Markets
They’re jam-packed with bargains. With character. With bumper choice. Birmingham’s many markets absolutely thrive and excel. Offering fun and atmosphere into the bargain. Some are year-round fixtures offering all you want in one place. Some come and go. Farmers markets. Antique markets. And flea markets. All bustling away to a regular timetable. Whatever you’re in the market to buy, Birmingham has the market to find it in.
Side by side, our three permanent Bull Ring markets work as one to form a unique bargain-hunter’s dream. Wander from the Indoor to the Outdoor to the Rag market. And as they’re slap bang beside the Bullring, what more choice could you desire?
Bull Ring markets
It’s official. Birmingham's outdoor Bull Ring market is England’s best. Crowned No.1 for 2008 by the National Association of British Market Authorities, it’s the place for friendly chat as much as rock-bottom prices. Probably why over six million shoppers pop along every year for everything from bras to bananas to banter.
Six days a week, 140 stallholders sell while they yell their great deals. The Indoor Market is famous for its selection of fresh meats, fish and produce - no supermarket can touch it for choice, price or atmosphere. Discover oodles of goodies; sweets, lingerie, bits and bobs for your gardens or pets. You name it. They’ve got it.
Whether running up a ball gown or saying ‘curtains’ to ready-made home furnishings, nowhere beats the Rag Market. Any colour. Any design. Any length. It’s a world all material girls truly love.
- Bull Ring Open Market - 9am to 5pm every Tuesday to Saturday
- BullRing Indoor Market - 9am to 5.30pm every Monday to Saturday
New Street Farmers Market
Hand-made cheeses with funny names. Mud-covered King Edwards. And organic everything. Birmingham’s Farmers Market on New Street has it all. The first and third Wednesdays of every month see an orgy of drop-dead gorgeous fayre. Direct from those who grow it. Or turn it into delights the mass-produced world can’t rival.
- City centre Farmers Market - every first and third Wednesday of each month
Custard Factory
The bohemian Custard Factory is a discovery in itself. And its Sunday Flea is the arts and crafts fest where you discover the remarkable. Sometimes the extraordinary. And occasionally, the downright ‘I’ve not seen one of them in 20 years’. Slap bang in the middle of Birmingham’s art quarter.
- Custard Factory open 10am to 6pm every Monday to Saturday
- Custard Factory Flea Market 10am to 5pm every Saturday