Tamborine Mountain State School Markets
Now in its 30th year, this P&C-run market has been a Scenic Rim cornerstone since 1995, at a school founded in a cottage back in 1893.
About this market
Tamborine Mountain State School Markets has run since 1995, and is now in its 30th year as a cornerstone of the Scenic Rim community. The school hosting it carries an even longer history: it began life as Tambourine Mountain Provisional School, opening in February 1893 inside a small cottage provided by local resident William Geissman, more than a century before the market's first stall ever set up.
Thirty years funding a school with more than a century of history
Run entirely by the school's Parents and Citizens Association as a not-for-profit, the market draws up to 130 stalls to the last Sunday of every month, a genuinely broad mix of fresh local produce, artisanal foods, handmade crafts, boutique clothing, hardy mountain plants, vintage treasures and unique collectibles. Live music from local musicians and the smell of hot food and fresh coffee round out what reviewers describe as a genuinely family-friendly monthly ritual.
Market at a glance
Reviewers consistently praise the plant prices as some of the best value around, alongside specific favourites like a chocolate milkshake and bacon-and-egg roll from different stalls, and genuinely well-priced secondhand finds, silver-plated teaspoons and rare CDs among the specific bargains mentioned.
Tamborine Mountain State School began in 1893 inside a small cottage donated by a local resident, more than a century before the school's P&C launched what's now, in its 30th year, one of the Scenic Rim's best-loved monthly markets.
Good to know before you go
Being monthly, on the last Sunday only, makes checking the calendar essential before planning a Tamborine Mountain visit around it. The mountain setting can be cool and windy even when the weather looks mild at the base, worth packing a layer for.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the market held?
- The last Sunday of the month, from 7am to 1pm, at the corner of Long Road and Curtis Road, Tamborine Mountain.
- How long has the market been running?
- Since 1995, and now in its 30th year, the TMSS Markets have been a cornerstone of the Scenic Rim community for three decades, run by the school's Parents and Citizens Association as a not-for-profit.
- What's the history of the school itself?
- Tamborine Mountain State School began as Tambourine Mountain Provisional School, opening in February 1893 in a small cottage provided by local resident William Geissman, becoming a full State School in 1900.