Markets on today in Queensland, Saturday 17 October
43 markets trading in Queensland on Saturday 17 October.
15 of the 43 are farmers markets and 3 are night markets. The earliest start is 5am at Rusty's Markets in Cairns City. 6 of them run monthly and will not be back next week.
Queensland has midweek markets in places the other states do not, because so much of it runs on visitors. Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets is open every day from 10am to 3pm, Cairns Night Markets every night from 4:30pm, and Rusty's Markets in Cairns trades Friday to Sunday from 5am. On the Sunshine Coast, Eumundi Markets runs every Wednesday as well as Saturday, 7:30am to 2pm.
The Gold Coast and Mackay
The Gold Coast has a market most weekdays. Evergreen Markets in Robina is Wednesday morning, Currumbin Community Markets is Thursday morning, and Emerald Lakes Market in Carrara is Thursday from 3pm. Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets runs Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Mackay has two: the Greater Whitsunday Farmers' Market on Wednesday mornings and Mackay Riverside Market on Thursday afternoons.
Not on again next week
These run monthly, so this date is the one chance for a while. The date after each name is when it next trades.
- 100 Park Markets, Mareeba. Next on Saturday 21 November.
- Jan Powers Farmers Markets Manly, Manly. Next on Saturday 7 November.
- Malanda Markets, Malanda. Next on Saturday 21 November.
- Mt Gravatt Street Food, Mount Gravatt. Next on Saturday 7 November.
- Murphys Creek Market, Murphys Creek. Next on Saturday 21 November.
- Witta Market, Witta. Next on Saturday 21 November.
Saturday 17 October · 43 markets
Farmers markets · 15
The Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets
Warwick Farmers Market
Currumbin Valley Harvest
Palm Beach Farmers Market
Granite Belt Farmers Market, Stanthorpe
Airlie Beach Markets
Kawana Waters Farmers Markets
The West End Markets
Jan Powers Farmers Markets Powerhouse
The Helensvale Farmers Market
Burleigh Market
Jan Powers Farmers Markets Manly
Kelvin Grove Village Markets
Toowoomba Farmers' Market
Yeppoon Community Markets
Night markets · 3
Specialty markets · 2
General markets · 22
Carrara Markets
Murphys Creek Market
Saturday Fresh Market
Gin Gin Wild Scotchman Country Markets
100 Park Markets
Farmgate Markets at Green Thumb Farm, Samford Valley
Kenilworth Market
Mossman Saturday Market
MrsCoffeeLicious Country Market
Pomona Country Markets
Witta Market
Yandina Country Markets
Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets
Rusty's Markets
Whitsunday Saturday Markets
Cairns Esplanade Markets
Renegade Handmade Market
Eumundi Markets
The Collective Markets
Ferry Rd Market
VEND Marketplace
Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets
Other markets · 1
Timing your visit
Early starts
Open before 7am, for first pick of the produce and an easy park.
- Rusty's Markets, Cairns City. Opens 5am.
- The Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets, Carseldine. Opens 6am.
- Saturday Fresh Market, Rocklea. Opens 6am.
- MrsCoffeeLicious Country Market, Upper Caboolture. Opens 6am.
- Yandina Country Markets, Yandina. Opens 6am.
- Palm Beach Farmers Market, Palm Beach. Opens 6am.
Still going after lunch
Trading past 2pm, for a slow start or a second stop.
- Cairns Night Markets, Cairns City. Closes 10:30pm.
- Eat Street Northshore, Hamilton. Closes 10pm.
- Mt Gravatt Street Food, Mount Gravatt. Closes 9pm.
- Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets, Surfers Paradise. Closes 9pm.
- The Collective Markets, South Brisbane. Closes 9pm.
- Ferry Rd Market, Southport. Closes 6pm.
In season right now in Queensland
Being picked in Queensland through October. Growers set their stalls by the season, so this is a fair guide to what will be on the tables, with banana, blueberry and honeydew melon among the crops at their best now.
★ Banana
★ Blueberry
★ Honeydew melon
★ Papaya
★ Pineapple
★ Zucchini
Asian greens
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Fresh herbs
Garlic
Grapefruit
Green beans- +11 more in Queensland
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which markets are on every Saturday in Queensland?
- 38 markets with a published schedule trade every Saturday in Queensland, including Airlie Beach Markets, Brisbane Flower Market (Rocklea), Burleigh Market (Burleigh Heads), Cairns Esplanade Markets (Cairns City), Cairns Night Markets (Cairns City) and Carrara Markets. The other 32 are in the list on this page.
- How many Saturday markets in Queensland are monthly?
- 20 run on some Saturdays of the month and not others, against 38 that trade every week. Which of them you get depends on the date, so the list changes from one Saturday to the next.