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St George's Market on May Street opens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. City Hall gardens hold a five-day spring market in late May and the Christmas Market from mid-November.

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Friday, Saturday and Sunday at St George's

St George's Market stands opposite the Waterfront Hall, with doors on May Street, Oxford Street and East Bridge Street. Belfast City Council runs it, and it has its own guide on this site.

Spring and Christmas in the City Hall gardens

Market Place Europe runs both City Hall markets for the council. The International Spring Market brings about 70 traders from many countries to the gardens for five days, Thursday to Monday, in late May.

The Belfast Christmas Market usually opens in mid-November, on the day of the lights switch-on, and runs to 22 December. In August 2026 the Irish News reported plans for extra Christmas stalls at Custom House Square, outside the City Hall grounds; check before you go.

In late November, the Christmas Twilight Market fills St George's for two evenings, from about 4pm to 10pm, with more than 120 local traders.

Sunday afternoons in Writers' Square, Banana Block and Belfast Castle

Urban Events runs the Cathedral Quarter Sunday Market in Writers' Square, by St Anne's Cathedral, from 12 noon to 5pm on summer Sundays. Dates change each year, so check the council's events page.

In east Belfast, the East Block Bazaar opens at Banana Block, 310 Newtownards Road, on the last Sunday of the month, 12 noon to 4pm. Makers, growers and vintage sellers come, entry costs nothing and dogs are welcome.

Belfast Castle on the Antrim Road holds artisan markets on autumn weekends, from 11am to 4pm.

Getting a pitch at St George's, or a licence for your own market

Email the council markets team for a St George's application form. It takes applications for the goods the market needs; lately that means butchers, fruit and vegetables, organic food, cheese, baking, spices, jams and sauces.

A new Belfast business that has had council business support, has traded under two years and has no shop can test trade at St George's six times for nothing.

Running your own market or car boot sale anywhere in Belfast, even indoors or on private land, needs a council market licence. A single market of under 20 stalls costs £160 from April 2026. Allow up to four months.

Car boots and markets within half an hour

Nutts Corner Sunday Market, on the Moira Road near Crumlin, is about 25 minutes west. It has hundreds of stalls and car boot pitches; listings give 7am to 4pm.

Carrickfergus has a Thursday market at Joymount, about 25 minutes north-east. Bangor's Wednesday market sets up at Castle Square, and Comber's farmers' market runs on the first Thursday of the month in the Square.

Four hundred years of Belfast market rights

James I granted Belfast the right to hold markets in the early 1600s, and those rights now belong to the city council. That is why every market in the city needs a council licence.

The council built St George's between 1890 and 1896 and reopened it in 1999 after restoration.

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Questions about markets in Belfast

What days is St George's Market open?

St George's Market opens on Friday 8am–2pm, Saturday 9am–3pm and Sunday 10am–3pm. Friday has fresh food and general goods, Saturday food and craft, and Sunday crafts, art and antiques. Times can change on bank holidays.

Is there a market in Belfast on a Sunday?

Yes. St George's Market opens every Sunday, 10am–3pm. The East Block Bazaar opens at Banana Block on the last Sunday of the month, and the Cathedral Quarter Sunday Market runs in Writers' Square on summer Sundays from 12 noon to 5pm.

Belfast Christmas market dates

The Belfast Christmas Market at City Hall usually opens in mid-November, on the day of the lights switch-on, and closes on 22 December. The Christmas Twilight Market runs for two evenings at St George's in late November. The live dates on this page come from the organisers.

Is there a car boot sale in Belfast?

Yes, but check before you go. Directories list a Sunday-morning car boot at Connswater Retail Park and church-hall car boots at Willowfield Church Halls, Woodstock Road, and St Molua's, Newtownards Road. Nutts Corner, about 25 minutes away, has hundreds of stalls every Sunday. Every Belfast car boot needs a council market licence.

How do I get a stall at St George's Market?

Email [email protected] for an application form. The council looks for the kinds of goods the market is short of, such as butchers, fruit and vegetables, cheese and baking. New Belfast businesses with council business support can test trade there six times for nothing.

Do I need a licence to run a car boot sale in Belfast?

Yes. Any market or car boot sale in Belfast, even indoors or on private land, needs a council market licence. A single sale of under 20 stalls costs £160 from April 2026. Allow up to four months and phone 028 9032 0202.

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