Amsterdam's markets: days, opening hours and what to find

The big daily markets

These markets are open Monday to Saturday. On Sundays they are closed, like most of the city's street markets.

Albert Cuyp Market (De Pijp)

Albert Cuyp Market is the biggest and best known. Set up in the Albert Cuypstraat since 1905, it has around 260 stalls and bills itself as the largest daily market in Europe. You will find fruit and vegetables, fish, cheese, fabrics, clothes and accessories, as well as Dutch snacks: raw herring, kibbeling, poffertjes and warm stroopwafels. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9:30am to 5pm. De Pijp metro station (line 52) comes out at its western end. For the rest of the neighbourhood, follow our guide to De Pijp.

Waterlooplein Market (centre)

Waterlooplein Market is the flea market in the centre, at the foot of the city hall and opera house. Founded in 1893 in the former Jewish Quarter, it bills itself as the oldest flea market in the Netherlands. Since the square was redesigned, it has had 144 pitches devoted to reuse: second-hand clothes, vinyl records, cameras, knick-knacks, bicycle parts. Tourist souvenirs are now excluded by the municipal regulations. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9:30am to 6pm, right outside Waterlooplein metro station (lines 51, 53 and 54), two minutes from the Rembrandt House.

Dappermarkt (Oost)

The Dappermarkt, in the Dapperstraat, is the everyday market of Amsterdam-Oost, far less touristy than Albert Cuyp. Its stalls reflect the neighbourhood's population: spices, fish, fabrics and products from all over the world, alongside fruit and vegetables. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm, a few minutes' walk from Muiderpoort station and the Wereldmuseum. The neighbourhood is covered in our guide to Amsterdam-Oost.

Ten Katemarkt (Oud-West)

The Ten Katemarkt fills the Ten Katestraat, a street running off the Kinkerstraat, right next to De Hallen. It is a neighbourhood market selling mostly food, open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 6pm. It combines well with lunch at the Foodhallen or a film in the former tram depot.

The Flower Market (Singel)

The Flower Market (Bloemenmarkt) has lined the Singel with its floating stalls, between the Koningsplein and the Muntplein, since 1862. It mainly sells tulip bulbs, seeds and souvenirs. The stalls are open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5:30pm; on Sundays, opening varies from stall to stall. If you are taking bulbs home outside the European Union, choose packets that come with an export certificate.

Once-a-week markets

Monday: the Noordermarkt and Westerstraat flea market

On Monday mornings, the Noordermarkt, around the Noorderkerk, turns into a flea market: vintage clothes, books, records, crockery and antiques. The regulations set trading hours from 8:30am to 2pm, but the best pieces go early. In the neighbouring Westerstraat, the fabric and clothes market runs from 9am to 1pm. It is the best bet for bargain hunting in the Jordaan.

Friday: antiquarian books on the Spui

Every Friday, all year round, from 10am to 6pm, around 25 booksellers and antiquarian dealers from all over the country set up their stalls on the Spui. Second-hand and antiquarian books in Dutch, English, French and German, prints, posters and old city maps: plenty to choose from for an unusual souvenir. On Sundays, from March to December, the same square hosts an art market (Art Plein Spui), where artists sell their own work.

Saturday: organic markets and the Lindengracht market

Saturday is the big day for farmers' markets. On the Noordermarkt, the boerenmarkt, an organic produce market founded in 1987, runs from 9am to 4pm: seasonal vegetables, bread, cheese, flowers. Two streets away, the Lindenmarkt fills the Lindengracht from 9am to 5pm, with fruit and vegetables, fish, cheese and flowers. In the centre, the Nieuwmarkt square, at the foot of the Waag, also hosts a farmers' market on Saturdays, from 9am to 4pm.

Some weekends: the IJ-Hallen

The IJ-Hallen, at the former NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam-Noord, bills itself as the largest flea market in Europe: up to 600 stalls in a former warehouse. The market only takes place on certain weekends, from 9am to 4:30pm; the next announced dates are 10 and 11 October, then 31 October and 1 November 2026. Admission is charged: €6.50 for an adult, €3 for a child, €11 for "early bird" entry from 6am. The free F4 ferry takes you there from behind Central Station in a quarter of an hour.

Market calendar, day by day

Opening hours and prices checked in October 2026 on the markets' official websites and in the City of Amsterdam's market regulations.

Tips for making the most of the markets

• Come in the morning: between 9am and 11am, the stalls are set up and the crowds are bearable. On Saturdays, the markets in the centre and the Jordaan are packed by around noon.
• Sundays: the street markets are closed. The only options are the art market on the Spui, some Flower Market stalls and, a few weekends a year, the IJ-Hallen.
• Public holidays: many markets close on 1 January, King's Day (27 April) and 25 and 26 December. On other public holidays the rules vary: Albert Cuyp, for example, opens on Ascension Day, but the Dappermarkt does not.
• Payment: bank cards are widely accepted, but keep a few coins and notes for small traders and flea market sellers. The details are in our guide to money, payment and tipping.
• Haggling: it is common at flea markets (Waterlooplein, Noordermarkt on Mondays, IJ-Hallen), but not at food markets.
• Pickpockets: in the crowds, keep your bag closed and in front of you, and your phone in an inside pocket.
• By bike: do not ride through the market aisles; lock your bike to the racks provided at the entrance.

Going further

To find out what to taste at the stalls, read our guide to what to eat in Amsterdam. Second-hand fans will find more addresses in our guide to thrift and vintage shops, and gift hunters in our selection of souvenirs to bring back from Amsterdam. The free markets also feature in our free things to do in Amsterdam.