The Summer Fruit Festival kicked off at Sydney Markets today with the fruit auction to raise funds for Save Our Sons, Liverpool Hospital and Sydney Markets Foundation charities.
Top-price for the box of assorted summer fruits sold at $16,000 to Carlo Trimboli and Mark Bromley of Samsons Fruit Supply.
The auction raised more than $40,000 this year.
From tomorrow the activities continue until Sunday, October 30, with a one-of-a-kind festival at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour.