Re-Loved Market
A second hand and pre-loved market held every other month on the Bellerive boardwalk, built on land reclaimed from Kangaroo Bay.
About this market
The Re-Loved Market takes the Bellerive boardwalk every other month, on the second Saturday, from 10am to 2pm. The every-other-month cadence is the detail to get right: this is six markets a year rather than twelve, and the operator moved it to the boardwalk from an earlier home.
Second hand on the eastern shore
The premise is in the name. This is a market for goods getting a second life, which puts it in a different category from the produce and makers markets that dominate the Hobart calendar, and it means the stall list is genuinely different each time rather than the same traders with new stock. A four hour window on a Saturday middle of the day suits browsing, and the boardwalk setting gives the market the water on one side and Bellerive village on the other. The eastern shore is a short ferry or bridge trip from central Hobart, and Bellerive is the closest thing it has to a village centre, so the market lands in a spot people already visit rather than asking them to make a trip.
Market at a glance
Because it runs six times a year rather than every month, missing one costs two months rather than four weeks, and the dates do not fall on a pattern you can guess. The operator publishes them, and they are worth checking.
The boardwalk the market trades on is not original ground. It was built on land reclaimed from Kangaroo Bay, the inlet that gave the suburb its first name. Bellerive was settled in the 1820s and known as Kangaroo Point, for the numbers of kangaroos seen along the shore, before being renamed in the 1830s to Bellerive, meaning beautiful river bank. By then the village was the eastern shore's link to Hobart, with boats crossing to Sullivans Cove several times a day, and from 1892 to 1926 the Bellerive to Sorell railway ran from a terminus on a long jetty out into the bay.
Practical notes
Second Saturday, alternate months, 10am to 2pm. Confirming the date is the first job, since a market that runs six times a year is easy to miss. Bring cash, which still matters more at a second hand market than anywhere else, and bring bags. Parking is around Bellerive village and the waterfront. The ferry from Brooke Street Pier is a pleasant way to arrive, and Bellerive Beach, the historic village streets and Blundstone Arena are all within a short walk. This is Mumirimina country.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How often does the Re-Loved Market run?
- Every other month, on the second Saturday, from 10am to 2pm. It is not a monthly market, so check the operator's dates before travelling.
- Where is it held?
- On the Bellerive Boardwalk at 30 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, on the eastern shore of the Derwent across from central Hobart.
- What is the market about?
- Giving pre-loved goods a second life. It is a second hand market rather than a produce or makers market, and the stall list turns over completely from one market to the next.