Portside Christmas Markets 2023
Hamilton's riverside markets are returning for the festive season, ready to help you nab gifts for your loved ones and yourself.
Overview
Everyone likes shopping and hanging out by the water, which Portside's regular markets know and understand — especially when festive season is approaching.
If you really like browsing and buying, taking in the riverside air, and having a reason to stop for a bite and a drink, you'll want to head to Hamilton on Sunday, December 3. From 3–7pm, you can shop, stroll, sip and purchase gifts, which sounds like a mighty fine weekend itinerary.
A heap of stalls will be offering up everything from art and plants to ceramics and accessories — and more. If you've been to markets at the Gasworks or in Fish Lane, you'll have a firm idea of what you're in for, because The Market Folk is behind all of the above and is running this Portside event as well.
To give your shopping a soundtrack, there's usually piano tunes echoing through the Hamilton precinct. And, if those hunger pangs strike — or you're just keen on having a drink — the precinct has plenty of eateries onsite.
Images: Claudia Baxter.