Markets in Cairns

7 markets in Cairns, within 30km of the centre.

Of the markets with a published schedule, 4 trade every week and 3 run monthly. Saturday is the busiest day in Cairns, with 6 markets trading on at least one Saturday a month.

Cairns markets run on tropical produce that simply is not grown further south. Mangoes, pineapple, papaya and bananas are local here rather than freighted in, and the growing calendar is close to the inverse of the southern one: the dry season through the middle of the year is when the region is busiest.

The Tablelands are the other half

The Atherton Tablelands sit an hour inland and a good deal cooler, and they grow what the coastal lowlands cannot. Several of the better produce markets in the region are up there rather than in the city, so it is worth looking past the Cairns postcode if you are shopping rather than sightseeing.

On today

2 markets

See what is trading today for Queensland This weekend

4 markets

See the weekend list for Queensland

What kind of market

General Market · 6
Night Market · 1

The market week in Cairns

How many markets trade on each day. Weekly markets are there every time; monthly ones run on set weeks, so check the listing for the date.

Monday2 weekly
Tuesday2 weekly
Wednesday2 weekly
Thursday2 weekly
Friday3 weekly
Saturday4 weekly, 2 monthly
Sunday3 weekly, 1 monthly

Closest to the centre

Rusty's Markets, Cairns City. Under 1km from the centre.
Cairns Night Markets, Cairns City. Under 1km from the centre.
Cairns Esplanade Markets, Cairns City. Under 1km from the centre.
Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets, Kuranda. About 19km from the centre.
Gordonvale Cottage Markets, Gordonvale. About 20km from the centre.
Palm Cove Markets, Palm Cove. About 22km from the centre.

Every market in Cairns

Suburbs with the most markets

Cairns City3

In season right now in Queensland

Being picked in Queensland through October. Growers set their stalls by the season, so this is a fair guide to what will be on the tables, with banana, blueberry and honeydew melon among the crops at their best now.