You’ve found the Infest Festival Trader Info Page.

You want to reach ~1000 alternative festival goers, all under one roof.

Our festival-goers want to go shopping and enjoy the alternative lifestyle.

Trade with us on 16th August 2025

General Information

Event Dates:
Infest Weekend is held over 4 days in August 2025.

Warm-Up Party – Thursday 14th, Rebellion.
Main Event (2 days) – Fri 15th & Sat 16th
Closing Party – Sunday 17th, Bread Shed.

Trading Date & Location:
Trading is all day Saturday 16th August 2025.
The market is located at Manchester University Students’ Union.

Booking

Single pitch – £75 (2m pitch inc 1-2 passes)
Double pitch – £150 (4m pitch inc 2-3 passes)
Larger pitch – £POA (get in touch for custom)

Passes

All passes are collection-only from the festival Box Office from Saturday 10:00hrs. We don’t post passes out in advance.
Weekend ticket holders who wish to trade on Saturday can apply for a free trade upgrade. This must be requested in advance in order to allocate your pitch.
Show your pass to any members of staff (security, stewards or bar staff) if you need help. If in doubt, go to the box office and ask.

Venue Access

All stock & equipment is left entirely at your own risk.
Trading is on Saturday ONLY, from 12:00noon to 23:00hrs.
You can access the venue from 10:00hrs on Saturday to prepare for opening at 12:00noon.
You must load out after trading closes on Saturday night. There is no access on Sunday daytime.
The venue is closed and locked at 0300hrs Sunday morning. Please exit before this time.
We recommend that you WATCH THIS VIDEO fly-through of the venue.

Equipment & Location

There are various power outlets around the venue but please bring extension leads, as sockets must be shared with other traders.
Bring your own stall lighting.
You must ensure all electrical equipment is Portable Appliance Tested (PAT) and labelled for inspection.
Ambient lighting can be adjusted by negotiation with other traders and the venue manager.
If you have a fixed frame, please tell us the height when you book so that we can check it will fit.
You must tell us before 1st August if you want to borrow a trestle table (0.75m x 1.75m approx).
Wall space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, from time of payment being received.
Tell us if you have a specific layout requirement such as 4sqm @ 2×2 rather than 1×4.
The venue will provide background music subject to availability of equipment. Please do not bring your own PA or music unless agreed – thanks.
The market is located in the front area of the University of Manchester Student’s Union Building on Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PR. This is the front entrance to the main event venue.

Travel & Accommodation

Please refer to OUR LOGISTICS PAGE.

What is Infest?

Infest is a live music event that wants to support the alternative and goth-industrial adjacent music scene. In addition to the live music on our stages and the DJs in our club rooms, we are actively trying to support the lifestyle with market traders and a shopping opportunity for our ticket holders.

We pride ourselves on being a safe place for attendees to express themselves without judgement, in friendly surroundings. We are an accessible event and try to be as considerate as possible to our customers with physical and neurodiverse needs.

The Infest market is only available to event ticket holders.

Read a little about our history and why we exist here:

About Us.
Infest charity work.
The history of Infest.

Why Trade at Infest?

You want to reach ~1000 alternative festival goers, all under one roof.

Our festival-goers want to go shopping and enjoy the alternative lifestyle.

Trade with us!

How It Works

Reserve Your Pitch
We’ll email you back
See you in Manchester on 16th August 2025!

Example Traders

These are examples of previous traders, in previous years’ venues. They are not representative of the pitches at the upcoming event. The intention is to give you an indication of traders and products offered, however we are open minded if your products are relevant to our customers’ interests.