COUNTRY MARKETS FOR CHRISTMAS
This festive season, source your gifts and flavours from the farmers, producers and growers who create everything from the world’s best cheeses, relishes, chocolates, gin, beer, wines, vodkas, meat products, eggs, the brightest festive vegetables, flowers, floral teas, ice creams, honey, artisan products, fingerlimes and bespoke flavour experiences. This season, source it from the Scenic Rim!
Below is a list of country and farmers markets across November and December, but first, 12 Days of Christmas! Images here
Putting the Gin in Gin-gle Bells and the Ham in Ham-per this Christmas: Scenic Rim Eat Local Month’s 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway 🎁
If you’re ready to eat, drink, and celebrate the festive season in style, this is the ultimate festive foodie giveaway! From December 1st–12th, there’s daily prizes collectively valued at over $2,200, that showcase the best of the Scenic Rim’s food, beverages, and tourism experiences 🥕🍷including hands-on cooking classes, a picnic with alpacas, gift boxes overflowing with fresh produce, cheeses and meats; local beer, wine and spirits, cook books and so much more 🎉 Just check out @eatlocalmonthscenicrim on Instagram and Facebook or visit Eat Local Month to enter.
Farm Gate to City Door Scenic Rim Markets @ Breakfast Creek Lifestyle Precinct – November 30
Starring some of the region’s leading producers and growers, like the multi-award-winning Tamborine Mountain Distillery, Tommerup’s Dairy Farm, Summer Land Camels, My Mountain Farm and more.
8am to 12noon.
Towri Growers Market – first Saturday of every month, 9am-2pm – December 7
This exciting new collective of local Scenic Rim farmers bring fresh essentials grown locally, at the iconic Scenic Rim farm, Towri Sheep Cheeses. It’s a one stop market for top-notch produce from award-winning local producers including Towri, Tommerup’s Dairy Farm, Valley Pride Produce, Harry’s Paddock, the Black Bee Apiary, Christmas Creek Produce and Barney Creek Vineyard, plus skin care and lifestyle products from local artisans. The entrance fee of $5 per person is a ticket to endless sheep pats, sheep milking demonstrations, live music and more.
The Green Shed Market, Tamborine Mountain – every Sunday, 6:30am to 11:00am
At The Mount Tamborine Showgrounds and run by the Tamborine Mountain Local Producers Association, this market brings together organic growers who offer a wide range of freshly picked produce, as well as fresh flowers, bread, honey, coffee, jams, herbs and plants. Our recommendation? Pop on your favourite podcast for the short, 45-minute drive from the city or the coast, grab your farm fresh groceries for the week from the market, then tick off a Tamborine Mountain adventure (high ropes challenge, waterfall walk or tasting tour – take your pick!) before returning home.
Beaudesert Marketfest – first Saturday of each month, 7am to 12pm – December 7
With everything from arts and crafts to thrifting stalls and tasty produce across 150 stalls, this is a super family-friendly event, with everything from donkey rides, jumping castle fun, face painting and taste testing. For parents, there’s handcrafted gifts, baked goods and delicious ingredients for dinners.
Tamborine Village Lions Community Markets – first Sunday of each month, 7am to 12pm
It’s where the community hall of Queensland’s 2022 Top Tourism Town springs to life with stalls, entertainment, and bargains - clothes, toys, handcrafted woodworks, soaps, candles, leatherwork, novelty items, and produce. All proceeds go to the Lions to fund community projects.
Boonah Country Markets – second and fourth Saturday of each month, 7am to 12pm
Bring an esky to Springleigh Park in Boonah and shop until you drop at the stalls displaying lavender products, condiments, confectionary, homewares and more.
Kooralbyn Valley RSL Subbranch Markets – second Sunday of each month, 8am to 1pm
A sea of stalls offers the best of country market bounty at Billabong Park - artisanal crafts, gifts, farm fresh items and more and there’s plenty of kid-friendly activities.
Canungra Village Markets – second Sunday of each month, 8am to 1pm
Tick a dose of fresh air and time in nature off your wellness checklist and head to the charming town of Canungra to explore its market at the Moriarty Park Hall and Showgrounds. There’s top wines, produce, baked goods, clothing and gifts, great food, company, and live entertainment.
Tamborine Mountain Country Markets – second Sunday of each month, 7:30am to 1:30pm
Gorgeous hand-made artisan crafts and delicious local produce star at the Tamborine Mountain Showground. There’s over 150 stalls packed with locally produced goods, and local buskers.
Beechmont Markets – third Sunday of each month, 8am to 1pm
Great produce, fresh air, and tasty treats, plus panoramic views of the coast at the Old School in Beechmont, this market ticks all the scenery and retail therapy boxes. Browse the stalls and grab a post-peruse snack from the BBQ stand, or the Headmaster’s Café.
Rathdowney Country Markets – third Sunday of each month, 7am to 12pm
Set in the little town famous for its access to iconic outdoor experiences and lush pastoral land, this market brims with quality goods, pantry essentials and homewares.
Tamborine Mountain State School Markets – last Sunday of each month, 7am to 1pm
At home in one of Australia’s most beautiful locations at the corner of Long and Curtis Roads and with over 130 stalls featuring local artists, craftspeople, fresh produce, plants, vintage items, collectibles, crystals, this is a fantastic day out.
Looking for more great food and drink experiences in the Scenic Rim?
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ABOUT THE SCENIC RIM:
Since being named by global travel authority Lonely Planet as one of the hottest destinations to visit in 2022, the SCENIC RIM in Queensland has continued to win accolades. Last year delicious. magazine named it in the top 10 places to visit in Australia and this year, Qantas Travel Insider has included it in the Hottest Places in the World to Visit (the only Queensland inclusion)! Just an hour from Brisbane and 30 minutes from the heart of the Gold Coast, the Scenic Rim stretches from Canungra to The Lost World, Beaudesert to Boonah, Tamborine Mountain to Kalbar and is home to the ancient World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests, six historic national parks, charming towns and villages, adventure parks, farm stays, craft breweries, boutique wineries, ecolodges, tantalising gourmet experiences, world class camping and glamping and breathtaking spaces in between. It’s a region of more than 4,200 square kilometres of rich volcanic soil surrounded by ancient mountains and home to thousands of farmers and food creators, more than 30,000ha of parkland, plus three dams - Lake Moogerah, Lake Maroon, and Wyaralong Dam.
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