- Every Wednesday
- 8am–1pm
- Castle Square
- Fish, fruit and plants
- Over 100 years
Bangor Market sets up every Wednesday from 8am to 1pm in the Asda car park at Castle Square, with fresh fish, fruit, vegetables and plants. Bigger stall days come with Sea Bangor in May and the Christmas market on the waterfront.
Selling in Bangor
- Wednesday marketCouncil licensing team, 0300 013 3333
- Email[email protected]
- Sea Bangor and May DayANDBC Trading Application form; closes mid-March
- Event fees 2026Sea Bangor craft stall £200, food truck £320, plus VAT
- Christmas marketApply to Market Place online
Coming up
In Bangor
- Sun8NovHolywood Record Fair92 Church Road, BT18 9BXConfirmedRecords, toys & collectors
- Thu19NovMade in AND Twilight ChristmasNorth Down Museum, Castle ParkConfirmedChristmas
- Thu19NovFestive Craft Fayre at Donaghadee Golf ClubDonaghadee Golf Club, 84 Warren Road, Donaghadee BT21 0PQLikelyChristmas
- Sat21NovBangor Christmas MarketBangor Marine Gardens (waterfront)ConfirmedChristmas
- Sat21NovHelen's Bay Presbyterian Church Craft FairHelen's Bay Presbyterian ChurchConfirmedSchool & church fair
- Sat21NovThe Blackbird Market (Christmas)DonaghadeeConfirmedChristmas
And 12 more in the app.
Every week and every month
- Bangor Weekly Marketevery Wednesday, 8am to 1pm · next Wed 11 Nov
- Groomsport Indoor Car Boot SaleFridays, 8am to 1pm (indoor) on a July 2025 poster — not confirmed since, check before going
- Newtownards Weekly Marketevery Saturday, 8am to 3pm · next Sat 7 Nov
- Ards Artisans Friday MarketEvery Friday 10:00-16:00 · next Fri 6 Nov
Within about 15 miles
- Thu5NovComber Farmers' MarketSt Mary's Parish Church car park, Comber Square · about 8 milesConfirmedFood & farmers
- Fri6NovSt George's Market — Friday Variety MarketSt George's Market · about 11 milesConfirmedEvery week
- Sat7NovInns Cross MarketRear car park of Inns Cross shops, 75 Saintfield Road, Newtownbreda · about 12 milesConfirmedFood & farmers
- Sat7NovThe Gobbins Festive Craft FairThe Gobbins Visitor Centre, 68 Middle Road · about 9 milesConfirmedChristmas
Wednesday mornings in the Asda car park, Castle Square
Bangor Market trades every Wednesday from 8am to 1pm in the Asda car park at Castle Square, BT20 4SP. Stalls sell local fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, and seasonal plants and shrubs.
The council says the market has been a Bangor tradition for over 100 years. Come early for the best choice of fish. Part of the car park is taken by stalls, so drivers park further back.
Getting a pitch from the Ards and North Down licensing team
The Wednesday market has no online booking. Contact the council's Environmental Health and Regulatory Services team on 0300 013 3333 or [email protected] and ask about a pitch, the fee and the paperwork. The same team handles street trading licences.
Seafront and festival pitches go through the council's ANDBC Trading Application form on the Visit Ards and North Down site. Tick the events you want. It closes in mid-March, and Bangor traders and AND Food Network members are picked first.
- 2026 fees: Sea Bangor craft stall £200, food truck £320, plus VAT
- Insurance: £10m public liability and £10m employers' liability
- Send no money until your pitch is confirmed
- Chilli Festival food stalls: separate call each summer, low capped fee
- Christmas market traders apply through Market Place's website
Sea Bangor at Eisenhower Pier and Taste AND at the Castle
Sea Bangor takes over Eisenhower Pier car park on Quay Street over a weekend in late May. Stalls and food sit beside boat trips, rowing races and a funfair, with a quiet hour before noon.
On the last weekend of September, Taste Ards and North Down brings over 30 local producers to the West Lawn and City Hall forecourt at Bangor Castle, 11am to 5pm. Admission is free. The Chilli Festival fills the walled garden next door.
Christmas in Castle Park and the Marine Gardens
Christmas in the City comes on a late-November weekend, with hot food stalls and a bar in the Bangor Castle grounds. The North Down Museum opens its Made in AND pop-up shop, selling gifts from more than 20 local makers.
In early December, Market Place, the team behind the Belfast Christmas Market, runs a three-day Bangor Christmas Market in the Marine Gardens on the waterfront. It opens Friday to Sunday, with shorter hours on the Sunday.
Pop-ups in Bangor halls, and Holywood and Donaghadee
Market Fresh, run by Sharon Regan, has held artisan markets with 40 or more stalls at St Comgall's Parish Centre on Brunswick Road. The Old Market House at 77 Main Street, built in 1780, has hosted an autumn artisan market.
Holywood's May Day puts stalls along High Street by the maypole on the May bank holiday Monday, 10am to 4pm. Donaghadee holds an evening Christmas market by its community centre in early December, when Santa usually lands by RNLI lifeboat.
Train to Abbey Street, and markets down the A21
Trains from Belfast Grand Central to Bangor station on Abbey Street usually run every half hour and stop at Holywood. Castle Square is a short walk downhill. Council pay-and-display car parks include Upper Court Street and West Street.
- Newtownards, about 15 minutes: Conway Square every Saturday, 8am–3pm
- Comber, about 20 minutes: farmers' market, first Thursday of the month
- Portaferry, about 50 minutes: Market on the Square, first Saturday
- Belfast, about 30 minutes: St George's Market, Friday to Sunday
Who to ask for a pitch
- Ards and North Down Borough Council – Environmental Health and Regulatory ServicesPitches at the Wednesday Bangor Market and street trading licences.website · email · 0300 013 3333
- Visit Ards and North Down – tourism events tradingMay Day in Holywood, Sea Bangor and other council events, through the ANDBC Trading Application form; applications usually close in mid-March.website
- Market PlaceRuns the Bangor Christmas Market in the Marine Gardens; traders apply through a trader account on its site.website
- Ards and North Down Borough Council – Food and Drink Development (Tourism)Calls for food producers at the Chilli Festival in the Bangor walled garden, usually open in early summer.website · email · 07484 471779
Where markets happen in Bangor
- Asda car park, Castle SquareBangor Market every Wednesday morning, on the old Market Square.Castle Square, Bangor, BT20 4SP
- Bangor Castle, Castle Park and the walled gardenTaste Ards and North Down and the Chilli Festival in late September; Christmas in the City food stalls.Castle Park, off Valentine Road, Bangor, BT20 4BT
- North Down MuseumThe Made in AND pop-up Christmas shop and twilight shopping evening.City Hall, Castle Park Avenue, Bangor, BT20 4BT
- Marine GardensMarket Place's three-day Bangor Christmas Market on an early-December weekend.Bangor waterfront, by Quay Street
- Eisenhower Pier and Quay StreetSea Bangor food trucks, artisan stalls and craft marquee in late May.Quay Street, Bangor seafront
- The Old Market HouseThe 1780 market house; artisan markets on European Heritage Open Days.77 Main Street, Bangor
- St Comgall's Parish CentreMarket Fresh artisan markets.Brunswick Road, Bangor
- Holywood High Street and the maypoleMay Day stalls and the Christmas lights switch-on stalls.High Street, Holywood
- Holywood Old SchoolThe Holywood Record Fair, a few times a year.92 Church Road, Holywood, BT18 9BX
Questions about markets in Bangor
What day is Bangor market?
Bangor Market is every Wednesday, 8am to 1pm, in the Asda car park at Castle Square. Stalls sell fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, and seasonal plants and shrubs.
How do I get a stall at Bangor market?
Contact Ards and North Down Borough Council's Environmental Health and Regulatory Services team on 0300 013 3333 or [email protected]. They handle pitches at the Wednesday market and street trading licences.
Bangor Christmas market dates
Market Place runs the Bangor Christmas Market over a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in early December, in the Marine Gardens on the waterfront. The council's Christmas in the City weekend, with food stalls at Bangor Castle, comes first, in late November.
How do I get a stall at Sea Bangor or Holywood May Day?
Use the ANDBC Trading Application form on the Visit Ards and North Down site and tick the event. It closes in mid-March. You need £10 million public and employers' liability insurance, and you pay only once your pitch is confirmed.
When is Taste Ards and North Down at Bangor Castle?
Usually on the last weekend of September, 11am to 5pm, on the West Lawn and City Hall forecourt at Bangor Castle. Over 30 local food and drink producers take part, and the council lists free admission.
Is there a Christmas market in Donaghadee?
Yes. Donaghadee usually holds an evening Christmas market in early December beside the community centre, with about 25 stalls. Santa usually arrives by RNLI lifeboat.