Summer Sundays

A sample of items you may find on any given Sunday: Secondhand books, retro licence plates (Kansas 1988), unique coins and bank notes, retro crockery.

Sundays at Camberwell are something special in Melbourne – locals and tourists alike. In addition to a vibrant dining and retail shopping scene, Sunday’s come alive with thousands of people gathering for the weekly Camberwell Market.

Now in our 50th year, established by the Balwyn Rotary Club in 1976, the market still holds true to many of its founding principles: (1) raising funds for Rotary projects and other worthwhile causes and (2) recycling, reuse and repurposing of secondhand items. However the seems to have a life of its own, evolving and changes with times. What is traded in 2026 can be very different from 2006 and 1976.

Over the years Rotary has continued this original promise and raised tens of millions of dollars for charities and other projects and facilitated the recycling of tens of millions of secondhand items… with thanks to our volunteers, stallholders, visitors and the broader market community.

We are open as usual on the Australia Day long weekend – so hoping to see you on Sunday 25 January 2026 and each following weekend. Entry for visitors is a gold coin donation.

The market operates each Sunday from 7am – 12:30pm (rain, hail or shine) at the Camberwell Junction car park at the corner of Station Street and Market Place, Camberwell. Join us and:

  • Discover a treasure
  • Discover a cause
  • Discover Camberwell

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a happy and safe 2026! Thank you for your support during 2025 and we look forward to sharing details of our 50th anniversary celebrations this year – 1976 to 2026.

We will now be open every Sunday until Christmas from 7am to 12:30pm. Variously known as a ‘browse and buy’ car boot sale, a ‘trash and treasure’ market and ‘flea market’, we sell secondhand items and homemade goods.

♻️ You may find, amongst hundreds of thousands of recycled items, a huge array of unique and interesting items, that may be:

  • 🚀 Retro
  • 🎙️ Antique
  • 🚂 Vintage
  • ⛽️ Collectible
  • 🍩 Hot jam donuts
  • 🎻 Buskers
  • 👠 Fashion
  • 💐 Flowers
  • 👖 Secondhand clothes
  • 🗜️ Tools
  • 🧸 Toys
  • 🖼️ Art and crafts
  • 📕 Books
  • 📽️ Cameras
  • 🛒 Surrounded by retail shopping
  • 🎱 And much more!

Merry Christmas & thank you

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. Camberwell Market Sundays will resume 28 December 2025 and then we are open all through the New Year period.

❌ Closed 21 Dec 2025
✅ Open 28 Dec 2025
✅ Open 4 Jan 2026

Thank you to everyone for your support during 2025 and we look forward to our 50th anniversary year in 2026!

And don’t forget to support your local traders during Christmas shopping at r!

Christmas Trees

In the late Middle Ages, Germans were bringing fir trees into their homes and decorating them with apples, wafers, nuts, and candles—symbols of the Garden of Eden and Christian hope.

“Christmas trees” spread slowly across Europe but truly gained international popularity in the 19th century. In Britain, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert—both enthusiastic supporters of the German custom—were famously sketched with their family around a decorated tree in 1848. The image went viral for its time, appearing in newspapers throughout the English-speaking world and inspiring countless households to adopt the tradition.

Once a religious custom, the Christmas tree has been transformed into a secular symbol of the ‘festive season’ in popular culture. Commercial use of the Christmas tree often offer retro lovers and collectors opportunities to obtain historical seasonal items. Image supplied.

German immigrants brought the custom to North America even earlier, but it was the Victorian era’s embrace that transformed the Christmas tree into a cultural staple. Over time, decorations evolved from fruit and candles to glass ornaments, tinsel, electric lights, and the wide variety of styles seen today.

From ancient evergreen symbols to modern festive centerpieces, the Christmas tree reflects centuries of tradition, adaptation, and celebration—standing each year as a glowing reminder of continuity, hope, and togetherness.

On Sunday 30 November 2025, visitors to the will have the opportunity to hunt for retro and contemporary Christmas collectibles, including unique pallet trees handmade by Emily in country Victoria. Emily’s take on the ‘pallet Christmas tree’ include use of recycled doors that have a character unique to each piece of workmanship – weather beaten for with old handles attached or 1970’s style carved doors.

So if you need a unique, handmade and recycled Christmas tree just in time to erect on 1 December, meet Emily at the market this weekend!

And don’t forget, if this is not your style, many of Camberwell Junction’s local traders have a huge variety of the latest Christmas ornaments and trees, including trees with builtin lights for time poor or weary shopper.

Open every weekend – except the Sunday before Christmas

Support your local traders at Camberwell Junction in the run up to Christmas!

We will be closed for one week to provide more convenient parking for shoppers during festive season.

By shopping local you support local businesses (the engine of the economy), local employment and maintain the vibrance of Camberwell Junction.

The market will be:
• Open 7 & 14 Dec 2025
• Closed 21 Dec 2025
• Open 28 Dec 2025
• Open 4 Jan 2026

We are very happy to be giving our Rotary volunteers, stall holders and market team a week break. And you will see their happy faces to welcome you back on Sunday 28 Dec 2025!

Retro • Antique • Collectibles • Vintage • Craft • Music • Fashion • Food • Flea Market