Winter Night Market at Queen Victoria Market

Open-air winter market

The market is a weekly open-air winter evening program at Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, running on Wednesday evenings from June into August. The format brings together street-food stalls, food trucks, warming beverage bars, live music stages, roaming performances, open fire pits and artisan shopping across the market setting.

Street food, drinks and maker stalls

The food program spans international street food rather than a single cuisine. Named dishes include seafood and lobster chowder served in warm crusty bread rolls, Roman-inspired crispy fried pasta cups, Berlin-style meat döner kebabs, Greek charcoal-spit rotisserie lamb plates, birria tacos and traditional moules-frites.

Drink options include mulled wine, spiced warm cider, campfire cocktails, hot gin toddies, butterbeer, spiked Milo and roasted hojicha lattes. Shopping is part of the same program, with more than 60 artisan and maker stalls offering vintage apparel, handcrafted jewelry, skincare, vinyl records and homewares.

Music, roving acts and piano sessions

Entertainment runs across the market rather than sitting in one named performance slot. The program includes live local bands, roving performers and silent disco activations across the historic shed laneways. In June, The Keys to Winter live piano performance series runs on Wednesday evenings.

General admission is free. Private table reservations are available for select dates or group packages.