Markets in Valencia Province

Valencia province has 276 markets across 86 towns, and unlike most of Spain the busiest day here is not the weekend. Thursday tops the week with 111 markets trading, with Saturday just behind on 109 and Friday on 103. Sunday is the outlier in the other direction: 40 markets, well under half the weekday figure.

The practical reading of that is you can plan a market on any weekday in this province without checking first, and it is the Sunday you need to look up. Most trade from 9am to 2pm, so a market is a morning errand rather than something to fit in after lunch.

22 of the 276 have no confirmed trading day in our records. Where a market's own page shows no day, it means the day has not been confirmed, not that the market trades every day.

Which towns have the most markets

Valencia city dominates, with 45 markets, about one in six of the province's total. After that the counts fall away sharply and stay flat: L'Alcúdia, Cullera and Gandia have 6 apiece, then Sedaví, Mislata, Daimús, Quart de Poblet, La Pobla de Farnals and Puçol on 5 each. Several of those are ordinary suburbs in the Valencia metropolitan belt rather than destinations, which is why the coast and the city carry the names most people recognise.

Halls and street markets

213 of the 276 are street markets and 63 are municipal halls, a little over three to one. That is a higher share of covered halls than most Spanish provinces, and it is worth knowing because a hall trades most mornings of the week while a mercadillo sets up on its one day and is cleared away the same afternoon.

Beyond the province

Valencia sits alongside Alicante and Castellón in the Valencian Community region page, which is the place to start if you have not settled on a province yet.

What is the busiest market day in Valencia province?

Thursday is the busiest market day in Valencia province, with 111 of the 276 markets trading. Saturday follows on 109 and Friday on 103, then Wednesday on 95, Tuesday on 90 and Monday on 83. Sunday is by far the quietest at 40.

How many markets are there in Valencia province?

Valencia province has 276 markets spread across 86 towns, 213 of them open-air mercadillos and 63 municipal halls. Valencia city holds 45 of them on its own. L'Alcúdia, Cullera and Gandia have 6 each, and another six towns including Mislata and Quart de Poblet have 5.

Are markets in Valencia province open on Sundays?

Yes, 40 markets in Valencia province trade on a Sunday, though that is the thinnest day of the week by a wide margin against Thursday's 111. If a Sunday is the only morning you have free, check the individual market's page for its day before setting out rather than assuming the nearest one is on.

What time do markets in Valencia province open?

Markets in Valencia province most commonly run from 9am to 2pm, the commonest opening and closing times across all 276. For the 213 mercadillos that 2pm finish is real, since stalls are packed away rather than reopening in the afternoon. Individual times vary and each market's page carries its own.