Rubí Craft Market

Twenty stalls is a size you can walk in half an hour and still have time to talk to the people selling, which is the point of a market like this one. It runs weekly, in the open air on the paseo, with no indoor hall to duck into, so a wet Saturday or a hot August morning changes the experience. Arriving closer to 9am than to 2pm gives you the fullest line of stalls and the coolest part of the day.

The stalls cover handicrafts, jewellery, footwear and leather goods, and clothing and textiles. Expect one-off pieces and small runs, the kind of thing worth handling before you buy, from earrings and bracelets to belts, bags and shoes in leather. Bring cash, since a stall of this size may not have a card reader.

Rubí is a compact town in the Barcelona metropolitan area, so staying near the town centre puts you within easy reach of the market and local amenities. Try Town Centre for the most convenient base, or look at options in Can Vallhonesta if you prefer a quieter spot.

Staying in Barcelona and making a short trip out works just as well, since the town is well connected by train.

The market runs along Passeig Francesc Macià, 08191 Rubí, in the town centre and walkable from most of it. Rubí is on the Barcelona commuter rail network, so a visit from the city is a short train ride and a walk. Opening details are confirmed on the town council's market page, and the town's other street markets fall on different days if you want to combine two.