Venue
Bendigo Bricks 2024 will be held at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre, Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Rd, North Bendigo. View on Google Maps here.
Opening hours
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10am–5pm Saturday 6 April and 10am–4pm Sunday 7 April.
Bump in
Bump in takes place this year on Friday 5th April and will commence at 5pm. Please don’t arrive any earlier than bump in time unless notified in the Facebook Group.
All exhibitors are required to wear closed toed shoes during bump in.
Exhibitor parking
Free parking for exhibitors is available for the duration of Bendigo Bricks behind the Bendigo Exhibition Centre (refer to image).
The Map
The map is here: https://bendigobricks2024.expofp.com/
Facebook Group
We have set up an exhibitors group where we can communicate with all exhibitors and you can ask questions etc on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bbexhibitors/ please request to join and we will approve you!
Social Media Graphics
We would love your help to spread the word about Bendigo Bricks and most importantly, let the world know that you will be exhibiting with us. We have made some (hopefully) useful graphics for you to use in your social media posts. Please feel free to use them however you wish, there are transparent PNG versions and solid JPG versions for download here: https://bendigolug.com.au/bb-exhibitor-graphics/
MOC Cards
MOC Card files are available here: https://bendigolug.com.au/bb-moc-cards
We are unable to supply MOC card holders, please ensure you have one of your own.
What to bring
We will provide the tables and table cloths for your display, but we ask you to bring a few things:
A chair
The venue has a concrete floor, please bring something comfortable to sit on.
A drink bottle
Bring along a refillable drink bottle, depending on the weather it could be warm and the air in the Bendigo Exhibition Centre can be a little dusty.
Please bring along a brick built MOC card holder for your exhibit. We are unable to supply MOC card holders.
Exhibitor packs
Exhibitor packs containing our Bendigo Bricks 2024 Brick, Exhibitor Set and a few other goodies will be distributed by the committee during Bump In on Friday in the area marked Play Area on the map.
Exhibitor TShirts
Your Exhibitor TShirt (if you pre-ordered and paid for one) will be distributed by the committee with your Exhibitor Pack during Bump In on Friday.
Please ensure that you have paid for your tshirt ($15 per ordered shirt) via Bank Deposit before the 1st of April. This will allow us to have your tshirt ready for you with your pack at Bump In. A delay in payment means that you will need to wait to get your shirt until after Bump In is complete.
Payment details:
Account Name: Bendigo LUG Inc.
BSB: 633 000
Account number: 161 157 516
Please put your name as well as ‘BB24Tee’ as reference for your payment.
If you are unsure whether you ordered a tshirt, please send us a message and we can confirm.
Food during the event
This year we will once again have a food van, a coffee van and the 1st Bendigo Scout’s sausage sizzle.
Smoke N Roast
Smoke N Roast will have a range of American-style BBQ for sale.
Brew2U
Brew2U will be selling a range of hot beverages to keep you caffeinated throughout the weekend.
1st Bendigo Scouts Group
1st Bendigo Scouts Group will be selling sausages in bread (including a vegetarian option).
Please make a conscious effort to purchase from our food and beverage vendors. We need to ensure they do well out of their involvement in Bendigo Bricks.
Program of events
Day 1 (Saturday April 6)
8:30am: Doors unlocked. Exhibitors arrive for tidying of displays and final set up. Breakfast available until 9:30am.
10am: Display open to the public.
5pm: Display closes to the public for the day.
5pm: Group photo.
5:30pm: Doors locked.
6:30pm: Exhibitor’s Dinner.
Day 2 (Sunday April 7)
8:30am: Doors unlocked. Exhibitors arrive for tidying of displays and final set up. Breakfast available until 9:30am.
10am: Display open to the public.
4pm: Display closes for the day.
4:30pm: Bump out.
Exhibitor’s Dinner
We’re once again having a dinner for exhibitors at the Bendigo & District RSL (over the road from the Prince of Wales Showgrounds) on the Saturday night of Bendigo Bricks 2024.
We’re hoping you will come along and have a meal, a drink and a few laughs with your fellow exhibitors, and to make sure it is a good night we are once again subsidising the cost of your meal with a $20 voucher (we’ll give a voucher to each exhibitor on arrival).
Please let us know if you can make it!
Check out the RSL Bistro menu here >
Signing in – As the venue is an RSL all guests are required to sign in upon arrival at the customer service desk, please have your drivers licence (or RSL membership card) ready to make this process quicker. You can find the customer service desk located at the front entrance, the staff there will be happy to assist you with this.
Dress code – The venue does have a dress code with signage at all doors indicating all of the requirements of this. Please note that they do not permit the wearing of singlets and hats within the venue.
Bump out
Bump out commences at 4.30pm on Sunday after the exhibition is closed to the public. Please wait to begin packing up or moving out until after this time.
You are required to wear closed toed shoes during bump out.
