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CHRISTMAS AT THE MARKETS

You'll find everything here, from seafood and meat to fruit and vegetables, deli items, baked goods, beer, wine, and gifts.

CHRISTMAS AT THE MARKETS

Christmas at the Fyshwick Markets is always such a special time of year.

You'll find everything here, from seafood and meat to fruit and vegetables, deli items, baked goods, beer, wine, and gifts.

Plus, there's plenty of free parking and places to enjoy a coffee or lunch.

Stop in and stock up on all your fresh food favourites in time for Christmas, enjoy live music, plus sign up for one of our FREE kids workshops in December.

CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS

Open every day from Thursday, 19 December to Tuesday, 24 December.

  • Thursday, 19 December: 7am - 5.30pm

  • Friday, 20 December: 7am - 5.30pm

  • Saturday, 21 December: 7am - 5.30pm

  • Sunday, 22 December: 6am - 5.30pm

  • Monday, 23 December: 5am - 5.30pm

  • Tuesday, 24 December: 5am - closing time dependent on each store

The majority of the Markets will be closed from Wednesday, 25 December - Wednesday, 1 January. However, some of our stores will be open with holiday-period opening hours:

PLONK

  • Closed Friday, 27 December

  • Open Saturday, 28 December: 8am - 5.30pm

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 8am - 5.30pm

  • Closed Monday 30 December

  • Open Tuesday 31 December: 8.30am - 2.30pm

SEA HARVEST

  • Closed Friday, 27 December

  • Open Saturday, 28 December: 8am - 5.00pm

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 8am - 5.00pm

  • Open Monday 30 December: 9am - 3pm

  • Open Tuesday 31 December: 9am - 3pm

BARRY HAWKE

  • Closed Friday, 27 December

  • Open Saturday, 28 December: 8am - 5.30pm

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 8am - 5.30pm

  • Closed Monday 30 December

  • Open Tuesday 31 December: 7am - close

OCEAN FRESH

  • Closed Friday, 27 December

  • Open Saturday, 28 December: 8am - 5.00pm

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 8am - 5.00pm

  • Open Monday 30 December: 9am - 3pm

  • Open Tuesday 31 December: 9am - 3pm

CRUST BAKERY

  • Closed Friday, 27 December

  • Open Saturday, 28 December: 7am - 3pm

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 7am - 3pm

  • Open Monday 30 December: 7am - 3 pm

  • Open Tuesday 31 December: 7am - 3pm

UBX

  • Open Friday, 27 December: 4am - 10pm

  • Open Saturday, 28 December: 4am - 10pm

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 4am - 10pm

  • Open Monday 30 December: 4am - 10pm

  • Open Tuesday 31 December: 4am - 10pm

CANBERRA FIRST AID

  • Open Sunday, 29 December: 9am - 4pm

Usual trading hours resume on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, however, the following stores will remain closed, reopening on the following dates:

HAPPY PASTURES: reopening on Thursday, 9 January

COCO & RYE: reopening on Thursday, 9 January

PICCOLO: reopening on Thursday, 16 January

COLOSSEUM ITALIAN: reopening on Thursday, 16 January

MONSTER CUPBOB: reopening on Sunday, 12 January

THE JUICE HUT: reopening on Thursday, 16 January


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LIVE MUSIC AT THE MARKETS

Join us for live music at the Markets on Saturdays and Sundays.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE MARKETS

Join us for live music at the Markets on Saturdays and Sundays. We encourage you to visit the Markets and support these local musicians.

NOVEMBER 2024

  • Saturday 2 November: Ally C

  • Sunday 3 November: Sally Davis

  • Saturday 9 November: Ben Drysdale

  • Sunday 10 November: Dom Lavers

  • Saturday 16 November: Ben Drysdale

  • Saturday 23 November: Serin

  • Sunday 24 November: Sally Davis

  • Saturday 30 November: Ben Drysdale

DECEMBER 2024

  • Sunday 1 December: Dorothy-Jane Trio

  • Saturday 7 December: Craig W

  • Sunday 8 December: Sally Davis

  • Saturday 14 December: Ben Drysdale

  • Saturday 21 December: Serin

  • Sunday 22 December: Dorothy-Jane Trio

JANUARY 2025

  • Saturday 4 January: Ben Drysdale

  • Sunday 5 January: Dorothy-Jane Trio

  • Saturday 11 January: Ava Martina

  • Sunday 12 January: Dorothy-Jane Trio

  • Saturday 18 January: Ben Drysdale

  • Sunday 19 January: JD Band

  • Saturday 25 January: JD Band

FEBRUARY 2025

  • Saturday 1 February: Divine Devilles

  • Sunday 2 February: Zara Alice

  • Saturday 8 February: Divine Devilles

  • Sunday 9 February: Sally Davis

  • Saturday 15 February: Ally Cowell

  • Sunday 16 February: Sally Davis

  • Saturday 22 February: JD Band

  • Sunday 23 February: Divine Devilles

MARCH 2025

  • Saturday 1 March: Sally Davis

  • Sunday 2 March: Leila Music

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What’s In Season

Take a look at What’s In Season this month at the Markets!

What’s In Season

FRUIT

It’s a fantastic time of year for produce, with perfect growing conditions - neither too hot nor too cold - providing great value vegetables. Meanwhile, summer fruit is at its magnificent peak.

TROPICAL: Watermelons are great value and eating well. Pines are also eating well. Aussie Lychees have started with our favourite variety, Fay Zee Sue, starting this week.

MANGO: It looks like a cracking season for mangoes after a slow year last year with limited supply, which means higher prices. We always recommend a KP for flavour and consistency. Remember, don’t store them in the fridge!

CHERRIES: Really tasty cherries in season/available, including local fruit. Looks like a good season so far.

GRAPES: Australian grapes are now in season, though they are early in terms of range and price.

TRY: Yuzu lemons! We love this gorgeous Japanese variety of lemons. The juice is sweeter and more complex than a regular lemon; use the zest.

PASSIONFRUIT: Eating well at the moment.

BERRIES: All berries are good at the moment. Raspberries have good value.

STONEFRUIT: We are having a great season for stonefruit so far. We recommend taking advantage of apricots being in season, which has a shorter peak season than other stonefruit.

CITRUS: As always, the warmer months are not the time of year for lemons, limes and other citrus, just when you want them for your summer drinks! Lemons are not great, and limes are very scarce!

BANANAS: They are still scarce, but prices usually start to fall in the next few weeks around this time of year (as the lunchbox trade drops off, perhaps?).

VEGETABLES

TOMATOES: Good value! We’re currently loving heirloom tomatoes as they are eating really well.

ASPARAGUS: This is a great time of year for Aussie asparagus. It is a great vegetable to roast, steam, boil, or barbeque. It is very tender at the moment and of great value. 

BEANS & PEAS: Round beans are better value this week. Local snaps and snow peas. 

AVOCADO: Reids and Gwens are in season. Hass still good. 

RECOMMEND/GOOD VALUE: Cucumbers, broccoli, pumpkin. 

GARLIC: Aussie garlic is in season.  

POTATOES: There are many new varieties in season, which means a good, fresh-looking potato with a high moisture content. 

FLOWERS: This is the best time of year for flowers with great growing conditions. Our favouite’s currently in season include peonies, hydrangeas, king proteas and kangaroo paw.

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