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Night markets and markets in Thailand

Browse food and crafts at night markets or visit floating markets beside canals. Weekend markets and daily markets need different plans.

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A narrow lane of clothing shops at Chatuchak Weekend Market
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Bangkok · Weekend market for clothing, accessories and crafts

Chatuchak Market

Chatuchak Marketตลาดนัดจตุจักร

Chatuchak is a large Bangkok weekend market where different sections feature clothing, vintage items, art, furniture and plants. The market moved here from a square in front of the Grand Palace in 1982. Today, there are also many places to eat alongside the stalls.

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Yellow mangoes for sale at Or Tor Kor Market
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Bangkok · Market for fruit, ingredients and prepared food

Or Tor Kor Market

Or Tor Kor Marketตลาด อ.ต.ก.

Or Tor Kor is a Bangkok food market operated by the Marketing Organization for Farmers. Under its roof are stalls selling fruit and vegetables, meat and seafood, dried goods and rice, as well as prepared side dishes and places to eat.

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Canal and waterside shops at Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
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Bangkok · Weekend floating market in western Bangkok

Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market

Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Marketตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม

Khlong Lat Mayom is a weekend community market along a canal in Bang Ramat, western Bangkok, with food stalls and shops selling everyday goods. The land-based market and places to eat run alongside the waterway, so you can enjoy a visit without taking a boat.

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Canal and shops lining both sides of Amphawa Floating Market
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Samut Songkhram · Weekend floating market with shops along both sides of a canal

Amphawa Floating Market

Amphawa Floating Marketตลาดน้ำอัมพวา

Amphawa is a weekend market in Samut Songkhram, with wooden houses and shops along both sides of a canal. From the arched bridge, look down at food boats moored by the water and the two market streets, then cross to continue to shops on the other side.

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Yellow train and railway between the stalls at Mae Klong Railway Market
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Samut Songkhram · Market along an active railway line

Mae Klong Railway Market

Mae Klong Railway Marketตลาดร่มหุบ

Mae Klong Railway Market is a working market beside the tracks used by trains to and from Mae Klong Station. At stalls selling pla tu fish, vegetables, fruit and curry paste, vendors respond to the train warning by folding back their awnings and moving goods away from the tracks. After the train passes, they put the awnings back and continue trading.

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Stalls and visitors at Chiang Mai Sunday Walking Street
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Chiang Mai · Sunday market from Tha Phae Gate along Ratchadamnoen Road

Sunday Market

Sunday Marketถนนคนเดินวันอาทิตย์ เชียงใหม่

Chiang Mai Sunday Walking Street stretches along Ratchadamnoen Road from Tha Phae Gate on Sunday evenings. Walk the Old City streets to browse northern Thai crafts, household goods and incense, then choose street food or fruit drinks.

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The evening scene at Wualai Saturday Market
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Chiang Mai · Saturday market on a silverworking street

Chiang Mai Walking Street (Wualai Street)

Chiang Mai Walking Street (Wualai Street)ถนนคนเดินวัวลาย

The Wua Lai Saturday Market opens on Saturday evenings on the silversmithing street south of Chiang Mai Gate. Alongside the street’s silversmiths, stalls selling lacquerware, sculpture, textiles and household pieces join the food vendors, bringing Chiang Mai crafts made from different materials together on one street.

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Shops under canopies at Chiang Mai Night Bazaar
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Chiang Mai · Night-time shopping district along Chang Khlan Road

Chiang Mai Night Bazaar

Chiang Mai Night Bazaarเชียงใหม่ไนท์บาซาร์

The Chiang Mai Night Bazaar is an evening shopping district where shops open around Chang Khlan Road. Browse clothing, traditional crafts and souvenirs, then have a meal at a nearby restaurant or café.

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Stalls at Lard Yai Sunday Market on Thalang Road, Phuket
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Phuket · Sunday market on Thalang Road in Phuket Old Town

Lard Yai Walking Street

Lard Yai Walking Streetหลาดใหญ่ ถนนคนเดินภูเก็ต

Lard Yai Sunday Market is held on Thalang Road in Phuket Old Town on Sunday evenings. Stalls selling batik, crocheted dolls and crafts, and street food line the Sino-Portuguese shophouses, bringing the old buildings and evening market together on one street.

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The white sign and outdoor area at Cicada Market
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Hua Hin · Weekend art and craft night market in Hua Hin

Cicada Market

Cicada Marketตลาดซิเคด้า

Cicada Market in Hua Hin is a weekend arts market combining creators’ crafts, original artworks, food and music spaces. It offers more than clothing and household goods: you can also see the makers’ designs and exhibits.

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Boats selling goods and travelling along the canal at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
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Ratchaburi · Morning floating market in Ratchaburi

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Damnoen Saduak Floating Marketตลาดน้ำดำเนินสะดวก

Damnoen Saduak is a floating market where boats carry fruit and food along Khlong Ton Khem. From the canal bank, watch fruit boats and noodle sellers pass, with local crafts and souvenirs in the shops behind them. The scene brings together the canal’s history as a transport route and today’s visitor market.

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Canal and boats selling goods by the water at Taling Chan Floating Market
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Bangkok · Weekend floating market in Taling Chan, Bangkok

Taling Chan Floating Market

Taling Chan Floating Marketตลาดน้ำตลิ่งชัน

Taling Chan Floating Market is a weekend market of dining rafts and land-based stalls along the canal in front of Taling Chan District Office, Bangkok. Sit by the water to eat and look around the market and canal. Nearby orchards, vegetable plots and orchid-growing traditions also shape the local landscape.

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