The Nest Markets

The Nest Markets Coastal & Makers Market
ABN 49 866 212 361

📍 Reddall Reserve, Lake Illawarra
🌊 Coastal Lifestyle Markets
📆 Next date | Saturday 8th August.

Someone has already started hanging around The Hollow...And we haven't even opened yet. 😂We’re starting to wonder what o...
14/08/2026

Someone has already started hanging around The Hollow...

And we haven't even opened yet. 😂

We’re starting to wonder what our stallholders, families, cosplayers and Halloween creatures are going to get up to when we actually let them loose on Crown Street.

So tell us...

WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING TO THE HOLLOW?
A killer costume?
A weird creation?
Your kids?
Your best market stall?
Your entire Halloween personality?
We want to know.

🎃 THE HOLLOW
31 OCTOBER + 1 NOVEMBER
📍 Crown Street, Wollongong

14/08/2026

THE HOLLOW IS COMING TO WOLLONGONG 🎃

Something a little strange is taking over Crown Street this Halloween...

For TWO days, Wollongong CBD becomes The Hollow.

👻 SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER | 4PM–9PM

Come as you are... or come dressed as something considerably more interesting.

Halloween costumes, cosplay, characters, creatures and all things wonderfully weird are encouraged.
Bring the kids. Bring your friends. Come as your favourite character, create your own creature, dress for the masquerade or just come along and soak up the atmosphere.

Expect knights in full costume, the Manticore Illawarra, roaming entertainment, street shenanigans and our Masquerade Garden Party taking over Crown Street as the sun goes down.

There'll be market stalls, food, creative traders, artists, makers and plenty of Halloween goodies to discover, along with prizes for the best costumes.
And yes... Saturday is family friendly. This is Halloween for everyone.

🎃 SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER | 10AM–5PM
The Hollow continues with a full day of family Halloween fun.

Dress up, cosplay, bring your little monsters and join us for the Kids' Costume Parade, face painting, characters, activities, market stalls, food, artists, makers and plenty of Halloween adventures.

Take on the optional Halloween Passport & Scavenger Hunt, with prizes waiting for those who complete the challenge.

Come for an hour. Stay all day. Dress up or don't. Be a witch, a wizard, a superhero, a princess, a monster, your favourite character... or something nobody has ever seen before.

Two days. Costumes encouraged. Cosplay welcome. Families welcome.
Come and see what happens when
Halloween takes over Wollongong.

Our winner of the Meat Voucher was K Robinson with the family having. A good laugh and voting this the best one. We’ve b...
13/08/2026

Our winner of the Meat Voucher was K Robinson with the family having. A good laugh and voting this the best one.

We’ve been in contact and K will receive her voucher when back from holiday 🙂

🎃 HOW MANY ARE IN THE JAR? 🎃Drop ONE number in the comments.The person who gets closest wins THE WHOLE JAR.But let’s mak...
13/08/2026

🎃 HOW MANY ARE IN THE JAR? 🎃

Drop ONE number in the comments.

The person who gets closest wins THE WHOLE JAR.
But let’s make it interesting...

👻 TO ENTER:

• Follow us
• Like this post
• Comment your guess
• Tag someone who needs this much sugar in their life
• Share this post to your stories for an extra chance to get your mates involved

And yes, there is actually a prize at the end of this.

Delivery can be arranged across the Illawarra, from North Nowra through Wollongong and out to Calderwood, or we can organise pickup.
But this jar is only the beginning...

Because something much bigger is coming to Wollongong CBD this Halloween.

🎃 THE HOLLOW
Saturday 31 October | 4pm–9pm
Halloween after dark.

👻 Sunday 1 November | 10am–5pm
A huge family day with a Kids’ Costume Street Parade, Halloween fun, entertainment and plenty of reasons to dress up.

And we're going to be revealing more of THE HOLLOW over the coming weeks.

So tell us...

WHAT'S YOUR GUESS?
And tag the person who would absolutely annihilate this jar. 😂

If you have ever wanted to try Stand Up Paddle Boarding, you need to book with Stand Up Paddle Boarding Shellharbour. Wo...
13/08/2026

If you have ever wanted to try Stand Up Paddle Boarding, you need to book with Stand Up Paddle Boarding Shellharbour.

Wonderful and inclusive work and you might spot a seal.

Hello!!My phone battery genuinely cannot keep up with the calls, emails and messages coming through about our upcoming e...
10/08/2026

Hello!!

My phone battery genuinely cannot keep up with the calls, emails and messages coming through about our upcoming events!

The interest has been HUGE, and we’re working through every enquiry as quickly as we can.
If you’re wanting to join us, please don’t wait to get your name in and we welcome Community Groups, Entertainers, businesses, partners and more.

Our regular stallholders are given priority access to upcoming dates, with remaining spaces then opened to new stallholders.

LOCK THESE DATES IN:

🌊 THE NEST MARKETS
12 September
10 October
14 November
12 December

🎄 MERRY & BRIGHT | TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS MARKETS
28 November
19 December

♥️ SEASIDE & SOUL | HEALTH + WELLNESS FESTIVAL
25 October | Kiama

👻 THE HOLLOW | WOLLONGONG HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
31 October | Twilight
1 November | Family Day

And this is only the beginning...
EVEN MORE EVENTS are coming soon.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to get your details in. Some dates and categories will fill much faster than others, and we’d hate for you to miss out.

Stallholder enquiries are now being managed through our new website form so we can keep everything in one place.

SUBMIT YOUR STALLHOLDER ENQUIRY HERE

https://www.thenestmarkets.com/stallholder-contact-form

Get your name on the list. You never know which date might fill next.

I love watching owners being pulled across the Markets to get to All Natural Home Made Dog Treats - by Amanda and seeing...
09/08/2026

I love watching owners being pulled across the Markets to get to All Natural Home Made Dog Treats - by Amanda and seeing if they a) Are polite and sit for a treat or if they actually just steal first and owners ask questions later.

You will find Amanda and Brett at many local Markets in the Illawarra and South Coast with their delicious dog treats.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT…Christmas Twilight Markets are coming to The Nest!MERRY & BRIGHTWe’re so excited to share that Shellhar...
09/08/2026

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT…

Christmas Twilight Markets are coming to The Nest!

MERRY & BRIGHT

We’re so excited to share that Shellharbour City Council has kindly approved us to hold two very special Christmas Twilight Markets at Reddall Reserve.

Saturday 28 November
Saturday 19 December
3pm – 8pm

Christmas shopping, beautiful local stalls, delicious food, friends, family and the best part… summer nights by the lake, with a little ocean air thrown in.

Come down, wander through the stalls, pick up some beautiful Christmas gifts and then stay a while and enjoy the atmosphere.

And we have a very special visit planned for 19 December…

More on that very soon.

MERRY & BRIGHT at The Nest.

Address

Reddall Reserve (ocean End)
Lake Illawarra, NSW
2528

Opening Hours

2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+61416702996

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