Prahran Market will be the only Melbourne Food Market open Monday 22nd December.
The option to trade for seven days in the lead up to Christmas got the majority vote when Market Traders were polled on the preferred festive season hours back in September. The seven-day shopping streak will mean Prahran Market is the only Melbourne Food Market open on Monday 22nd.
“Locals pack up the car and travel for Christmas, some just want to get organised. Being open on Monday 22nd means we give more options for customers who want the premium and fresh produce that Prahran Market delivers, but without the pressure of a Christmas Eve shop.” – Noel, CEO.
Christmas seafood shopping is also made easier with two new fishmongers, now for a total of four. Fatbuoy Lobster, from Con and Daimien opened its doors in November, and Portside, from Stephen Nairn (Yugen Dining), are the newest additions to Prahran Market’s already impressive seafood category (Claringbold’s and Prahran Seafood). Plus, even more new stores are set to launch before the end of the year.
Trading from 5am on both Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th, shopping for fresh seafood and meat along with fruit and veg can be done with ease.
“a local Market like this runs on the expertise of our small business Traders. We can’t compete with the round-the-clock hours that big retailers can offer, but this year our operating with the spirit of making it as easy as possible for their customers to shop – and to support local.” – Noel, CEO.
Santa Roams the Market:
- Sunday 7th December 12.30pm till 2pm
- Monday 22nd December 11am til 2pm
- Tuesday 23rd December 10am till 11.30am
Back by popular demand, Fashion Festival: Revamp Sustainable Fashion Market at Prahran Market
After an incredibly successful first event, this food and fashion event kicks off with Friday night happy hour food and beverage like $2 oysters and $15 margs, along with ‘happy hour’ bargains on pre-loved fashion.
“Our first Fashion Feast was an incredible success – it was a no-brainer to bring it back,” says Chloé Dutschke, Head of Experience at Prahran Market, “this December 3-day event is perfect for pre-Christmas gift shopping, whether that’s in the form of fashion or the amazing food items the Market has to offer.”
Fashion Feast
📅 Dates & Times:
- Friday 5 December – 5:30pm–8pm
- Saturday 6 November – 10am–3pm
- Sunday 7 November – 10am–3pm
💸 FREE
📍 Location: Prahran Market
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Transforming the Square into a playground of light, bubbles and imagination.
Two captivating public art experiences — Ephemeral Collection and The Bubble Emporium. This November, Prahran Square transforms into a wonderland of light, colour and play, as two captivating public art experiences take over the heart of Stonnington. Presented by the City of Stonnington, Ephemeral Collection and The Bubble Emporium invite visitors of all ages to reconnect with creativity, curiosity, and the joy of the moment.
Ephemeral Collection — 10–23 November 2025
Step into Ephemeral Collection, a free, immersive art experience that reimagines Prahran Square as an illuminated playground. By day and by night, this luminous installation by internationally acclaimed design studio Atelier Sisu brings to life a series of glowing, larger-than-life forms that seem to float and breathe with the environment.
Celebrating the beauty of impermanence and human connection, Ephemeral Collection invites you to pause, play, and simply be in the moment. Whether you visit under the sun or beneath the stars, each encounter offers a unique and ever-changing sensory experience.
📍 Prahran Square
📅 10–23 November
🎟️ Free entry
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The Bubble Emporium — 12–16 November 2025
For five dazzling nights only, the enchantment continues with the Victorian Premiere of The Bubble Emporium — a breathtaking live performance where art, theatre and science collide. Each evening, Prahran Square will fill with a spectacular flurry of 20,000 bubbles per minute, transforming the space into a shimmering dreamscape of light and motion.
Created by acclaimed performer Clint Bolster, this magical installation invites audiences young and old to lose themselves in the wonder of the moment. With two free performances nightly, The Bubble Emporium promises to be a highlight of the season — ephemeral, effervescent, and utterly unforgettable.
📍 Prahran Square
📅 12–16 November 2025
🕒 6pm & 8pm daily
🎟️ Free entry
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Together, Ephemeral Collection and The Bubble Emporium celebrate the power of public art to spark imagination, bring people together, and transform the everyday into the extraordinary. Don’t miss this limited-time celebration of light, air, and joy — only at Prahran Square this November.
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A free and interactive experience for everyone this Winter.
Visitors explore the installation by squeezing through rock crevices and openings and under large rock overhangs to tighter spaces within. Motion sensors pick up visitor movement, stimulating a gentle yet atmospheric and monumental soundscape. With 15 inflatable forms of various heights from 1m to 13m and 27 tonnes of weight within the inflatable art forms.
For the first time on Australian soil, IWAGUMI AIR SCAPE, the globally celebrated interactive art installation by award-winning studio ENESS, was unveiled at Prahran Square during 1–17 August 2025.
This free, large-scale public artwork invited people of all ages to immerse themselves in a sculptural landscape of monumental inflatable rock forms that shimmer with sound, light and imagination, transforming one of Melbourne’s most iconic urban spaces.
During the 2-week activation approximately 50,000 visitors attended, and many took the opportunity to enjoy additional offerings across the precinct.
*Past Event.
A milestone moment, brought to life on the building itself.
A vibrant celebration of 30 years, brought to life in stunning projections. Renowned artist Rose Staff – whose breathtaking projections have dazzled audiences at VIVID Sydney, Glastonbury Festival UK, White Night Melbourne, Geneva Mapping Festival and more – transforms Chapel Off Chapel’s facade with a spectacular tribute to three decades of live performance, art, love and community.
The Chapel Theatre’s Angels come alive in a radiant dreamy sky, while the stained-glass windows shimmer with a breathtaking kaleidoscope of luminous, ever-shifting patterns and vibrant colours. The display culminates in a striking gallery mural – gold frames illuminated with videos and images honouring the moments, performances and memories of the past 30 years.
More Details:
Date: 3 – 21 September
Venue: Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St
Prahran
Price: FREE
