What day are the Airlie Beach markets on?

Every Saturday, 7am to 1pm, along the foreshore. Entry is free.

Where exactly do I find them?

On the foreshore walkway between the Airlie Beach Hotel and the Whitsunday Sailing Club, with the stalls set up under the coconut trees. The foreshore car park is on Coconut Grove.

Is it worth going if I am only after souvenirs?

Yes, and it is a better bet than the shops on the main street. Handmade jewellery, hand painted signs, local artwork and tie dyed clothing all come from the people who made them.

What are Airlie Beach Markets opening hours?

Every Saturday. The market is at Airlie Beach, QLD.

Airlie Beach Markets: Saturday 7am to 1pm, Foreshore

About this market

The stalls run along the foreshore walkway under the coconut trees, between the Airlie Beach Hotel at one end and the Whitsunday Sailing Club at the other, and the water is right there the whole way. It is a hard setting to beat and it explains why a market this size, in a town this size, pulls the crowd it does on a Saturday morning.

Growers, makers and the souvenir you will actually keep

Home grown fruit and vegetables and potted herbs sit alongside the craft side of things: handmade jewellery, hand painted signs, handcrafted toys, local artwork, homemade spices. The Whitsunday souvenir trade is well represented too, in tie dye and Hawaiian shirts, and it is the honest version of it, sold by whoever made it.

Market at a glance

SatEvery week

7-1Beat the heat

$0Entry

2Ends: pub and sailing club

Live music from local bands runs through the morning, and there are camel rides along the beach for anyone travelling with children, which is not a sentence you write about many markets.

Did you know?

The seven o'clock start is not tourism-industry optimism, it is tropical common sense. By eleven the Whitsunday sun is doing serious work on an unshaded foreshore, and the stallholders who have been there since dawn are well ahead of you. Early is genuinely better here.

Good to know before you go

Park in the foreshore car park on Coconut Grove and expect it to fill, since this is the same stretch everyone uses for the lagoon. Walking in from anywhere in town is easy and usually faster. Take a hat, take sunscreen, and take cash, because a foreshore full of small stallholders is not the place to rely on tapping a card. If you are heading out on the water later in the day, the market is the obvious way to spend the morning first, and the produce end of it is a good place to stock a boat.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What day are the Airlie Beach markets on?: Every Saturday, 7am to 1pm, along the foreshore. Entry is free.
Where exactly do I find them?: On the foreshore walkway between the Airlie Beach Hotel and the Whitsunday Sailing Club, with the stalls set up under the coconut trees. The foreshore car park is on Coconut Grove.
Is it worth going if I am only after souvenirs?: Yes, and it is a better bet than the shops on the main street. Handmade jewellery, hand painted signs, local artwork and tie dyed clothing all come from the people who made them.
What are Airlie Beach Markets opening hours?: Every Saturday. The market is at Airlie Beach, QLD.
What days is Airlie Beach Markets open?: Saturday, 7am to 1pm.
Is there an entry fee for Airlie Beach Markets?: Free