When is Markets in Prospect on?

Sundays, 10am to 3pm, on announced dates rather than a fixed weekly or monthly pattern. The dates move from season to season, so get the current one from the organisers rather than assuming a rhythm.

Where is St Helens Park?

On Prospect Road at number 39, about four kilometres north of the Adelaide CBD. It is a suburban park rather than a hall, so the market spreads across the lawns.

Is there an entry fee, and can I bring the dog?

Entry is free and dogs are welcome. It is a park market, so there is grass, shade and room to sit.

Is the Prospect Christmas Fair the same market?

No. The same organisers run the Christmas Fair Under The Stars in December, but that is an evening event at Prospect Memorial Gardens rather than a Sunday market at St Helens Park.

Markets in Prospect: St Helens Park, Sundays 10am-3pm

About this market

Markets in Prospect is a park market in the plain sense: stalls on the grass at St Helens Park, food vans at the edge, and five hours on a Sunday to work through it. Ten to three, free to walk in, and the dog is welcome.

A few dates a season, not a standing weekly

This is the thing to get right before you drive over. The market does not run every Sunday, and it does not run on a reliable "second Sunday of the month" either. It runs a short set of announced dates each season, and a recent spring run landed on two second Sundays followed by a first. There is no rhythm to fall back on, so the only reliable move is to check the date.

Market at a glance

10-3Sundays, on set dates

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What turns up is local: makers, small businesses working out of spare rooms, a few food vendors, and enough of a stall count to fill a lawn without turning the walk into a queue. Prospect is a suburb with a strong small-business street of its own along Prospect Road, and the market reads like an outdoor extension of it.

Check the date before you go

Some directories still list this market at Vine Street. It runs at St Helens Park, 39 Prospect Road. The organisers post each season's dates before the run starts, and because the dates move there is no pattern worth assuming. Confirm the next one rather than turning up on spec.

Good to know before you go

Come mid-morning rather than at ten if you want the food vans without a wait, and later than one if you would rather have the park to yourself. There is on-street parking around Prospect Road and the surrounding streets, which fills up but rarely defeats anyone. Bring something to sit on: the appeal of a park market is that you can stop halfway, and there is not much seating laid on. In December the same organisers run the Prospect Christmas Fair at Prospect Memorial Gardens, which is an evening affair with carols and a car show and a different feel entirely.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is Markets in Prospect on?: Sundays, 10am to 3pm, on announced dates rather than a fixed weekly or monthly pattern. The dates move from season to season, so get the current one from the organisers rather than assuming a rhythm.
Where is St Helens Park?: On Prospect Road at number 39, about four kilometres north of the Adelaide CBD. It is a suburban park rather than a hall, so the market spreads across the lawns.
Is there an entry fee, and can I bring the dog?: Entry is free and dogs are welcome. It is a park market, so there is grass, shade and room to sit.
Is the Prospect Christmas Fair the same market?: No. The same organisers run the Christmas Fair Under The Stars in December, but that is an evening event at Prospect Memorial Gardens rather than a Sunday market at St Helens Park.