Organiser Veronica Filby, President of the Currabubula P&C association, said the small town's big markets are set to return after a year's hiatus bigger and better on the weekend with a record 85 vendors.

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"It's the biggest one we've ever had [in terms of stallholder numbers and] we're hoping it's also the most people we ever get to our markets as well," she said.

"We've had a lot of interest in it, people are inquiring, people are sharing it there's a lot of talk about it which is great."

The Currabubula Boutique Markets are celebrating their 6^th birthday, after a year off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event, which has a cult following, is an important opportunity for local cottage industries to get a start and make early sales.

Stallholder Jason Balsar designs fabricated steel objects.

He showed the Leader a human-sized steel pear object designed to be a centrepiece for a garden.

"Since we've only been going for a couple of years the markets are one of the things that really got us off the ground," he said.

"Currabubula being twice a year and a quality market really set the level for us."

White Arrow boutique owner Charmayne Hopkins is set to sell "Boho" style clothes at the markets on Sunday.

"They create such a beautiful vibe," she said.

"We just go to meet our beautiful customers because we've only got an online store so it is very important that we go out and meet and greet everybody but getting involved with the community is another thing that we love to do."

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For the first time the event will be held at the Currabubula recreation ground in the name of COVID-19 guidelines.

The event has already raised $5000 for for the school's P&C from stallholders alone, with organisers hoping to raise another $2000 for students at the Curabubula Public School on Sunday.

The market day will run from 10am - 2pm on Sunday the 2nd of May.

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