Palmerston Markets

The Palmerston Markets are held on Friday evenings during the dry season from April to September with live entertainment, buskers, food and craft stalls opening around 6pm.

Palmerston Friday Markets

Entertainment Calendar

Unique local Art & Craft

1 July Tartan Day Celebrations

15 July Talent Competition Grand Final

22 July No Market ( Darwin Show )

5 August School Competition begins

7 October School Competition Final

Budding talent

A Talent Competition brings out the best in budding local entertainers. This young singer plys his skills for a receptive audience on the grassy slope of Goyder Square.
The competition runs from 15th May to 15th of July with a first prize of $250 cash and $250 market money.
Details and Application form

Busking at the Markets

While most of the people here are locally based, you will also find people from all over Australia who move north to take advantage of the warm dry season climate.

Cliff Sutcliffe (right) from Albury enjoys his music and decided to stay for a while on his trip around Australia.

Busking at the Markets

Stalls at the markest sell everything from locally made art and crafts to fresh fruit and coconuts from local producers.
There is also a range of exotic imported items which you would not find in standard retail shops.

RawNT provide more enertainment.

Palmerston is located around 20k's south of Darwin and is the fastest growing area in the NT. Originally on the Stuart Highway, it is now bypassed by a new stretch of highway which skims around the side of most of the residential areas.

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