SC Vintage Car Club Swapmeet and Bazaar

ORARI RACECOURSE, ORARI

SATURDAY 5 APRIL 2025 – 8AM start

The Swapmeet is a key event for the South Canterbury Vintage Car Club, normally held yearly on the first Saturday in April*.

• If Easter clashes with the First Saturday in April, the Swapmeet is held on the last weekend of March.

All types of items are for sale. You might fund an abacus or a zither or automotive parts for an Alvis or a Zetor!

• Starts 8:00 am
• Entry fee for the public $5.00

Site holders and visitors often come from across the South Island, and there are always no shortage of parts for rare models on hand. Sites are not just about vehicles either – there are a variety of sites present appealing to all ages, including arts and crafts, community groups, books, household items, clothing, food, tools, and garden plants.

History of the Swapmeet

The swapmeet was first held in the early 1980s at the SCVCC clubrooms. Owing to the success of the first swapmeet it was held outside for the next, before outgrowing the clubroom environs entirely, moving to the Winchester Showgrounds. The swapmeet has gone from strength to strength since, with stalls often numbering over 300, and thousands of visitors per year.

For 2022 the venue was shifted to Orari Racecourse, and in 2023, Timaru International Motor Raceway. For 2024 the venue is again Orari Racecourse.

Video of the Swapmeet

Swapmeet site holders map

New map of the site coming soon.