Market Central Taupō, on Northcroft Reserve beside Lake Taupō, is the town's Sunday market, open every Sunday from 9am to 1pm. The website says it has live music, a wide range of food, over 50 stalls and games for children. Stalls include arts and crafts, fruit and vegetables, chocolates, honey, freshly baked bread and gourmet foods, and there is coffee for brekkie, brunch or lunch. Local craft beer and mead are sold, and the lake and mountain views are part of the day.
The website says the market is about buying local, with produce sold direct from the grower or producer to the buyer. A Greenflea car boot sale runs next to the market on the first Sunday of each month. It costs $25 per car, paid in cash on entry, as at 2026, and only preloved, recycled or repurposed items may be sold. In summer, a food festival runs on Thursday evenings. Our pick in Taupō for a Sunday morning brunch by the lake.