The Esplanade Market
Craft Markets · Victoria
St Kilda Esplanade Market
Melbourne’s makers’ market by the sea, every Sunday since 1970.
When
Every Sunday
Hours
10am – 4pm
Until 5pm in daylight saving
Where
Upper Esplanade, St Kilda
Between Fitzroy St & Acland St
- Free entry and dog-friendly.
- No market on St Kilda Festival Sunday in February.
- Extreme weather may shorten or cancel trading.
- About 15 minutes from the city on tram 16 or 96.
A St Kilda institution
Set along the Upper Esplanade with views over St Kilda Beach, just steps from Luna Park and Acland Street, the Esplanade Market is one of Melbourne’s best-known outdoor makers’ markets.
Every item is handmade by the stallholder, and you get to meet and chat with the makers themselves.
Art & craft
Fashion & accessories
Homewares
Body products
Becoming a stallholder
The market is run by the City of Port Phillip, which checks that every product is handmade by the maker and of high quality. That’s what keeps the standard so consistently high.
Makers apply online through the council, and can trade as casual or permanent stallholders. Public liability insurance for standard art and craft stalls is included in the trading permit.
Make a day of it: browse the stalls, then walk the foreshore, visit the pier or grab lunch on Acland Street. More at stkildamarket.com.
