MUCH loved community market day and Rotary Club major fundraiser, SpringFest, is set to return in 2021.<\/p>\n
After heading online last year, the family-friendly event, which takes place on the last Sunday of November, is back at a new location and with an expanded line-up of events.<\/p>\n
Taking to the Ballarat Showgrounds, and along with the traditional market Sunday, it\u2019ll be more like SpringFeast than SpringFest with a huge food truck eat out planned for the preceding Friday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpringFest Ballarat in past years has spanned over six kilometres against the serene backdrop of Lake Wendouree,\u201d said co-director David Torrington.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, to enable the Rotary Club to meet the current requirements to operate a COVID safe event, SpringFest Ballarat Market Sunday will be located at the Ballarat Showgrounds where we can coordinate things like check-ins and have entry and exit points.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with nearly 450 market stalls, the popular Show n Glow is returning with the help of the Ballarat Road Rodders, and more events are set to be added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stalls will be offering a wide range of food, art and craft, music, clothing, jewellery, plants, as well as the performers, car displays and activities to suit all interests,\u201d Mr Torrington said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn additional feature of the event this year will be the 130 indoor sites on offer to stallholders, and to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the town\u2019s top toasie tzar SpringFest ambassador Tim Bone said the Food Truck Friday event was going to be special.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing idea,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s some great food trucks around Ballarat and with the food scene, I think it\u2019s a great fit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose funky little food trucks are really popping up and it\u2019s great showcase them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s brilliant to see SpringFest back with some form of normality. As with COVID \u2018pivot\u2019 is the in word and to have it at the showgrounds is going to be nice to centralise everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s always a great day out in the late spring sunshine, Bone said that at its heart SpringFest was an important fundraiser.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about supporting the local Rotary clubs and they in turn donate to the community partners around Ballarat, which is amazing initiative,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u2019s what SpringFest is all about!\u201d<\/p>\n
2021 SpringFest is currently set for Sunday, 28 November at the Ballarat Showground, with Food Truck Friday rolling into the same location on 26 November. Entry to both events will be by gold coin donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MUCH loved community market day and Rotary Club major fundraiser, SpringFest, is set to return in 2021. After heading online last year, the family-friendly event, which takes place on the last Sunday of November, is back at a new location and with an expanded line-up of events. Taking to the Ballarat Showgrounds, and along with […]<\/p>\n