When
The Fair is held on two separate days
rain or shine!*
For 2018 they are February and March 3rd.
Nothing short of a major disaster will stop the Fair. It's ON!
For 2022 the Fair date is now set at:
Sunday 1st May
Please be patient
The world is changing, Covid is changing, our Market and its requirements may yet change - yet again!
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While it was named the 'Martinborough Fair' at inception some 35 years ago, The Martinborough Fair does not fall under the definitions of Community Fair, or an Event under the Framework.
The Martinborough Fair is a collection of retail stalls which sell everything from craft and farm produce to jewelery and wind-chimes - with a bit of face-painting and back massage thrown in. We usually try to include buskers and some other forms of street entertainment, and occasionally an amusement arcade, but essentially the Martinborough Fair is an outdoor Market under the COVID Framework and we believe it is subject to the following rules:
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If you want to run a stall at the Fair, and have not yet opened a user account here, please do so using the Register button above. If you already have an account, use the Log In button. Once you are registered and logged in, you will be able to apply for a stall site.
To apply for a market stall, register on this site (Register button above) and then you will be able to log in and access the stall application form from October to February each year. This will also ensure you are on our mailing list..
We are keen to see a predominance of NZ-made goods - the more local the better. Market stall sites are allocated with that aim in mind.
Every year since 1977, the Rotary Martinborough Country Fair has attracted an increasing number of visitors who swell the population and provide a cash injection to the South Wairarapa estimated to be worth in excess of $8 million per year in immediate benefit and ongoing business and tourism profile.
The South Wairarapa Rotary Club makes recommendations to the Fair Trust each year for the disbursement of the Fair's profits to causes and projects throughout the Wairarapa.
The 2-day Martinborough Fair was the brainchild of members of the Greytown Rotary Club, and in 1977 the first Fairs began in Martinborough with just 35 stalls
over 500 stall holders come from all over New Zealand to participate in what is regarded as the country's pre-eminent craft market
Everything from where it is, how to apply, and find your site, to how sites are marked out and how to identify them
For 2018 they are February and March 3rd.
Nothing short of a major disaster will stop the Fair. It's ON!