HARRIETVILLE BUSH MARKETS
One of the prettiest market locations you will ever see, where colourful stalls line the banks of the east branch of Ovens River as its meanders down from the surrounding ranges, where the merry chatter or marketgoers is gently carried away in the mountain breeze, and where you can lie in the grass with a coffee in the shade of majestic old trees.
JANUARY BUSH MARKET
Tavare Park, Great Alpine Road, Harrietville
The delightful Harrietville Bush Market is run by the Harrietville Historical Society and is most often held during the second weekend of January each year. Wander through stalls of artisan wares, clothing, jewelry, local produce and preserves, plants, secondhand books, coffee, sausage sizzle and home-cooked treats. And don't forget to enter the Country Fire Authority (CFA) Raffle. For market details, please check the date and time in the event listings each summer, or call into the Visitor Information Centre in Bright.
EASTER BUSH MARKET
Tavare Park, Great Alpine Road, Harrietville
All the fun of the January market returns on Easter Sunday each year, but with one major addition: the Harrietville Duck Race! This highly anticipated annual event, which raises money for the Harrietville Primary School, sees 500 rubber duckies race down the Ovens River as spectators line the banks to see which will be first to reach the net at the bridge. Tickets are always a sell-out. For market details, please check the date and time in the event listings each summer, or call into the Visitor Information Centre in Bright.
FREEBURGH AUTUMN BUSH MARKET
Freeburgh Community Hall
Great Alpine Road, Freeburgh
Escape the crowds of Bright and head to a real country market, where you will very likely meet all 80 residents of the small locality of Freeburgh. The bush market is held each year as part of the Bright Autumn Festival and all proceeds go toward the maintenance of the Freeburgh Community Hall. The market has clothing, jewelry, secondhand wares, music and a sausage sizzle out on the lawn, as well as a great selection of scones and cakes inside the hall. You'll find Freeburgh just 10km south of Bright on the road to Harrietville. For market details, please check the date and time in the Bright Autumn Festival Program, or call into the Visitor Information Centre in Bright.
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EAT & DRINK
From hearty pub favourites to farmgate freshness; Harrietville may be small, but this little village certainly won't leave you without.
