Markets in Bruges
Bruges has two big weekly markets: food and flowers on the Markt on Wednesday morning, and the general market at 't Zand on Saturday morning. Fresh fish is sold at the Fish Market from Wednesday to Saturday, and crafts stalls and a weekend flea market line the Fish Market and the Dijver from mid-March to mid-November. The Christmas markets on the Markt and Simon Stevinplein run from 20 November to 3 January.
Last updated: 21 October 2026
This week at a glance
Weekly markets, by day of the week. Tap a market for details.
Seasonal and occasional
Wednesday Market on the Markt Medium · the weekly food market in the shadow of the Belfry
📍 Markt, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: 20 min on foot from the station; buses 1 and 2 to 't Zand, then 8 min
- 🕗 Hours: Wed 08:00–14:00
- 🛍️ What's sold: Fresh food and flowers
- 💡 Tips: Come before 11:00 for the best choice; the stalls are gone by early afternoon.
- 🚶 On foot from Market Square (Markt): 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Market Square (Markt)
Saturday Market at 't Zand Large · the biggest weekly market in the centre, on the large square and the streets around it
📍 't Zand, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: Bus stop 't Zand (all lines); 12 min on foot from the station
- 🕗 Hours: Sat 08:00–13:30
- 🛍️ What's sold: Food, clothes and general goods
- 💡 Tips: Mostly locals; handy for picnic food on the way to the station.
- 🚶 On foot from Smedenpoort (Blacksmiths’ Gate): 🚶 0.4 km · 6 min walk · Smedenpoort (Blacksmiths’ Gate)
Fish Market (Vismarkt) Small · under the 1820 classical colonnade, the oldest preserved fish market in Belgium
📍 Vismarkt, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: Bus stop Dijver; 3 min from the Burg
- 🕗 Hours: Wed–Sat 08:00–13:30
- 🛍️ What's sold: Fresh North Sea fish and shellfish
- 💡 Tips: Fish is sold in the morning only; the colonnade is worth a look even when you do not buy.
- 🚶 On foot from Wollestraat & Hoogstraat: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Wollestraat & Hoogstraat
Crafts Market at the Fish Market Small · souvenir and craft stalls in the colonnade next to the Rozenhoedkaai
📍 Vismarkt, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: Bus stop Dijver; 3 min from the Burg
- 🕗 Hours: Daily 09:30–17:00 (15 March–15 November) · 10:00–16:00 (16 November–14 March)
- 🛍️ What's sold: Home-made art and craft products
- 💡 Tips: Quieter in the early morning; the Rozenhoedkaai view is two minutes away.
- 🚶 On foot from Wollestraat & Hoogstraat: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Wollestraat & Hoogstraat
Dijver Flea Market Small · a row of stalls under the trees along the canal
📍 Dijver, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: Bus stop Dijver; between the Groeninge Museum and the Rozenhoedkaai
- 🕗 Hours: Sat, Sun, bridge days and public holidays 10:00–18:00 · 15 March to 15 November · also Fridays June–September
- 🛍️ What's sold: Antiques, bric-a-brac and handmade crafts
- 💡 Tips: Prices are for tourists: haggle politely. The market stops after 15 November and returns on 15 March.
- 🚶 On foot from Groeningemuseum: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Groeningemuseum
Christmas Market on the Markt Large · Bruges' main Christmas market, part of Winter Glow, with the lit-up Belfry behind it
📍 Markt, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: 20 min on foot from the station
- 🕗 Hours: Sun–Thu 11:00–20:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–21:00 · 20 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 (some stalls until 22:00)
- 🛍️ What's sold: Gifts, Christmas decorations, mulled wine and winter treats
- 💡 Tips: Very busy on Friday and Saturday evenings; weekday afternoons are calmer.
- 🚶 On foot from Market Square (Markt): 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Market Square (Markt)
Christmas Market, Simon Stevinplein Small · the second, smaller Christmas market, a few steps from the Markt
📍 Simon Stevinplein, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: 3 min on foot from the Markt
- 🕗 Hours: Sun–Thu 11:00–20:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–21:00 · 20 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 (some stalls until 22:00)
- 🛍️ What's sold: Gifts, local crafts, mulled wine and winter treats
- 💡 Tips: A good place to escape the crowd on the Markt.
- 🚶 On foot from Steenstraat & Zuidzandstraat: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Steenstraat & Zuidzandstraat
Handmade in Brugge MAKERSmarkt Small · a three-day indoor makers' market in the City Halls, free to enter
📍 Jan Garemijnzaal, Markt 7, 8000 Brugge · Map
- 🚇 Getting there: On the Markt
- 🕗 Hours: Fri 18 Dec 16:00–20:00 · Sat 19 and Sun 20 Dec 11:00–18:00 (2026)
- 🛍️ What's sold: Handmade gifts and local produce from Bruges makers
- 💡 Tips: Good for a Bruges-made gift; combine it with the Christmas market outside.
- 🚶 On foot from Market Square (Markt): 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Market Square (Markt)
Not a market (anymore)
- Mornings: the weekly markets close at 13:30 or 14:00; come before noon.
- Sunday market: the general Sunday market at the Veemarkt in Sint-Michiels is outside the ring canal and left out.
- Zandfeesten: Bruges's big antiques and bric-a-brac fair on 't Zand is held on a few Sundays a year (the 2027 dates are not published yet); it is not a regular market.
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