Have a merry market Christmas at Adelaide Central Market

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Adelaide central market christmas
The Adelaide Central Market is ready for bumper Christmas trade with extended opening hours, a new Christmas village, festive music and an abundance of fresh local produce and traditional Christmas favourites arriving daily.

The Adelaide Central Market are making it easy for customers to shop in the lead up to Christmas with extended trading hours including being open from 6 am Christmas Eve Saturday.

Customers can soak up the fun and festive atmosphere while shopping with a great live music program, roving entertainment and joyful Christmas carols.

Adelaide Central Market Christmas Trading

Adelaide Central Market Christmas Village

The whole family can be immersed in the Christmas spirit, with the inaugural Christmas village located on the Eastern roadway. The roadway (just off Gouger St) will host an enchanting, Christmas wonderland featuring hand-made gingerbread houses and traditional lemonade, gingerbread, and sweet chocolate marshmallows.

Pop-up stall ‘Impromptu’ by the French Wine Centre will be located in Stall 12 from 16 December, with a selection of French wines available by the glass or the bottle.

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Live Christmas carols and festive giving

Free Live music will be on offer in the Market daily including the festive Bon Bon’s Christmas ensemble, the Australian Girls’ Choir, Adelaide Strings Duo, Leni and a line-up of talented musicians from Music SA.

Christmas is a time for giving, and the Market will again support the community over the festive period, continuing to work with city-based charity Catherine House to provide fresh produce for Christmas Day lunch for women in need. Long-term food rescue partner Oz Harvest will also return with the Tree of Goodness from 21–24 December, raising funds for disadvantaged South Australians.

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Home Delivery Service

Adelaide Central Market home delivery service will also be delivering Christmas straight to your door for those who can’t make it in person from 20-23 December. And brand-new service, Click and Collect, will be available on 22 and 23 December for easy delivery to your car boot.

The Market will be open for extended trading hours this December, so customers have more time to shop for all the best local produce this Christmas.

Open from 7 am to 7 pm on Thursday 22 December, 7 am to 9 pm Friday 23 December, and from 6 am on Christmas Eve Saturday.

Christmas Adelaide Central Market trading hours

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