QVM's Summer Night Market Is Back for a Massive 15-Week Season Packed with Food, Drinks and Shopping
The 2024-25 Summer Night Market season is going to be huge — expect 45 food traders, six pop-up bars and 60 makers market stalls every Wednesday night.
QVM's Summer Night Market is forever popular with those seeking a little midweek fun during the warmer months. On Wednesday nights, a bunch of the market's sheds get taken over by food trucks, pop-up bars, live entertainment and market stalls — with the 2024-25 run looking to be just as good as all the predecessors.
As always, food is the main drawcard at the QCM Summer Night Market, with this year's lineup boasting 45 food traders — slinging eats from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, and beyond.
Get around Filipino skewers from B-Boys BBQ, pita pockets from The Cypriot Kitchen, Japanese pancakes from Kicca Okonomiyaki, meatball subs and loaded nachos from Mr Baller, lamb jollof from Ama's Delight, and fried chicken and spicy buffalo wings from For Fried Sake.
Dessert warriors should also hit up Lickt for decadent brownie gelato sandwiches and Casa Nata for traditional Portuguese custard tarts. This short list of things to eat at the market only skims the surface of what's on offer, so be sure to take your time exploring each of the stalls before deciding what to get.
Then for booze, you'll find beers from Brick Lane, vino from Rewine, and a bunch of summery spritzes from Bella Spritz — think limoncello, grapefruit, lime and elderflower. The Happiness is Mojito Bar is also setting up at the night market each Wednesday night, serving up watermelon mojito slushies right by the Margarita Station, Beach Bar and Schweppes Caravan.
As always, you can fight it out over seats — either getting in early or hovering over punters who look like they're about to leave — or you can try the new VIP area. Here, you can score a seat for $10 per person when booking a table for two, four or six people. We prefer the everyone is an equal situation (that's kind of the point at a public market), but plenty of folks will be happy to have this option.
A whopping 60 specialty traders will also have stalls set up each night, selling a heap of locally made artisanal goods — including homewares, beauty products and fashion (both new and vintage) .
And throughout December, there'll also be a heap of Christmas specials. Santa will roam the Summer Night Market with his elves and snow will even fall every hour right by the Christmas tree on Queen Street.
It's set to be a big summer at Queen Vic Market — let's just pray for good weather so there's no need to hide under the sheds all night.
The QVM Summer Night Market will run from Wednesday, November 20, 2024–Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (excluding December 25 and January 1) from 5–10pm. For more information, you can check out the market's website.
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