Welcome to Bellingen Community Markets 🙂
Saturday 15 February 2025 Bellingen Community Markets opens its gates after two months hiatus due to the cancellation of our January market. Its not something we do lightly but last month the park was a mess and the weather was horrid. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused. What’s the go with the weather? Again this month storms and scattered rain persist, alas, it can change at any moment. We will know more on Thursday after checking the park. All going well, it will be a great day of trade, cool music, yum food and friendly faces. Bellingen Community Markets is an inclusive event, welcoming everyone.
Please always check our Facebook page for updates before you leave and always come prepared for change.
Talented musicians from Moonlight Shuffle join us on stage from 10am and the Bellingen Poetry Group perform around 11am. The Bellingen Neighbourhood Centre are our community group and will be on the gates welcoming all.
At this stage, all we can do is go with the flow, grasp the opportunity to envision and anticipate a DRY and enjoyable market 🙂
Have a fabulous week and see you soon.
Kaz Selbie, Bellingen Community Markets Manager
M: 0400 261693 E: info@bellingenmarkets.com.au
Moonlight Shuffle
Combining members of the Moonlighters and The Shufflemen have created the Moonlight Shuffle. The band plays a blend of blues, classic rock covers and originals. With over 200 years of musical experience between them they have a wealth of knowledge in all music genres. With two lead singers, Mark and Tom, be prepared for a rich blend of styles and variety from soulful grooves to toe tapping beats.
Mark Oliver (guitar and vocals) – A local singer songwriter and a skilled guitar player who has played on the North Coast as a regularly performing musician for 30 years. Marko’s roots are in the blues and classic rock.
Roger Allan (harmonica) – Roger is an experienced and crafted harmonica player whose main inspiration comes from blues and rock. He lived in Sydney for 30 years playing regularly in top bands on the Sydney scene before moving to Bellingen.
Tom Goodwin (guitar and vocals) – has been playing guitar and writing songs since the age of 14. Initially performing in bands located in the Nambucca Valley then moved to Sydney in the early 80’s where he continued his music passion in various bands. He then re-located back to the Mid North Coast area in the 90’s and has continued to develop his own interpretive guitar style.
Phil Simon (drums and vocals) – has been playing in the Bellingen area and surrounds for over thirty years. He is an experienced performer. He has covered many genres from blues, R&B, Rock, Swing, Funk and Reggae. He is also a regular singer with the a cappella group “StellaBella”.
Moonlight Shuffle will perform on stage from 10am – 2pm.
Bellingen Neighbourhood Centre
The Bellingen Neighbourhood Centre focuses on working cooperatively with others to help strengthen connections, wellbeing and resilience, and they offer services free of discrimination to everyone within the community. For more information go to: https://www.connecting.org.au/.
They will be on the gates welcoming all, so please help them where you can.
Stallholder procedures
Casual stallholders please click here to find out what to do on market day.
As a permanent stallholder you should know what to do by now, but if unsure, please re-read our Terms and Conditions
It’s important we are all on the same page and know what to do. It just makes the day run smoothly and pleasant for all. It’s important to us that YOU have a positive experience at Bellingen Community Markets and want to return. We value your thoughts, so your feedback is encouraged and welcome.
