Markets in Antibes: Which Market Runs on Which Day

How the Antibes market scene works

There are two layers to shopping at markets in Antibes. One is the daily Provençal market in the covered hall on cours Masséna, in the heart of the old town, which sells fresh produce and regional specialities. The other is a set of open-air markets that each appear in a different square or street on a fixed weekday, usually in the morning.

That split matters when you plan a short break. The cours Masséna hall gives you a market on almost any morning, so you can build a day around it without checking the calendar. The weekly markets are more specific: turn up on the wrong day and the square will be empty. If markets are a priority, read the day-by-day list below before you fix your dates, and see what else is on with our guide to things to do in Antibes.

The Provençal market at cours Masséna

The Provençal market sets out stalls every morning in the covered hall on cours Masséna, from 7.30am to 1pm, staying open until 1.45pm from 1 June to 31 August. It runs every morning except Mondays from 1 September to 31 May, so a winter or spring Monday leaves the hall without its market.

What you find is the broad Provençal repertoire: mountain cheeses and charcuterie, regional specialities, spices, cut and dried flowers, and fruit and vegetables from local growers alongside fish. It is a food market first, so come for provisions, a picnic or a look at what the region produces rather than for souvenirs. Go early if you want the fullest stalls; the market winds down towards the early afternoon.

The hall sits inside the old town, which makes it easy to pair with the ramparts and the streets around the Picasso Museum. If you want to understand the layout before you arrive, our guide to Antibes old town covers the quarter street by street.

The craft market under the hall

Afternoons bring a different market to the same spot: painters, sculptors, ceramists and other artists show their work in the shade of the market hall on cours Masséna. From October to mid-June it runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3.30pm to 7pm. From mid-June to the end of September it switches to Thursday through Sunday, from 3.30pm until 00.30.

The evening hours in high summer make this an easy add-on after a beach afternoon or a late meal. Out of season the window is tighter, so treat the craft market as a late-afternoon plan rather than something to build a whole day around.

Stallholder markets around town

Place de Gaulle hosts a stallholder market on Tuesday from 6am to 1pm, and again on Thursday and Saturday from 6.30am to 1pm. Place Jean Aude has one on Wednesday and Friday from 7.30am to 1pm, and boulevard Albert 1er on Thursday from 7.30am to 1pm.

Across in Juan-les-Pins, the Pont Dulys market runs on Friday from 7.30am to 1pm, and esplanade Championnet has its market on Sunday from 7.30am to 1pm. These are morning affairs that close around lunchtime, so an early start is the difference between a proper browse and arriving as the stalls pack away.

Day by day: which square to head for

Monday is the quietest day for markets in Antibes. The cours Masséna hall has no market from 1 September to 31 May, and none of the weekly stallholder markets listed falls on a Monday, so plan the old town for its ramparts and museums instead. In summer, the Provençal market does run on Mondays.

Tuesday gives you Place de Gaulle from 6am and the cours Masséna hall in the morning. Thursday is the busiest day of the week: Place de Gaulle from 6.30am, boulevard Albert 1er from 7.30am, and from mid-June the craft market in the afternoon. Friday brings Place Jean Aude, Pont Dulys in Juan-les-Pins and, out of season, the craft market from 3.30pm. Saturday pairs Place de Gaulle with the craft market, and Sunday gives you esplanade Championnet in the morning plus the craft market in the afternoon.

If you only have one market morning, Thursday is the strongest choice outside high summer: two stallholder markets plus a late-afternoon craft market in the old town. If you are here on a Sunday, the combination of esplanade Championnet in the morning and the craft market under the hall later is the fullest day on the calendar.

Flea markets and brocante

The flea market on Place Nationale is listed on Thursday and Saturday from 7.30am to 6pm. A regional tourism source gives the same days but different hours, from 6am to 4.30pm, and adds a Friday flea market on Place de Gaulle from 6am to 4.30pm. Expect to find out on the ground which applies.

Brocante hunting rewards an early start and cash. Our guide to the Antibes flea market sets out what the stalls tend to sell and how to work the rows. If browsing second-hand stalls is only part of your trip, the broader shopping in Antibes piece covers the shops of the old town as well.

The farmers' market at the Garoupe esplanade

Once a month, on the third Sunday, the Association des Amis de Saint-Armentaire runs a farmers' market on the esplanade de la Garoupe from 10am to 4pm, selling local produce. It is a different proposition from the daily food market: a single monthly slot, a later start, and a setting up on the Garoupe plateau rather than in the old town.

Because it is monthly rather than weekly, check the calendar before you build a day around it. If your dates miss it, the cours Masséna hall covers your food-market needs on almost every other morning of the trip.

Night markets in July and August

In July and August, evening markets run from 6pm to midnight at two locations: the Promenade du Soleil in Juan-les-Pins and the Pré-des-Pêcheurs in Antibes. The stalls cover craft, art and fashion jewellery rather than food.

These are the one market on the calendar that suits a post-dinner wander rather than a morning errand. They only exist in the two high-summer months, so outside July and August the late-evening option in the old town is the craft market under the hall.

Building a market morning

Start with the hall on cours Masséna for food, then walk to whichever square has its stallholder market that day. On a Thursday, for example, you can work from boulevard Albert 1er at 7.30am to Place de Gaulle, then finish in the old town as the craft market opens at 3.30pm. On a Tuesday, Place de Gaulle from 6am plus the hall covers the morning comfortably.

For a wider plan around the markets, our Antibes itinerary sequences the old town, the ramparts and the Picasso Museum into a day or two. If you are still deciding whether the town suits you, the case for is Antibes worth visiting is set out separately.

Old-town context around the hall

The cours Masséna hall sits at the centre of the Vieil Antibes, a short walk from the ramparts and the Château Grimaldi, home to the Picasso Museum. A market morning pairs naturally with a museum visit, so check the museum's own opening days before you set the order of the day; our museums in Antibes guide covers what each one holds.

Because everything sits within the old town, you can move between the hall, the squares and the seafront on foot without transport. The Antibes Attractions hub gathers the individual sights if you want to plan the rest of the day around the market.

Practicalities and honest trade-offs

Most markets close at 1pm, so arriving after midday leaves you with the tail end of the stalls. Bring cash, since small producers and brocante sellers commonly take it rather than cards, and a foldable bag for produce. If you want a meal after the market, our best restaurants in Antibes guide covers where to eat in town.

The trade-offs are real. The weekly stallholder markets are small and short, often finished by early afternoon, so they work as a stop on a walk rather than a whole morning's entertainment. Monday outside high summer leaves the hall empty, and the monthly Garoupe farmers' market is easy to miss. Season shapes the trip more than anything else, as our guide to the best time to visit Antibes explains.

Plan Around the Market Calendar

The markets in Antibes reward a little planning: a daily food hall in the old town, weekly stallholder markets in named squares, a Thursday and Saturday flea market, a monthly farmers' market and summer night markets. Pick the days that suit your trip and build the rest of the day around the old town. If your trip heads west along the coast, the Ajaccio Market Guide applies the same day-by-day approach to Corsica's capital.