Carriageworks today announced details for the Summer Seasonal Market to be held on Saturday 9 December 2023 and the much-loved annual Christmas Market on Saturday 23 December 2023, celebrations of the finest local produce for summer and the holiday season.
Creative Director of Carriageworks Farmers Markets, Mike McEnearney, said: “We are delighted to be bringing back both the Summer Seasonal Market and Christmas Market this year, offering Sydneysiders the opportunity to source the freshest seasonal produce, festive treats, gifts and more, perfect for summer entertaining and of course Christmas day!”
SUMMER SEASONAL MARKET | Sat 9 Dec | 8am - 1pm
The Summer Seasonal Market marks the arrival of warmer weather and celebrates the best new seasonal produce through a program of talks, cooking demonstrations and hands-on workshops. Stock up on the freshest seasonal produce direct from New South Wales’ leading growers, including the first of the Summer stone fruits, such as cherries, nectarines and peaches, as well as fragrant basil, sweet heirloom tomatoes and new season garlic.
Visitors can place orders on festive staples such as Christmas ham, turkey (or vegan roast), oysters, smoked seafood, cheeses, drinks and sweet treats like gingerbread house kits, Christmas truffles, puddings, mince pies and more. Dural Christmas Tree Farm will also be returning to the market on 2, 9 and 16 December.
The Summer Seasonal Market’s curated program hosted by delicious Editor in Chief Krysia Bonkowsky, will feature a live cooking demonstration with Australian-Fijian artist Salote Tawale, Pasepa Morell and Bloodwood’s Head Chef and Co-Owner Claire Van Vuuren. The three friends will bring a fresh approach to classic Fijian recipes, sharing stories and anecdotes along the way. The demonstration coincides with Tawale’s new exhibition I remember you, currently on display in the Carriageworks Public Space and Bay 21. The program also includes a special talk with the team from the award-winning non-alcoholic spirit makers, Seadrift Distillery, who will be sharing how they craft their unique alcohol free spirits using fresh botanicals grown on farms throughout NSW, along with locally foraged sea kelp.
CARRIAGEWORKS CHRISTMAS MARKET | Saturday 23 Dec | 8am - 3pm
For the final market of the year, the highly anticipated annual Christmas Market will feature over 100 stallholders offering a one-stop-shop for fresh produce, food-related gifts and festive feasting essentials, where visitors can pick up all they need for holiday entertaining just two days before Christmas.
Shop from a huge range of the best quality fresh produce, meats, cheeses, dips, baked goods, specialty drinks and festive blooms. In addition to the fresh food and drinks, there will also be a curated selection of food-related giftware, including handcrafted ceramics and tableware, as well as the makings of a perfect Christmas hamper such as chocolates, pickles, preserves, wine, spirits and more.
A range of ready-to-eat options will also be available during the day, as well as a bar run by Archie Rose serving up delicious bespoke cocktails featuring the freshest Summer produce, and tunes by DJs and on-air FBi Radio presenters Bindi Mutiara and Sam Lane (aka BAM), open until 5pm.
Following the Christmas Market, the Carriageworks Farmers Market will be closed for three weeks, returning on Saturday 20 January 2024.
DETAILS:
Carriageworks Summer Seasonal Market
Saturday 9 December 2023, 8am - 1pm
Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh 2015
https://carriageworks.com.au/events/summer-seasonal-market-2023/Summer Seasonal Market Live Program:
9 -10am — Kids Workshop: Gingerbread Making (5 - 12 years old)
Expert chocolate maker and pastry chef, Jessica Pedemont of Chocolate Artisan will be running a kids cooking class to get everyone in the festive spirit. During this one hour class, kids will learn how to make and decorate their own gingerbread cookies and walk away with the skills to recreate these delicious festive treats at home. The perfect end of year gift for teachers, friends and family!
Tickets $20 + BF
10 - 10.30am — Meet The Producer Talk: Seadrift Distillery
Come and meet award-winning non-alcoholic spirit makers, Seadrift Distillery, to hear about how they craft their unique alcohol free spirits using fresh botanicals grown on farms throughout NSW, along with locally foraged sea kelp. They will be sharing some of their favourite non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for entertaining over the festive season.
10.30 - 11am — Live Cooking Demonstration: Salote Tawale and friends
To coincide with Australian-Fijian artist Salote Tawale’s ambitious new exhibition I remember you, catch a live cooking demonstration with the artist, Pasepa Morell and Bloodwood Head Chef and Co-Owner Claire Van Vuuren. The three friends bring a fresh approach to classic Fijian recipes, sharing stories and anecdotes along the way.
Carriageworks Christmas Market
Saturday 23 December 2023, 8am - 3pm
carriageworks.com.au/events/christmas-market-2023
FULL LIST OF STALLHOLDERS FOR CARRIAGEWORKS CHRISTMAS MARKET:
2 duck trading co
A&W Muscat / Produce by the River
All Purpose Bakery
Alto Olives
Aristotelis ke Anthoula
Avocados from Bobs Farm
Bar Pho
Beeswax Wraps Australia
Berkelo
Bird & Ewe
Blini Bar by Crepe & Coffee Co.
Block 11 Organics
Bondi Oysters
Brilliant Food
Broomfield’s Pie Co
Chocolate Artisan
Chunky Dave’s Peanut Butter
Condimental
Colombian Coffee Connection
Crumpets by Merna
Darling Mills Farm
Demoiselle Distillery
Drive In Orchards
Eloquesta Wines
Enokido Miso
Fanelli Organics
Flour and Stone
Gumnut Chocolates
Goldstreet Dairy
Hand ‘n’ Hoe Organic Macadamias
Herbs of Life
Hillside Food Forest
Hilltops Free Range
Jollie Gourmet
Jonima Flowers
Kemps Creek Farms
Kepos Street Kitchen
Kootingal Pecan Company
Kurrawong Organics
La Bastide
La Petite Fauxmagerie
Margin's Mushrooms
Maya Sunny Honey
Mayfarm Flowers
Native Foodways
Neo Organic Tea
Nonie’s Food
Olsson’s Sea Salt
Owl Farm
Parkers Juice
Pasta Emilia
Pepe Saya
Prickle Hill Produce
Roasters With Altitude
Seadrift Distillery
Spice Zen
Sonoma Baking Co
Suzy Spoon’s Vegetarian Butcher
Sydney Strawberry Patch
The Food Farm
The Fungi
The Gourmet Potato
The Pastured Pig
The Pines /Pecora Dairy
Tilba Dairy
Vannella Cheese
Wildflower Brewing and Blending
Yulli’s Brews
Zavaglia’s Gourmet Produce
Plus special guest stalls by:
Albatross Ceramic
Angie Talleyrand - Ode Ceramics
Archie Rose Distillery
Baba's Place
Batch Ceramics
cura.seasonings
Easy Parker
emi ceramics
Ester Spirits Distillery
Headlands Distillery
Hunter Candles
Katie Ann Houghton
Laughing Bird
Mapo Gelato
No & Lo Drinks Co
Nonna's Grocer
Pocket City Farms
Pudding Lane
Rainy BB Ceramics
Saturday Night Pasta
SISUU Fire Tonic
Splendid Wren Ceramics /The Potter x The Clay
Swill Magazine
T Totaler
Tenacious Croissants
Trade the Mark
Uproot Food
Voluptuary Ceramics
Weerona Wines
Image credit Jacquie Manning