Kerang Community Market
A free fourth-Saturday community market in Atkinson Park, with local stallholders, music, coffee and a barbecue.
About this market
Kerang Community Market is held on the fourth Saturday of the month in Atkinson Park, on Wellington Street, from 8am to noon. Gannawarra Shire Council lists it with free admission, and the market's Facebook page describes local stallholders, music, coffee and a barbecue.
Produce, plants and a barbecue in the park
The council's listing promises something for all tastes: fresh produce, plants, crafts, bric-a-brac, jams, sauces and preserves. The market adds special-occasion dates to the fourth-Saturday pattern, including a December evening market from 4pm to 8pm in 2025.
Kerang sits on the Loddon River on the Murray Valley Highway, 279 km north-west of Melbourne, and is the commercial centre for an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It had a population of 3,960 at the 2021 census. Wikipedia notes that the town is home to Australia's largest solar and battery farm, which opened in June 2019. The Wemba-Wemba and Barapa Barapa peoples are the area's original owners and first occupants, Thomas Mitchell was the first European to visit in 1836, and squatters began settling the area in 1845.
Market at a glance
What to know before you go
The market runs from 8am to noon, so it is a morning visit. Atkinson Park is on Wellington Street, and the council's page lists the event as free to enter, with upcoming dates including 24 October and 28 November.
Kerang's post office opened on 29 July 1858, and the current post office building dates from 1886 and is heritage-listed. The town's early storekeeper Woodford Patchell is described as the first farmer in the state to use irrigation.
Kerang's name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for cockatoo.
The district has a Swedish connection too: about 300 descendants of Lars Fredrik Westblad, who farmed more than 40,000 acres at Kerang, gathered in the town for a reunion in 1976. Check the Kerang Community Market Facebook page before you leave for special-occasion dates that sit outside the fourth Saturday.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is Kerang Community Market on?
- It is held on the fourth Saturday of each month, plus special occasions, usually from 8am to noon.
- Where is Kerang Community Market?
- It is at Atkinson Park, Wellington Street, Kerang.
- Is there an entry fee for Kerang Community Market?
- No. Gannawarra Shire Council's listing says admission is free.
- What are Kerang Community Market opening hours?
- The fourth Saturday of the month, 8am to 12pm. The market is at Kerang, VIC.
- What time does Kerang Community Market open?
- 8am to 12pm on the days it trades.