Overview
QVM's regular night markets have always been hugely popular, but this year's have really gone off. The Hawker 88 Night Market had its best year yet, and the Winter Night Market saw well over 290,000 people visit across its 13-week run. Melburnians can't get enough of these food- and culture-filled evenings.
And the Queen Vic Market is capitalising on this during its break between the winter and summer iterations, enlisting Albert Lim (Hawker 88 Night Market) to run a two-day festival that heroes food from across Southeast Asia.
On Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8, a huge selection of traders will descend on the Queen Vic Market to smash out all kinds of hawker-style eats. You'll find everything from Malaysian nasi lemak and Filipino charcoal skewers to Burmese noodles and Vietnamese banh mi. Desserts from many other Asian franchises that populate the streets of Southeast Asia will also be on the cards, including Korean bingsu and Chinese mooncakes.
As usual, there'll be plenty of live entertainment both on stages and roaming around the market, plus booze stalls will also be set up on both days.
If this is anything like Lim's hugely popular Hawker 88 Night Market events, it's sure to get a bit rowdy.
The South East Asia Market will run from 9am–4pm on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8. For more information, you can visit the event website.