Who are we?
We are freelance contractors to the Exhibition and Event Industry with 27 years experience across all aspects of the industry. We have successfully launched and managed markets, festivals, charity & community events plus both public and trade exhibitions across many industries and special interest areas including food, woodworking, computers/IT, law, manufacturing technology, as well as general home shows. We work in all the major venues and capital cities in Australia and New Zealand.
We specialise in helping Exhibition Owners and Event Owners, Industry Associations, Councils and Business Chambers organise the most successful, profitable and professional exhibitions and events possible.
We have personally run over 190 exhibitions and events, and have assisted at various levels in many others. A major contract has been to totally manage a portfolio of exhibitions held each year in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Hobart and Auckland for one of the largest and most successful exhibition organisers in the world.
We also manage Australasia’s largest street festival, the Norton Street Italian Festa which attracts over 130,000 visitors, the new Kings Cross Festival, Brisbane Water Oyster Festival and the Leichhardt Long Lunch Series.
We run our own office and no contract is too big or small for our personalised attention.
The advantages of using Impact Exhibitions + Events
- Many years of experience in trade and public exhibitions, festivals, markets and community & charity events
- Wide knowledge of all aspects of the exhibition and event industry. We know the venues, the suppliers and the pitfalls
- Flexible - no need for you to hire staff. Just call us in whenever you need help. We can be your operations manager, assist in the selling of stands or stalls or totally manage your event from start to finish.
- No exhibition or event is too big or too small
- We get to work immediately and save you money
Testimonials:
Impact Exhibitions are a pleasure to work with. They are highly professional and well respected in the industry. They took the time to understand our vision and went above and beyond to execute it to the highest standard
I have dealt with Patrick O’Reilly from Impact Exhibitions over the past few years in his capacity as the Producer of the annual Norton Street Italian Festa. Patrick took over the running of the event from a previous contractor who left us in a bit of a mess, through sheer hard work and outstanding integrity, Patrick was able to turn around the events reputation and make it one of the biggest one day street fairs in the country.
He was instrumental in capturing items like the Auto Festa where 500 Italian cars were spread throughout Pioneers Park, the wedding in the park where two couples in separate years were married in full sponsorship from local suppliers (dress, cake, reception, flowers etc) and the huge drawcard of getting a live filming of the hit show “My Kitchen Rules” at Festa – an amazing achievement. Over 3 million people saw the episode and more importantly, Leichhardt in a great light!
Patrick is a terrific guy, accountable to his actions and can manage a large scale event on a modest budget. His integrity, passion and dedication are second to none – it has been an absolute pleasure dealing with him over the past few years and I look forward to our friendship continuing.
You know the amount of work you two have put in to make this market a success is just amazing! It’s great to have an organiser rooting for the stall holders for a change and thinking “market team success” not just mercenary so from us we say “thanks a million for going to bat for us”
Thank you for another fantastic festival, it was so well organised and went off without a single hiccup – you did a fantastic job, well done and it just gets bigger and better every year
It is a pleasure working with you and with what I consider to be the most professional team that exists in the event industry today…
I can’t think of another organiser who has had as much influence, impact and consistency as you have had over the last 20 years. The culture you have developed is unique and unmatched by any other organiser of event producer
Rachele and Patrick, I just returned from the Oyster Festival and need to congratulate someone! What a top day. Each year it just gets better and better. It made me so proud to be a local.
It is such a relief to finally work with someone that is organised and proactive and understands what is required to make an event a success. Seamless management was clearly evident and contributed to two hugely successful events. I look forward to working with you next year on the Kings Cross Festival and the Norton Street Italian Festa