Australia’s longest running consumer exhibition moves to Sydney Showground

Sydney Showground is delighted to announce Expertise Event’s longest-running consumer exhibition, the Craft & Quilt Fair will be heading to Sydney Olympic Park this June.

The event which will take over the Sydney Showground Halls from June 23 – 27, 2021 will welcome craft and quilt enthusiast from across New South Wales for the first time in over 12-months.

Sydney Showground Head of Sales, Andrew Roberts says he and the team are delighted to become the home of such an iconic event.

“The Craft & Quilt Fair is such a well-known and well-respected event, so to be chosen as the new venue for the June exhibition is a fantastic start to the year, and we look forward to working with Expertise Events to welcome the show into a new era at Sydney Showground,” Mr Roberts said.

Expertise Events, Managing Director, Gary Fitz-Roy says he and the team are adapting to a changing market and that includes a new location for the iconic event.

“It is important that as the event industry emerges out of 2020, we listen, act and be open to changes that create more integrated experiences and meet the needs of the markets we serve. For us, that meant a new home that better suited our needs for the 2021 Craft & Quilt Fair,” Mr Fitz-Roy said.

“Feedback that we had received from visitors over the past few years included a need for increased access, difficultly moving across multiple levels and ‘add on’ costs for attending. The decision to relocate to Sydney Showground was our way of taking on board feedback and providing a real “solution” to these issues.

“Another key motivator was the location; Sydney Olympic Park provides great access to our clientele, with a high percentage of our audience based in and around the area, in addition to an emerging younger market-based in Western Sydney. From what we saw, consumer events that have made the move have enjoyed increased attendance, so it was a natural transition for us to call Sydney Showground home and place the Craft & Quilt Fair in the best possible position for continued growth.”

The Craft & Quilt Fair will run at Sydney Showground from 23 - 27 June 2021, for further information on the event, please visit the website.

To learn more about Sydney Showground and it's COVID-19 support options, go to the Sydney Showground website.