With Christmas fast approaching there has never been a better time to buy local and handmade. Markets are a fantastic way to buy direct from the artist or designer, as well as get a bit more of a story to go with your gift.
We’ve done all the running around to give you the essential Australian market guide this Christmas.
Markit @ Fed Square
Victoria
Markit @ Fed Square
Sunday November 27, 10am – 5pm
The Atrium and BMW Edge theatre at Federation Square, Cnr Flinders & Swanston Streets, Melbourne
Magnolia Square
Thursday December 1, 10am – 9pm
Friday December 2, 10am – 5pm
Saturday December 3, 10am – 4pm
Malvern Town Hall, Cnr Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern
Melbourne Design Market
Sunday December 4, 10am – 5pm
Level 3 Federation Square Carpark, Cnr Flinders Street & Swanston Street, Melbourne
Craft Hatch Xmas Market
Saturday December 10, 11am – 4pm
1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
The Design Exchange, Ballarat
The Design Exchange
Sunday December 11, 10am – 4pm
The Mining Exchange, Ballarat
Sisters Market
Friday December 16, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday December 17, 10am – 4pm
Brunswick Town Hall, Lygon St, Brunswick
Handmade Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
Undercurrent Design Market
Friday November 25, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday November 26, 10am – 4pm
National Portrait Gallery, King Edward Terrace, Canberra
Handmade Canberra
Saturday December 16, 10am – 4pm
Sunday December 17, 10am – 4pm
National Convention Centre, Canberra
Pyd Design Market
New South Wales
Pyd design market
Saturday November 26 , 10am – 5pm
Sunday November 27, 10am – 5pm
Waterloo, Sydney
Eveleigh Artisans’ Market
Sunday December 9, 10am – 3pm
243 Wilson Street, Darlington
Paddington Market – Christmas event
Thursday December 15, 4pm – 9.30pm
395 Oxford Street, Paddington
Finders Keepers Market
Friday December 2, 6pm – 10pm
Saturday December 3, 10am – 5pm
Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh
Sydney Finders Keepers Market
South Australia
The Xmas Craft and Gift Fair
December 3, 9:30am – 5pm
December 4, 9:30am – 5pm
Adelaide Showgrounds
Willunga Market
Every Saturday, 9am – 1pm
Adilinga Road, Willunga
Western Australia
Perth Upmarket
Sunday November 27, 10am – 4pm
UWA, Winthrop Hall
Subi Street Festival
Thursday December 1, 5 – 9pm
Rokeby Rd, Between Hay St and Barker Rd, Subiaco
Perth Upmarket
Tasmania
Salamanca Market
Every Saturday, 8am – 3pm
Salamanca Place, Hobart
Salamanca Market
Northern Territory
Parap Market
Every Saturday, 8am – 2pm
36 Parap Rd, Darwin
Nightcliff Market
Every Sunday, 8am – 2pm
Nightcliff Shopping Centre, Darwin
If there are any other markets you think should be on this guide, please let us know!
