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Get your festive fix at the EQ Christmas Market, where the Entertainment Quarter turns into a twinkling wonderland of gifts, yummy food and holiday cheer for one day only: Saturday, December 13 from 10am to 4pm. With more than 100 stalls, you can shop fashion, homewares, jewellery, toys, plants and unique handmade treasures that make Christmas gifting a breeze. Fuel your browsing with gourmet bites, festive treats, mulled wine, hot choc or something bubbly. It's happening under the Market Canopy – enjoy live music, carollers and plenty of feel-good festive vibes. It’s the perfect day out for families and friends – easy to get to, fun to explore and packed with Christmas magic. To find out more info about this event, click here. Want more? Here are the best year-round markets in Sydney. 

If the idea of a European-style Christmas market really gets you going, then boy, do we have the marché for you. From Thursday, December 11 to Sunday, December 21, Le Jolly Market is back. Expect a whole lot of festive cheer around Circular Quay from Customs House to The Rocks. This free market brings together more than 120 stalls loaded with Aussie-made gifts, delicious treats and crafty creations. Think summer nights with fairy lights overhead, the harbour in front of you and the irresistible aroma of gourmet street food wafting through the air. The Wine and Dine Village is set to be a crowd favourite with wineries and distilleries popping up on Tallawoladah Lawn and First Fleet Park. Expect complimentary tastings, daily masterclasses and plenty of chances to meet the makers behind boutique drops like Petersons Family Wines, Cooks Lot and Ester Spirits. From bubbles to festive cocktails, it’s the perfect place to sip your way into the holiday season. And because no festive market is complete without great tunes, you can wander around to the sounds of smooth jazz and cheery Christmas tunes. Le Jolly Christmas Markets is all about Christmas magic. Stay up-to-date with all things jolly on their website. Joyeux Noël! Get in the festive spirit with these Christmas markets running all throughout the November and December.Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out Sydney newsletter for more news, straight to your inbox. RECOMMENDED:  These are the best markets in Sydney,...

If you’ve ever wanted to get seriously close to a Sumatran tiger (without there being a terrible ethical or safety problem in the way), now is your chance. Tiger Trek is an experience that's free (included in the cost of your Taronga Zoo tickets). Attendees are invited to get into a flight simulator that takes them (very quickly) from Mosman to the Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra. Upon landing, you travel through an Indonesian-inspired village, meandering down a path past village shops and through a rainforest that looks uncannily like you’re in Indonesia. At the end, you'll get the chance to meet the three Sumatran tigers who were born at Taronga Zoo in 2019, as well as their beautiful mother, father, uncle and grandmother.  With only 350 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild, these tigers are incredibly important. Sumatran tigers are critically endangered, but as seen through Tiger Trek, all is not lost. Deforestation in Indonesian rainforests has decreased by 75 per cent since the folks over at the zoo began monitoring it in 1990. There has been a steady increase in the consumption of sustainable palm oil worldwide, with shoppers far more aware of the devastation caused by unsustainable palm oil harvesting than ever before. It's easy to feel helpless when it comes to this stuff, which is why one of the coolest parts of Tiger Trek is Choice Mart – this end room of the trek has been built to look like a supermarket check-out, complete with interactive touch screens that...

If Bondi Markets were a person, they would a) be very healthy, and b) wearing two (organic) hats. Each weekend, Bondi Public School plays host to two different markets, with the Saturday edition bringing the Bondi Farmer's Market, and the Sunday bringing general marketware, fashion and vintage goods.  The Farmer's Market is an excellent way to kick off your weekend, with the old primary school playground playing host to a variety of lush local produce stalls, freshly fried fritters and brunchy delights a' plenty. There’s also doggy ‘parking’, live acoustic music and pop-up yoga classes on the lawn, with the festivities going until 5pm. In inclement weather the markets still go ahead, but often with reduced stalls. They also don’t open until 9am, so if you’re an early bird, pop across to the beach first for a walk or swim. Once you stock your fridge on Saturday, you can head back again on Sunday for the general fashion and market extravganza that kicks off from 10am to 4pm. Peruse the stalls for vintage finds, sustainable swimwear, delectable market eats and hidden treasures, all within close viewing distance of Sydney's most polarising beach.