markets and festivals melbourne's east
To market to market, to buy a.....well, just about anything really! There is a smorgasbord of fresh food, farmers', pre-loved, handmade and flea markets in the East, these are our absolute faves for Mamma, so keep an eye out for what's happening right here - you'll find heaps of inspiration plus a handy map, making it easier to uncover something new for you and the crew to enjoy.
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It’s not everyday that this steam museum comes to life. But every Labour Day long weekend, the National Steam Museum kicks into gear
The world of curry is celebrated at Dandenong Market - 1st September, 2019.
Alakazam and Alakazoo! The Annual Melbourne Magic Festival is BACK! This is always a fun and exciting way that Mamma and her crew love to spend the winter school holidays.
The world of food is being celebrated at Dandenong Market - 24th March, 2019.
Friday 16th November to Sunday 18th November - Healesville Music Festival
Mamma loves the sounds of a festival, especially when it is all about the east’s finest brewers. Hop Fest is all about the local beer and cider makers found in the Yarra Valley.
26 September – 6 October 2019 - Blossom Festival at CherryHill Orchards
Celebrating Winter Solstice in the Yarra Valley with The Shortest Lunch
There’s something quite hypnotic watching a massive bonfire being lit up and lighting up the night sky that Mamma can gaze at for hours! If only Mamma had a GIGANTIC marshmallow to toast over the flames!
April 6 – 28, 2019
Where the fields are drenched in colour
Saturday 24 March - No Barriers - Future Possibilities at Celebrate Mooroolbark
Friday 21 February – Sunday 23 February 2020 - Food trucks are rolling into Lilydale!
We must be coming up to winter and time to rug up nice and cosy. Although it doesn't have to be all indoors and it can be even better with a glass of wine in hand. This Queen's Birthday weekend enjoy some wine alongside your wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary.
Saturday 23th February, 2019: I love you from my heads to-MA-TOES!
February 12 - 23: Ice cream Festival at the Yarra Valley Chocolateire - 144 flavours!
November 16 - 17 The Lilydale SHOW IS HERE!
This place is rockin! The Food Truck Carnival will be in Doncaster all weekend!
September 14 - October 13 2019. The fields are blooming and the Dutch know how to entertain!
Caution - Rocky Road AHEAD! For the month of May, the Yarra Valley Chocolateire celebrate all things marshmallow and chocolate with the ROCKY ROAD FESTIVAL.
Grab your green bags and an appetite for some market flavours and head to the Wonga Park Farmers Market. Once a month, the school yard comes to life with market stalls and community spirit.
There is no question that is THE BEST trash and treasure market in Melbourne.
Third Sunday of the Month: A farmers market located in the BEAUTIFUL Yering Station.
MARCH 22, 2019: Twilight Market filled with food trucks, markets stalls and stacks of family entertainment.
On the third Saturday of the month Park Orchards Primary School transforms into a trading ground with all sorts of stalls set up beside the ovals.
You will be hard pressed to find a spot that is more multicultural and diverse than the Dandenong Market.
They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Well, if you are that man (or woman for that matter) then you are in for a treasure hunter's dream.
This market is what dreams are made of! BIG DREAMS! Big Dreams Market runs on the 2nd Sunday of the month in Belgrave.
Farmers markets are always filled with charm. Small, local businesses, selling their produce from under the shade of a pop up marquee.
First Saturday of the month marks market day down by the river in Warrandyte. This brilliant community market is a mix of all that is wonderful about a market day.
Fresh is always best and Camberwell has got that covered FOUR days a week - Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays!
Coldstream might be a little chilly but it is also the spot to find the freshest produce in the Valley - Gateway Estate.
If you are keen on taking a trip up some windy roads into the dusty bush of St Andrews, there is a famous bush market that runs EVERY Saturday morning.
When the horses aren't running, this race track still turns it on with the Yarra Glen Craft Market.
The Yarra Valley Chocolaterie has wicked chocolate all year round, but come August - it is all about the HOT CHOCOLATE and in all flavours imaginable.