Judbury Market

The Judbury Market runs on the second Sunday of the month, 10am to 2pm, from September to May, on the banks of the Huon River at Calvert Park. It is coordinated by the Judbury Action Group, a local volunteer body, and the stalls move between the park and the community hall depending on what the weather is doing, which in the Huon Valley is a sensible arrangement rather than a caveat.

Tasmanian makers and a food list worth planning around

The stall mix leans to artisan goods, Tasmanian woodcrafts and homemade wares, and the food is the part regulars talk about: Devonshire tea, Judbury burgers, Bruny Island oysters, tempura mushrooms and Dutch oliebollen. That is an unusual line-up for a village market of this size, and it is a fair sign that the market has become a destination for the wider valley rather than only a local errand. Live music plays through the middle of the day and there is a deck looking over the river to sit on.

Calvert Park is the centre of village life here, with a hall, a cricket oval, an enclosed basketball area, barbecues and picnic spots alongside the playground. The market uses all of it, so the day works as much for families staying a few hours as for people arriving to shop and leave.

Getting there and what to bring

Second Sunday, 10am to 2pm, and only from September to May, so a winter trip will find the park empty. Judbury is about fifteen minutes upriver from Huonville and roughly forty minutes from Hobart, on a road that follows the Huon most of the way. Bring cash, your own bags and something to sit on if you plan to picnic. If the weather turns, look inside the community hall rather than assuming the market is cancelled, since that is exactly what the hall is there for. This is Melukerdee country.