To Market, To Market - Tasmania’s Best Markets Shopping
By Josie Rozenberg-Clarke
If you’re looking to shop local, head out to a Tassie market this weekend. From farmers’ markets stocked with the best produce to village fairs filled with handmade and vintage wares, you’re guaranteed to find a treasure or two at our top picks.
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SALAMANCA MARKET
It’s impossible to make a list of Tasmania’s best markets and not put Salamanca Market at the top. A Hobart institution now in its 53rd year, it runs every Saturday from 8am, and has more than 300 stalls from local makers and producers. Pick up anything from Tassie-made ugg boots to goats milk soap to handmade toys and incredible local art. Hot tip: go early, because by 10am the huge crowds make browsing an extreme sport.
Every Saturday, 8.30am-3pm
Salamanca Place, Hobart
Salamanca Market (image: City of Hobart and Alastair Bett)
FARM GATE MARKET
Every Sunday, locals flock to this CBD farmers’ market to stock up on all the essentials – peanut butter, homemade sauces, locally-grown produce, spirits, bread, flowers, juice, meat and sourdough crumpets. If you see huge lines for cookies, organic cheese and seasonal faves like raspberries and cherries, it’s because Hobart folks know that Farm Gate has the best of the best.
Every Sunday, 8.30am-1pm
Bathurst Street (between Murray and Elizabeth Streets), Hobart
Farm Gate Market (image: Tourism Australia)
HARVEST MARKET
Launceston’s answer to Farm Gate is held every Saturday, and while you’ll actually see some of the same producers who frequent Farm Gate, there’s also a lot of specifically northern stuff to be found at Harvest – like 41° South sustainable salmon, big bunches of Heathermoor peonies, and meat from Mount Gnomon Farm.
Every Saturday, 8.30am-12.30pm
71 Cimitiere Street, Launceston
Harvest Market (image: Tourism Australia)
EVANDALE MARKET
Each week the charming midlands village of Evandale is taken over by Tassie’s biggest and longest-running Sunday market. Taking up all of Falls Park, this enormous market has incredible antiques, second-hand books and toys, vintage records, handmade goodies, great food stalls and live music. It’s a genuine challenge to leave Evandale Market empty-handed – worth the 20c entry fee.
Every Sunday, 8am-1.30pm
Falls Park, 8 Logan Road, Evandale
Evandale Market (image: Tourism Tasmania and Adrian Cook)
TASMANIAN MADE MARKET
There’s plenty of talented craftspeople in Tasmania, and this massive indoor market is all about them. With up to 145 stallholders, several Tasmanian Made Market events are held each year in Hobart and Launceston, including Easter, winter, spring and Christmas editions. You’ll see wares from woodworkers, quilters, lolly makers, silversmiths, distillers, bakers, knitters and more. Basically, if you can create it with your hands, you can buy it at this market.
Various dates and locations - check website for info
Tasmanian Made Market (image: Instagram)
HOBART TWILIGHT MARKET
Make like a local and chuck on a puffer jacket for the popular Hobart Twilight Market, held at two different locations (Brooke Street Pier and Sandy Bay’s Long Beach) on Friday evenings throughout the year. Brave the crisp Tassie evening air to enjoy live music and food stalls, and shop wares by local artisans.
Various dates and locations - check website for info
Hobart Twilight Market (image supplied)
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