Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed six Footscray market entries, with days, locations, stall counts, prices and tips that we could not match to any organiser’s or council page, and it claimed every option had been tested in person. It had not, and it did not list Footscray Market itself. The page has been rewritten from scratch. Every market below was checked against its organiser’s or the council’s own page on 1 October 2026, with a second, independent source for each location.
Footscray’s market is a building, not a pop-up. Footscray Market sits on the corner of Hopkins and Leeds streets, opposite the station, with over 75 stores of fruit, veg, meat, seafood and exotic produce, five days a week. Since September 2026 the suburb also has a monthly Sunday food market, Slow Foodscray, in Maddern Square. For a farmers market proper, with growers selling their own produce, you cross into West Footscray or Maribyrnong. Days and hours below come from the organisers’ or the council’s own pages as published on 1 October 2026. Organisers change things, so give their page a squiz before you set off.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Market day |
|---|---|---|
| Seafood, meat, fruit and veg, five days a week | Footscray Market | Tue-Wed 7am-4pm; Thu-Sat 7am-5pm |
| A Sunday feed in the middle of Footscray | Slow Foodscray | First Sunday, 10am-2pm |
| A farmers market a short hop west | SloFo WeFo Farmers Market | Second Saturday (not January), 9am-1pm |
| A first-Saturday farmers market in a park | Slow Food Edgewater Farmers Market | First Saturday, 9am-1pm |
| A brand-new Sunday farmers market | Yarraville Farmers Market | Fourth Sunday, 8am-1pm |
| A night market, when it runs | Little Africa Night Market | No 2026 date published yet |
Footscray Market — Corner of Hopkins Street and Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Footscray Market’s Irving Street frontage, photographed in September 2016; signs in the photo are from then, and current hours are below. Photo by Djackmanson on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The big one, and the one people search for. The market calls itself “a large indoor market with a wide range of fresh produce and general goods”, with over 75 stores. Its trader directory is sorted into butchers, seafood, poultry, grocery and produce, and restaurants and takeaway, among others. Names on that directory include Kelvin & Ryan Seafood, listed for live lobster and live abalone, Footscray Continental Deli, Phu Vinh Noodle Shop, Huu Thanh Vietnamese Restaurant and Sekai Japanese Ramen.
Market day: Tuesday and Wednesday 7am to 4pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7am to 5pm. Closed Monday and Sunday. For Easter it lists Good Friday closed, Easter Saturday open, and Easter Sunday and Monday closed.
Parking: over 800 undercover spaces, in and out via Irving Street. Park & Shop rates are $1 for an hour, $2 for two, $4 for three, $6 for four and $10 all day. Or skip the car: the market is opposite Footscray station, and you can also reach it by tram route 82 or buses 402, 404, 406, 223 and 216, per the market.
What it is: Phu Vinh’s directory entry says the family has perfected hu tieu noodles, and it names “the southern noodle dish with chicken stock” as the best dish.
The move: come Tuesday to Saturday in the morning, take the first hour of parking for $1, and start at the seafood counters.
Slow Foodscray — Maddern Square, 2 Chambers Street, Footscray VIC 3011
The new one. Maribyrnong City Council lists Slow Foodscray as a monthly event of “local food vendors, street eats, and artisan producers” with free family activities and live music, held on the first Sunday of each month. It is a partnership between the council and Slow Food Melbourne, as Melbourning and Secret Melbourne both reported, and its first date was Sunday 6 September 2026. Secret Melbourne’s launch preview named Popup Crêpes and Takoyaki Stand Hachi among the first vendors.
Market day: the first Sunday of the month, 10am to 2pm on the council’s event page, with Sunday 4 October, Sunday 1 November and Sunday 6 December 2026 listed. The council’s Love Your West listing gives 10am to 3pm and adds the Nicholson Street Mall, so plan around the earlier finish.
What it is: more lunch than grocery run. Takoyaki are Japanese batter balls with octopus inside, cooked in a round-moulded pan.
The move: the first Sunday of the month, from 10am. Come hungry rather than with a shopping list.
SloFo WeFo Farmers Market — Johnson Reserve, 154 Essex St, West Footscray VIC 3012
The closest farmers market, run by Slow Food Melbourne in West Footscray. Its page lists seasonal fruit and vegetables, cheeses, freshly baked bread, free-range eggs, meats and preserves. Entry is a gold coin, with proceeds to 10th Footscray Scouts, Rise Netball Club, West Footscray Roosters Football Club and Druids Cricket Club.
Market day: the second Saturday of the month, except January, 9am to 1pm. Slow Food Melbourne lists Saturday 10 October and Saturday 14 November 2026. A 2025 event page put it at Barrett Reserve, 55 Essex Street; the 2026 dates are at Johnson Reserve, 154 Essex Street.
What it is: a waste-free market. Bring your own bags, containers and cups, as the organiser asks. Dogs are welcome on a leash.
The move: the second Saturday of the month, 9am, with your own bags and a gold coin.
Slow Food Edgewater Farmers Market — Maribyrnong Family Park, 337 Gordon St, Maribyrnong VIC 3032
Slow Food Melbourne’s newest market, in Maribyrnong Family Park in neighbouring Maribyrnong. Same model as SloFo WeFo: produce, cheese, bread, eggs, meat and preserves, with a gold-coin entry that goes to the West Footscray Op Shop and the Sunshine Harvest Garden Werribee.
Market day: the first Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm. Slow Food Melbourne lists Saturday 3 October and Saturday 7 November 2026.
What it is: a farmers market in a park, waste-free and dog-friendly on a leash, per the organiser.
The move: pair it with SloFo WeFo. Edgewater is the first Saturday, West Footscray the second.
Yarraville Farmers Market — Bassett Reserve, Geelong Road, West Footscray VIC 3012
Yarraville by name, West Footscray by address: the council places Bassett Reserve on Geelong Road, West Footscray, and the market describes the reserve as where Yarraville, Kingsville and West Footscray meet. It is run by Common Ground Markets Pty Ltd, and its rule is that everything is sold by the person who grew or made it and must be Australian-grown and made. Its site lists pasture-raised eggs, local dairy, honey and preserves among the stock.
Market day: the fourth Sunday of every month, 8am to 1pm, with free entry. Its own site gives a launch date of Sunday 27 September 2026; it also lists Sunday 25 October and Sunday 22 November 2026.
What it is: a Sunday farmers market, so it does not clash with the Saturday ones above. Dogs on a leash are welcome, per the council’s listing.
The move: the fourth Sunday of the month, 8am.
Little Africa Night Market — Little Africa Precinct, 138 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Occasional, not regular. The Little Africa Traders Organisation presents it, with support from Maribyrnong City Council, and the council describes food from Footscray’s local traders and specialty food trucks, fashion displays, East African music, and free henna and face painting. The council says its first edition ran in March 2025.
Market day: the last one listed was Saturday 22 November 2025, 4pm to 9pm, with free entry. No 2026 date was listed on the council’s event page on 1 October 2026.
What it is: a street night market on Nicholson Street, in the stretch the council calls the Little Africa Precinct.
The move: watch the council’s What’s On page for the next date before you plan a night around it.
Quick answers
What are Footscray Market’s opening hours?
Tuesday and Wednesday 7am to 4pm, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7am to 5pm, according to the market’s own website on 1 October 2026. It is closed on Monday and Sunday. Some listings, such as Only Melbourne, still show different closing times (6pm Thursday, 8pm Friday, 4pm Saturday); the market’s own site says 5pm.
Is Footscray Market open on Sunday?
No. The market’s own opening hours list Sunday and Monday as closed. For a Sunday market in Footscray, Slow Foodscray runs on the first Sunday of each month in Maddern Square, and the Yarraville Farmers Market runs on the fourth Sunday at Bassett Reserve in West Footscray.
How much is parking at Footscray Market?
The market’s Park & Shop rates are $1 for one hour, $2 for two hours, $4 for three hours, $6 for four hours and $10 all day. The car park has over 800 spaces, with entry and exit on Irving Street, and its own hours table lists it as closed on Sunday.
Is there a farmers market in Footscray or West Footscray?
Yes, just over the border in West Footscray. Slow Food Melbourne runs SloFo WeFo at Johnson Reserve, 154 Essex Street, on the second Saturday of the month (not January), 9am to 1pm, and lists 10 October and 14 November 2026. The Yarraville Farmers Market is at Bassett Reserve on Geelong Road, West Footscray, on the fourth Sunday, 8am to 1pm.
Is there a night market in Footscray?
Not on a fixed schedule. The Little Africa Night Market on Nicholson Street had its most recent listed date on Saturday 22 November 2025, 4pm to 9pm, and no 2026 date was listed on the council’s event page on 1 October 2026. The council’s Footscray Night Market page lists its last dates as three Friday nights in December 2023.
Is Little Saigon Market still open?
No. ABC News reported on 13 December 2016 that a blaze destroyed the Little Saigon Market in Footscray. On 1 October 2026 we found no organiser or council page for a reopened market of that name.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each market’s own website, or the council’s page where the council lists the market, and took days, hours, locations and parking prices exactly as published. Footscray Market’s hours, parking rates and trader names come from its own site, with its address confirmed on Only Melbourne; Only Melbourne still shows different Thursday, Friday and Saturday closing times, so we used the market’s own. Slow Foodscray, the Yarraville Farmers Market and the Little Africa Night Market come from Maribyrnong City Council’s event pages, checked against the organiser’s own site or a second outlet. The two Slow Food markets come from Slow Food Melbourne’s own event pages, with days and addresses confirmed on Only Melbourne. Where two sources disagree, we say so. We did not include any market we could not find on an organiser’s or council page. The cover and the photos with an “Illustrative photo” label are from Unsplash and show the kind of thing on offer, not these markets; the Footscray Market photo is the real building, from Wikimedia Commons.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Footscray Market: footscraymkt.com.au (hours, parking, getting there), Our Traders and Eateries; address also at Only Melbourne
- Slow Foodscray: Maribyrnong City Council event page and Love Your West; also Melbourning, 19 August 2026 and Secret Melbourne
- SloFo WeFo Farmers Market: Slow Food Melbourne event page and market list; also at Only Melbourne and MarketsGuide
- Slow Food Edgewater Farmers Market: Slow Food Melbourne event page; also at Only Melbourne
- Yarraville Farmers Market: yarravillemarket.com.au and Maribyrnong City Council event page
- Little Africa Night Market: Maribyrnong City Council event page and council news, 10 November 2025; also Star Weekly
- Footscray Night Market (2023): Maribyrnong City Council event page
- Little Saigon Market fire: ABC News, 13 December 2016
