the Rotary Martinborough Fair
Saturday 1st of February and Saturday 1st March 2025
One of the largest and most popular craft markets in the southern hemisphere.
First Saturdays of February and March each year - Rain or shine!
Image by Caroline Findlay
HISTORY
The 2-day Martinborough Fair was the brainchild of members of the Greytown Rotary Club, and in 1977..
MoreTHE FAIR TODAY
over 500 stall holders come from all over New Zealand to participate in one of the country's biggest markets
MoreDIRECTIONS
Find Coachlines and tour operator timetables and view a map of Martinborough and surrounding area
MoreHOW IT WORKS
Everything from where it is, how to apply, and find your site, to how sites are marked out ..
MoreThe 2025 Martinborough Fair is coming up fast!
Saturday 1st of February and Saturday 1st of March 2025
learn more- After the ructions of the past two years it will be a relief to get back to normal.
Images by Caroline Findlay
learn moreThe Martinborough Fair Craft Market has been running since 1977. Never been cancelled only postponed once. (until COVID)
The Fair was postponed to May in 2012 and was generally acclaimed to have been a resounding success!
COVID caused postponements, but we still had two market days in each year (2021 - 2023)
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Registration
If you want to run a stall at the Fair, and have not yet opened a user account, check this out.
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Application
To apply for a market stall, register on the new application page when it opens in October.
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Stall Content
We are keen to see a predominance of NZ-made goods - the more local the better.
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