Queen Victoria Market

 513 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia +61 3 9320 5822 Website 6am – 2pm Melbourne Campervan Hire

thrilledtipper (contributor)

The Queen Victoria Market is one of Melbourne’s most historical sites, opening in 1878. It began as a livestock market and now has everything you can imagine. You can find literally everything here from fresh fish and fruit to clothes and art. There is also a food court. Night markets are open in the summer, from the end of November to mid-February.

It is also a major tourist attraction. You can take a 2-hour historical tour of the market for AU$16.50.

The Foodies Tour offers a chance to taste some of the fresh foods offered at the markets. It leaves at 10 AM every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and costs $22.

Trading hours are 6 AM – 2 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 AM – 6 PM on Fridays, 6 AM – 3 PM on Saturdays, and 9 AM – 4 PM on Sundays. The market is closed Mondays, Wednesdays, and major holidays.

Check the website for more info and special events.

Chiwagging (contributor)

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Although Queen Victoria Market is famous for its food stalls you can also buy other stuff there. It is closed on Monday and Wednesday. Trading hours are:

Tuesday: 6am – 2pm
Thursday: 6am – 2pm
Friday: 6am – 5pm (General merchandise closes at 4pm)
Saturday: 6am – 3pm
Sunday: 9am – 4pm

Check out more about the market here:
http://www.qvm.com.au/home.php

wickhighly (contributor)

Tips: –
1. Best to go on Sunday morning
2. Buy your souveniers here, it’s cheaper by at least 50 cents.
3. Have a hot chocolate from the stall in the middle of the market

Queen Victoria Market is Victoria’s premier open-air market. The friendly competition between stallholders, and their concern for customers, is what gives the Market its Old World charm and the addictive power to draw millions of visitors each year.

Visitors, who come not only to shop, can be entertained by buskers who perform on the surround. The vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere of this historic site has endeared the Market to Melburnians for more than 125 years.

The Market is probably best known for its huge variety of fresh produce. Almost 50% of the Market area is dedicated to the sale of fresh produce, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, chicken, seafood and delicatessen products.

The remainder of the Market is used for variety and speciality goods, with Sundays being the most popular day for this category. On Sundays, the hustle and bustle of the weekday Market gives way to a more relaxed and leisurely family day. Queen Street is closed and converted into an outdoor cafe area, with children’s rides and other activities.

Market Trading Hours:-
Tuesday: 6am – 2pm
Thursday: 6am – 2pm
Friday: 6am – 6pm (General merchandise closes at 4pm)
Saturday: 6am – 3pm
Sunday: 9am – 4pm

Closed every Monday and Wednesday, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

twicksbuttons (contributor)

The Queen Victoria market is an open slather affair with everything from fresh produce to knock off copies of big brand names. Located around the corner of Victoria and Elizabeth streets the market is quite large and it will take you at least a couple of hours to see it all – especially if you are with a keen shopper!

The market has been here for many years. It was officially opened on 20 March 1878 and has operated in some form in varying forms prior to that date. Over the last 125 years the site has had everything from a cemetery to a wholesale fruit and vegetable market. In fact when the market expanded over what was the cemetary, more than 900 bodies were exhumed and buried in various other cemetaries around Melbourne. Of the rest, under what is now the large carpark rest more than 9000 early settlers!!

It isn’t really one market but rather several markets each with their own identity and name (eastern, western, hay, lower and upper). The market is closed every Monday and Wednesday, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. When open it’s normally only until 2pm with Fridays until 6pm.

To have a virtual look at the site see the site map

quaggajangle (contributor)

If you’re traveling on a budget and want to bring home some local craft or souvenirs, the Queen Victoria’s Market is the place to go. There are many stalls here selling all sorts of made-in-Australia souvenirs & food. You can also get the cheaper apparels, some made in China, like T-shirts, pants & leather jackets at very reasonable prices

The building itself is nothing posh, nothing like the QVB in Sydney, more like an open air market reminiscent of some Asian markets in Thailand or Vietnam

Besides shopping, the QVM is also a great place to people watch, have some grub & drink coffee.

Market Trading Hours

Tuesday: 6am – 2pm
Thursday: 6am – 2pm
Friday: 6am – 6pm (General merchandise closes at 4pm)
Saturday: 6am – 3pm
Sunday: 9am – 4pm

Closed every Monday and Wednesday, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

radialrothley (contributor)

The Queen Victoria market is an open slather affair with everything from fresh produce to knock off copies of big brand names. Located around the corner of Victoria and Elizabeth streets the market is quite large and it will take you at least a couple of hours to see it all – especially if you are with a keen shopper!

The market has been here for many years. It was officially opened on 20 March 1878 and has operated in some form in varying forms prior to that date. Over the last 125 years the site has had everything from a cemetery to a wholesale fruit and vegetable market. In fact when the market expanded over what was the cemetary, more than 900 bodies were exhumed and buried in various other cemetaries around Melbourne. Of the rest, under what is now the large carpark rest more than 9000 early settlers!!

It isn’t really one market but rather several markets each with their own identity and name (eastern, western, hay, lower and upper). The market is closed every Monday and Wednesday, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. When open it’s normally only until 2pm with Fridays until 6pm.

To have a virtual look at the site see the site map

gratefinn (contributor)

The Queen Victoria Market is vast, and there is a bit of everything here. Hundreds upon hundreds of stalls selling fresh produce, meats, cheeses, clothes, flowers, toys, souvenirs, homewares – it’s a market-lovers paradise (I guess, I’m not a market lover, but this market impressed even me!). There is entertainment too – buskers, music and of course the stall holders hollering out their wares. Outside there were even kids camel rides – somehow I hadn’t quite expected to find a couple of camels in the middle of Melbourne! (I was even more suprised to be offered ten bucks by the mother of two toddlers who thought I was an official photographer).
The market has its own comprehensive website, and it seems to have quite a bit going on – check there for up to date opening times and details of current special events.

Go on – you know you want a didgeridoo 😉

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