Willaura Market Family Day

A family day at the Willaura market could be a feature of your 2015. There will be stalls, entertainment, a vintage car display and a circus performance. This market can’t be missed, it’s a great day out, with delicious food, lively entertainment and great market stalls.

Mrs Jane Millear, Willaura Market Coordinator said that “Entertainment will comprise of music from the Ararat City Band and famous local group ‘Soft’. Your children will be entertained on the jumping castle before they enjoy the food stalls. These will include BBQ food supplied by the Willaura Lions club and a treat will be gourmet ice cream. A special gourmet experience will be pizzas from the ‘The Forge Pizzeria’. Their mobile unit will supply wood fired oven pizzas on the day.”

Market stalls will include: Stalls will include jams, preserves, relish, homewares, artists, cards, jewellery, art and craft, olive oil, chocolates, fudge, cakes, nuts, massage, plants, metal art, lavender, wool products, soy candles, specialist honey and much, much more.

Mrs Millear highlighted that “a special feature at the market will be a display of vintage cars from the Grampians Vintage Car Club. The club caters for all makes and models and has members with vehicles ranging from the early 1920s up to unique current models, and everything in between.”

To complete a family day the Market we will have a colourful circus performance by Ararat 800 Primary School ‘Bamboozle’. The children from the school have entertained over the past 4 years at the Market and will again impress you with their circus and gymnastic skills.

Mrs Millear, said that “last year’s Market crowd exceeded all expectations and that we are looking forward to an even larger crowd this year.” The funds raised from the Market will be used to create a family room in the Willaura Health Care Service to enable families who need to stay overnight whilst visiting patients at the hospital.”