Maryborough Lions Market
First Sunday on the corner of Nolan and Alma Streets, with live music and a hot breakfast to start on.
Also known as Maryborough Sunday Tourist Market.
About this market
Maryborough is a Goldfields town with a railway station far grander than its population warrants, and a first-Sunday market that people build a morning around. The Lions Club runs it on the corner of Nolan and Alma Streets, from eight until one, with live music and a hot breakfast going from the start.
Local traders, and breakfast first
The stall mix is local traders and makers rather than a wholesale operation, and the food end of it is unusually central: a cooked breakfast is a genuine reason people arrive at eight rather than eleven. Five hours is a good length for a town market, long enough to be worth a drive from Ballarat or Bendigo.
Market at a glance
A Lions Club market means the proceeds go back into the town, which is the arrangement that keeps a lot of regional Victorian markets running at all.
Guides from a decade or so back describe a Sunday tourist market at Maryborough's railway station, and the name still turns up in directories. The market running now is the Lions one, in town on Nolan and Alma Streets. The station is worth seeing regardless: Mark Twain visited in 1895 and called Maryborough a railway station with a town attached, which is fair on a building with 25 rooms and a clock tower.
Good to know before you go
Come for breakfast rather than after it. Eight o'clock is a real start and the food is part of the point. Nolan and Alma Streets are in the middle of town so parking is straightforward. Bring cash for the smaller traders. Maryborough is about half an hour from Ballarat and forty-five minutes from Bendigo, which puts it within easy reach for a first-Sunday morning, and the station is a two minute drive if you want to see the building Twain made famous.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the Maryborough market on?
- The first Sunday of the month, 8am to 1pm, on the corner of Nolan and Alma Streets.
- Is this the market at the railway station?
- No. Older guides describe a Sunday tourist market at Maryborough's railway station, but the first-Sunday market running now is the Lions market in town on Nolan and Alma Streets.
- Is there food?
- Yes, a cooked breakfast is part of the draw, along with live music through the morning.
- What are Maryborough Lions Market opening hours?
- The first Sunday of the month. The market is at Maryborough, VIC.
- What days is Maryborough Lions Market open?
- Sunday, 8am to 1pm.
- Is there an entry fee for Maryborough Lions Market?
- Free