The Melbourne Makers Market brings up to 40 of the city's emerging artists and designers to City Square, launching 19 September.
One of the CBD’s grandest civic spaces is filling up with market stalls, courtesy of the Melbourne Makers Market.
The Melbourne Makers Market lands at City Square, on Swanston Walk, on 19 September from 10am – 3pm, gathering up to 40 emerging artists, designers and makers in the middle of Melbourne. It is a collaboration between the Rose St. Artists’ Market and City Precinct, dedicated entirely to original, handmade and locally made work.
Melbourne Makers Market
- What: Melbourne Makers Market launch day
- When: 19 September, 10am – 3pm (then on selected dates each month throughout the year)
- Where: City Square, Swanston Walk, Melbourne CBD
- Cost: Free entry
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City Square counts among the CBD’s most storied civic sites, and the launch marks a fresh chapter for the space as a home for independent trade. Entry is free, and the location sits within easy reach by tram, train and on foot.
After the launch, the market settles into a monthly rhythm, returning across the rest of the year to keep a rotating cast of makers in front of passing city crowds. Each edition leans on curation over sheer volume, favouring work you won’t find on a chain-store shelf.
The Rose St. Artists’ Market brings years of form to the partnership, having built its name on backing new talent and independent design.
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Pairing that pedigree with City Precinct drops small creative businesses right into the daily churn of the CBD, giving the centre a recurring reason to slow down.
City Square has long been a natural meeting point on Swanston Walk, a short stroll from Flinders Street and the trams threading through town. Handing that ground to independent makers, even for a day at a time, edges the CBD toward the street-level culture the inner north has traded on for years.
For visitors, it’s a low-key way to meet the people behind the work, from prints and ceramics to jewellery, textiles and more. For the makers themselves, it’s a foothold in one of the busiest pockets of the city.
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