Markets in Antwerp on Sunday

4 markets open on Sunday, earliest first.

Last updated: 21 October 2026

Vogelenmarkt (Sunday market) Large · the city's biggest weekly market

📍 Theaterplein, Oudevaartplaats and surrounding streets · Map

🚇 Getting there: Tram 4/7 Oudaan
🕗 Hours: Sunday 08:00–13:00 (until 14:00 in summer time)
🛍️ What's sold: Fruit & veg, cheese, flowers and plants, clothes, household goods, street food
💡 Tips: Despite the name, live animals are no longer sold: Flanders banned animal sales at weekly markets from 1 January 2026. Arrive before 11:00, when the stalls are fullest.
🚶 On foot from Rubens House: 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk · Rubens House

📍 Falconplein, between the old town and Eilandje · Map

📍 Sint-Jansvliet, old town (by the St Anna pedestrian tunnel) · Map

🚇 Getting there: Tram 4 Groenplaats (8 min walk)
🕗 Hours: Sunday 09:00–17:00
🛍️ What's sold: Small antiques and curiosities: silver, glass, porcelain, coins, old books, vintage crockery
💡 Tips: Combine it with a walk through the St Anna tunnel under the Scheldt for the skyline view from the left bank.
🚶 On foot from Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk · Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel

📍 Old town (Grote Markt, Groenplaats and around) and Operaplein · Map

🚇 Getting there: Tram 4 Groenplaats
🕗 Hours: 4 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 · Sun–Thu 12:00–22:00, Fri–Sat 12:00–00:00 (Operaplein closes 1 h earlier) · 4 Dec from 14:00 · 24 & 31 Dec until 18:00 · closed 1 Jan · 3 Jan until 17:00
Season: 4 December 2026 – 3 January 2027
🛍️ What's sold: Christmas chalets, food and mulled wine, ice rink with winter bar, lights
💡 Tips: Free entry. New Year's Eve fireworks on 31 December; weekday afternoons are the quietest.
🚶 On foot from Grote Markt & City Hall: 🚶 0.1 km · 2 min walk · Grote Markt & City Hall

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