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Limavady's main market is the Roe Valley Speciality Market in Drumceatt Square on Main Street, on Saturdays several times a year from 11am to 4pm, with a Christmas edition in early December.

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Saturdays in Drumceatt Square

The Roe Valley Speciality Market sets up in Drumceatt Square, beside the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre at 24 Main Street. It runs on Saturdays from 11am to 4pm, about six times a year between spring and Christmas.

Food stalls stand next to art, prints and handmade gifts. Entry costs nothing and dogs on a lead are welcome. The Christmas edition, in early December, is usually the biggest.

Car boots at the Workhouse and in Ballykelly

A farmers' market and car boot sale has been held at the Workhouse on Benevenagh Drive, with local produce, home baking and a poultry sale. Phone LCDI on 028 7776 5438 before you go.

Three miles west, Tamlaghtfinlagan Parish Church in Ballykelly has held an indoor sale and car boot on the last Saturday of the month. The Vale Centre at Greysteel runs a car boot every Sunday from 7.30am for buyers.

Show day at Aghanloo in July

The Limavady Show, the County Londonderry agricultural show, is held at Aghanloo just north of the town, usually on the third Saturday of July. It has outdoor trade stands and an indoor trade hall.

Stands are booked on the form at limavadyshow.co.uk, with payment by 30 June. Outdoor space costs £5 a foot of frontage, with a 10-foot minimum (£50); indoor space is £70 for 10 by 8 feet.

Christmas fairs from Main Street to Drumsurn

Applying to trade in the Roe Valley

For the Speciality Market, apply to Naturally North Coast and Glens on the Apply to Trade page at nncg.co.uk, or email [email protected]. Each market has its own form, opening two to three months ahead. You need public liability insurance.

To sell on a Limavady street alone, apply to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council at least 28 days ahead with proof of insurance. A temporary licence costs £100; phone 028 2766 0233.

The 234 bus, Main Street parking and the Danny Boy plaque

The Goldline 234 links Derry, Limavady bus station and Coleraine, where you can change for Belfast trains. The bus station is a short walk from Drumceatt Square.

Main Street car park (68 spaces) is free. Central (164 spaces) and Connell Street (110) cost 50p an hour, 8.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday.

Market days gave Limavady its best-known tune: around 1851 Jane Ross of Main Street wrote down the air that became the Londonderry Air, later Danny Boy.

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Is there a market in Limavady?

Yes. The Roe Valley Speciality Market sets up in Drumceatt Square on Main Street on Saturdays several times a year, 11am to 4pm, with local food, art and craft. The live list on this page shows the next dates.

Limavady Christmas market

The Speciality Market's Christmas edition fills Drumceatt Square on a Saturday in early December, 11am to 4pm. The Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre has run a Christmas craft market, and the Twinkle Market at the Roe Valley Resort comes in late November.

Is there a car boot sale near Limavady?

A farmers' market and car boot sale has been held at the Workhouse on Benevenagh Drive; phone LCDI on 028 7776 5438 for the next date. The Vale Centre at Greysteel runs a car boot every Sunday.

When is the Limavady Show?

Usually on the third Saturday of July at Aghanloo, just north of the town. Traders book indoor or outdoor stands on the show society's form, with payment due by 30 June.

How do I get a stall at the Roe Valley Speciality Market?

Apply to Naturally North Coast and Glens through nncg.co.uk or [email protected]. Each market has its own form, usually two to three months ahead, and you need public liability insurance.

Where was Danny Boy written down?

In Limavady. Jane Ross, who lived on Main Street, wrote down the air around 1851, and George Petrie published it in 1855. A plaque marks her house.