This isn't your ordinary "browse and shop" experience. You have to work hard at the Gilles St…read moreMarket, but with a strong investment comes good returns. A pair of unused heels for $20 or scarves for $3.50, a faux fur vest for $20 and more keep me coming back here, plus the Four Seeds brownies and the days when Veggie Velo appear specially to cook me a burger for lunch. I'm not a good shopper at the best of times, but when I get overwhelmed by so many vintage and seconds dresses, wooly jumpers, cheap handmade jewellery and hardly worn shoes I tend to give up quicker than actually buying anything. My tips for the serious shopper? - Go late in the afternoon when the stalls start selling off stuff at $5 to $10 - Don't go with friends, you won't see them and can rarely fit 2 of you walking side by side down the isles - Work out the standard price of things and don't go over. This isn't the place for $55 jumpers when you can get $20-30 ones 3 stalls down. - Bring cash! Very few stalls (if any) have card facilities. Held every fortnight in summer and the once a month in winter, this is a wonderful place to come for a late Sunday afternoon shop and bargain hunt.

Cheap chic! I had…read morenot visited the market for awhile and was delighted that the quality and range appears to be better than ever. With all good intentions of shopping very specifically for a leather bag I managed to walk away with 2 bags, a pair of shoes, a scarf and a skirt. At this point I had to be reminded that I needed to pace myself! A wonderful array of new and used items at very competitive prices are sure to tempt even the fussiest. Why would anyone ever pay full retail? Gilles Street Market in a wonderfully friendly and relaxed environment which reminds us that a retail experience cannot be compared with on-line shopping. Sure there's the thrill of an on-line bargain but can you also get live music, a DJ and scrumptious food as well as friendly service, a bit of bargaining and a unique way to spend a Sunday? I don't think so and I'm obviously not the only one!! The only downer is that there could be more stalls selling to guys. There's an opportunity guys to make some quick cash - invest in a stall and clear out your wardrobes. Or for the enterprising better halves- raid the wardrobe on their behalf and split the cash!!

A nice way to spend a summer evening with the family or friends. I had been expecting something…read moresimilar to the Sunday Markets in Rundle St but didn't quite get that. This was almost entirely food stalls and felt like one very large communal picnic along North Terrace - not a bad experience all up. There was a busker providing live music which seemed to go perfectly in the summer breeze. This is obviously a popular event as there were crowds of people and pretty long lines for the food stalls too. There were plenty of families with young kids there - a pretty good way to spend a night out in school holidays with a not-too-heavy dinner (I don't know about you, but warm weather makes me want lighter meals usually, especially when it's dinner time and the sun is still up). I was bit disappointed at the lack of arts and crafts as I had hoped to do a bit Christmas shopping here tonight, but I think this is a market which will keep on growing as more people hear about it so perhaps I'll have better luck next year.

I'm a fan of a food market, and this one was happening right as we were leaving Adelaide Oval after…read morewatching the Crows romp home with a glorious victory (is that what people say? It was literally the first football game I'd ever seen in entirety but it was fun). Perched up on the top end of the CBD's perimeter, the night market has a sweet little spot of a couple of garden blocks. Some of the stalls had trinkets, and I think that may be missing the market here... make this a food market and you'd be on a winner. There were plenty of food options for us, but a few more wouldn't go astray. Seats and tables were plentiful, a mix between some regularly there and built into the space versus ones set up by the market. It looks like we may have really lucked out having the Night Market running that evening we were in town, because it appears to be a monthly event, and their Facebook indicates they aren't even running over 2017-18's season (except for the Fringe). It's a pity! There's a lot of potential there.

A licensed night market that pops up in disused spaces around Adelaide, daaamn indeed!…read more This was my first Damn The Man Markets at Ergo Apartments in October. It had food trucks, a VW bar, jewellery, vintage and craft stores dotted around and DJ tunes being splashed out across the car park. Stall holders were local boutiques or Etsy type sellers and the quality of product available was really impressive for the price. There weren't as many stall holders there as I was expecting but I did find something unique in each one that I wanted to take home with me. Some of my favourites on the night included mini painted pot plant cactis from Birds Nest Hair, some cheap vintage finds from Bare Threads Vintage, Mint Cloud laser cut animal jewellery, Tea For Who, Fakery Bakery cupcakes and Veggie Velo. These markets are held very irregularly (sometimes 2 times a year, sometimes 3) so keep a look out and plan to bring friends, drink cider, eat cake and shop vintage and craft!