Market shopping in Australia
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Courthouse Markets
Get your local arts, crafts and general hippy gear here.
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James Street Market
It's pricey, but the quality is excellent and there's a good seafood shop here.
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McWhirters Marketplace
Has a great produce market.
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Riverside Centre Market
Good craft stalls, including glassware, metalwork and photography.
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Night Markets
Souvenirs.
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Green Flea Markets
A delightfully hippy market where organic foods, gourmet stalls, herbs and flowers jostle for space with bric-a-brac and buskers.
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Valley Markets
Hang with the hungover locals at these very cool, and often packed, markets. Perfect for secondhand clothes, books, CDs and jewellery.
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Todd Mall Market
Buskers, craft stalls, sizzling woks, smoky satay stands, Aboriginal art, jewellery and knick-knacks make for a relaxed stroll.
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Mud Markets
If your supply of 'Cairns Australia' T-shirts is running low, or you're in need of a $15 massage.
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Courthouse Markets
For local arts, crafts, incense, candles, hippy gear and hemp clothes, head to the Courthouse Markets or the Town Beach Markets during the Staircase to the Moon.
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Kirribilli Markets
A monthly market offering exotic foods and lively harbourside hubbub, selling everything from vintage clothes and real (and faux) antiques to kids’ gear and all kinds of jewellery. It also offers a fashion, art and design market on the second Saturday of the month (9am–3pm).
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Surry Hills Markets
There’s a chipper community vibe at this monthly market, with mainly locals renting stalls to sell/recycle their old stuff: clothes, CDs, books and sundry junk. Bargains aplenty; if only it were more frequent!
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Gorman House Arts Centre Markets
Art, craft, tarot, massages, vintage goods and the odd burst of entertainment liven up the courtyards of this heritage precinct.
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Rose Street Artists Market
Melbourne’s popular art and craft market is just a short stroll from Brunswick St. Here you’ll find up to 70 stalls selling assorted wares, including jewellery, clothing, furniture, paintings, screen prints and ugly-cute toys.
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Rozelle Markets
One of Sydney’s best bargain-hunter markets, with very few tourists. Sift through hippie jewellery, vintage clothes, plants, books and knick-knackery, with live folk music, palm readings and exotic food stalls as a backdrop.
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EQ Village Markets
The Entertainment Quarter's Wednesday and Saturday markets have loads of regional produce, including delicious cheese and yoghurt, while the craft-based Sunday market features clothing, accessories, toys and homewares, along with hot-food stalls.
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Fremantle Markets
Originally opened in 1897, the colourful Fremantle Markets reopened in 1975 and today draws slow-moving crowds combing over souvenirs and depleting the food and fresh produce stalls to the accompaniment of rotating buskers.
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Opera House Market
Under big, cream umbrellas and Opera House arcs, elbow for position in the hunt for high-quality contemporary Australian ceramics, gems, toys, jewellery, hats, paintings, photographs and souvenirs. If the 40 stalls don't satisfy, just dig the architecture.
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Paddington Markets
A cultural experience, these quirky, long-running markets turn Saturdays in Paddington into pandemonium. Originating in the 1970s, Paddington Markets were a beacon for larrikin artists and artisans, punks, skinheads, patchouli-scented hippies and fledgling fashion designers. It's a tad more mainstream now, but still worth checking out for its new and vintage clothing, creative crafts, jewellery, food, palm reading and holistic treatments.
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Balmain Market
This small market is set in the shady grounds of St Andrews Congregational Church. Stalls sell arts, crafts, books, clothing, jewellery, plants, and fruit and veg. From the Balmain ferry wharf, head up Thames St to Darling St and turn left.
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Good Living Growers' Market
This picturesque foodies' market not far from Darling Harbour showcases the best NSW regional produce. Peruse the 90 stalls packed with all sorts of delicacies from goat's cheese and sourdough bread to smoked tuna and wattleseed ice cream. Grab a coffee and reconstitute with an egg, bacon and chutney roll.
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Paddy’s Markets
Cavernous, 1000-stall Paddy’s is the Sydney equivalent of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, but swap the hookahs and carpets for mobile-phone covers, Eminem T-shirts and cheap sneakers. Pick up a VB singlet for Uncle Bruce or wander the aisles in capitalist awe.
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Byron Farmers Market
Great for picking up delicious local produce.
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Old Bus Depot Markets
This popular, decade-old indoor market specialises in handcrafted goods and regional edibles, including the output of the Canberra district's 20-plus wineries.
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Prahran Market
A top-quality produce market, with several organic- produce stores (including an organic butcher), a fresh pasta shop, bountiful delis and a food court for grazing on the move.
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