which include application forms, are below. Key dates are set out below – not that application close dates are different for Trade Sites and Market Sites.

Key dates:

30th August 2024	Trade site applications close (applications received after this date cannot be guaranteed acceptance)
1st September 2024	Market site applications close
September 2024	The Ashburton A & P Association advises applicants of the results of their application for a market site
September/early October 2024	Trade sites are allocated by the Ashburton A & P Association and applicants are advised of the results of their application for a trade site
30th October 2024	Trade site holders can start setting up their sites at the Ashburton Showgrounds
31th October 2024	Market site holders can start setting up their sites at the Ashburton Showgrounds
1st November 2024	First day of show – sites must be setup and manned by 9.00am and manned all day Friday
2nd November 2024	Second day of show –sites must manned all day Saturday until 4.30pm, when dismantling of sites can commence
3rd November 2024	Sites to be cleared by 5.00pm