Staircase to the Moon Night Markets
The Staircase to the Moon is a natural phenomenon observed in Broome Western Australia between April and October only. It is caused by the rising of a full moon reflecting on the exposed mudflats at extremely low tide creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching up to the moon.
The Staircase Markets are held at the Town Beach Precinct on Hamersley Street for one night of the full moon April – October. Wander around the colourful local stalls under the stars, sample the tastes of Broome cuisine, listen to local live music and take in the spectacular Staircase to the Moon. Bring the family and enjoy a meal on the grass… Burgers, Pizza, Thai, Laksa, Satays, Fish N Chips, Egyptian food/kebabs/falafels, Chinese, Greek, Fruit Smoothies, Ice Cream, Donuts, Hot Dogs, Coffee and more… Stalls with jewellery, craft, clothing, confectionery, local mango products, soaps, incense, candles, photography, home-wares and more can be perused at a leisurely pace in the cool evening.
Getting there and back:
For all Thursday Night Markets the Broome Explorer Bus has extra return buses from the Town Beach bus stop on Robinson St, opposite the shopping centre, at 5.55pm, 6.25pm and 7.25pm.
Please check out the Broome Explorer Bus website for extra times on Staircase Market nights. They will generally leave 20 mins and 50 minutes after the moon rise from the Town Beach bus stop.
Thursday Night Market
The Thursday Night Markets are held at the Town Beach Precinct on Hamersley Street every Thursday night from from June to September. Enjoy local cuisine, live music and a variety of local stallholders.

Night Market Dates 2021
April
Wednesday 28th (6.40pm) |
Thursday 29th (7.34pm) |
May
Thursday 27th (6.13pm) |
June
Thursday 3rd |
Thursday 10th |
Thursday 17th |
Thursday 24th |
Friday 25th (5.58pm) |
July
Thursday 1st |
Thursday 8th |
Thursday 15th |
Thursday 22nd |
Sunday 25th (6.49pm) |
Thursday 29th |
August
Thursday 5th |
Thursday 12th |
Thursday 19th |
Monday 23rd (6.30pm) |
Thursday 26th |
September
Thursday 2nd |
Thursday 9th |
Thursday 16th |
Tuesday 21st (6.06pm) |
Thursday 23rd |
Thursday 30th |
October
Thursday 21st (6.29pm) |
End of season, keep an eye out for our Thursday Night Christmas Market in December
Markets open at 4.00 pm | *Casual stallholders welcome from 3:00pm
Time in brackets denotes a Staircase to the Moon event and the Moonrise time.
Broome Community Stallholders Association gratefully acknowledges the support of the Shire of Broome in the presentation of the Night Markets & Staircase Markets.