Drummoyne Markets
First Saturday on the corner of College and Church Streets, with live music, a Rotary sausage sizzle and a lot of young makers.
Also known as Church Street Markets Drummoyne.
About this market
A monthly market on a street corner in the inner west has to be worth the walk, and Drummoyne's answer is to lean on the people who make things rather than the people who resell them. Five hours on the first Saturday, live music from the Guitar Lab, and a stall list weighted towards local artists, craftspeople and young entrepreneurs.
Handmade, sustainable, and quite young
The brief matters here. This is a market for local artists, craftspeople, small businesses and young entrepreneurs selling handmade and sustainable goods, which produces a different line-up to a market that fills its spaces with whoever pays. The scale is modest and deliberately so: a corner site sets the limit, and the market has grown into it rather than out of it.
Market at a glance
The Rotary Club of Drummoyne cook at it, which is both the food answer and the reason a small market keeps running: there is an organisation behind it with a reason to turn up every month.
Several listings describe this as a weekly Saturday market, and at least one of the market's own posts has said so too. The reliable sources, including the Rotary club that cooks there, all give the first Saturday of the month. Treat it as monthly and check the organisers if you are making a special trip on any other Saturday.
Good to know before you go
Bring cash and a bag. The site is a corner rather than a park, so it is compact and easy to walk in half an hour, which makes it a good stop rather than a destination. Street parking around Drummoyne on a Saturday morning is tight, and the buses along Victoria Road are frequent enough to be the better option. The Bay Run is a few minutes away if you want to make a morning of it, and the market finishing at two leaves the afternoon open.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When are the Drummoyne Markets on?
- The first Saturday of the month, 9am to 2pm, February through December. It is monthly, not weekly, which some listings get wrong.
- Where are they held?
- On the corner of College and Church Streets, Drummoyne, in the grounds around St Bede's.
- What is there to eat?
- The Rotary Club of Drummoyne run a bacon and egg roll and sausage sizzle stand, alongside the food stalls. Proceeds go to Rotary's local projects.
- What are Drummoyne Markets opening hours?
- The first Saturday of the month, except January. The market is at Drummoyne, NSW.
- What days is Drummoyne Markets open?
- Saturday, 9am to 2pm.
- Is there an entry fee for Drummoyne Markets?
- Free