Karaka Fresh Market is a country-style Saturday market in Karaka, Franklin, with pony rides, face painting and live music. The site says it is a slice of country not far from the city, and a great addition to the South Hub. It runs in the hall at Karaka Learning Centre, which the site gives as 113 Harbourside Drive. The market runs from 9am to 12:30pm, and the site lists more than 75 stalls inside and outside, with food, coffee, pony rides, face painting and live music.
Stallholders sell handmade crafts, homewares, woodwork, candles, jewellery, natural products, raw treats, sweets, floral and boutique art. We hear the next markets are on Saturday 14 November and Saturday 5 December 2026, with the 10 October date now past. Parking is available on Harbourside Drive, and the site says to bring cash in case EFTPOS is not available.