- Summer Jamm in June
- Switch-on market
- Angling Fair in spring
- Trader Select List
Strabane's market days come with its festivals: an artisan market at Summer Jamm on a Saturday in early June, and a Christmas market on Railway Street on switch-on Saturday in late November.
Selling in Strabane
- Who to askDerry City and Strabane District Council, 028 7125 3253
- HowJoin the council's Trader Select List with the short form on its markets page
- Who comes firstBusinesses in the council area, where products overlap
- FoodHygiene rating of 4 or more; no single-use plastics
- CostSome events add a service or sustainability fee
Coming up
In Strabane
- Sat21NovStrabane Christmas Lights Switch On marketStrabane town centreConfirmedChristmas
- Sat28NovCastlederg High School PTA Christmas MarketCastlederg High SchoolLikelyChristmas
- Sun29NovStudio 1 Artisan Craft Market (Christmas)The Den, Railway StreetLikelyChristmas
- Sun29NovNewtownstewart Festival of Lights Christmas Craft VillageMain Street, Newtownstewart BT78 4AA (2024 craft market held in Newtownstewart Centre 2000)LikelyChristmas
- Fri11DecFestive Tractor Run & Craft Fair at BreadyBready Cricket Club, 7 Mason Road, MagheramasonLikelyChristmas
- Sat24AprNorth West Angling FairMelvin Sports Complex, Melvin RoadConfirmedMakers & craft
And 3 more in the app.
Within about 15 miles
- Sat7NovClaudy Christmas Food & Craft FayreCumber House, Claudy · about 14 milesConfirmedChristmas
- Fri13NovGuildhall Craft FairThe Guildhall (+ Whittaker Suite food fair) · about 13 milesConfirmedMakers & craft
- Sun22NovEbrington Hotel Christmas Market (Fine & Dandy)The Ebrington Hotel, 49 Ebrington Square · about 13 milesConfirmedChristmas
- Wed2DecCathedral Quarter Christmas Market (Pump Street)Pump Street, Cathedral Quarter · about 13 milesConfirmedChristmas
Summer Jamm's artisan market on Castle Place
Strabane Summer Jamm is a Saturday in early June, a one-day festival in 2026, running from noon until late. Its Artisan Homegrown Market was new in 2026, run with Studio One.
Local makers and food producers set up on Castle Place, with demonstrations of willow weaving, bodhrán making, green wood working and pottery, and traditional music.
Switch-on Saturday on Railway Street
On a Saturday in late November, the council holds the Strabane Christmas lights switch-on. A Christmas Community Market on Railway Street sells handmade gifts, decorations and seasonal treats from about noon, and Santa switches on the lights at 5pm.
Studio 1 Craft Collective has run an Artisan Craft Market around the start of December. It moved to The Den while the Alley Theatre is closed for repairs.
Angling in March, apples and pumpkins in October
- North West Angling Fair: two days in late March, Melvin Sports Complex.
- Fulton's Pumpkin Patch, Artigarvan: October weekends with market stalls.
- Castlederg Apple Fair: late October on the Diamond, with craft and food stalls.
- Castlederg High School PTA Christmas market: a late-November Saturday.
- Newtownstewart Festival of Lights: Main Street craft village, a late-November Sunday, fireworks after.
- Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason: festive tractor run and craft fair, mid-December.
No weekly market, and what happened to the Butcher Street one
Strabane has no weekly or monthly street market at present. A council food and craft market ran on the last Friday of the month from 2017, latterly in the Butcher Street car park, but we have found no sign of it since 2019.
A public realm scheme started in 2026 on Abercorn Square, Market Street and nearby streets. No market for the new square has been announced. In the 1800s Strabane traded corn, pork and brown linen on Tuesdays.
Getting a stall at a Derry and Strabane council event
Join the council's Trader Select List on its markets page; the council then tells you when calls for traders open. Joining does not promise a stall, and some events need a separate application.
Food should use local produce where possible, and crafts should be handmade with no political messages. For street trading alone, ask the Licensing team on 028 7125 3253; the designated street list is under review.
For village fairs, contact the committee, school or farm. Fulton's Pumpkin Patch has taken stall bookings online for single weekends or all of them.
The 273 bus, the Lifford Bridge and town car parks
Goldline 273 buses run from Belfast through Dungannon and Omagh to Strabane, then on to Derry, about once an hour in the daytime. Shoppers from Donegal come over the Lifford Bridge in a few minutes.
The council car parks at Butcher Street and Railway Street are paid in the daytime from Monday to Saturday.
Who to ask for a pitch
- Derry City and Strabane District Council – Trader Select ListSign up to hear about calls for traders at council markets such as Summer Jamm and the Christmas switch-on.website · 028 7125 3253
- Derry City and Strabane District Council – street trading licencesStationary, mobile and temporary street trading licences; ask the Licensing team for the current fees and designated streets.website · 028 7125 3253
- Studio 1 Craft Collective CICRuns the Artisan Craft Market in late November or early December; makers apply in the autumn.website
- Fulton's Pumpkin Patch, ArtigarvanStall bookings for the October pumpkin patch weekends.07817 593357
Where markets happen in Strabane
- Castle Place and Castle StreetThe council's Summer Jamm Artisan Homegrown Market on a Saturday in early June (new in 2026).Strabane town centre
- Railway StreetThe Christmas Community Market and main stage on the Saturday of the lights switch-on in late November.Railway Street, Strabane, BT82 8EF
- Melvin Sports ComplexThe North West Angling Fair, a two-day council event in late March.Melvin Road, Strabane, BT82 9PP
- Alley TheatreStudio 1's Artisan Craft Market and the first council monthly market; closed for repairs, with the council expecting to reopen in 2027.1A Railway Street, Strabane
- Fulton's Pumpkin PatchPumpkin patch, spook trail and market stalls on October weekends.121 Berryhill Road, Artigarvan, BT82 0JS
- The Diamond, CastledergThe Castlederg Apple Fair in late October.Castlederg town centre
- Main Street, NewtownstewartThe Festival of Lights Christmas craft village on a Sunday around the end of November.Main Street, Newtownstewart, BT78 4AA
- Bready Cricket ClubAn evening festive tractor run and craft fair in mid-December.7 Mason Road, Magheramason
Questions about markets in Strabane
Is there a weekly market in Strabane?
Not at present. A council food and craft market ran on the last Friday of the month from 2017, but we have found no sign of it since 2019. Today Strabane's markets come with festivals, such as Summer Jamm in June and the Christmas lights switch-on.
Strabane Christmas market
On switch-on Saturday in late November, the council holds a Christmas Community Market on Railway Street, with handmade gifts and seasonal treats, and the lights go on at 5pm. Studio 1 Craft Collective has also held an Artisan Craft Market around the start of December.
When is Strabane Summer Jamm?
On a Saturday in early June; in 2026 it was a one-day festival from noon until late. Its Artisan Homegrown Market, new in 2026 and run with Studio One, brings local makers and food producers to Castle Place.
How do I get a stall at a Strabane council market?
Join Derry City and Strabane District Council's Trader Select List on its markets page, and the council will tell you when applications open. Local businesses come first where products overlap, and food traders need a hygiene rating of 4 or more.
When is the Castlederg Apple Fair?
In late October, on the Diamond in Castlederg, run by the Castlederg Community Events Committee. In recent years it has run over two days, with craft and food stalls.
When is the Newtownstewart Festival of Lights?
On a Sunday at the end of November, from about 1pm. Main Street in Newtownstewart becomes a Christmas craft village, and the day ends with a toy tractor run and fireworks over the Abercorn Bridge. It is about 15 minutes south of Strabane on the A5.
Strabane Angling Fair dates
The North West Angling Fair is a two-day council event at the Melvin Sports Complex, held on the last weekend of March in 2026.