Markets and Fairs on this weekend

Christmas shopping in malls sucks. Fluro lights, incessant Christmas carols, pushy people, foodcourts, everything's the same and it's all generally pretty overpriced. 


If you want to find your friends and family something really unique and affordable without needing a Pump bottle of vodka to motivate you (hey there Santa's little helper) then go visit a local market! There are so many of them on this weekend and all over Auckland so you have no excuse. Some of the markets I've listed below are just this weekend, some are weekly and some of them are even indoors so check out the links. 


Thursday


Titirangi Mums' Craft Twilight Market 6pm - 9pm


Friday 


St Paul St Gallery End of Year Fair - Friday 5pm - 8pm, Saturday 11am - 4pm -  shop for prints, zines, jewellery, books and fashion. There'll be a fortune cookie workshop on Saturday!




Saturday

Franklin Market 8am - 12pm
Silverdale Market 8am - 1pm
Cassette Super Markets - 12pm - 4pm at Cassette Number Nine on Vulcan Lane. Lots of vintage, handmade crafts and the bar is open! 
Milford Craft Market - 10am - 2pm
Kohi Christmas Market - 10am - 4pm
Craft and Cake fair at Newton Central School - 11:30 - 2:30pm (also vintage, second hand goods and handmade crafts) 
St Paul St Gallery End of Year Fair - Friday 5pm - 8pm, Saturday 11am - 4pm -  shop for prints, zines, jewellery, books and fashion. There'll be a fortune cookie workshop on Saturday!
Good As New Preloved Kids Market - Orewa - 9am - 12pm (Alright, I've joked about the name before but with Christmas coming so soon - eek - this could definitely be worth a visit)
Crafternoon Tea Market - Kingsland - 10am - 3pm This is one is full of seriously cool handmade stuff (think Etsy but with a home brewed flavour) and only once a month. 
The Gypsy Fair is in Green Bay this weekend - Saturday and Sunday - 9am - 5pm
Mt Eden Village Craft Market - 10am - 4pm
Botany Town Centre Craft Market - 9am - 4pm
Matakana Country Park Market - 9am - 1pm
All Saints Classy Crafts Market - 9am - 3pm
Antique & Collectors Market - Saturday 12pm - 5pm, Sunday - 8am - 2pm (Free entry and parking on Saturday, $2 entry and $3 parking on Sunday)




Sunday


My regular is the Takapuna Market. It's from 6am - 12pm in the Anzac Rd carpark and on parts of Lake Rd. And there's ... good stuff there. All I'll say is vintage ... $5 racks ... I'm not giving away any of my secrets! If you want to know you'll have to go check it out yourself. 
Also on Sunday: 
Auckland Market in the Auckland Netball Centre 7am - 1pm
Riverhead Market 9am - 1pm
The Gypsy Fair - Saturday and Sunday - 9am - 5pm
Antique & Collectors Market - Saturday 12pm - 5pm, Sunday - 8am - 2pm (Free entry and parking on Saturday, $2 entry and $3 parking on Sunday)
The Devonport Craft Market - 10am - 3pm (another one with goods a little cooler than tea cosies and preserves on offer)
St Helliers Bay Christmas Market - 10am - 3pm (They'll be raising money for the Christchurch Earthquake appeal and will be hosting Christchurch market vendors for free!)
Hobsonville Point Craft and Vintage Market - 9am - 1pm
Gulf Harbour Market - 10am - 2pm

These plates are so very definitely on my wish list. Honest I've been good Santa! Also - I may need CAKE tattooed on my knuckles. What would you get on the other hand? DIET? Haha, kidding! It would definitely have to be BEER. Or WINE. What! It's not my fault tea isn't a four letter word.