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# Mornington Farmers' Market

A monthly bayfront produce market that knows what it is and stays close to its growers.

Known for   Second Saturday Monthly Mornington Park Bayfront Setting Grower-Direct Produce Peninsula Cheese and Eggs

- Photo · Robert Blackburn, courtesy of Visit Victoria

- Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria

- Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria

- Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria

- Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria

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- Photo · Robert Blackburn, courtesy of Visit Victoria

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Shoppers stroll past white and red marquees and a butcher's chalkboard sign at Mornington Farmers Market  Mornington Farmers' Market, Mornington Peninsula.  Photo · Robert Blackburn, courtesy of Visit Victoria

The Mornington Farmers' Market runs on the second Saturday of each month and is the best functioning produce market on the Peninsula, focused on growers, and set on the bayfront at Mornington Park where the walk in is already half the appeal.

Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria

Come for the stone fruit in summer, the apples and pears in autumn, and the steady year-round presence of Peninsula cheese, eggs, oils, and preserves. A handful of the Peninsula's best small producers sell here without venturing further, this is where to buy from them directly, before they sell out to the regular crowd. The grower-direct format means better prices and better conversations than a retail shop.

Arrive by nine. Bring bags. Combine it with coffee at Commonfolk on the way out and you have one of the cleanest Saturday mornings the Peninsula offers.

Worth knowing

**Best for**

Weekend markets · Local produce · Morning stop · Family outings

If you only do one thing

Arrive by nine, do one full lap before buying anything, and head to Commonfolk on the way out.

Works well with

Sourdough Kitchen · Store Ten

Filed under   Slow Quick Bite Garden All Year Locals Families Couples First Timers

At a glance

**Type**

Market

**Location**

Mornington Park, The Esplanade, Mornington VIC 3931 · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Mornington%20Farmers%27%20Market%2C%20Mornington%20Park%2C%20The%20Esplanade%2C%20Mornington%20VIC%203931>)

**Directions**

[Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-38.2187%2C145.0372>)

**Live status**

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In the journal

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Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria

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