Good Friday Extended Trading at Sydney Fish Market
With more than 50,000 visitors expected, the waterfront market is opening for a whopping 12 hours on Good Friday.
Overview
Easter is a big deal at the Sydney Fish Market. How big, exactly? The Friday before Easter alone will see an estimated 50,000 people pour into the Blackwattle Bay site, and there'll be more than 650 tonnes of seafood — including over 100 tonnes of prawns and around 1 million oysters — taken home over the Easter long weekend. So, to make sure everyone's well looked after, the market is opening for a whopping 12 hours on Good Friday.
If you're an early bird, you're in luck — the big day will start at 5am. But, if a pre-sunrise start isn't your idea of fun, then don't fret, because you'll have until 5pm to head along. It'll also be the last time you can do a Good Friday shop at the current site, with the 2026 Good Friday event taking place at the new (and nearly completed) Sydney Fish Market right next door.
Whenever you go, you'll have more than 100 species of seafood to consider adding to your Easter spread. The cornucopia ranges from Sydney rock oysters and Balmain bugs to skipjack tuna and yellowfin bream. Stuck for ideas? Check out the Sydney Fish Market's cookbook A Fish For All Seasons, which is packed with recipes developed by the market's Sydney Seafood School.
If you can't make it down on the Friday, then you'll still have the rest of the long weekend. The market will be open from 7am–4pm every day, as per usual.
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