Calypso Thursday Market

Calypso Thursday Market sets up every Thursday from 9am to 2pm in Urbanización Calypso, Mijas Costa, one of the markets in Las Lagunas de Mijas. Fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and clothing fill the stalls, and the whole thing packs away by early afternoon. If Thursday does not suit, the other street markets in Las Lagunas de Mijas run on different days.

What you'll find at Calypso Thursday Market

Fresh food is the backbone of it: fruit and vegetable stalls, meat and poultry, fish and seafood. Clothing and textile stalls take up the rest, which makes this a weekly shop for people living nearby rather than a souvenir stop.

How to get to Calypso Thursday Market

The stalls fill Urbanización Calypso on the Mijas Costa side of town. Mijas publishes its market days on the official Mijas tourism page, worth a check before you travel, and Málaga province has plenty more.

Where to stay in Las Lagunas de Mijas

Staying in Las Lagunas de Mijas puts you a few minutes from the stalls on a Thursday morning. If you would rather be on the sea, Mijas Costa is a short drive away.

What day is Calypso Thursday Market?

Calypso Thursday Market runs every Thursday from 9am to 2pm, week in and week out. The stalls set up in Urbanización Calypso on Mijas Costa and pack away by early afternoon, so arrive in the morning to catch the fruit, vegetable, meat and fish traders.

What can you buy at Calypso Thursday Market?

Calypso Thursday Market sells fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, and clothing and textiles. It is a general weekly market rather than a food hall, so the grocery stalls and the clothing rails trade side by side across the same Thursday morning.

Is Calypso Thursday Market indoors or outdoors?

Calypso Thursday Market is entirely outdoors, trading in the open at Urbanización Calypso, Mijas Costa, from 9am to 2pm on Thursdays. There is no covered hall to duck into, so dress for the weather on the day and shop early in the summer months.