The Village Market is a monthly community market held on the third Sunday of each month at the Helensville A&P Showgrounds on Railway Street, rated 4.3 from 74 reviews, with visitors praising the food stalls, crafts and relaxed atmosphere. A good community market is as much a morning out as a shopping trip, combining fresh produce and eggs with hot food, coffee, live music and handmade goods. Regulars tend to arrive early, because the best vege stalls and eggs sell out fast, and keep a little cash on hand for smaller stallholders. Since monthly markets rotate their stalls, each visit brings a slightly different line-up, so it pays to check the market's Facebook page beforehand to see who will be there. Set on the showgrounds in the heart of Helensville, it makes an easy, sociable way to spend a Sunday.