The Marketplace Collective in Marina Bay Sands Expo (12 – 13 December 2026)
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Marina Bay Sands Expo
Expo Hall A - 12 - 13 December 2026 | 12PM - 9PM
The Marketplace Collective (MBS Convention)
Hi Vendor,
🎄 THE MARKETPLACE COLLECTIVE 2026 IS BACK — AND WE’RE GOING BIGGER. 🎪⚡
After 2 amazing years at MBS, The Marketplace Collective returns to Marina Bay Sands on 12–13 December 2026 — right in the heart of the Christmas shopping season.
And this year, it’s not just your usual Christmas market.
🎅 200 Christmas Market Booths
🎪 UNCLE RINGO CARNIVAL — taking up a major event space
🃏 DEDICATED POKÉMON and Others TCG VENDOR SECTION
🎁 Thousands of Christmas shoppers, collectors, families & event-goers
✨ A festive weekend designed around shopping, discovery & entertainment
BONUS: First 50 vendors to sign up, with payment, will get a FREE $40 Uncle Ringo Game Card per stall.
First 51 – 100 vendors to sign up, with payment, will get a FREE $20 Uncle Ringo Game Card per stall.
The Game Card can be used to play in our carnival during the event.
The perk of being our vendor is, you can purchase as many Game Cards as you wish to. Every $10 spent on a Game Card, you get a $20 value in it! You may buy them for your own use or buy them on behalf of your friends / followers.
Read on to find out more how to join as a vendor.
Whether you’re a Christmas gift brand, lifestyle label, handmade creator, food & beverage operator, collector, reseller, or Pokémon TCG business — this is your opportunity to be part of one of Singapore’s biggest festive marketplace weekends.
🎁 LOOKING FOR:
• Christmas & gifting brands
• Fashion & lifestyle
• Handmade & artisanal products
• Toys & collectibles
• Prepacked Food & beverages
• Local brands & small businesses
• Pokémon TCG vendors
• Trading cards & collectibles
• Hobby & gaming businesses
• And unique brands that shoppers will love
📍 Marina Bay Sands
📅 12–13 December 2026
If you’re looking for a strong Christmas-season sales opportunity, new customers, brand exposure and a festive crowd — we’d love to have you with us.
🔥 Vendor applications are now open.
Spaces are limited, especially for the Pokémon TCG section.
🎄 The Marketplace Collective 2026
Details:
Dates: 12 – 13 December 2026 (Sat & Sun)
Time: 12pm – 9pm
Venue: Marina Bay Sands Expo Hall A
Activities & Event Specials
1) INFLUENCERS joining and setting up booths
2) Game booths and More Game Booths by Uncle Ringo!
3) Photobooth + Xmas Decorations
4) Spend & Win Lucky Draw. To encourage consumerism and spending, shoppers who spend $100 in our event gets to participate in our Lucky Draw. Spend $200 and get to have a Lucky Dip.
5) Many freebies giveaway during the event
6) Workshop spaces
7) Pokemon / Hobbyist TCG
8) Performances and others…
Other Activities
1) Roving Emcees to promote our vendors’ products and entrepreneurial journey
2) Best decorated booths will receive a TROPHY from us!
3) And many others which we will fill vendors in along the way
The Perks of joining as our vendor EARLY:
– Free product advertising on all our related Marketplace Collective pages. Vendors’ Product Discount Items will also appear at the entrance of the event hall. This helps in attracting shoppers to your stall.
– Chance to be featured on our social media which we run on paid ads.
– FREE Uncle Ringo Game Card (valued $20 / $40)
– Discounted Rent
Concurrent Events in MBS
– E-Sports (Game on Dreamers) in basement
Rental Details (Early Bird)
Rental – $520 nett for 2 days (For first 50 vendors signed up)
Original rate: $600
Each stall is given:
– A raw space of 2.5m by 1.5m (you may put up to 3 tables or 4 tables if selecting a corner lot)
– 1 free table (3ft by 3ft, no skirting)
– 2 free chairs
We are renting out the following:
– Additional table = $50 (all 2 days)
– Additional chair = $10 (all 2 days)
– Electrical powerpoint = $100 (all 2 days)
Stall Selection
Choose your own stall location by paying additional $30 (any stall). [OPTIONAL]
Front Row Stalls Selection (eg. A01, B01, C01, D01, E01, F01, G01, H01 … etc) are going at $200 (instead of $30) in addition to rental $520.
Check out the floorplan and choose your ideal location today! The better location often goes out fast.
For vendors who decide not to go for the Stall Selection, their stalls will be randomly located by our Randomizer System and you will be informed of your stall location 1 week before the event.
Important Note: All vendors are to handle their own transaction and collect their own sales. There is NO GTO, and NO Central Cashier involved.
Publicity for The Marketplace Collective
The focus of the event is on advertising as most of the resources are used to ensure good human traffic throughout the 2 days.
– Facebook Paid Ads
– Instagram Paid Ads
– Forums and other web advertising
– T.Cartel’s and MBS Expo website and Social Media
– Local Publication Agency
– EDM Blast
– LED screens around MBS
– Pull-up Banners placed around MBS on event day
– Catchy and Christmasy display outside our hall
Target Number of stalls: 200 (lifestyle and prepacked F&B stalls)
More information about the event and photos of our past fairs can be found in the photos below.
Why you must join:
– MBS has interesting demographics of shoppers
– Good location
– Festive shopping crowd
– Big stall space (2.5m by 1.5m)
– Air-Conditioned
– Close to Christmas! People will start to buy for Christmas gifts.
Come join us as a vendor on a busy weekend in MBS Expo!
Stalls are selling FAST daily. You may want to register with us as early as you can, ideally today, to avoid any disappointment. Join us now!
See more photos of past events below.
Rental Details (Early Bird)
Rental – $520 nett for 2 days (For first 50 vendors signed up)
Original rate: $600
Each stall is given:
– A raw space of 2.5m by 1.5m (you may put up to 3 tables or 4 tables if selecting a corner lot)
– 1 free table (3ft by 3ft, no skirting)
– 2 free chairs
We are renting out the following:
– Additional table = $50 (all 2 days)
– Additional chair = $10 (all 2 days)
– Electrical powerpoint = $100 (all 2 days)
Stall Selection
Choose your own stall location by paying additional $30 (any stall). [OPTIONAL]
Front Row Stalls Selection (eg. A01, B01, C01, D01, E01, F01, G01, H01 … etc) are going at $200 (instead of $30) in addition to rental $520.
Check out the floorplan and choose your ideal location today! The better location often goes out fast.
For vendors who decide not to go for the Stall Selection, their stalls will be randomly located by our Randomizer System and you will be informed of your stall location 1 week before the event.
Important Note: All vendors are to handle their own transaction and collect their own sales. There is NO GTO, and NO Central Cashier involved.
– Stalls are not confirmed until payment is made. Any payment made is non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the Organizer.
– Strictly no refund after payment is made. Vendors may transfer stall to another person, but the Organizer must be informed and subjected to approval.
– Organizer has the right to reject any products that may not be suitable to be sold in the event.- Vendors must not sell any products not stated in this Registration.
– Assignment of stalls is based on first come first serve.
– No outside tables and chairs to be brought into the event venue.
– The Vendor shall be responsible to return the tables and chairs in its original state upon the completion of this lease agreement.
– All Cosmetic/ Skincare/ Nail/ Eye/ Perfume/ Bathe/ Perfume/ Hair products that come in contact with our skin must be produced in a factory approved by HSA.
– All food products must come from a factory or food shop approved by SFA.
– Vendor’s products must not infringe any Copyright Act, be it design/ logo/ brands of any major fashion’s/ sports’ Trademark & Licensed products.
– The Organizer shall not be held responsible for any dispute or liability arising from the sale of products by the Vendor.
– The Organizer shall not be held responsible for any loss or damages of products during or after event hours.
– The Organizer reserves the right to collect payment from the Vendor to recover any damages caused on the flooring, pushcart, tables or chairs, cost of damages to be determined by professional contractors.
– The Organizer reserves all rights to ban the vendor from booking in future in the event of any dispute.
– All vendors have to clear away any unwanted items or trash at their booth area before they tear down, at the end of the Event.
– The Organizer may at its sole discretion choose to waive some or all parts of this contract. The Organizer reserves the right to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice.
By registering under T.Cartel, vendors have read, understood and agreed to observe the terms and conditions.
Parking Amenities
Air-conditioned Space
Heart of Central Singapore, connected to MBS shopping mall, casino, hotels, ArtScience Museum, SkyPark and more
