South Market

Over 200 traders, around 8,000 handmade products, and an unhurried two-week run at The Cape Academy in Constantia.

South Market is a festive, family-friendly Christmas market held once a year in the Southern Suburbs. The organisers are passionate about supporting and showcasing local small businesses, artists, and crafts within the community. They take pride in offering a well-run and distinctive indoor shopping experience.

What to expect

Experience Gifts, Crafts & Food

South Market has been part of the Southern Suburbs’ December for over twenty years, and it opens daily for a little over two weeks, so you can come back as the gift list grows. The pace is noticeably relaxed for a Christmas market of this size, with room to look properly rather than shuffle past a stall and hope for the best.

The trader list runs past 200 small businesses, crafters and artists, with around 8,000 products across the floor and a consistently high standard throughout. Handmade is the through-line: ceramics, soap, jewellery and original art alongside home décor, kids’ toys and gifts in every size, from stocking fillers to something more substantial for a teacher or a friend.

There’s a food section worth leaving room in the basket for, with spices, meats, sauces, cheeses, fudge and sweets, much of it there to smell and sample before you decide.

Entry is free. You gather what you want as you go and pay at a single point on the way out. Weekday hours run to early evening, which makes it an easy one to catch after work.