Market and Pop-Up Event Public Liability Insurance

Get your market price online

Use the homepage calculator to tell us about your market, dates and expected attendance. Follow the prompts, check your event details and review the cover before you buy.

Public liability insurance for the market organiser

This page is for market organisers, event promoters and pop-up event organisers arranging cover for the event. It is not a standalone stallholder insurance product for individual vendors. Stallholders, suppliers and contractors have their own insurance responsibilities.

Stallholder and supplier insurance

Stallholders need their own public liability insurance of at least $10 million. Other service providers need at least $20 million. The event organiser’s cover does not replace the insurance those individual businesses need. Keep a record of who is attending, what they do and whether their Certificate of Currency is current for the event date.

Learn what information should appear on the documents you collect → review Certificate of Currency requirements.

What market organisers need to check

Before arranging cover, confirm the venue or council requirements, expected attendance, number of vendors, event location, required public liability limit and the setup, event and pack-down dates. Check the excluded-activities list and confirm the insurance requirements applying to stallholders and service providers.

A risk assessment can help you review venue access and layout, crowd movement, weather, food and alcohol, supplier activities, temporary structures, equipment, power, staging, emergency contacts and Certificate of Currency requirements → use the event risk assessment guide.

Alcohol at markets and pop-up events

If you are responsible for serving alcohol, the staff serving it must hold the required RSA qualification or equivalent. Include accurate alcohol and supplier details during the quote process.

Activities requiring review

Some activities are excluded, while others need specific arrangements or appropriately insured third-party suppliers. Check the current activity list when planning your event.