Popular street market back at sports complex after summer festivals

Benidorm’s popular Wednesday street market will return to its usual setting next to the Guillermo Amor Sports City from Wednesday August 6, after being temporarily relocated during the summer music festival season.

The open-air market, which features around 240 stalls selling fresh produce, textiles and other goods, had been operating at the fairground site in the Els Tolls neighbourhood throughout July, due to the presence of major music events such as the Low Festival. The relocation was necessary to accommodate staging, equipment and large crowds.

With the summer festivals now over and dismantling work nearing completion, the local council has confirmed that both the market and public car parks at the Mercasa site will be fully operational again next week.

Traditional location

Councillor for Commerce, Javier Jordá, explained that priority has been given to clearing the Mercasa area first, in order to restore parking facilities for nearby residents, particularly those in the Colonia Madrid district.

“The same urgency has been applied to returning the weekly market to its traditional location,” Jordá said. “We know how important it is for both stallholders and shoppers to have the market back where it belongs.”

One of the largest in the Costa Blanca

He also noted that the municipal swimming pool, which shares the same sports complex, has already reopened to the public.

Benidorm’s Wednesday market is one of the largest and most visited in the Costa Blanca, drawing both locals and tourists in search of bargains and local produce. The return to Mercasa is expected to ease access and improve facilities for visitors in the busy summer weeks.