Soul Night Market Brighton
Sixty upscale maker stalls and international food trucks on a reserve above Brighton Beach, five Fridays a summer.
About this market
Soul Night Market Brighton takes Green Point Reserve on the third Friday of the month through summer, 5pm to 9pm, with around sixty maker stalls and a row of international food trucks. It runs November to March and skips December, which comes to five nights a year on a reserve looking out over Brighton Beach.
Sixty makers and a bar, four hours
The stall list is pitched deliberately upmarket: art, fashion, homewares, jewellery and personal care from makers rather than resellers, with the food handled by international trucks and the drinks running to craft beer, wine, champagne and cocktails. That combination makes it a Friday evening out rather than a shopping trip, which is what a 5pm start on a beachfront reserve is designed for. The operator, Unrivalled Events, runs Soul Night Markets at several venues around Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula on different weekends, each with its own season, so the brand appears in a number of places without any two of them clashing.
Market at a glance
A five-night season and a four hour window means the dates matter more here than at almost any market in this directory. Miss the third Friday and the next one is a month away, and after March there is nothing until November. The December gap is deliberate rather than an oversight: a third Friday in December falls into the worst week of the year for an event competing with work parties and Christmas shopping.
The market has a train station directly opposite it. Green Point Reserve sits on The Esplanade across from the Brighton Beach Hotel, with Brighton Beach station on the far side of the road, which is close to unheard of for a Melbourne night market. Most are held on inner-city sites where the nearest station is a walk, or on suburban ovals with no rail access at all. Here the platform is close enough that arriving without a car costs nothing in convenience.
Before you go
Third Friday, November to March, no December market, 5pm to 9pm. Confirm the date first. The train is genuinely the best way in, given the station opposite and the paid parking otherwise. Bring a card, since maker stalls and food trucks run on tap almost universally. The reserve is open to the bay and a Melbourne evening can turn cold quickly even in February, so bring a layer regardless of what the afternoon looked like. This is Bunurong country.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is Soul Night Market Brighton on?
- The third Friday of the month from November to March, 5pm to 9pm, with no December market. It is held at Green Point Reserve on The Esplanade, opposite the Brighton Beach Hotel.
- What will I find there?
- Around 60 upscale maker stalls covering art, fashion, homewares, jewellery and personal care, alongside international food trucks, craft beer, wine, champagne and cocktails.
- How do I get there?
- Brighton Beach station is directly opposite the reserve, which makes the train the easiest option. There is paid parking on site and across the road, plus street parking.