The Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley are a wonderful place to potter around the various markets that are on, sampling and buying local produce and wine. The producers and stall holders are always at the ready with interesting information and stories about the area and their produce.
- 3rd Sunday of the Month
- Yarra Valley Farmers Market
- www.yarravalleyfood.com.au
- Yering Station Barn, 38 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen
- Melways 275 B6
- Held in the Historic Barn you can speak to producers whilst purchasing fresh fruit, juices and vegetables, bread, biscuits, pies and fudge, jams and preserves, cheeses, coffee, pasta, locally grown flowers, olives, eggs honey, meat and more.
- 2nd Saturday of each Month
- Mont Market at Mont de Lancey
- www.montdelancey.org.au
- Mont de Lancey, Wellington Road, Wandin
- Melways 121 B2
- Paddock to Plate, meet the best of the Yarra Valley producers and specialist regional Victorian products. Seasonal fruit & vegetables, wines, honeys and jams, chilli sauces, free range beef, farmed fish and rabbit.
- 4th Sunday of the Month
- Gembrook Market
- www.gembrook.com.au
- Gembrook Railway Station
- Melways 312 K10
- Promoting sustainable living, many of the 90+ stall holders are artisans and craftspeople who have created unique items from recycled materials. Purchase home grown produce including some wonderful gourmet foods.
- 1st Sunday of the Month (September to June)
- Yarra Glen Market
- Yarra Glen Racecourse, Armstrong Grove, Yarra Glen
- Melways 275 C1
- The wealth of crafts people, artists and food producers in the Yarra Valley made the Racecourse an obvious location to hold a monthly Craft Markets Australia. It is a great location to begin sampling the best of what the area has to offer.
- 1st Saturday of the Month (Closed January)
- Kallista Market
- Church Street, Kallista
- Melways 75 K3
- Just on the other side of the mountain heading out into the Ranges is the Kallista Market. With stalls of locally produced and hand made goods in an outdoor market setting.
- 1st Sunday of each Month
- Healesville Community Market
- River Street Carpark, Healesville
- Melways 270 B12
- In the heart of Healesville the Community Market is a range of 130+ stalls of fresh produce, arts, crafts and much more all in a beautiful rural setting.
- 3rd Sunday of each Month
- Healesville Racecourse Market Day
- Healesville Racecourse, Healesville-Kinglake Road, Healesville
- Melways 269 J12
- With over 100 stalls this is one of Melbourne's most beautiful markets, there is also parking for 5000 cars.
- Every Saturday and Sunday
- Upper Ferntree Gully Market
- Upper Ferntree Gully Railway Station
- Melways 74 F6
- Drop in on the way up or down the mountain as the Gully Market has lots of craft stalls, fresh fruit and vegetables, plants and home made goods.
- 3rd Saturday of each Month (closed January)
- Montrose Market
- Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Montrose
- Melways 52 C7
- Situated at the base of the mountain on the way to Lilydale the Montrose Market has a variety of craft and fresh produce stalls. Drop in on the way out to the Yarra Valley.
