Cape Town markets in 2026: where to go, and on which days

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February 17, 2026

Market guide · Checked 28 September 2026

Cape Town markets in 2026: where to go, and on which days

Cape Town's markets run from a craft market on a square that was probably first used for trade in the days of the Dutch East India Company to a farmers' market that opened in a new timber barn at the V&A Waterfront in December 2025.

We checked every market below against its own website or recent press on 28 September 2026, took the trading days only from the markets' own pages, and left out any market we could not confirm.

Which market trades on which day

Trades that day
Evening or night market

Market	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Greenmarket Square	Not stated
OZCF MarketThe Wednesday night market closes in June and July	No	No	Night market	No	No	Trades	Trades
Neighbourgoods Market	No	No	No	No	No	Trades	Trades
Bay Harbour MarketStays open into the evening on Friday; also trades on public holidays	No	No	No	No	Trades	Trades	Trades
Blue Bird Garage	No	No	No	Evening market	Evening market	No	No
Cape Point VineyardsOctober to April only	No	No	No	Evening market	No	No	No
Mojo Market	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades
Time Out Market	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades	Trades

The days are the ones each market gives on its own website, checked on 28 September 2026. No official page gives the trading days of the craft market on Greenmarket Square.

Where the markets are

The map shows the eight markets in this guide, from the city centre and the V&A Waterfront to Hout Bay, Muizenberg and Noordhoek. Open the map on its own page.

Greenmarket Square OZCF Market Neighbourgoods Bay Harbour Blue Bird Garage Cape Point Vineyards Mojo Market Time Out Market

Craft marketCity centre

Greenmarket Square

The city's oldest market place

Days not statedCity centre, where Burg Street meets Shortmarket and Longmarket streets

How the square began

Greenmarket Square lies in the city centre, bounded by Shortmarket, Longmarket and Burg streets, and it has been used for trade for most of Cape Town's colonial and modern history. According to South African History Online (SAHO), the square probably took shape early on, when the Dutch East India Company (VOC) brought vegetables from its garden nearby to sell to the town's residents. Farmers and freed slaves soon followed with produce in wagons and carts, and the square became the town's vegetable market.

The Old Town House

Its most prominent building is the Old Town House. SAHO records that a Burgher Watch House was built on a lot facing the square in about 1716, and that the foundation stone of the present, more ornate building was laid in 1755 and the work completed in 1761. The building housed the Burgher Council, later served as a magistrate's court and was the city hall until 1905, and since 8 May 1917 it has held the Michaelis art collection. By 1840 most of the single-storey houses around the square had been replaced by larger residences, and around the turn of the twentieth century much of the produce trade moved to the Grand Parade opposite the City Hall. The square was declared a national monument on 17 February 1961.

A claim we could not confirm

Some visitor guides state that enslaved people were sold on the square. The SAHO entries we used do not say so, and we have not found a primary source for the claim, so we do not repeat it as fact.

The square today

The square is now pedestrianised and used by an informal craft market. In June 2026 the City of Cape Town reopened the public toilets on the square after a refurbishment costing about R3.7 million. Francine Higham, the mayoral committee member for community services and health, told CapeTowner that the heritage value of the site made the work more complex. Innocent Phiri, one of the traders, told the paper that the reopening would help the people who work there.

Before you go

Days: we found no official page that gives the craft market's trading days, so check before making a special trip. Getting there: the square is in the city centre, where Burg Street meets Shortmarket and Longmarket streets.

Farmers' marketSat, Sun and Wed night

Oranjezicht City Farm Market

In a new timber barn at the V&A Waterfront

Saturday and Sunday; Wednesday night market, closed in June and JulyCorner of Dock Road and Granger Bay Boulevard, V&A Waterfront

The market

The Oranjezicht City Farm began in 2012 as a community food garden in Oranjezicht, on the slopes above the city centre, and its market opened in 2013. The market moved to Granger Bay in 2015, and on 6 December 2025 it reopened in a purpose-built timber barn on the corner of Dock Road and Granger Bay Boulevard, a short distance from its old site, which is making way for the V&A's Granger Bay development. The market says it hosts more than 40 local farmers and 80 artisanal food traders and draws between 8,000 and 12,000 visitors each weekend. The farmers sell fresh produce, and the food traders sell prepared food to eat on site or take home. Since 2017 the market has been run independently of the farm, under a licence to use the OZCF name.

Before you go

Days (ozcf.co.za, checked 28 September 2026): Saturday and Sunday, plus a Wednesday night market that closes in June and July. Getting there: the new barn is linked to the Victoria Wharf shopping centre by a footbridge.

Food, drink and makersSat and Sun

Neighbourgoods Market

At the Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock

Saturday and Sunday, whatever the weatherOld Biscuit Mill, 373 to 375 Albert Road, Woodstock

What to expect

Neighbourgoods trades at the Old Biscuit Mill, 373 to 375 Albert Road in Woodstock, a complex of shops, studios and restaurants just east of the city centre. The mill credits the market with getting Cape Town's market scene going more than a decade ago. Its stalls combine cooked food and drink with fashion and other work by local designers and makers, and the market lists halal, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and raw food among what its traders offer.

Before you go

Days (neighbourgoodsmarket.co.za, checked 28 September 2026): Saturday and Sunday, whatever the weather. Getting there: MyCiTi route 261 stops outside the mill; on Saturdays the market takes over its car parks, and the mill sends drivers to the College of Cape Town opposite, where parking cost R20 for the day when we checked.

Harbour marketFri to Sun

Bay Harbour Market

In Hout Bay's working harbour

Friday into the evening, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay harbour

The market

Bay Harbour Market occupies a fish factory building at 31 Harbour Road, inside Hout Bay's working harbour. Traders sell art, craft, jewellery and clothing, and the food stalls range from freshly baked bread to seafood. The market publishes a monthly guide to the live music it programmes, and the September 2026 edition was on its website when we checked.

Before you go

Days (bayharbour.co.za, checked 28 September 2026): Friday, when it stays open into the evening, then Saturday and Sunday, and also on public holidays. Getting there: the market is at 31 Harbour Road, in the harbour at Hout Bay.

Evening markets in Muizenberg and Noordhoek

Evening marketThu and Fri

Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods Market

An indoor market in Muizenberg that trades into the night

Thursday and Friday evenings39 Albertyn Road, Muizenberg

What you find

Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods Market is an indoor market at 39 Albertyn Road in Muizenberg that opens late in the afternoon and trades into the night. Its website lists burgers, falafel, ribs, sushi, Ethiopian dishes and fish and chips among the food, and leather bags, ceramics, books, handmade jewellery, clothing from local designers and a vintage stall among the goods, with local beer, cider, wine and kombucha served at its Bicycle Bar. Cape Town ETC included it in its December 2025 round-up of the city's night markets.

Before you go

Days (bluebirdgarage.co.za, checked 28 September 2026): Thursday and Friday evenings. Getting there: the market is at 39 Albertyn Road, in Muizenberg.

Community marketThu, October to AprilFree entry

Cape Point Vineyards community market

A seasonal market on a wine estate in Noordhoek

Thursday evenings, October to AprilSilvermine Road, Noordhoek

The market

On the other side of the Peninsula, Cape Point Vineyards runs a community market on its wine estate on Silvermine Road in Noordhoek. The estate describes it as a weekly community market with street-food dishes, live music and its own wines, and entry is free, although pets are not allowed and visitors may not bring their own food or drink. The market is seasonal, so it is closed through the winter and reopens in October for the summer.

Before you go

Days (cpv.co.za, checked 28 September 2026): Thursday evenings from October to April. Getting there: the estate's address is Silvermine Road, Noordhoek, on the southern Peninsula.

Food halls that open every day

Food hallEvery dayFree entry

Mojo Market

A food hall in Sea Point, open every day

Every day30 Regent Road, Sea Point

The food hall

Two food halls cover the days when the weekend markets are closed. Mojo Market at 30 Regent Road in Sea Point says it is open every day of the year, with more than 35 food vendors, five bars and a retail section, free entry and more than 60 live music acts a month. Its weekly programme includes karaoke, jazz, comedy and salsa nights.

Food hallEvery day

Time Out Market Cape Town

A food hall in the Old Power Station at the V&A Waterfront

Every dayOld Power Station, Dock Road, V&A Waterfront

The food hall

Time Out Market Cape Town occupies the Old Power Station on Dock Road at the V&A Waterfront and puts 13 kitchens, three bars and a separate wine bar under one roof.

Before you go

Days (mojomarket.co.za and timeout.com, checked 28 September 2026): both open seven days a week. Getting there: Mojo is at 30 Regent Road in Sea Point, and Time Out Market is on Dock Road inside the Waterfront.

The eight markets at a glance

Market	Where	Days	What you find
Greenmarket Square	City centre, where Burg Street meets Shortmarket and Longmarket streets	Not stated	An informal craft market on a pedestrianised square
OZCF Market	Corner of Dock Road and Granger Bay Boulevard, V&A Waterfront	Saturday and Sunday; Wednesday night market, closed in June and July	More than 40 local farmers selling fresh produce and 80 artisanal food traders
Neighbourgoods Market	Old Biscuit Mill, 373 to 375 Albert Road, Woodstock	Saturday and Sunday, whatever the weather	Cooked food and drink, with fashion and other work by local designers and makers
Bay Harbour Market	31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay harbour	Friday into the evening, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays	Art, craft, jewellery and clothing, food from freshly baked bread to seafood, and live music
Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods Market	39 Albertyn Road, Muizenberg	Thursday and Friday evenings	An indoor market with food stalls, leather bags, ceramics, books, handmade jewellery, clothing from local designers, a vintage stall and the Bicycle Bar
Cape Point Vineyards community market	Silvermine Road, Noordhoek	Thursday evenings, October to April	Street food, live music and the estate's own wines; free entry, no pets and no food or drink brought in
Mojo Market	30 Regent Road, Sea Point	Every day	More than 35 food vendors, five bars and a retail section; free entry
Time Out Market Cape Town	Old Power Station, Dock Road, V&A Waterfront	Every day	13 kitchens, three bars and a separate wine bar under one roof

Markets we left out, and why

Root44 Market near Stellenbosch announced on 30 June 2026 that it was closing until further notice. The Cape Argus reported that the market blamed a lack of support from Stellenbosch Municipality, and that the municipality rejected this, saying the owner had chosen to keep a 2009 approval for a wine emporium rather than a permanent market on the site.

We could not confirm the current trading days of the Milnerton flea market in Paarden Eiland, because its website returned an error when we checked and we found no recent report in the publications we rely on. An earlier version of this page also listed a Saturday market at The Palms in Woodstock, which we could not confirm from any source dated in the past year, and First Thursdays, which is a monthly evening of open galleries in the city centre rather than a market.

The Company's Garden, which began as the VOC's vegetable garden, has no weekly market. The City of Cape Town's Economic Development and Investment Department ran a festive market there, the My Cape Town Market, from 16 to 20 December 2025 with more than 100 vendors; the City had not announced a 2026 edition in any source we found.

Sources

South African History Online. "Greenmarket Square, Cape Town" and "Old Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town".
Cape Town Central City Improvement District. "Greenmarket Square".
Sinazo Mkoko. "Greenmarket Square's public ablution facilities receive R3.7 million refurbishment", CapeTowner (published on the Atlantic Sun site), 23 June 2026.
Oranjezicht City Farm. Home page and "OZCF Market", checked 28 September 2026.
Tauriq Hassen. "Oranjezicht Market starts a new chapter", Atlantic Sun, 24 November 2025.
Neighbourgoods Market. "Visitor info", checked 28 September 2026; The Old Biscuit Mill, "Neighbourgoods Market" and "Visitor info", checked 28 September 2026.
Bay Harbour Market. Home page and gig guide, checked 28 September 2026.
Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods Market. Home page, checked 28 September 2026.
Cape Point Vineyards. "Market" and "Contact", checked 28 September 2026.
Mojo Market. Home page, checked 28 September 2026.
Time Out. "Time Out Market Cape Town", checked 28 September 2026.
Sibuliso Duba. "Night markets in Cape Town", Cape Town ETC, 22 December 2025.
Sinazo Mkoko. "Stellenbosch Municipality claps back against claims over Root 44 Market closure", Cape Argus, 2 July 2026.
"My Cape Town Market brings festive buzz to city garden", Cape Town ETC, 17 December 2025.
Photo: Ossewa, craft stalls on Greenmarket Square (2010), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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