Finders Keepers Markets AW16

If you’re a maniac for markets with an eye for art and design, a penchant for food trucks and/or an ear for live music – you definitely ought to be pencilling the latest rendition of Sydney’s Finders Keepers Markets into your diary.

From humble beginnings in 2008, Finders Keepers have cemented their reputation as the best independent art and design markets in the country. In keeping with their savvy reputation, Finders’ have released a free smartphone app just in time for their latest gathering.

Featuring a full directory of participating stallholders, you can jump on the app before even attending the markets and “favourite” products from your fancied stallholders (much like one would on Instagram) thus adding the stall to a personal itinerary and interactive map.

If you feel that’s not a satisfactory amount tech-heavy guidance for your market journey, don’t fret. When you enter the venue – an appropriately reappropriated industrial space at Australian Technology Park – Bluetooth enabled, ‘helpful’ notifications will be delivered to you regarding nearby event features, such as a musical act about to start, or a bar within ten feet of you.

There is something so wonderfully postmodern about the Finders Keepers take on indie markets. Many hours can be spent lost amongst the various knick-knacks, from unique jewellery to elegant stationary, from carefully suspended succulents to bold art prints. There’s no point resisting it – get your gold coins ready and prepare to get your hipster on. (AM)

You can find the app by searching for Finders Keepers Markets in the app store on your smart device.

Apr 29 (6pm-10pm), Apr 30 (10am-6pm) + May 1 (10am-5pm). Exhibition Hall, Locomotive Hall, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh (entry via Henderson Road, Bay 8). $2 entry. Info: thefinderskeepers.com