Ridley Road Market
Dalston's long-running multicultural street market with 150-plus stalls of Afro-Caribbean, Asian and European produce, cheap clothes and household goods, and a lively reggae soundtrack.
- Market
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The market has been in Dalston since the end of the 1880s, when it started with about 20 stalls.
Local tip
The main market runs Monday to Saturday 9.30am-4pm and is closed on bank holidays except Good Friday. A Sunday Collective of rotating independent makers and food stalls has run 10am-4pm since 8 March 2026.
Finding it
- Address
- Ridley Road, Dalston, London E8 2NP
- Nearest station
- Dalston Kingsland (Overground), 257 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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