The Channon Craft Market Inc

The Channon Craft Market is a long-running monthly market built around handmade, home-grown and locally produced goods. The market’s own history describes its guiding ethic as “make it, bake it, grow it”, with more than 240 stallholders having taken part over time. It now operates at Coronation Park in The Channon, after outgrowing its original home at The Channon Hall. The directory lists the venue in Lennox Head, Byron Bay, while the market’s website places it near Lismore, so it is worth checking the location before setting out.

Held on the second Sunday of the month, the market offers a broad mix of artisan stalls rather than a single retail focus. The current retailer listings include ceramics, jewellery, plants, botanical perfumes, pottery, soaps, crystal glitter, kombucha and food stalls. Wildthyme Foods is one named food vendor, with Italian dishes including pizza, pasta, risotto and arancini; the site also specifically lists a spinach risotto with mushrooms and Parmesan. Other listed stallholders include Indriati Keramik, Wood by Mossy, Succulent and Cacti Supply, John Peebles Jewellery and Minyons Pancakes.

Entertainment is part of the market experience, with performers listed across its programme, including the Dunoon Marimba Troupe, Broadfoot, Les Karski, Luke Vasella, Mish Songsmith and the Cheynne Murphy Trio. The site also notes that buskers may perform around the market even when there is no featured busker, inviting visitors to support performers with coins in their hats. That combination of browsing, food and live music gives the event a relaxed community-market character, with plenty to explore at your own pace.

The market is a non-profit community organisation managed by a volunteer committee, with proceeds and activity supporting a range of local groups and organisations. Listed supporters include rural fire brigades, public schools, halls, landcare groups, sporting clubs and preschools. It is a pet- and alcohol-free event, which may suit visitors looking for a straightforward daytime outing with friends or family, as well as solo shoppers who want to wander through the stalls and listen to live performances. The website lists the next market as 9 August 2026.