Market in Oostende 2026

In Ostend there is a market almost every day. The largest is the Thursday market on the Wapenplein, the Groentemarkt and the Mijnplein in the centre; on Saturday there is another market on the Wapenplein and the Groentemarkt.

What can you expect at the market in Ostend?

• Wednesday: every other week a farmers' market on the Mariakerkeplein in Mariakerke, from 2pm to 6pm, with vegetables, fruit, bread, dairy, meat, fish and more straight from the producer.
• Thursday: large weekly market from 6am to 1pm. The Wapenplein has mainly non-food, the Groentemarkt food (no fish) and the Mijnplein all kinds of goods.
• Friday: market on the Sint-Antoniusplein in the Lighthouse district, from 7am to 1pm.
• Saturday: market on the Wapenplein and the Groentemarkt, from 6am to 1pm, with all kinds of goods except fish.
• Sunday: flower market on the Wapenplein, from 6am to 1pm, with flowers and ornamental plants.
• Combine it: the Wapenplein is in the centre, a few minutes' walk from the promenade and the beach.

Practical information

From 1 October until the start of the Easter holidays, the Thursday, Saturday and Sunday markets start an hour later, at 7am. There is no market on 25 December and 1 January. During the Oktoberfoor fair the market temporarily moves to the Vindictivelaan. The flower market is also held on public holidays that do not fall on a Thursday or Saturday. More information from the city of Ostend: Thursday market, Friday market, Saturday market, flower market and farmers' market.