Outdoor Festivals & Big Event Catering
We cook and distribute blessed pure vegetarian food onsite at large music festivals, town expos and public events to support the upliftment of society. By helping people experience and switch to a sattvik diet we contribute to making the world progress ecologically, socially and in humanitarian matters.
The “blessed” aspect of our food is characterized by the love and devotion we prepare and offer our food with, similar to why your mom’s home-cooking tastes so good!
We travel far and wide across Australia to give people an opportunity to meet spiritually-minded people, to share our spiritual knowledge and to enlighten others with delicious karma-free foods.
Menu Favorates
Our Menu
The purpose of our menu is to encourage tasty vegetarian eating with both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. It is well recognised and accepted that the vegetarian diet is extremely beneficial for one’s health, the environment and your budget. As well as these benefits, the ethics of the vegetarian diet cannot be denied.
The Krishna Conscious Philosophy is centred on improving the spiritual welfare of all living beings, both humans and animals. For this reason we don’t kill animals simply for the pleasure of eating them. In doing so we are creating pain and inconvenience for the animal, and are implicating ourselves heavily in the laws of karma. Consequently it is very difficult for one to make spiritual progress whilst consuming a non-vegetarian diet as the principle of ahimsa (non-violence) are grossly violated.
Festival Menu
Our Standard Menu
Drinks
Event Options
Small Events
Our mobile catering setup consists of a portable canvas tent that can be quickly established to house our commercial kitchen, preparation and serving areas. We also can provide a small shop depending on available space.
Ideal for Small Catering Events
Our mobile catering setup consists of a portable canvas tent that can be quickly established to house our commercial kitchen, preparation and serving areas. We also can provide a small shop offering fragrant incense, beautiful trinkets and spiritual books depending on available site space.
STRUCTURECanvas tent, impervious flooring DIMENSIONS6-9m length x 3m wide x 2.5m high POWER REQUIREMENTS2 x 10amp | GAS REQUIREMENTS1 x 45kg gas bottle WATER REQUIREMENTSA tap close by (permanent connection not required) WASTE WATER REQUIREMENTSSullage tank |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMBain Marie (2400w) PREPARATION AREA2 x 1.8m tables (dry ingredient storage/preparation work) | COOKING AREA5 x gas burners SERVING AREA5-Tray Baine Marie WASHING AREA2 x washing tubs (hot water) |
Medium / Large Events
Our mobile catering setup consists of a truck and trailer housing a ready-to-go kitchen, complete with all necessary commercial catering equipment and stainless steel surfaces to maintain high standards of cleanliness.
Suitable for Medium (to Large) Catering Events
Our mobile catering setup consists of a truck and trailer housing a ready-to-go kitchen, complete with all necessary commercial catering equipment and stainless steel surfaces to maintain high standards of cleanliness.
Events Catered
Past events have included (to name a few):
- Falls festival Byron bay
- National folk festival Canberra
- Womadelaide Adelaide
- Soundwave Brisbane, Adelaide
- Caloundra music festival Sunshine coast
- Laneway festival Brisbane
- Wintermoon festival Mackay
- Palm creek music festival Townsville
- Wallaby creek music festival Cooktown
STRUCTURETruck and Trailer Fold-Out Doors DIMENSIONS7m length x 6m wide x 4m high POWER REQUIREMENTS1 x 32amp (3 phase) 4 x 15amp points | GAS REQUIREMENTS1 x 45kg gas bottle WATER REQUIREMENTSPermanent water connection required WASTE WATER REQUIREMENTSSullage tank |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMBain Marie (3600w) PREPARATION AREA2 x Stainless Steel Work Tables (with lower shelves) STORAGE AREALarge Storage compartment ( front of trailer) | COOKING AREA4 x Gas Burners SERVING AREA10-Tray Baine Marie WASHING AREA2-Basin Sink (with pre rinse nozzle) |
Special Events
Our large event setup can include a spacious tent to house an adjacent restaurant where we can comfortably seat up to 100 guests, including a quiet meditation space to engage guests in manta meditation and cooking demonstrations.
Ideal for Major Festival and Large Expos
Our professional setup consists of a truck and trailer housing a ready-to-go kitchen, complete with all necessary catering equipment and stainless steel surfaces to maintain our high standards of cleanliness.
Onsite Restaurant (Optional)
Our large event setup can include a spacious tent to house an adjacent restaurant where we can comfortably seat up to 100 guests. We are also able to provide a quiet meditation space to engage guests in Yoga, Mantra Meditation, Ayurveda Workshops and Vegetarian Cooking Demonstrations.
Events Catered
Past events have included:
- Woodford Folk Festival
- Splendour in the Grass
- Byron Bay Bluesfest
STRUCTURETruck & Trailer DIMENSIONS10m length x 5m wide x 5m high POWER REQUIREMENTS1 x 32amp (3 phase) | GAS REQUIREMENTS4 x 45kg gas bottles WATER REQUIREMENTSPermanent water connection required WASTE WATER REQUIREMENTSSullage point |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2 x Bain Marie (3600w) PREPARATION AREA1 x Stainless Steel Work Bench (8m long, with shelf underneath) COOKING AREA6 x Gas Burners | RESTAURANT AREA15m x 10m SERVING AREA2 x 10-Tray Bain Marie WASHING AREA2-Basin Sink |
Biodegradable
All foods served via fully biodegradable crushed sugar cane pulp plates and cups, and all our delicious meals are prepared with love from fresh whole foods. We are sure you’ll be back :o)
Prasadam (why sanctified food)
Our food is prasadam which means “the Lord’s mercy”, and is food that has been cooked in a spirit of devotion for the pleasure of God (or Krishna). Prasadam is our exchange of gratitude with the Divine and Supreme Personality of Godhead. We receive food as a gift from God and in return we prepare delicious meals to offer back to Him in appreciation. When Krishna accepts this gift it is considered prasadam – a blessing or grace which brings us into direct spiritual union with His Divine association.
We therefore take special care to maintain very high standards of personal and kitchen cleanliness, as well as a devotional atmosphere whilst preparing and cooking, which further enhances the taste and spiritual benefit of eating.
The tongue is very difficult to satisfy since it is always craving different kinds of foods and flavours. Due to these desires, we end up eating things that we shouldn’t, and sometimes in acquiring a particular taste, we go to great lengths such as killing innocent animals to satisfy the tongue. As a result we become further bound up in the material world through our eating choices and thus have to suffer the results through the laws of karma.
Prasadam is considered “karma-free” food since it is sanctified by God. Prasadam is prepared and offered to satisfy God and not to satisfy our senses. We purify ourselves by remembering that God supplies us everything and that we should aim to please Him instead of ourselves. In preparing and eating prasadam, we thank God for everything He has done for us and we pray that we will always remember Him.
In the Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna:
“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.”
When we prepare and offer food specifically for God, He eats the food but through His mercy leaves the transcendental remnants for us. Due to its auspicious nature, prasadam should be distributed to as many people as possible as sanctified food ignites a spiritual spark in the soul which will eventually reawakens one’s dormant love for God.
Vedic literature references many historical incidents where people have had the good fortune of partaking of prasadam, sometimes even by accident, and have had their lives made perfect as a result. It is believed that anyone who regularly partakes of it, will at the very least return as a human being in their next life.
Kitchen with a Difference
Ultimately we are here to support the upliftment of society. Our specific role in this endeavour is to systematically distribute pure and sanctified vegetarian food to society at large, and to educate all peoples in the techniques of sattvic (pure) eating in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.
By helping people experience and switch to a vegetarian diet contributes to making the world advance ecologically, socially and in humanitarian matters. The “blessed” or “sanctified” aspect of the food is characterized by the love and devotion we prepare the food with. Similar to why mom’s home-cooking tastes so good!
We travel across Australia to give people an opportunity to meet spiritually-minded people and share spiritual knowledge. Another important reason is to help maintain our spiritual community, as a result Govindas Catering is a non-profit organization with all proceeds going towards maintaining our New Govardhana infrastructure projects. These projects include building construction, fencing, general property maintenance and repair.
We are part of a greater movement known as The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) which is an organization dedicated to making spiritual life and Krishna (another name for God) Consciousness accessible to people all over the world.
We also have a network of restaurants around Australia where you can savour even more vegetarian treats and wholesome delights!
Festivals Enquiries
Festivals Enquiry Form
Read all information above and then Simply fill out our Festival Enquiries form with all relevant details. We will respond within 1-5 business days. All questions welcome.