The Orange Wine Festival night market is set to be bigger and better than ever in 2019 as the event spills over Byng Street from Robertson Park into the Southcourt.
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A massive influx of stalls requesting space in the park prompted the move, which will see a section of Byng Street closed on Friday night as more entertainment and stalls are set up around the Visitor Information Centre and Groundstone Cafe.
Orange Regional Vigneron's Association president Nicole Samodol said it would be a "capacity market", even with over 20 new stalls added.
About 30 stalls will be in Robertson Park, while about a dozen stalls will be on Byng Street and another 10 to 12 around the Civic Centre precinct.
The event will also be starting earlier this year, with a start time bumped forward to 5pm.
"We saw a lot of the lines before the event last year and had a lot of feedback so to make it friendlier to families we'll be looking to start it earlier," Ms Samodol said.
There'll be about 56 stalls across the market, with final numbers and locations still to be confirmed, but there will be more entertainment and performances across several different stages, while a videos will also be running on a screen on Byng Street.
The market is primed to finish at 8.30pm.
Byng Street will be closed to traffic from 11am to 11pm from Lords Place to McNamara Street on Friday for the extension of the market across to the Civic Theatre.
Entry will be via a gold coin.
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Max Stainkamph
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
