- Every Saturday
- William & James Street
- Spring Market in May
- Council: 03000 132 132
Cookstown's street market trades every Saturday down the middle of the main street, along part of William Street and James Street. In May, the International Spring Market fills William Street for a weekend.
Selling in Cookstown
- Who to askMid Ulster District Council, 03000 132 132
- WhereCouncil office, Burn Road, Cookstown BT80 8DT, weekdays 9am–5pm
- HowNo online form for the Saturday market; phone or call in
- Street licence£215 a year, or £58 temporary
- Craft fairsBurnavon 028 8676 9949; Royal Hotel 028 8676 2224
Coming up
In Cookstown
- Sat7NovCraft Fair at Cookstown Baptist ChurchCookstown Baptist Church, Burn RoadConfirmedSchool & church fair
- Sat14NovCraft Fair at Gortalowry HouseGortalowry House, 94 Church StreetConfirmedMakers & craft
- Sat14NovCraft Fayre at Cookstown Orange HallCookstown Orange Hall, 34a Fairhill Road, BT80 8AGConfirmedMakers & craft
- Sun22NovPomeroy Christmas FairPomeroyConfirmedChristmas
- Thu26NovThe Royal Hotel Christmas Craft Fair / Christmas MarketThe Royal HotelConfirmedChristmas
- Sat28NovBurnavon Winter Craft & Food FairThe BurnavonLikelyChristmas
And 2 more in the app.
Every week and every month
Within about 15 miles
- Sat21NovMagherafelt Speciality MarketMarket Yard, 56 Rainey Street · about 10 milesConfirmedFood & farmers
- Sat21NovDungannon Craft FayreDungannon · about 10 milesConfirmedMakers & craft
- Sat21NovDrumglass Parish Craft FayreDrumglass Parish · about 10 milesConfirmedChristmas
- Sat28NovMagherafelt High School Christmas Craft FairMagherafelt High School · about 9 milesConfirmedChristmas
Saturday stalls on William Street and James Street
The weekly market is a general market of local traders, set up in the centre of the road with shoppers and traffic passing on either side. Mid Ulster District Council looks after the town centre where it trades.
The council does not publish set hours. Stalls trade from the morning into the afternoon, so come before lunch for the full choice, or phone 03000 132 132 to check.
Asking Mid Ulster Council for a Saturday pitch
There is no online form. Phone the council or call at its office on Burn Road (BT80 8DT), weekdays 9am to 5pm, and ask whether a regular or a casual pitch is free and what it costs.
Trading on your own in a Mid Ulster street needs the council's licence: £215 a year for a fixed or mobile pitch, or £58 for a temporary one. You can hold five temporary licences a year.
Have ready an AccessNI basic check, gas and electrical safety certificates for any equipment, and proof of food registration if you sell food.
The International Spring Market on William Street
The council brings the International Spring Market, once called the Continental Market, to William Street over a Saturday and Sunday in May. It opens 10am to 8pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday.
Traders come from across Europe and beyond, with street food, crafts and music. William Street closes from Friday evening to Sunday night, so park in the Loy Street, Orritor Street or Burn Road car parks.
Market days a short drive from Cookstown
- Dungannon, 20 minutes south: The Space, Market Square, Thursday to Saturday, 9am–4pm
- Magherafelt, 20 minutes north: Speciality Market in the Market Yard, Rainey Street
- Moneymore, 10 minutes: Springhill flea market in September
A street laid out for a market
Charles I granted Alan Cooke the right to hold a market here in 1628. In 1734 the Stewarts of Killymoon planned the new town along one street about 135 feet wide, which is why the stalls fit down its middle today.
Who to ask for a pitch
- Mid Ulster District CouncilPitches on the Saturday street market, and street trading licences through the Environmental Health Service.website · 03000 132 132
- The Royal Hotel CookstownStalls at the hotel's Christmas craft evening in late November.website · 028 8676 2224
- The BurnavonStands at the Winter Craft and Food Fair.028 8676 9949
- Friends of SpringhillVintage and handmade stalls at the September flea market at Springhill.website · 028 8674 8210
Where markets happen in Cookstown
- William Street and James StreetThe weekly Saturday street market, the International Spring Market in May and the Christmas lights switch-on in late November.Cookstown town centre
- The BurnavonThe Winter Craft and Food Fair on the Saturday of the lights switch-on weekend.Burn Road, Cookstown, BT80 8DN
- The Royal HotelA Christmas craft evening on a Thursday in late November.Cookstown, BT80 8NG
- Springhill (National Trust)The Friends of Springhill Vintage Flea Market and Autumn Book Fair in mid-September.20 Springhill Road, Moneymore, BT45 7NQ
- Lissan HouseHandmade, antique and vintage fairs on Sundays in late spring and early summer.Drumgrass Road, north of Cookstown
- Cookstown Baptist Church and Cookstown Orange HallChurch and hall craft fairs in early and mid-November.Burn Road and 34a Fairhill Road, Cookstown
Questions about markets in Cookstown
What day is Cookstown market?
Cookstown's street market trades on Saturday, along part of William Street and James Street. It is a general market of local traders. The council does not publish set hours, so phone 03000 132 132 if you are travelling far.
When is the Cookstown Continental Market?
Now called the International Spring Market, it comes to William Street over a Saturday and Sunday in May: 10am to 8pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday. William Street closes to traffic for the weekend.
Cookstown Christmas market
Cookstown's Christmas weekend centres on the lights switch-on in late November. On the Saturday of that weekend, the Burnavon holds its Winter Craft and Food Fair, 10am to 5pm, with no charge to get in. Church and hall craft fairs run through November.
How do I get a stall at the Saturday market in Cookstown?
Phone Mid Ulster District Council on 03000 132 132, or call at its Burn Road office. There is no online form. To sell on your own in a street, you need a council licence: £215 a year or £58 temporary.
Why is the main street in Cookstown so wide?
The Stewart family planned the new town in 1734 around one street about 135 feet wide. That street still holds the Saturday market and the May Spring Market.
When is the Springhill flea market?
The Vintage Flea Market and Autumn Book Fair at Springhill, Moneymore, is on a mid-September Saturday, 11am to 5pm, during Heritage Open Days. Springhill is about 10 minutes from Cookstown. Bring cash.