Palmerston Markets

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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 Evening Markets

Palmerston talent competition

Unique local Art & Craft

A Talent Competition brings out the best in budding local entertainers.

This young singer demonstrates his skills for a receptive audience on the grassy slope of Goyder Square.

"Every Friday evening the markets provide live entertainment, ranging from multicultural dancers, country and western bands, mainstream bands and a DJ who entertains the kids with their favourite music, clowns also put on a show with games and competitions and lots of prizes to give away."

Palmerston Friday Evening Markets

Palmerston Markets busker

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.