Overview
Stock up, frock up and fossick at markets throughout the Goldfields. Skip from town to town for organic vegies and gourmet goodies, arts and crafts, vintage clothes, books, jewellery and more.
Market fresh
The Goldfields is home to a varied harvest, from cool climate and high-altitude produce to warm Mediterranean influences. Discover fresh fruit, organic vegetables and specialty cheeses, cakes and biscuits, and pick up some of the locally pressed olive oil or organic honey for the pantry.
Clothes and crafts
All stocked up on vegies? You'll also find vintage items and handmade jewellery, clothes, furniture, giftware and handmade arts and crafts. Be sure to catch the Castlemaine Artists Market and the Maldon Market where you'll find quality works produced by the region's renowned artists and artisans.
All week long
Travelling across the Goldfields during the week and keen to have a fossick around? You'll find plenty of vintage treasures, clothes, furniture and kitschy delights at the Mill Markets in Ballarat and at Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar – both open 7 days a week.
Highlights
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Ballarat & surrounds
Ballarat Market
Local produce, art and crafts, gardening
Ballarat Showgrounds, corner Creswick Road and Howitt Street, Ballarat
8am–1pm, every Sunday
Bridge Mall Farmers Market
Bridge Mall, Ballarat
9am–1pm, 1st Saturday
Ballarat Farmers Market
Organic produce, eco-friendly food
Wendouree Parade, Ballarat (opposite Botanical Gardens)
9am–1pm, 2nd Saturday
BECS Market (Ballarat East Community
Shed) Community Craft Market
730 Eureka Street, Ballarat East
8am–1pm, 2nd Saturday
Ballarat Makers Market
Cattle Pavilion, Ballarat Showgrounds
Creswick Road, Ballarat
9am–2pm, 4th Sunday
Brown Hill Market
Organic produce, eco-friendly food
Brown Hill Hall, Humffray Street North, Ballarat
9am–1pm, 4th Saturday (except October)
Ballan Farmers Market
Combined farmers and makers market: veges and crafts.
Mill Cottage, 96 Inglis Street, Ballan
9am–1pm, 2nd Saturday
Skipton Market
Local produce, shopping, gardening
Mechanics Institute, Anderson Street, Skipton
9am–1pm, 2nd Saturday (except January)
Smythesdale Country Market
Local produce, art and craft, vintage
Historic precinct, Glenelg Highway, Smythesdale
9am–1pm, 3rd Saturday (except January)
Talbot Farmers Market
Season and organic produce, gourmet goodies
Heritage precinct, Scandinavian Crescent and Camp Street, Talbot
9am–1pm, 3rd Sunday
Bendigo & surrounds
Bendigo Community Farmers Market
Sidney Myer Place, Bendigo
9am–1pm, 2nd Saturday
Hargreaves Mall, Bendigo
3–7pm, 3rd Thursday
Moonlight Market
Food, music, arts and crafts
Hargreaves Mall, Bendigo
5pm–9pm, Saturdays
March 7, April 4
Bendigo Prince of Wales Showground Market
Local produce, hardware, bric-a-brac
Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Rd, Bendigo
8.30am–2pm, every Sunday (except major events)
Heathcote Bush Market
Local produce, art and craft, shopping
Cnr High and Barrack Streets, Heathcote
8.30am–1pm, 1st Saturday
Kangaroo Flat Market
Local produce, food, shopping
Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church Grounds (opposite Aldi), High Street, Kangaroo Flat
8am–1pm, last Saturday of season
30 May, 29 August, 28 November
Kangaroo Flat Handmade Market
All things hand-stitched with love
Rotary Park, Kangaroo Flat
9am–2pm, first Saturday
Inglewood Lions Bridgewater Market
Local produce, second hand, handmade
Main Street, Bridgewater on Loddon
9am–2pm, 2nd Saturday
Castlemaine & surrounds
Castlemaine Farmers Market
Adjacent to Victory Park, Forest Street, Castlemaine
9am–1pm, first Sunday (except January)
Frederick Street, between the Market Building and the RSL
3.30pm–6.30pm every Wednesday
Castlemaine Artists' Market
Western Reserve, Corner Wheeler & Forest Streets,
Castlemaine
9am–2pm, 1st Sunday (except January)
Wesley Hill Community Market
Local produce, garden supplies, art and crafts
149 Pyrenees Highway, Castlemaine
9am–1pm, every Saturday
Maldon Market
Growers and makers
Fountain Street and the Shire Gardens, Maldon
9am–2pm, 2nd Sunday
Maryborough & surrounds
Maryborough Lions Market
Vintage, bric-a-brac, brekkie
Cnr Nolan & Alma Streets, Maryborough
8am–1pm, 1st Sunday
Dunolly Community Market
Local produce, art and crafts, furniture
Broadway, Dunolly
9am–2pm, 2nd Sunday