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Small things, good stories

The bits of Spain guidebooks miss.

Village night markets, free summer concerts, local food rituals and welcoming little events worth leaving the resort for.

What earns the star?

Local enough to feel special. Easy enough to actually go.

We favour human-scale happenings with a sense of place: free or good-value, easy to join, and interesting even if your Spanish is still a work in progress.

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Alaior Night Market OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Alaior Night Market

Alaior's summer evening street market with craft, artisan food and gift stalls in the town centre. A relaxed open-air br

Alaior
Gran Canaria OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Arguineguín Tuesday Street Market

Every Tuesday morning the fishing town of Arguineguín fills with hundreds of stalls selling fresh local produce, handicr

Mogán
Lanzarote OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Arrecife Tourist & Artisan Market

Every Saturday morning the old town fills with stalls of Lanzarote crafts and local farm produce around Plaza de Las Pal

Arrecife
Costa Blanca ↻Regular
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Benijófar Weekly Street Market

A small, friendly local street market held every Tuesday morning in the village, with stalls selling fresh fruit and veg

Benijófar
Mallorca ↻Regular
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Can Picafort Weekly Market

A lively seaside street market in the resort of Can Picafort selling local produce, leather goods, clothing, ceramics an

Santa Margalida
Es Mercadal Summer Night Market OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Es Mercadal Summer Night Market

A lively open-air night market filling the historic streets of Es Mercadal every Thursday evening through the summer, wi

Es Mercadal
Mallorca OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Sóller Saturday Market

A picturesque weekly market spilling across the main square and side streets of this Tramuntana-valley town, with stalls

Sóller
Teguise Sunday Market ↻Regular
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Teguise Sunday Market

One of the largest weekly markets in the Canary Islands, with 400+ stalls of Canarian crafts, clothing, local produce, g

Teguise
Costa del Azahar OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Torrenostra Summer Night Market

A relaxed Friday-afternoon-into-evening market in the palm grove by the Torrenostra beach, with around 70 stalls selling

Torreblanca
Traditions Market of La Oliva OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Traditions Market of La Oliva

A twice-weekly local-produce and traditions market in the old town of La Oliva, with kilometre-zero produce, aloe vera,

La Oliva
Gáldar Agricultural Market OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Gáldar Agricultural Market

A relaxed biweekly Sunday farmers' market in the historic Plaza de Santiago, where Gran Canaria producers sell seasonal

Gáldar
Gran Canaria OnNow
Markets Local Gem English-friendly Free

Puerto de Mogán Friday Market

The best-known weekly market in southern Gran Canaria, held every Friday morning through the canal-laced 'Little Venice'

Mogán
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