Baltinglass Artisan Market

What to Expect

Baltinglass Artisan Market gathers local crafters, makers and small food producers at Fatima Hall in Baltinglass one weekend a month. Stalls cover handmade crafts, gifts and locally produced food, with an emphasis on independent West Wicklow makers rather than a touring market circuit. The event is community organised and pitched as a vibrant, low-key market rather than a large commercial fair, which keeps a strong local flavour to what is on sale.

Baltinglass itself, with its round tower, Cistercian abbey ruins and hilltop views, gives visitors a reason to combine a trip to the market with a wider look around one of West Wicklow’s older market towns.

As a monthly, volunteer-organised event, the market’s exact scale can vary from one date to the next depending on how many stallholders sign up, but the intent stays the same: a platform for the “crafters, makers, movers and shakers” of the Baltinglass area to sell directly to local buyers rather than through shops. It sits comfortably alongside the town’s regular shops and cafes, so a trip to the market is easy to combine with lunch or a wider look around Baltinglass.

Good to Know

• Runs monthly, usually across a Saturday and Sunday. This listing is filed to the next likely weekend; confirm the exact date via the market’s Facebook page before travelling.
• Venue: Fatima Hall, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow.
• Free entry for shoppers.
• Traders can enquire about a stall through Anne Marie on 087 949 2402 or by email at amop_5@yahoo.co.uk.
• Listed via the Irish Outdoor & Street Trading directory, which does not organise the market itself.

Getting There

Baltinglass sits on the N81 in West Wicklow, around 45 minutes from Naas and an hour from Dublin city centre. Fatima Hall is within walking distance of the town centre, with parking available nearby on Main Street and the surrounding side streets. Baltinglass Abbey and the round tower on Cistercian Hill are both a short walk from the hall for anyone making a day of it.