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Marquees in motion: Creating shade at RUN Melbourne 2025

RUN Melbourne isn’t just a date on the city’s calendar—it’s a moving festival of fitness, community spirit, and determination. Thousands of runners, walkers, volunteers, and spectators transform Melbourne’s streets into a sea of energy and colour every year. For 2025, Instant Marquees had the privilege of once again playing a pivotal role—creating comfort, shelter, and […]

From stalls to stages: Every marquee you’ll need for your next event

When an event scales from a backyard gathering to a fully-fledged festival, shade and shelter become strategic assets—controlling crowd flow, protecting guests, and advertising sponsors all at once. Instant Marquees’ modular range lets organisers build a miniature city overnight, then pack it down just as fast. Below is a  roadmap: what structures, furniture and accessories […]

Motors and Marquees: How Instant Marquees Steered All Ford Day

All Ford Day, one of the largest gatherings of Ford enthusiasts in Australia, recently took place at the picturesque Eastern Park in East Geelong. Instant Marquees was proud to be part of the action, providing essential shade and shelter for the massive crowd. To help create a comfortable and functional space for exhibitors and attendees […]

Instant Marquees Sets the Stage for Head of the River

The APS Head of the River 2025 school rowing carnival was a spectacular event, bringing together APS school rowing teams, passionate spectators, and a vibrant community atmosphere. With the event’s growing prestige, the need for high-quality event infrastructure was paramount. Instant Marquees proudly supplied an array of structure marquees, pop-up marquees, and umbrellas, ensuring that […]

Sheltering New Year’s Eve Celebrations at the St Kilda Seabaths

Instant Marquees played a vital role in ensuring the success of the New Year’s Eve celebrations at St Kilda Seabaths, providing 3 x 6m x 3m structure marquees for bar covers. The marquees were supplied for Melbourne Hospitality People, an organisation dedicated to the hospitality industry in Melbourne, offering tailored event solutions and enhancing social […]

Supporting Cold Chisel’s Event Operations at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl

For the highly anticipated Cold Chisel concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Instant Marquees provided high-quality structure marquees to enhance the event experience. These marquees played a crucial role in offering shelter, functionality, and an adaptable space for event operations, ensuring the concert ran smoothly for both the crew and attendees.  Structural marquees are […]

How Instant Marquees Elevated Outdoor Elegance’s Annual Sale

Instant Marquees recently played a vital role in Outdoor Elegance’s annual sale event at their Braeside location, providing high-quality 6m x 9m and 6m x 12m structure marquees to create an optimal shopping experience for customers. These marquees not only enhanced the event’s functionality but also contributed to a professional and inviting atmosphere for visitors […]

Enhancing Comfort and Brand Engagement at St. Kilda Festival

St. Kilda Festival is one of Australia’s largest free music festivals, held annually in Melbourne’s seaside suburb of St. Kilda. Celebrating live music, arts, and community, the festival attracts thousands of attendees who enjoy performances from emerging and established artists, market stalls, and interactive experiences.  Instant Marquees played a crucial role in the 2025 festival […]

Instant Marquees: Providing Shade & Shelter for Chinese New Year (and our Nation’s Leaders)

Image source: The Age Image source: The Advertiser At a recent Lunar New Year celebration in Melbourne, Instant Marquees played a crucial role in providing shade and shelter for attendees, dignitaries, and performers. The structures and marquees provided, known for their quick setup and durability, created a welcoming and functional space for speeches, cultural performances, […]

RMIT University Melbourne Celebrates the 2024 Olympic Games in Style with Instant Marquees

As the world turned its eyes towards the 2024 Olympic Games, RMIT University Melbourne decided to join in the global celebration in a unique and memorable way. The university partnered with Instant Marquees, a leading provider of innovative marquee solutions, to create an unforgettable viewing party for its students. Instant Marquees, known for their distinctive […]

Bastille Day 2024 at Queen Victoria Market

‘From 14 to 15 July, Instant Marquees provided French coloured marquees at Melbourne’s iconic landmark and transformed it into a traditional French market featuring free music and entertainment and a variety of stalls offering everything from baked goods, fashion and second-hand books, through to a pop-up French supermarket. Celebrating the enduring friendship between Melbourne and France, the festival promised an […]

Metro Trains – Bus Replacement Services

This past weekend, the team from Instant Marquees provided assistance to our valued client, Metro Trains, by supplying marquees for their bus replacement services. This initiative is part of the ongoing upgrades to the train lines across the vibrant city of Melbourne. These upgrades are a crucial part of enhancing Melbourne’s public transportation system. They aim to […]

Firefly Winter Night Market

Instant Marquees was once again proud to be one of the preferred suppliers for the award-winning FIREFLY Night Market for July 2024 in Tarneit! This vibrant event brought the community together for a spectacular evening filled with a variety of attractions. Attendees enjoyed browsing through diverse market stalls, listening to live music, and watching captivating […]