Markets in Arucas
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Arucas has three markets serving the town and the farming communities of northern Gran Canaria: one covered municipal market and two outdoor street markets. Saturday is the day all three trade, and the usual hours across them are 9am to 2pm, so this is a morning out rather than an afternoon one. One of the three also opens Monday to Friday, so there is somewhere to shop midweek. For the wider island, see the province page.
Weekly Market Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None |
Monday1market
- MunicipalArucas Agricultural Market
Tuesday1market
- MunicipalArucas Agricultural Market
Wednesday1market
- MunicipalArucas Agricultural Market
Thursday1market
- MunicipalArucas Agricultural Market
Friday1market
- MunicipalArucas Agricultural Market
Saturday3markets
- MunicipalArucas Agricultural Market
- StreetArucas Fortnightly Farmers Market
- StreetArucas Saturday Market
SundayNo markets
Where to stay in Arucas
Arucas is a small town, so your best bet is staying in Arucas Town Centre, where you'll be within easy walking distance of the main market square and the covered municipal market. For more options and easy transport links, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is just 15 minutes away and makes a practical base if you're combining the Arucas markets with wider island exploring.
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Municipal markets in Arucas
The town's covered mercado is an agricultural market stocked from farms in the surrounding valley, with fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts and dried fruits, and flowers and plants on the stalls. Being indoors makes it the dependable option when the north coast weather turns, and it is the quieter of the two kinds of market here. Opening days and times are on the municipal markets page, and the official Arucas tourism website carries any changes to them.
Street markets in Arucas
Both street markets set up on a Saturday, which is why the town is at its busiest then. The larger runs 65 stalls, the biggest count in Arucas, covering fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood and cheese and dairy, with clothing and textiles, footwear and leather and jewellery alongside the food. One of the two runs fortnightly rather than every week, so check the dates before making the trip.
That Saturday timing suits a day out from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, fifteen minutes down the road, and if you are on the island on a Sunday the market in Teror is worth the short drive. Both are listed with their days on the street markets page.
What day is the market in Arucas?
Saturday is the main market day in Arucas, when all three of the town's markets trade, both street markets included. One market also opens from Monday to Friday, so there is somewhere to shop on a weekday, and the usual hours across the town are 9am to 2pm. Nothing trades on a Sunday.
Are there any markets open on a Sunday in Arucas?
No, none of the three markets in Arucas trade on a Sunday. Saturday is the day to plan around, with all three open and the largest of them setting up 65 stalls. For a Sunday market you need to look outside the town, elsewhere in the north of Gran Canaria.
How many markets are there in Arucas?
Arucas has three markets: one covered municipal market and two outdoor street markets, all of them within a small town of northern Gran Canaria. The biggest street market carries 65 stalls. They are listed by type on the street markets and municipal markets pages.
What time do the markets in Arucas open?
Markets in Arucas usually open at 9am and close at 2pm, so an early start gets you the produce stalls at their fullest. Saturday is the busiest morning, with all three trading at once, while a single market covers the rest of the week from Monday to Friday.
What can you buy at the markets in Arucas?
Fresh fruit and vegetables are the core of the markets in Arucas, alongside meat and poultry, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, bread and bakery, and nuts and dried fruits. The street markets add non-food stalls too, selling clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, flowers and plants and jewellery.