LOTS OF EVERYTHING
Running every Thursday throughout the year, and on the first Saturday of the month seasonally.
A vibrant hub of commercial and social activity, supporting independent small businesses and providing a place for people to meet, connect and interact.
THURSDAYS
9am-2.30pm
Hay’s main market day, with forty traders taking over the square and surrounding streets every Thursday, fifty two weeks of the year, come rain or shine.
Well supported by locals doing their weekly shop, filling bags with store cupboard staples, seasonal produce, fresh fish, local meats, Welsh cheeses, artisan breads and treats.
There is also takeaway food and barista coffee, plus a well-established flea market around the Clock Tower and a rotating group of talented makers and craftspeople in the Buttermarket Hall.
SATURDAYS
10am-4pm
The monthly Saturday markets run seasonally on the first Saturday of the month, April to October.
Championing independent and artisan businesses, the monthly market focuses on speciality foods, artisan makers, local producers, gatherers and vintage resellers.
The vibe for Saturdays is relaxed. Visitors come to shop, sample produce, and sit on the square and Castle terraces to eat, drink and soak up the weekend ambience.
The square has a focus on food, with the Buttermarket showcasing fledgling and established designer makers. The Castle Honesty Bookshop is also transformed each month into a vintage fashion, collectibles, furniture and flea market.
SPECIAL DAYS
Hay Markets hosts special events throughout the year. During the Hay Festival Winter Weekend at Hay Castle, 28 November-1 December, the square will be transformed into a two-day Winter Weekend Market, with street food, makers and a vintage market.
On the second Saturday of December we also host the Hay Christmas Fayre. The Christmas Fayre in Hay has become a destination Christmas market, growing in popularity and size since it began in 2020. The Fayre is now organised in collaboration with Hay Castle, to feature over 100 stallholders bringing a diverse array of handmade and unique festive gifts, complimented by choirs, Father Christmas for the kids and mulled wine for the adults.
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