On any given Saturday or Sunday you’ll find colourful market stalls lining the grounds of churches and schools in most suburbs on the Central Coast selling everything from home made sweets to antique furniture.

Here we list the best the Coast has to offer.

• Avoca Beach Growers Markets
  Southend Park
  Crn Avoca Drive & Vale Ave, Avoca Beach
  The Avoca Beach Growers Market is held on the 1st Sunday of every month from 8am until 12pm. The fresh produce markets sell everything from hand made sweets and jams through to farm produced cheeses, meats, wine and fruits. Cut out the middlemen and grab your tucker direct from the farmers.
  
  
• Beachcomber Boutique Markets
  Beachcomber Resort
  Main Road, Toukley
  This favoured Central Coast watering hole transforms into a shopper’s paradise on the 4th Sunday of every month from 9am until 4pm. The Beachie Markets boast everything from jewellery and fashion to arts and craft.
  
  
• Budgewoi Lions Village Markets
  Noela Place, Budgewoi
  Hosted on the first Sunday of every month, these markets sell cut-price plants, used bric-a-brac and antiques, and local handicrafts. There’s also food stalls and fresh produce.
  
  
• Davistown Markets
  Davistown RSL
  Murna Road, Davistown
  As the saying goes “one man’s trash, is another’s treasure.” Hosted on the third Sunday of each month these charity markets are the ultimate trash and treasure trove. Poke about at old books, bric-a-brac, clothes and craft. The undercover markets are open from 9.30am until 2pm.
  
  
• Ettalong Markets
  Ocean View Road, Ettalong
  Follow the labyrinth of stalls that make up these weird and wacky markets. A trawl through the 150 stalls is a great day out for locals, but many of its visitors are day-trippers from Sydney who have caught the ferry over from Palm Beach. Held every Saturday and Sunday the Ettalong Markets are open from 9am until 4pm.
  
  
• Gosford Markets
  Gosford Showground
  Showground Road, Gosford
  Commencing on September 6, 2009, the Gosford Markets will be held on the first Sunday of every month from 9am until 3pm.
  
  
• Kincumber Markets
  Kincumber Public School
  Avoca Drive, Kincumber
  Hosted on the fourth Saturday of every month from 9am until 3pm the Kincumber Markets are a great place to pick up a bargain. With more than 90 stalls you’ll find handcrafted clothing and jewellery, candles and local artistic creations. There’s also live entertainment and gourmet food.
  
  
• Mangrove Mountain Markets
  Heritage Community Hall
  Corner Wiseman’s Ferry Rd and Waratah Rd, Mangrove Mountain
  Have a psychic reading, a Dagwood dog and browse over 60 stalls of bric-a-brac, arts and craft. There’s also kid’s entertainment, fresh produce and flower stalls.
  
  
• Point Clare Charity Market
  Brisbane Water Drive, Point Clare
  Fairhaven’s Point Clare Charity markets are held quarterly and boast a variety of stalls, food outlets and live entertainment. Stallholders begin setting up from 7am. (Check events calendar for dates)
  
  
• Terrigal Markets
  Terrigal Primary School
  Havenview Road, Terrigal
  With it’s steady stream of tourists, day-trippers and café hoppers, the Terrigal Markets are bustling but well worth the crowds. Find hand made baby clothes, plants, jewellery, original artwork, vintage clothing and much, much more. Hosted on the second Saturday of each month from 9am until 3pm.
  
  
• The Entrance Farmers Market
  Memorial Park
  Marine Parade, The Entrance
  Find everything from freshly baked bread to just caught seafood at this comprehensive fresh produce market. Held rain, hail or shine on the 3rd Saturday of each month down by the shoreline at Memorial Park, The Entrance.
  
  
• The Entrance Lions Club Markets
  Denning Street Car Park, The Entrance
  There is a steady crowd of shoppers at these popular markets held every Sunday from 7.30am until 12.30pm. Boasting everything from used books, antiques, crocheted booties and bric-a-brac, the thing that keeps locals coming back is the bargain basement prices.
  
  
• Toukley Markets
  Coles Car Park
  Yaralla Road, Toukley
  At first glance these markets may seem a little junkie. But sort through the messy array of unwanted household items and stuffed animals you are almost certain to bag a rare find. There’s everything from antiques to designer handbags at this car park sale.
  
  
• Wyee Markets
  Wyee Community Hall
  Wyee Rd, Wyee
  Hosted on the second Saturday of each month the Wyee Markets has more than 30 stalls and helps to raise money for the Community Hall and Rural Fire Service.