The Finders Keepers
Friday 9 October 2026, 4pm - 9pm
Saturday 10 October 2026, 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11 October 2026, 10am - 5pm
+ Low sensory hour Sunday 9am
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens
9 Nicholson St, Carlton, Narrm
$7 daily entry + fee
$10 weekend pass + fee
$13 ticket + zine package!
$70 Italian pasta feast popup!
Kids under 13 free
Join Fan Club for a year of market tickets + more!
The Melbourne Design Market returns 9-11 October to the Royal Exhibition Building with 230+ independent designers and makers for a three-day celebration of mindfully made, good design.
For 18 years, this is where emerging talent has launched, limited editions sell out and design lovers secure what’s next, first. Unique wares, small runs and exclusives you won’t find anywhere else.
Come for the discovery, stay for an Italian feast and collaging workshops, and leave with unique gifts ready for the festive season ahead!
Get your tickets online early!
A small booking fee applies.
And more! Do you attend as many of our markets as you can? We created Fan Club just for market lovers like you! Sign up for a year of market tickets, bring friends free, discounts, meet-ups and more, all for $30.
NEW Pop-up event: A Feast at Nonna's Table
For one Friday night only, The Finders Keepers invites you to join us at Nonna’s Table, a long-table pasta party with Via Gianlu and Sorry Nonna.
A Feast at Nonna's Table at the Melbourne market
Friday 9th October, 5:15pm for 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Inclusions:
Antipasto & shared pasta feast
Prosecco on arrival by Fin Wines
Dessert by Cannoleria
Market entry
Plus a copy of our new zine Found!
Full menu and info here
TICKETS: $70 + booking fee
Very limited seats are available, and once the table is full, it’s full. Get in quick and save your seat at Nonna’s Table!
Missed out on Nonna's feast tickets? Nonna's Table dining room will be at the market all weekend, with Italian flavours from coffee, mains, all the way through to dessert and drinks.
NEW: Introducing Found, our new mini mag
Slower-paced storytelling for the creatively curious, our choc-a-bloc mini mag 'Found' is available exclusively at our SS26 markets. Reserve your limited copy with your market tickets today, or get tickets to A Feast at Nonna's Table and it's included!
NEW: That Paper Joint workshops
We're so pumped to be collaborating with artist Maximillian Malone and his team at Brunswick-based collage studio That Paper Joint! Check out the workshop options below and grab your limited tickets online now. The workshops are found in The Playground area of the market, alongside the Mindfulness Mural by Melbourne-based illustrator Emma Winton, and other fun stallholders!
Similar to their Pub Collage Nights! A big communal collage table, join in for self-paced casual collaging for 2 hours, or come and go as you please. All materials provided.
When: Friday 9th October, 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
Get Tickets: $35pp, including entry to the market.
A guided masterclass presented by Max Malone, co-founder of That Paper Joint. Collage with pieces from their treasure trove of hand-cut materials, with Max as your guide. Turn your glue-free composition into a digital print to take home!
When:
Saturday 10th October, 10:30am - 12pm
Sunday 11th October, 10:30am - 12pm
Get Tickets: $70pp, including entry to the market.
Our SS26 Indigenous Program recipient is Cooked Concepts, with their "tongue-in-cheek gifts for the non-practising intellectual"! Our SS26 Regional Program recipient is Fluturi, with children's clothing handmade in Castle Forbes Bay, Tasmania by Rebecca Madigan.
Low sensory hour is on Sunday from 9am to 10am. During this time, we’ll reduce lights, lower or turn off music, and limit capacity for a calmer shopping experience. Those already inside can continue shopping after 10am when we open to the public. Get tickets online now.
The Finders Keepers respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Kulin Nation, where our Melbourne Design Market is hosted. We recognise their connections to Country, and we pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past and present.
