Balmy weather, 8pm sunsets, and iced lattes in hand are all telltale signs summer is almost here. But the real marker isn’t when Woolies decks the aisles in tinsel, it's when the Summer Night Market returns to Queen Vic Market.
As per the typical QVM night market experience, from 5pm onwards expect nothing less than smoke billowing from the 45+ pop-up food stalls in the open air car park. If your nose is scarily accurate, you should be able to make out the whiffs of loaded waffle fries, fresh pasta doused in bolognese, loaded pita pockets, freshly shucked oysters, and even rich brownie gelato sandwiches.
Brick Lane will be slinging frothies from their usual permanent digs down String Bean Alley, Rewine is covering the vino front, and cocktails are in abundance for a boozy good time. And while long lines are part of the QVM experience, you can cheat the system and book a private table with you and your mates—more on that here.
Outside of eating and drinking, you’re usually in the clear to freely browse the market stalls with ease. They have it all, from racks of vintage clothing to handmade jewelry, candles and more. Always handy with Christmas right around the corner.
The Summer Night Market will be around for fifteen consecutive Wednesday nights, excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. If you are feeling festive, come December, a camera-ready Santa will be up and about primed for selfies and an hourly snow show will be going down at the Queen Street Christmas tree.
THE DETAILS
When: Every Wednesday from 5pm, 20 November 2024 to 12 March 2025
Where: Queen Victoria Market, corner Queen and Therry Streets, Melbourne CBD
Learn more here.
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