Flea Markets, Pop-ups & Craft Fairs in Kolkata

Kolkata's pop-up markets peak twice a year: in the four weeks before Durga Puja, when designers, home bakers and small labels hold exhibitions in hotels, clubs and galleries, and from December to February, when handicraft, handloom and food fairs move into open grounds across the city, Salt Lake and New Town. Outside those seasons the permanent markets do the work. New Market, the municipal arcade opened in 1874, sells everything from cheese to costume jewellery and is open Monday to Saturday. Gariahat's pavement stalls and Hatibagan's lanes are the places for saris, kurtas and bargains, and both are at their most frantic during the Chaitra Sale before Poila Boishakh. College Street is one of the world's great second-hand book markets. Dakshinapan at Dhakuria gathers the handloom and craft emporia of many states in one open-air complex, and the flower market under Howrah Bridge is worth an early-morning visit. Entry to most pop-ups is free or a token amount. This page lists flea markets, craft fairs, thrift and vintage pop-ups, lifestyle exhibitions and farmers' markets across Kolkata, Howrah, Salt Lake and New Town.