Ecofiesta food & drink vendor application
Sunday 21 June 2026 - 10am until 6pm
Join us at Munro Martin Parklands for Cairns Ecofiesta - a day of fun, friendship and eco-inspiration.
Applications are now open for food and drink vendors. Apply online using the form below.
Spaces are limited so apply early for your best chance of success.
All successful applicants are required to use the reusable crockery and cutlery supplied on the day. Refer to the Wash Against Waste FAQs below for more details and please read the Ecofiesta Terms and Conditions.
Need more information? Email the Ecofiesta team.
Frequently asked questions about Wash against Waste
No. You already pay a vendor fee and these funds will go toward equipment hire and staff wages to run the system.
No. Event organisers will supply a range of crockery and cutlery to you throughout the day, as per your pre-arranged requirements.
Dinner plates (25cm), side plates (15cm), bowls (350ml), small cups (200ml), mugs (300ml), medium glasses (300ml), and assorted cutlery.
Yes. Your attendance at Ecofiesta is conditional upon your participation in this waste avoidance initiative.
If you have customers waiting and no reusable dishes are available, you can revert to your own supply of single-use dishes, provided they are made from commercially compostable materials (i.e. paper, wood, biocups etc.). When reusable dishes become available you must then switch back to these.
Staff will be on-hand throughout the day and the dish-wash coordinator will introduce themselves to you as part of event bump-in.
To meet cleaning and sanitising requirements, dishes will be washed in an onsite commercial dishwasher.
While biodegradable eating and drinking utensils are better than single-use plastic options, they still result in large volumes of waste that can be avoided through reuse. Where better than Ecofiesta to show what is possible in terms of waste avoidance through simple, effective action.
- To serve your food / beverage using the crockery and cutlery supplied to you.
- To remind customers to return dirty dishes to the Dish Wash Marquee.
- To be an enthusiastic promoter of the dish wash system when serving customers.
Last Updated: 5 February 2026
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