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To Market, To Market
Melbourne's unpredictable weather hasn't deterred its entrepreneurial spirit, with many
markets being held in all-weather venues. The twice-yearly Melbourne Design Market
(
www.melbournedesignmarket.com.au
)
is huge, attracting around 10,000 visitors. It show-
cases 'design-led' stallholders and has a rigorous selection process that keeps quality high.
Fitzroy's Rose Street Artists' Market (
www.rosestmarket.com.au
)
and the Skirts & Shirts
Market (
www.skirtandshirtmarkets.com.au
) at the Abbotsford Convent are as much about
the social buzz as the highly individual vendors. Monthly markets are also held in pubs (a
clever use of drinking downtime in a post-sticky-carpet age). These include the Hello Sail-
or Vintage Fair (
www.hellosailorvintagefair.com.au
) at Collingwood's Grace Darling
Hotel, held on the last weekend of the month, and the Lonely Hunter
(
www.lonelyhunter.com.au
) at Fitzroy's Cape Lounge, held on the second Saturday of the
month.
