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Ballymoney's market sets up for the town's big days: the Ballymoney Country Market fills Castlecroft Square and the main streets at the April Spring Fair, and returns for Christmas. The Ballymoney Show brings 100-plus trade stands in early June.

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Castlecroft Square: home of the Ballymoney Country Market

The Ballymoney Country Market is run by Naturally North Coast & Glens (NNCG) with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Its base is Castlecroft Square, the covered square off Main Street (BT53 6AP).

It is not a weekly market. It comes out for the Spring Fair in April and for Christmas, when it has run on a Friday in early December, about 11am to 3pm.

Stalls sell local food, baking, crafts and gifts. The live list below shows the next dates.

Spring Fair weekend on Main Street and High Street

The council's Spring Fair runs Thursday to Saturday in mid-April, with Ballymoney Chamber of Commerce and FUSE FM. Market stalls open in Castlecroft on the Friday, then spread along Main Street, Church Street and High Street on the Saturday, 11am to 4pm.

Trade stands at the Showgrounds on North Road

The Ballymoney Show usually runs on a Friday and Saturday in early June at the Showgrounds, North Road (BT53 6BW). In 2026 it opened Friday from 3pm and ran to 4pm on Saturday, with more than 100 trade stands.

Stands are indoor or outdoor, and local food producers go in the Food Marquee. Download the trade or food marquee booking form from ballymoneyshow.org and send payment with it. Ice cream, drinks and fast food are kept for the official caterers.

Booking a Castlecroft pitch with NNCG

Apply to NNCG through the trader form on nncg.co.uk. Your business must be independent and based in Northern Ireland or Ireland; multi-level marketing sellers are not accepted.

Send product photos if you are new to NNCG, and proof of Environmental Health registration if you sell food. Gas needs a Gas Safe certificate, and electrics must be PAT tested.

To trade on a street on your own, the council issues temporary street trading licences for £100 (up to five a year). Apply at least 28 days ahead; phone 028 2766 0233.

Winter markets out at Armoy and the Dark Hedges

Limepark, a farmstead of holiday cottages at 37 Drones Road near Armoy, will hold its first Winter Market on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026, 10am to 6pm. Over 40 makers will sell from the cottages and old buildings; book a car ticket online.

The Dark Hedges Estate on the Bregagh Road at Stranocum, beside the avenue of beech trees known as the Dark Hedges, has held a Christmas market in past Decembers. Check the estate's own pages for this year.

Parking at Castlecroft and the town-centre car parks

Castle Street (Castlecroft), Church Street and both Townhead Street car parks charge 50p an hour, 8.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday. Seymour Street, Dervock Road, Gate End and Cockpit Brae have no charge.

Ballymoney station is on the Belfast to Derry~Londonderry line, a short walk from Castlecroft. Ulsterbus 178 runs from the Town Hall through Stranocum and Armoy towards Ballycastle.

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Questions about markets in Ballymoney and the villages around it

Is there a weekly market in Ballymoney?

No. The Ballymoney Country Market in Castlecroft Square runs on special days: the Spring Fair in mid-April and a Christmas market, usually on a Friday in early December. The nearest weekly market is Ballymena's, every Saturday 8am–2pm, about 20 minutes south.

When is the Ballymoney Spring Fair?

It runs Thursday to Saturday in mid-April. Stalls trade in Castlecroft on the Friday and on Main Street, Church Street and High Street on the Saturday, 11am to 4pm, with a maypole display and a carnival parade.

When is the Ballymoney Show?

Usually on a Friday and Saturday in early June, at the Showgrounds on North Road, BT53 6BW. It opens Friday afternoon and runs to Saturday afternoon, with livestock, horses and more than 100 trade stands. Tickets are sold online at ballymoneyshow.org.

Is there a Christmas market near Ballymoney?

Yes. The Country Market has run in Castlecroft on a Friday in early December. Limepark near Armoy will hold its first Winter Market on 21–22 November 2026, and the Dark Hedges Estate at Stranocum has held a December Christmas market.

How do I get a stall at the Ballymoney Spring Fair?

Apply to Naturally North Coast & Glens on its trader form, usually by early March. In 2026 Friday pitches in Castlecroft cost from £20 for 6 feet and Saturday street pitches £45 with a gazebo. You need £5 million public liability insurance.

What other markets are near Ballymoney?

Coleraine's Causeway Speciality Market is at the Town Hall on the second Saturday, 9am–4pm, about 15 minutes north. Ballymena has a market every Saturday. Ballycastle has seafront makers' markets in summer and the Ould Lammas Fair in late August.

Did Ballymoney have a market in the past?

Yes. In the 1800s it held a general market every Thursday, cattle sales twice a month and grain sales three days a week. Thomas McElderry opened a Market Yard on Market Street in 1835, and May and November hiring fairs matched farm workers with employers.