Longwarry & District Fire Brigade Market
Up to 200 stalls at the Longwarry fire station on the first Sunday, March through December, raising money for the brigade.
Also known as Longwarry Fire Brigade Market.
About this market
A fire brigade running a two hundred stall market is a very Australian arrangement, and Longwarry has made it work for years. The market takes over the fire station on Bennett Street on the first Sunday from March to December, and the proceeds go straight back into the brigade.
Craft, produce, and a lot of trash and treasure
The mix is the traditional country market spread: craft and produce alongside a big trash and treasure section, which is where most of the browsing happens. Up to two hundred stalls is a serious size for a town of Longwarry's scale, and it pulls people in from across West Gippsland for the morning.
Market at a glance
Ten markets a year rather than twelve is the trade-off for a volunteer brigade that has other things to do in the middle of a Victorian summer, which is the fire season.
The season runs March to December, and the two months it skips are the peak of the Victorian fire season. A brigade that spends January on the truck is not also going to run a two hundred stall market that month. The first Sunday in March opens the year.
Good to know before you go
Longwarry sits just off the Princes Freeway about an hour and a bit east of Melbourne, which makes this an easy morning from town and an easier one from anywhere in West Gippsland. Come early for the trash and treasure, which is picked over well before the 1pm finish. Bring cash, since a market built on second-hand stalls runs on it, and bring bags. Once you are done, Drouin and Warragul are a few minutes further east if you want to make more of the day.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the Longwarry market on?
- The first Sunday of the month, 8am to 1pm, from March through to December. It does not run in January or February.
- Where is it?
- At the Longwarry fire station on Bennett Street, which is how a market of this size ends up with the best-organised traffic management in Gippsland.
- What sort of stalls?
- Craft, produce, and a large trash and treasure contingent, up to around 200 stalls in all. The money raised goes to the local fire brigade.
- What are Longwarry & District Fire Brigade Market opening hours?
- The first Sunday of the month, except January and February. The market is at Longwarry, VIC.
- What days is Longwarry & District Fire Brigade Market open?
- Sunday, 8am to 1pm.
- Is there an entry fee for Longwarry & District Fire Brigade Market?
- Free