The Carrum Downs Market
A monthly Sunday market at Rotary Park with around a hundred stalls, food trucks and live music, started in April 2026.
Also known as Carrum Downs Market.
About this market
The Carrum Downs Market first opened at Rotary Park on Sunday 12 April 2026, and it arrived with something close to a hundred stalls. Local makers and handmade goods lead, fresh produce and the genuinely unlikely fill in behind, and the food trucks and live music turn it from an errand into a Sunday out.
New, and already at scale
Ninety to a hundred stalls is not a soft launch. The mix is makers and handmade crafts first, with produce and general market stalls alongside, and enough food and entertainment that people stay rather than walk the line once and leave. Five hours is a generous window for a monthly market and it uses them.
Market at a glance
The organisers build each month around a theme rather than running the same market twelve times. The first year has had a Mother's Day edition on 10 May, a King's Birthday long weekend market on 7 June, and a Christmas in July day on 5 July, when Skye CFA brought Santa and there was face painting and a petting zoo alongside more than 100 stalls.
This is the one thing to get right. The market is monthly and always on a Sunday, but it is not a fixed week: through 2026 it has run on the first Sunday in some months and the second in others. Look up the next date on the organisers' Instagram, @thecarrumdownsmarket, rather than assuming a pattern.
The park
Rotary Park, at 94 Greenwood Drive, is a very large reserve, with open lawn, a playground, a basketball court, barbecues and picnic tables. That is what makes the five-hour window work: children have somewhere to go once the shopping is done. Dogs are allowed in the park on a leash.
Good to know before you go
Because the date moves, this is a market to check before you drive rather than turn up to on spec. Once you have the date, 9am to 2pm is a comfortable window and the middle of it is the busiest. Greenwood Drive is easy enough to park on, though a hundred stalls pulls a crowd. Bring cash for the smaller makers, and come hungry: the food trucks are a real part of the draw.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is The Carrum Downs Market on?
- Monthly, on a Sunday, from 9am to 2pm. The date moves: through 2026 it has fallen on both the first and the second Sunday depending on the month, so check the organisers' Instagram before you go.
- Where is it held?
- Rotary Park, 94 Greenwood Drive, Carrum Downs. It is a large reserve with a playground, barbecues and picnic tables, and dogs are allowed on a leash.
- How big is it?
- Around 90 to 100 stalls, plus food trucks and live music. Large for a market that only started in April 2026.
- Is there an entry fee for The Carrum Downs Market?
- Free