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Established by Balwyn Rotary in 1976, the Camberwell Sunday Market has become a Melbourne weekend institution. Our market is known for specialty items that are retro, vintage or nostalgic. We love being part of 'old Melbourne' and helping you find things you will find nowhere else. And environmentally friendly - wow - we have been lowering the carbon footprint of Melbourne for years by recycling and reselling second hand items in nearly 400 weekly stall. Discover a Treasure. Discover a Cause. Discover Camberwell.

Sunday 3 January 2021

We are open rain, hail or shine, including today! Bring an umbrella, face mash and check-in with the Market’s QR code.


Victorian Government QR code for the Camberwell Sunday Market.

Help us have a COVIDSafe Sunday Market this weekend by answering these three questions before deciding to visit:

“Have you:

  • returned from overseas or interstate in the last 14 days
  • been in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19? or
  • any symptoms of a fever or acute respiratory illness (e.g. cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, or nasal congestion)?”

If any of these apply to you, and subject to Government advice (including case location requirements that can be found here – https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/case-locations-and-outbreaks) a patron should not attend the Market.

Also remember if you visit:

  • Wear a face mask at all times
  • Limit visits to 90 minutes
  • Maintain safe physical distancing (1.5m)
  • Use hand sanitiser
  • Maintain cleanliness (e.g. sneeze into your elbow, wash your hands)
  • Do not enter the market if feeling unwell

Thank you for your cooperation.

Photo by Michal Simson

Happy New Year

Goodbye 2020, a year when we rediscovered how much we all valued a little slice of life on a Sunday mornings. 2020 was a year that well go down in history and go with good riddance. Bring on 2021!

Amid this stormy year, that started with a bushfire disaster and ends with rays of hope, let’s be thankful for our wonderful market community. We have had it tough but the market is back and every week we are back raising thousands of dollars for charities, worthy projects and causes that strengthen the community that we are.

Images: Michal Simson

As we raised funds for the bushfire relief effort at the start of 2020, we are now back raising funds to support life in very a different world, with people in need like we’ve never seen it before.

From 1976 we have been in continuous operation, with no unscheduled closures in over 40 years the 2020 COVID lockdown.

But we are back. We’re all back, our community is strong and by doing what we love (fossicking through millions of unique, retro, recycled and handmade goods), we’re raising funds for Rotary and the needs of today.

2021 will hopefully be trouble free, and our thoughts are with Sydney as their lockdown grows, but we have been here before: we know we can come back. We know how important the Camberwell Sunday Market is to people far and wide.

So let’s say goodbye to 2020 and know that our market community is so much more than a ‘market.’ Collectively we set an example of resilience, of a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change:

  • we care for the environment by recycling – providing a venue for buyers and sellers to come together and find each other.
  • we provide low cost, recycled, repurposed or reused clothing and household items.
  • we bring a diverse community of sellers, artists, collectors, regulars and visitors together – providing a local and traditional gathering place
  • we raise thousands of dollars for an incredible array of charities, projects and causes each time meet.

Together we create something special. Something good. Something that will be back, even if we need to stop again at some point in the next year. We will just restart again. Because we can, because we will.

As a volunteer. As a permanent stall holder or a single time seller, As a one time visitor or a devoted Camberwell market shopper. You might come from a family where ‘Camberwell’ is in your blood and attended with your grandparents – and now you might bring your own children. You may buy flowers here every week or occasionally crave a hot jam donut; there is nothing like it.

Everyone contributes. No matter how big, or how small, only together can we create that special place and time. You are that ray of hope. And it is only together we will continue to do great things.

Happy New Year! See you on Sunday.

We’re now closed for Christmas but back on Dec 27th

‪Thank you for your truly amazing support during 2020! With your help, we are back to see 2020 out with bang. 🎉‬

As with every year, we are closed 20 December 2020, the Sunday before Christmas.

‪We hope you have a wonderful festive season & remember Camberwell Sunday Market will be:‬

‪🔴 CLOSED 20 Dec 2020‬
‪✅ OPEN 27 Dec 2020
✅ OPEN 3 Jan 2021‬
✅ OPEN 10 Jan 2021 & each week thereafter!

Your local Camberwell traders are open for Christmas retail shopping, after a tough year let’s shop local and support our local community & businesses.

There are many great specialty and family shops, plus all the big brands, in the Camberwell Shopping Precinct.

We love bringing a little character to the lives of our own patrons, so whether you’re looking for big or small speakers, check out Tivoli Hi-Fi’s website for some unique gift ideas.

Tivoli Hi-Fi Image: Instagram

Check-in this Sunday!

13 December 2020 is our last market day before Christmas, so check-in this weekend or it will 27 December 2020 before your next opportunity to join us.

When you check-in to the Camberwell Sunday Market this weekend, check-in also using the Victorian Government QR code. You may have seen the QR code system in use at other venues in Camberwell and around Melbourne.

Use of the QR code at the market is voluntary, free, secure and easy to use. Simply point your smart phone at the square QR code and follow the instructions to record your first name and phone number. The date and time you attended will be recorded to secure database and deleted in the event of not being needed.

For the safety of the whole market community, our COVIDSafe Plan is still place. All visitors to the market are still required to:

  • Stay home if you are sick
  • Wear a face mask at all times
  • Limit visits to 90 minutes
  • Maintain 1.5m physical distancing
  • Use hand sanitiser on entry

Reopening Sunday December 6th, 2020

We are reopening on Sunday December 6, 2020. Join us from 7am to 12:30pm in car park at Market Place and Station Street, Camberwell, as we reignite a community tradition that began nearly 45 years ago.

Visitors and sellers, welcome back!

Plan ahead: we have confirmed our market days for the Christmas and New Year. All stall sites are now booked out through to the end of March 2021 and we are open every Sunday except 20 December 2020:

  • Open – 6 December 2020
  • Open – 13 December 2020
  • CLOSED – 20 December 2020
  • Open – 27 December 2020
  • Open – 3 January 2021
  • Open – every Sunday, January to December 2021

There are some special measures to be aware of when visiting or selling at the market, so come prepared as we help each other be COVID Safe.

Visitors

  • Do not enter the market if you are feeling unwell
  • Wear a fitted face mask covering your nose and mouth at all times
  • Visits are limited to 90 minutes
  • Maintain safe social distancing of 1.5m from visitors not from your household
  • Maintaining cleanliness and use hand sanitiser
  • Look for price tags and pay by card if possible
  • Follow any announcements, signage or directions from staff
  • Seeking assistance if feeling unwell while visiting

Sellers

  • Bring a mask and hand sanitiser!
  • Arrive with enough time to set up stalls that meet social distancing requirements before 7am
  • Remind patrons about social distancing and that face masks need to be worn at all times
  • Limit stall representatives to two people at a time and maintain social distancing (if not from the same household)
  • Provide accessible hand sanitiser at your stall
  • Clearly label items to enable patrons to see prices and minimise crowding around stall
  • Ideally, set up a card payment system