Grantville Community Market
The fourth Sunday market at Grantville Recreation Reserve, running eight months of the year with the winter off.
Also known as Grantville Variety Market.
About this market
Grantville sits on the Bass Highway where the road bends toward Phillip Island, and its recreation reserve has enough room to host two different markets a month. This is the fourth Sunday one: a six hour community market that runs from September through to May and takes the coldest three months off.
A long window for a country market
Eight to two is generous by monthly market standards, and it changes who comes. The first couple of hours are the local shop, and from late morning it fills with people breaking the drive between Melbourne and the coast. The reserve is open ground, which is why the winter break exists.
Market at a glance
Being on the highway rather than tucked in a town centre is the practical advantage. There is room to park, and you can be back on the road to Phillip Island ten minutes after you have finished.
Grantville Recreation Reserve hosts a first-Sunday market as well as this fourth-Sunday one, and they are run separately. The first-Sunday Grantville Market runs 8am to 1pm with over a hundred stalls of second-hand collectables, antiques, food and clothing. If a listing gives you a first Sunday, that is the other one.
Good to know before you go
June, July and August are the months to avoid, and the market restarts on the fourth Sunday of September. Outside that, the six hour window means there is no need for a dawn start unless you want first pick. This is an open air reserve, so heavy rain is a genuine risk to the day. Bring cash and bags. Grantville is about ninety minutes from Melbourne and twenty from Phillip Island, which makes the market a natural stop on the way rather than a destination on its own.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the Grantville Community Market on?
- The fourth Sunday of the month, 8am to 2pm, from September through to May. It closes for June, July and August.
- Is this the same as the Grantville Market?
- No, and this catches people out. Two separate markets run at Grantville Recreation Reserve. The Grantville Market is the first Sunday, 8am to 1pm. This one is the fourth Sunday, 8am to 2pm, and takes the winter off.
- Where is the reserve?
- 1470 Bass Highway, Grantville, on the road down to Phillip Island and Wonthaggi.
- What are Grantville Community Market opening hours?
- The fourth Sunday of the month, except June, July and August. The market is at Grantville, VIC.
- What days is Grantville Community Market open?
- Sunday, 8am to 2pm.
- Is there an entry fee for Grantville Community Market?
- Free