Emu Plains Market

Last market for the year today & the weather smiled upon it & hence the huge crowds! Picturesque setting amongst the gum trees. Ample parking around racecourse for $5. Note: second entry if driving down Coolart Rd from M11. I bungled & entered into the 1st narrow lane for stallholders (despite reading signage 🙃). A very pleasant surprise - after visiting quite a few craft markets recently - to find this one actually had many stalls. Prices are upmarket but uniqueness & quality is what it is about. More variety with the street food here too. Walk around for your cuppa - I had excellent hot choc from the chirpy ladies at Mr Ed's Coffee Bar. Just a great day out here with buskers providing live music to add to the charm. Kids seemed to be enjoying it - there's also a playground in the middle to keep them happy. Lots of seating around with padded upturned milk crates which makes it conducive to hanging around longer. Not a place to wear your designer footwear- it is pretty dusty! Toilets are kind of obscured - ask stallholders.

Let me preface this review by saying that is if parking were free here, the rating would be a little higher. Parking is ridiculously not free which is disappointing. $5 as well. It should be a gold coin donation. No other free parking around so you’re locked in and have to pay. Signs everything fear mongering market goers saying to not park anywhere else otherwise parking officers will fine you. They really want their $5 don’t they for the 100s of cars parked there hey? Stalls are 95% overpriced for what you’re getting with some saving graces. Food stalls were not varied and again, overpriced. This is just a glorified and floorshowy Little Beauty Market. It’s run by the same mob. Just go to Little Beauty Market. At least there is free parking there and a short walk if you need to park further down. Not going back here.

I visited this market only twice, both times a few years apart. Food and the music atmosphere was spot on and exactly what you need for a god overall vibe. But only downside is that it's a bit of a hot dustbowl with waaayyy too many people in a small area. And long queues for food, obviously... because the food is sheer amazing. Thanks!

Emu Plains Market at Balnarring is a very popular market There are plenty of new handmade products and lots of food choices .Plenty of jewelry , clothes trinkets, prints, some chutneys and drinks, so much more I purchased some cider , baby clothes, fresh licorice ,soap and sandals We did the whole market Could of stayed longer and listened to music but had to be elsewhere As markets go this is worth the trip