What day is the Byron Farmers Market on?

Every Thursday, 7am to 11am, at Butler Street Reserve. It runs weekly rather than monthly.

Can I park at the Byron Farmers Market?

Barely. Parking restrictions apply at Butler Street Reserve every Thursday from 7am to 11am, so on-site parking is limited. The paid public car parks off Lawson and Jonson Streets are the reliable option, and the walk from the town centre is short.

Is the produce actually local?

Yes, and it is checked. Every stallholder goes through an audit by the Byron Farmers' Market Association to confirm that what they are selling is genuinely locally grown.

What are Byron Farmers Market opening hours?

Every Thursday. The market is at Byron Bay, NSW.

Byron Farmers Market: Thursday 7am to 11am, Butler St

About this market

Seven in the morning on a Thursday is an unusual time to ask anyone to do anything, and Butler Street Reserve is busy anyway. This is one of the largest and longest running farmers markets in Australia, and it has the range to justify the alarm: somewhere north of 70 stalls covering fruit and vegetables, herbs, free-range eggs, organic coffee, award-winning cheeses, nuts, honey, pasture-raised beef, pork and chicken, fresh and smoked fish, cut flowers, and the sauces, pickles, cakes and just-baked bread that fill in the gaps.

A growers' market, not a craft market

The distinction matters here more than at most places on this list. The stalls are growers and producers rather than resellers, and the Byron Farmers' Market Association keeps it that way with an audit of every stallholder. If you have been to markets where the "local honey" turns out to have travelled further than you have, this is the correction.

Market at a glance

70+Stalls

ThuEvery week

7-11Morning only

4hrAnd then it is gone

The four-hour window is the thing that catches people out. By eleven the trestles are coming down, and the best of the produce has gone well before that. Growers sell what they picked, and when it is finished it is finished.

Did you know?

Every stallholder here is audited by the Byron Farmers' Market Association to confirm the produce is genuinely locally grown. The association works with both organic and conventional farmers, so the test is where it was grown rather than how it was certified.

Good to know before you go

Parking is the one genuine headache. Butler Street Reserve sits beside the Byron Bay interchange, and parking restrictions apply on the reserve every Thursday from 7am to 11am, which is the entire market. Use the paid car parks off Lawson and Jonson Streets, or leave the car in town and walk in, which most locals do. Bring cash as a backup and bring your own bags, because you will buy more than you planned. If you are choosing between this and the Bangalow market on Saturday, they are run by the same association: Byron is the big one, Bangalow is the tighter, quieter version of the same idea.

Frequently Asked Questions

What day is the Byron Farmers Market on?: Every Thursday, 7am to 11am, at Butler Street Reserve. It runs weekly rather than monthly.
Can I park at the Byron Farmers Market?: Barely. Parking restrictions apply at Butler Street Reserve every Thursday from 7am to 11am, so on-site parking is limited. The paid public car parks off Lawson and Jonson Streets are the reliable option, and the walk from the town centre is short.
Is the produce actually local?: Yes, and it is checked. Every stallholder goes through an audit by the Byron Farmers' Market Association to confirm that what they are selling is genuinely locally grown.
What are Byron Farmers Market opening hours?: Every Thursday. The market is at Byron Bay, NSW.
What days is Byron Farmers Market open?: Thursday, 7am to 11am.