Market Soiree
Bienvenue à La Fête Nationale au Marché!
A celebration of French culture over three days on Thursday 14 July, Friday 15 July and Saturday 16 July, our Bastille Day celebrations will have something for everyone. Highlights include FREE live music, a croquembouche cooking demonstration, free gingerbread decorating for kids, roving entertainment, a crepe pop up stall, champagne bar and more!
Come along for some French fare, fun and festivities and celebrate Bastille Day at the Adelaide Central Market. See entertainment program here
Thursday 14 July
- Spring in Paris Instagram swing – all day (Stall 12)
- Parisian Cafe Instagram backdrop – all day (Arcade entrance)
- Live music: Adelaide Strings Duo – 9.30am – 11.30am (Gouger St dining area)
- Live music: Accordion by Sounds Continental – 10.30am – 12.30pm
- Little Market Chefs, French style – 12:15PM – 1PM, 1.45PM – 2.30PM (book here)
Friday 15 July
- Pop Up Crepe Bar – all day (Gouger St dining area)
- Spring in Paris Instagram swing – all day (Stall 12)
- Parisian Cafe Instagram backdrop – all day (Arcade entrance)
- Free Gingerbread decorating – 9:30am – 12pm (Grote St dining area) *Attendee numbers are limited, while stocks last
- Roving Marie Antoinette character – 10:30am – 12.30pm
- Live music: Louise Blackwell & The French Set – 11:00am – 1pm (Gouger St dining area)
- Live music: Sounds Continental – 11am – 1pm (Grote St dining area)
- Live music: Melange A Trois: 5pm – 7pm (stall 12)
- Champagne & Chablis Bar – 5:30pm – 9pm (Stall 12) *cash bar
- Free French tastings – 6pm – 8pm (Stall 12)
- Le Tour du Marche – 6pm – 7pm AND 7:15pm – 8:15pm – $27.46pp (book here)
- Free Croquembouche cooking demonstration by Le Cordon Bleu 6pm – 7pm (Community Kitchen, Gouger dining area)
- Live music: Pamplemousse 6pm – 8pm (Grote St dining area)
Saturday 16 July
- Pop Up Crepe Bar – all day (Gouger St dining area)
- Spring in Paris Instagram swing – all day (Stall 12)
- Parisian Cafe Instagram backdrop – all day (Arcade entrance)
- Free Gingerbread decorating – 9:30am – 12pm (Grote St dining area) *Attendee numbers are limited, while stocks last
- Free Face painting – 9:30am – 12pm (near The Market Stall & Haigh’s Chocolates)
- Free French tastings – 9:30am – 12:30pm (stall 12)
- Circobats Roving Entertainers – 10:30am -12:30pm
- Live music: Louise Blackwell & The French Set – 10am – 12pm (Gouger St dining area)
- Live music: Sounds Continental – 9:30am – 11:30am (Grote St dining area) & 12:15pm – 1.45pm
- Live music: Melange a Trois – 12pm – 2pm (Grote St dining area)
Le tour du Marche
Discover the Market, French style!
Join this walking tour of our Market with a tour guide from Alliance Francaise to discover some of the most beautiful and authentic French fromage, charcuterie and pâtisserie our Market has to offer. Starting with a glass of French champagne, this tour will take you for a chat and tastings at the Smelly Cheese Shop and Les Deux Coqs all the while learning a phrase or two in French!
Tickets $27.46 per person – more information and tickets here.
*Gingerbread decorating
- Places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis
- Parents must stay and supervise from the side line at all times throughout the session. Kids are not to be out of sight of their guardian at any time.
- Activities are subject to change with little to no notice.
In 2018 we surprised guests with a surprise performance of Les Miserables by the State Opera. Click here to view the video. What’s in store this year? Come along to find out!