The Winter Night Market Giveaway Competition 2026  

Terms and Conditions  

  1. These Terms and Conditions are related to The Winter Night Market Giveaway Competition 2026 (Competition).  
  2. The promoter is Queen Victoria Market Pty Ltd ABN 44 069 959 771 of Level 10, 501 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (QVM).   
  3. The Competition is not open to employees of the City of Melbourne, staff of QVM (be they employees or contractors), their immediate family members or associated companies, or QVM traders and their immediate family members.    
  4. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions.     
  5. By entering the Competition, you accept these Terms and Conditions.  
  6. To enter the Competition, you must:  
    1. follow @thenightmarket on Instagram;   
    2. Snap a pic and post your favourite Winter Night Market moment, meal or shopping haul on your feed; and  
    3. tag @thenightmarket.  
  7. Posts and tags must be done in Instagram during the promotional period Friday, 7 August 2026, 5:00pm until Wednesday, 16 August 2026, 11:59pm AEST (Competition Period). QVM accepts no responsibility for any late, lost or misdirected entries.  
  8. Entrants may submit multiple entries to the competition by posting more than once.  
  9. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of submitting their entry.  
  10. Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid. Rude or offensive material will be taken down immediately and will not be considered an official entry.  
  11. There will be five (5) prize winners in total, each receiving an AU$100.00 Winter Night Market Vouchers. The total prize pool is valued at AU$500.00.  
  12. The five (5) winners of the Competition will be chosen at random from valid Instagram entries at the Queen Victoria Market head office, Level 10, 501 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Winners will be notified via direct message on Instagram and provided with information on how to collect, including the winner providing their mobile number or e-mail address to receive the physical voucher. 
  13. All prizes must be collected by 5:00pm Wednesday, 26 August 2026, otherwise QVM may conduct further draws at the same location as the original draw, subject to any written directions from a relevant regulatory authority.  
  14. The vouchers must be spent during the 2026 Winter Night Market Season and no later than Wednesday, 9 September 2026. 
  15. QVM’s decision of the five (5) winners is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome.  
  16. All prizes are not convertible to cash, not exchangeable, and not for sale.    
  17. By entering this Competition, all entrants consent to QVM storing and using their information for marketing purposes. QVM will not share the entrant’s information with third parties, and the entrant can opt out at any time by unsubscribing from emails or emailing QVM directly. Any personal information collected in the course of the Competition will be in accordance with QVM’s Privacy Policy, which can be found here: https://qvm.com.au/policies/privacy-policy/.  
  18. Entry into the Competition on QVM’s Instagram page is dependent on you following and acting in accordance with the Instagram Terms of Use, which can be viewed at: https://help.instagram.com/478745558852511. This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.  
  19. QVM reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry process. Failure by QVM to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of these rights.  
  20. If the prize (or part of the prize) is unavailable for any reason, QVM reserves the right to provide an alternative prize of equal monetary value or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.    
  21. If this Competition is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the control of QVM, QVM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law to disqualify any entrants or subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the competition, as appropriate.  
  22. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, QVM (including their officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability including negligence for any personal injury, loss or damage (including loss of opportunity), whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the competition, including, but not limited to, where arising out of any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under QVM’s control), any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference, lost, incomplete or late entries, or entries not submitted within the Competition Period for any reason whatsoever, any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions, any tax liability incurred by winner or entrant, use of the prize, and any costs associated with entry.    
  23. By entering this Competition, all entrants consent to QVM using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photographs, film and/or audio recordings) in any media, for an unlimited period and without remuneration, for the purpose of promoting this Competition (including any outcomes) and any products manufactured, distributed, or supplied by QVM. 
  24. All interpretations of these Terms and Conditions shall be made by QVM, whose decisions and interpretations shall be final and binding. QVM reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice and/or to cancel the Competition without further recourse to the entrants.