Market Day - 90-minute Walking Tour
About
For more than 150 years, Queen Victoria Market has offered fresh produce in a setting that has given it a place in the hearts of all Melburnians. The dairy hall, in all its triple-brick majesty, is cool in summer and warm in winter and a focus for quality at the right price all year round. The Meat and Fish Hall brims with energy. Its stalls have often passed through the hands of generations. Choice cuts can be found in every window and on every slab.Some buildings are said to have the right bones. The Meat and Fish Hall has the right bones and choice cuts and snippets of advice for everyone who ventures inside. Hear the stories and
The City of Melbourne’s newest library, Narrm Ngarrgu, is opposite the market, in Therry Street. With its uber-cool design and superb views, it suggests the possibilities for the market precinct in years to come.
If you’re someone who enjoys hearing stories around the dinner table, you’ll love the stories of the market. Prepare to tuck in. Bon appetite!
When: 2pm – 3.30pm
Where: Meet at Queen Victoria Market on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Therry Street (routes 19, 57, 59; tram stop 7)
Tickets: Tickets: $40. Maximum of 10. Minimum of 4.
Highlights: Dairy Produce Hall, Meat and Fish Hall, QVM precinct library
Meet your Guide – Paul Daffey
Paul is a lifelong Melburnian, journalist and storyteller. His easy manner and deep knowledge bring Melbourne’s history to life, revealing small details and stories that most people walk past every day.
For more information visit www.seniorsinmelbourne.com.au/tours
Dates
Friday 17 April 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026 (UTC+11)Location
Queen Victoria Market on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Therry Stree
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