Parap Markets

Parap Markets are situated in the Parap Village Shopping Precinct off Parap Road

The market operates every Saturday between 8.00 am - 2.00 pm.

A large range of Asian foods, along with some local cherish favourites such as our crepe stall. An absolute amazing selection of foods and a real local hunt. The Parap Village Market is one of Darwin 's longest running markets is in the inner suburb of Parap.

Toilet facilities are available towards the end of the market.
For further information, phone 0438 882 373. Buses from the city go direct to the market.

Parking is abreeze for 4wd's and motorhomes BUTTTTTTTTT you must go early to get a parking space for such vehicles. We always go ourselves at 7.30am.

Motorhomes can park easily at the front of the markets or the side street where the roundabout is in front of the shops there. Parking has recently increased and a car park on Parap Road is available for gold coin dontation run by the Darwin Ladies Quota Club - all volunteers so be extra nice to these folks please..

If you want a present this store would have to be one of our favourites. We first meet Jan at the Craft Festival last year and now see her at parap Saturday morning markets every week. Anne offers excellent service and the product is excellent. now Marg is so fussy on the quality of clothes she buys. She bought a number of T-shirts for her nieces and a year later they still look like the just came out of the cupboard even with all the embossing.

This lady is our all time favourite lady. She has this great little stall down the back near the Flowers wayy down the back near the public toilets and Annes stall (see above). Just look at the mouth watering fruit. I took these pic's December 15th, 2007. Normally she has the table full of mangoes but the season is just starting to dry up so hence out she came with all this very exotic amazing fruit this week.

I thinks she grows it on her property south of Darwin. Many locals go just to her stall. Now the best thing about this stall is the lady she is just so pleasant. I just wish she would win tattslotto she deserves it. (Well after me of course).

Ther are 5 other fruit and vegie stalls worth mentioning. All have a good range of fresh looking fruit and vegetables mostly locally grown.

Jabiru - Are a fantastic group of musicans and they generally play at the back of the market.

The music has a blend of Dij, Irsh, Arabic and is so amazing to listen too.

CD's are $25 and a fantastic idea as a present for those back home

Rare and Semi Precious and Precious Gems - Yes even Parap Market has a gem stall. hidden down the back near the flower stand. This chap is renowned in Darwin for cutting stones for a famous world renowned jeweller - just ask him.

I have one of our tour clients 'Greg and Michelle from USA' purchased a rare stone from him and found out his prices and qualities were the same as what they bought in South America from the mines suppliers direct.

These girls create a liquid masterpiece.

The Darwin smoothie. It's unreal watching them take 8-10 orders of many ingredients and make them at the same time.

The smoothie is a treat for all our guests when visiting Parap - Andre' from Holland just loved those smoothies.

Bill's Reminising!!! Parap is actually Paraparap but we shortened it around the 1960's to Parap. It means Black Cockatoo in the Aboriginal langauge.

Butchers and Newsagent

Now at the shops at Parap markets is Quality Meats at 40 Parap Road. Tel +61 (0) 8 89 81 3946. There service we found week after week just 1st class. Now if your after something special ring the boys first. Service and meat is (they have excellent baby USA pork rib's and the sauce they offer with it tops it off.)

Oh they Crovac or Vaccum packed food. This is great for fishermen/fisherwomen and the selfdrive motorist. Just look at the quality of that meat. Now the othe shop you will want to visit to get your local newspaper (Northern Territory News) is the parap newsagent actually next door the butcher. There are new owners (whom we used to see at nightcliff) - there service is and a good range of product.

Parking is abreeze for 4wd's and motorhomes BUTTTTTTTTT you must go early to get a parking space for such vehicles. We always go ourselves at 7.30am.

Motorhomes can park easily at the front of the markets or the side street where the roundabout is in front of the shops there.

Parking has recently increased and a car park on Parap Road is available for gold coin dontation run by the Darwin Ladies Quota Club - so please be extra nice to Bev and say hi from us at Tropical Darwin. (Now whislt I stood beside Bev this week chating all the incoming motorists handed the gold coins - but I was honest)