Markets & fairs

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Vernissage Craft and Souvenir Market, LvivMarkets & fairsVernissage Craft and Souvenir Market, LvivLviv, Lviv region, UkraineVernissage is Lviv's best-known craft and souvenir market, where for several decades traders have sold embroidered shirts, towels, ceramics, woodcarving, paintings and old curiosities in the open air.
Hutsul souvenir market, YaremcheMarkets & fairsHutsul souvenir market, Yaremche278/1 Svobody Street, Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineYaremche is undoubtedly the center of Hutsul crafts, and everyone knows it. The Hutsuls are an ancient and at the same time interesting ethnic group of Ukrainians whose distinctive culture is known...
Kolomyia embroidery marketMarkets & fairsKolomyia embroidery marketVasyl Atamaniuk Street, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineIt is one of the most unique and inimitable night markets in Ukraine andthe largest in Prykarpattia. The night market of embroidered shirts in Kolomyia is incomparable (opening hours of the night...
Kosiv Market (Smodnyansky Market), KosivMarkets & fairsKosiv Market (Smodnyansky Market), KosivKosiv, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, UkrainaKosiv (Smodnyansky) Market in Ivano-Frankivsk region is a treasure trove of folk traditions, a corner of Hutsulshchyna that tourists and guests should definitely visit to fully experience this...
Night Wood Market, KutyMarkets & fairsNight Wood Market, KutyKuty, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineThe night bazaar in Kuty is the most colourful woodwork market in the Hutsul region, and it vanishes at dawn. Every Saturday on the bank of the Cheremosh, at a place called Zarinok, woodcarvers and...
Vernisazh Souvenir Market, TruskavetsMarkets & fairsVernisazh Souvenir Market, TruskavetsTruskavets, Lviv region, UkraineVernisazh souvenir market is a line of wooden pavilions and stalls on Yuriia Drohobycha Boulevard in the very centre of Truskavets, between the Resort Park and the resort’s main streets.
Bukovel Souvenir Market, PolianytsiaMarkets & fairsBukovel Souvenir Market, PolianytsiaPolianytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineBukovel's souvenir market is a row of shops and stalls right in the centre of Ukraine's largest ski resort, on the territory of Polianytsia village.
Torhovyshche Souvenir Market, VerkhovynaMarkets & fairsTorhovyshche Souvenir Market, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineTorhovyshche is a modern souvenir market right in the centre of Verkhovyna, the capital of the mountain Hutsul region. Instead of random roadside stalls, a neat street of thirteen wooden pavilions...
Souvenir Bazaar by the Ski Jumps, VorokhtaMarkets & fairsSouvenir Bazaar by the Ski Jumps, VorokhtaVorokhta, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineThe souvenir bazaar in Vorokhta is one of the busiest little trading spots in the mountain Hutsul region. Rows of wooden stalls stand beside the Avanhard sports complex with its famous ski jumps,...
Souvenir Market on the Yablunytsia Pass, YablunytsiaMarkets & fairsSouvenir Market on the Yablunytsia Pass, YablunytsiaYablunytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, UkraineThe souvenir market on the Yablunytsia Pass is one of the best-known roadside bazaars in the Carpathians. It stretches along the H-09 road right on the saddle of the pass, at about 930 metres above...
Friday Market, SlavskeMarkets & fairsFriday Market, SlavskeSlavske, Lviv region, UkraineThe Friday market in Slavske is a real mountain bazaar of the Boyko region, where sellers and shoppers from the surrounding villages of the Skole Beskids gather every week.
Souvenir Market at Lake Synevyr, Synevyrska PolianaMarkets & fairsSouvenir Market at Lake Synevyr, Synevyrska PolianaSynevyrska Poliana, Zakarpattia region, UkraineThe souvenir market at Lake Synevyr is a row of stalls along the road and footpath leading to the largest lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Christmas Craft Fair on Rynok Square, LvivMarkets & fairsChristmas Craft Fair on Rynok Square, LvivLviv, Lviv region, UkraineThe Christmas fair is one of Lviv's best-loved winter traditions. Before the war, wooden stalls filled Svobody Avenue and Rynok Square and the fair ran for over a month.

Carpathian markets and fairs

Market day in a Carpathian town is an adventure in itself. At the Kosiv bazaar artisans sell lizhnyk blankets, ceramics and embroidery; in Yaremche, by the Probiy waterfall, stalls offer souvenirs, bryndza and honey; in Kolomyia people come for embroidered shirts; and in Verkhovyna and Kuty farmers from the whole area gather at the market. You can buy straight from the maker — and haggle a little.

Besides the weekly markets, the Carpathians host fairs and festivals: cheese and wine festivals, Hutsul fairs and seasonal craft fairs. They are a good chance to see folk costumes, listen to music and taste local food.

Tip: most markets trade in the morning, and the widest choice is on market day before noon. Bring cash, check that an item is really handmade and confirm the market days in advance — they may change with the season and holidays.