Lantern-making for kids
Paper, glue and a battery tealight — no flames. At the Info Tent, $5 for materials.
Riverside Night MarketEvery Friday
Street food, local makers and live music under the fig trees on the riverbank at South Bank, QLD. Come hungry, bring your mates, stay till the lanterns go out.
- 5 pm – 10 pm
- Free entry
- 24 stalls
- Live music from 5.30 pm
This Friday · Fri 2 Oct
Jacaranda Friday
The jacarandas are flowering along the river, so this week goes purple. Here's what's on — a sample programme for this demo.
Lantern walk
Follow the drummers along the River Walk to the footbridge and back. Bring the lantern you made.
Casa Arepa
Venezuelan arepas stuffed to bursting. The black bean & plantain one is vegan.
Purple everything
Ube soft-serve at Night Gelato and jacaranda-scented candles at Slow Burn.
The stall map
Plan your night
Light up what you're after, tap a stall to see what they sell, then add it to your night — we'll draw your walking route in order.
24 stalls
Stall
All 24 stalls as a list
Stalls shown are a sample for this demo. Prices are sample prices in AUD.
Riverside Stage · sample line-up
Music under the fig trees
Bring a picnic rug for the West Lawn. Sets run about 45 minutes, and Busker's Corner by the footbridge has acoustic sets all night.
- The Paper MoonsFolk-pop duo — harmonies and a banjoFolk
- Salt & TamarindLatin jazz trio, cumbia to bossa novaLatin jazz
- Lantern walkThe stage takes a breather while the parade heads down the River WalkParade
- Brass Tacks Street BandNine-piece brass band, second-line groovesBrass
- DJ MangosteenSoul & funk on vinyl to close, at the Vinyl TentVinyl
Sample line-up for this demo — acts change every week.
Getting there
Leave the car at home
We're on the riverbank lawns at South Bank. Parking nearby fills fast on a Friday night, so public transport is the easy option.
Train
South Brisbane station, then about six minutes' walk towards the river.
Bus
Busway stops are a short walk away — look for services to South Bank.
River ferry
Ferries stop at the South Bank terminals, then follow the lanterns along the path.
Bike or walk
Bike racks at the North Gate; the riverside path runs right past the market.
Access
Step-free paths throughout, accessible toilets by the Info Tent, and a quiet hour on the Fig Tree Lawn from 5–6 pm.
Rain or shine
We run in light rain. If storms are forecast, we'll post a decision by 2 pm on the Friday.
Become a stallholder
Got something good? Bring it to the river.
We keep a mix of street food, makers and music, and we save a few spots each month for first-time stallholders.
- 3 × 3 m sites from $65 a Friday, power +$15 (sample prices).
- Bump-in from 3 pm, lights on at 5 pm, packed down by 10.45 pm.
- Food stalls need a current council food licence and a fire extinguisher.
- Makers: handmade or designed by you — no resellers, please.
- Buskers apply free for 20-minute sets at Busker's Corner.