Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/journal/insider-picks-2026-08-06/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Modified: 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. Insider Edit 6 August 2026 3 min read # Insider Picks: 6 August 2026 A Thursday market in Hastings, Friday aperitivo at Trofeo Estate, and two final winter weeks at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. Keep this for later - By **The Peninsula Insider** Insider Picks Winter ## The Thursday reset: Hastings Street Market Hastings does not wait for a Saturday crowd. Its weekly street market lands on High Street every Thursday morning, and that is precisely why it works. The pace is local: produce, plants, homemade goods and craft stalls, with Western Port still close enough to make a foreshore walk the natural second act. Go early enough to make a morning of it rather than treating it as an errand. This is not a polished destination market and it does not need to be. It is a practical, unhurried reason to be on the Western Port side of the Peninsula when the rest of the weekend is already starting to fill up. **Hastings Thursday Street Market** - High Street, Hastings. Thursday, 9am to 1pm. Outdoor and weather dependent. ## Friday, properly timed: Trofeo Estate Trofeo Estate’s winter aperitivo session is the useful kind of Friday plan: it begins at 4pm, inside the estate’s historic chapel and winery, and leaves the evening open. The listed run continues each Friday through 28 August, so this is the moment to use it rather than saving it for a winter weekend that never quite materialises. The draw is the setting as much as the glass. Main Ridge is at its best when the temperature drops and the roads are quieter; arrive without trying to turn it into a full-day itinerary. If the weather holds, take the long route through Red Hill on the way home. If it does not, stay in the chapel and let the plan be small. **Aperitivo Hour at Trofeo Estate** - 1 Tucks Road, Main Ridge. Friday, 4pm to 6pm through 28 August. Check Trofeo Estate before travelling. ## The winter double bill: MPRG Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery has two exhibitions worth seeing in the same visit, both listed through 23 August. Helen Britton: The Story So Far brings painting, installation, jewellery, drawing and photography from the Australian Design Centre’s Living Treasures program. Alongside it, Natalia Milosz-Piekarska: Sifted Light turns Peninsula land and sea into sculptural and wearable jewellery. The pairing gives the visit more shape than a quick gallery lap. Start with Britton’s retrospective, then let the smaller, coast-connected work in Sifted Light slow the pace down. It is a strong rainy-weekend plan with Mornington Main Street and the foreshore nearby afterwards. **MPRG winter exhibitions** - Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington. Listed through 23 August. Check the gallery for current opening hours. Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. Questions readers actually ask ## FAQ When is the Hastings Thursday Street Market? The market runs on High Street, Hastings, every Thursday from 9am to 1pm. It is outdoors, so check conditions before heading down. What is on at MPRG this August? Helen Britton: The Story So Far and Natalia Milosz-Piekarska: Sifted Light are both listed through 23 August. Check MPRG for current opening hours before visiting. Or let PI plan your day ## Where in the Peninsula is PI? A painted Peninsula, three witnesses a stop, and the sun for a clock. 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