Council pops the cork on funds for street festival

Published on 18 August 2022

Cessnock City Council is pleased to announce it will once again provide in-kind and financial support for Stomp Festival, following a decision at Wednesday night’s council meeting.

The festival organiser, Cessnock Business Chamber, will be provided with $17,304 of in-kind and financial support for this popular street festival themed around food, wine, music and fun times for the whole family.

Stomp Festival has been cancelled the past two years due to COVID-19, and the festival team are working to bring it back with a bang on Sunday 30 October 2022.

Cessnock City Council Mayor Jay Suvaal said he is proud to support community events like Stomp Festival because they have such a positive impact on local business, tourism and the wider community.

“The 2019 Stomp Festival saw 17,000 people attend the event, who spent an estimated $3.1 million in the local community, which is just fantastic,” Mayor Suvaal said.

“I encourage the community to come along to this fabulous event to not only support our local businesses, but enjoy what’s on offer, including grape stomping, delicious local food and wine, entertainment for the kids, markets, music and more.

Find out more about Stomp Festival by visiting Cessnock STOMP Festival - Cessnock Business Chamber (cessnockchamber.com.au).