Markets

Antwerp has always been a ‘market town’ with a tradition of open markets. This chilled way of shopping reveals the real Antwerp for inhabitants and visitors alike. Local everyday markets are dotted around the city and over weekends themed markets offer an abundance of produce and things for sale.

Weekly markets

Vogelenmarkt (Birds market)
flowers, antiques, fabrics, jewellery, exotic birds, hamsters and rabbits ...
Oudevaartplaats, Theaterplein and surroundings
Sunday: from 8 am to 1 pm (also on public holidays)

Exotic market
local products but also Turkish, Moroccan en southern specialities
Oudevaartplaats, Theaterplein and surroundings
Saturday: from 8 am to 4 pm (also on public holidays)

Friday market
old furniture and small antiques are being put up for auction
Vrijdagmarkt
Friday: from 9 am to 1 pm

Antiques market Saturday
Lijnwaadmarkt
Saturday: from 9 am to 5 pm (except on public holidays)

Antiques market Sunday
Sint-Jansvliet
Sunday: from 9 am to 5 pm (except on public holidays)

Bio Market
products with a bio quality label
Falconplein
Sunday: from 8 am to 4 pm

Dokmarkt (from July until October)
Sales of local and international specialities, bite to eat, drink, flowers
Napoleonkaai on the Eilandje
Wednesday, from 11 am to 9pm (including official holidays)

Monthly markets

Boekenplein (Books Square)

book market where you can enjoy musical performances while having something to eat/drink
De Coninckplein
every third Sunday of the month (except November, December, January and February), from 10 am to 5 pm

Lambermontmartre
art market in the south district (Zuid); different artists (painters, photographers, graphic artists, sculptors) show their work in an alloyed "à la Montmartre" ambience. Lambermontmartre hosts a series of unique acoustic concerts.
Lambermontplaats
May-September: every last Sunday from noon to 5 pm
www.lambermontmartre.be

Market for tomorrow
Creative forum where beginning designers present their creations of fashion, accessories, jewels or graphic work. Ambiance pleasant bar and music.
Square between Kloosterstraat and Riemstraat
www.marktvanmorgen.be

Brocantwerpen - Flea market
Flea-market finds, antiques and vintage.
April – October : from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, check the dates on the website.
Grote Markt
www.brocantwerpen.be

Swan Market
Fashion, jewellery, art, vintage and accessories.
Grote Markt, from 11 am to 5.00 pm
With live music in the local pubs and restaurants.
www.swanmarket.nl

Yearly markets

Rubens market

The Rubens market takes you back to the 17th century when Rubens, the great master of baroque, lived. The stallholders are dressed in clothes of that era.
Grote Markt and surroundings
August 15, from 8 am to 10 pm