Community
31 March, 2026
No Burrawang Easter Market but other options on offer this weekend
Thousands of people who normally flock to Burrawang on Easter Saturday for the village’s iconic Easter market will be looking for something else to do this weekend.
Thousands of people who normally flock to Burrawang on Easter Saturday for the village’s iconic Easter market will be looking for something else to do this weekend.
As reported by The Southern Wire late last year, this year’s Easter market has been shelved.
The market is one of the region’s longest running and typically attracts thousands of people – local residents and visitors alike.
While numbers may have been down this year because of fuel prices and the cost-of-living crisis, the village will still be a virtual ghost town compared to what it is normally like on Easter Saturdays.
However, all is not lost for market lovers over the Easter long weekend.
The popular Rotary Moss Vale Showground Market – typically held on a Sunday – will be held this Friday, March 3 instead.
The market will run from 9am to 2pm with a visit from the Easter Bunny at 11am.
The market typically offers a variety of food stalls, coffee and cakes, handcrafts, plants and produce, collectibles, trash and treasure, pet apparel, preserves and honey, local distillery stalls, opals and jewellery and Rotary scones with jam and scream.
Instead of heading to Burrawang on Saturday, visitors can enjoy a leisurely drive through the Southern Highlands and take in the village markets at Exeter and Colo Vale and the Vineyard Easter Festival in Bowral.
The Exeter Market will be held between 9am and 1.30pm at Exeter Park in Exeter Road and typically offers “something for everyone” including plants, bread, fresh fruit, vegetables, coffee and cakes, honey, jams, relishes, sauces, preserves, handcrafts, confection, pre-made meals, bric-a-brac, knitwear, jewellery, leather goods, candles, melts and homewares.
The Colo Vale Market will be held at the Community Hall in Railway Avenue between 8.30am and 1.30pm.
It is described as a “friendly monthly village market” with a variety of stalls including fresh produce, Devonshire teas, home crafts and delicious home-cooked food along with a great barbecue menu and coffee truck.
The Vineyard Easter Festival at Centennial Vineyards in Bowral is described as a ‘must-visit Easter market’ and will be held on Saturday between 10am and 3pm.
The event will feature 150 boutique market stalls showcasing local artisans, makers, produce and unique gifts along with gourmet food trucks offering a wide range of cuisines and Easter treats.
There will also be live music and entertainment throughout the day.
The Bundanoon Makers Market will be held on Easter Sunday, April 5, in the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, Railway Avenue.
The Bundanoon Market operates from 8.30am to 2pm and is described as a “fabulously friendly local market” crammed with arts, crafts and music, fresh local produce, breads, eggs, honey and a glorious selection of homemade cakes, jams, chutneys and sauces.
There will also be food stalls and a coffee fan.
As reported by The Southern Wire last year, the 2026 Burrawang Easter Market was cancelled this year largely because of “divided sentiment within the community about the event continuing”.
Relocation to another site may be an option if the event returns in 2027.
Organisers have said they will “carefully consider how and where the market can be run in the future in a way that best serves all stakeholders”.
The Burrawang Easter Market has been a major source of funding for local community organisations for more than 30 years.
However, with increasing costs and diminishing returns this year’s event was expected to return a profit of less than $20,000.
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