On the Border Community Market
A boutique monthly market at Wodonga's Junction Square that skips the hottest and coldest months and runs a sister session across the river in Albury.
About this market
On the Border Community Market takes its name literally. It trades at Junction Square in Wodonga on the first Sunday of the month, and the same operator runs a second session across the Murray at Hovell Tree Park in Albury, so the one market brand covers both halves of a twin city split across a state line.
A market with a deliberately short year
This is not a year-round operation and the organisers are open about why. Markets run from September through to June, skipping January and February at the peak of the northern Victorian summer and July and August in the depth of winter. That leaves eight trading days a year in Wodonga, which is a small number for a market carrying around 80 stallholders, and it makes each date more of an event than a routine weekend errand. The Wodonga site is Junction Square on the corner of Elgin Boulevard and High Street, down Church Street at the old railway station, which is the town's restored rail precinct rather than a car park or an oval.
Market at a glance
The stall mix leans hard towards makers and small retail rather than produce: jewellery, children's clothing and toys, candles, body products for men and women, ladies fashion, furniture and party plan businesses, with food and treat vendors filling the rest. If you are after fruit and vegetables, the Albury Wodonga Farmers Market at Gateway Village is the one you want instead.
The two sessions keep different hours. Wodonga trades 9am to 1pm at Junction Square, while the Albury market at Hovell Tree Park runs 10am to 2pm on entirely separate dates, so the same stallholders can work both sides of the border in the same month. The operator also takes the market out to one-off events, including Albury's Winterglow festival and the Wodonga Show.
Good to know before you go
Check the date before you drive. With only eight Wodonga markets a year and a separate Albury calendar, this is the sort of market people turn up to on the wrong weekend. Trading is 9am to 1pm and the organisers note times can shift with the weather. Junction Square is a short walk from central Wodonga with parking around the precinct, and the site is flat and sealed. Bring cash for the smaller stalls. This is Wiradjuri country, and the Murray River is a few minutes north if you want to make a morning of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is the On the Border Community Market held?
- The first Sunday of the month at Junction Square, Wodonga, 9am to 1pm. It runs September through to June, with no markets in January, February, July or August.
- How many stalls are there?
- Around 80 stallholders per market, drawn from the border region on both the Victorian and New South Wales sides.
- Is there a second location?
- Yes. The same operator runs a sister market at Hovell Tree Park in Albury, on the corner of Hume Street and Wodonga Place, trading 10am to 2pm on its own separate dates.
- Is this the same market as Made By Me Market, which also uses Junction Square?
- No, they're separately run markets that happen to share the same square. [Made By Me Market](/markets/vic/made-by-me-market) trades on its own monthly dates under a different organiser, so check which market is on before you head down.