Fekerte Tesfaye owns and runs Fekerte's Ethiopian Cuisine which has been an unmissable staple to the Old Bus Depot Markets food court since they joined us when the Markets first opened in 1994.
It's almost the holiday season and, as always in December, the Markets are open on both Saturdays and Sundays before Christmas. That's double the opportunity to find memorable Christmas presents for friends and loved ones.
Animal Aid Abroad (AAA) will do gift wrapping from the 2nd December until the 23rd December. This makes it an even better time to shop for presents at the Old Bus Depot Markets during our Christmas Market Weekends and it also presents the perfect opportunity to learn about the wonderful work that AAA has been doing to help working animals.
What's Christmas without a Christmas tree? Santa's Shaped Christmas Tree will be at the Old Bus Depot Markets for the following dates: Saturdays & Sundays: 1st & 2nd, 8th & 9th, and 15th & 16th respectively.
In case you haven't heard, Santa's in town and he's brought Ernest the Elf. Only for the Christmas Season, Ernest visits the markets and will entertain the kids once again in the opening Saturday and Sunday respectively on the 1st and 2nd December for Christmas Kids.
Over the past six years, Resin Doll has blossomed from a few chunky little pendants to a full range of vintage and rockabilly-inspired pieces to suit anyone and everyone.
To celebrate the best of the swingin' 50's Swing Katz will hold a free taster class for Retro Depot this 14 October. Swing Katz is a passionate group of dancers that invites people to try swing dancing in a friendly, no-pressure environment.
Ahead of our upcoming Retro Depot Event, the MG Car Club will be driving into the Markets this 7 October. This will be a fantastic time to see some the grand MG models in person, and chat with owners and enthusiasts alike.
Don’t forget this month is your last chance to catch the popular Portobello Road theme event for 2014. It’s the best day to browse a great range of collectables and small antiques all in one Canberra location. This is the third and final Portobello Road event for the year and we promise you a great range of interesting treasures to trawl through.
We love Spring. And whilst we’re still in the middle of winter, we love looking forward to the seasons turning, the arrival of spring and a chance to take a look at a better way of living. A green way of living. This is the theme of our September theme event, Green Savvy Sunday.
Do you have the X Factor? So you think you can dance? Are you Australia’s next triple threat? Perhaps you’d like to start out busking at the Markets?
So we’re back for 2014, and undergoing some big changes. We’re currently enjoying a fresh new look with works now underway for the new leak proof roof. Throughout the building works, we are trading with the lower level open as usual.
Thomas Westra knows metal. He’s been working with it since 1996, designing, creating and selling contemporary metal furniture and sculpture. The main focus of his work has been forged steel lizards. Lizards in many different sizes and shapes, varying poses and with a variety of expressions.
