Mark your calendars and grab your warmest winter woolies, Melburnians: Queen Victoria Market's beloved Winter Night Market is back. From June 5 to August 28 you can spend cosy Wednesday evenings enjoying live entertainment, huddling around open fires and feasting on goodies from a selection of global street food stalls, carts, trucks and festival bars.
This year, more than 35 traders are lighting up the open-air market sheds across a roaring 13-week season. Expect to see beloved traders from previous years, as well as a number of new and exciting additions. Highlights include piping hot soup served in a bread roll by the Soup Factory, European-style mussels and grilled scallops with hot chippies by Orleans Moules Frites, camembert croquettes by Frencheese, charred corn on the cob and Portuguese tarts by Casa Nata.
When you get thirsty, warm yourself up with sips of butter beer, mulled wine and ginger beer. Antagonist Spirits will once again be serving up its spiced Milo, while resident brewers Brick Lane will be pouring its amber nectars. As always, you can expect roving performers, tarot reading, the famous silent disco and a rotating line-up of homegrown talent. After sipping and snacking, be sure to explore dozens of specialty stalls selling one-of-a-kind treaures including jewellery, art, vintage fashion, skincare, books and homewares.