Killybegs Country Market

What to Expect

Killybegs Country Market sets up along the pier in Killybegs every Saturday from 9am to 10am, right beside Ireland’s busiest fishing harbour. The early, one-hour slot fits around the working rhythm of a working fishing port, catching people out and about first thing on a Saturday morning rather than competing with the rest of the day. Local traders sell crafts and produce in Donegal’s traditional country market style, and the pier setting gives it a different backdrop to most of the county’s markets, with trawlers and fish processing sheds for company instead of a town square or community hall. Killybegs is well used to visitors passing through given its status as a major fishing town, so the market gets a mix of regulars and people stopping off along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Good to Know

• Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 9am to 10am.
• Venue: along the Pier, Killybegs, Co. Donegal.
• Price: free to browse; crafts and produce are bought individually from stallholders.
• Recurrence: held every Saturday, year-round.
• Tip: the early finish time means it’s best to arrive close to 9am rather than later in the morning.

Getting There

Killybegs is on the N56 on Donegal Bay, about 20 minutes from Donegal Town, and is served by Bus Éireann and Local Link routes along the south Donegal coast. The market is set up on the pier itself, within walking distance of the town centre, where on-street parking is available for the short early-morning visit.

Killybegs is worth building a longer visit around beyond the market’s one-hour window, given its working harbour, seafood restaurants and the Killybegs Maritime and Heritage Centre nearby. The Saturday morning slot on the pier is one of several country markets that run to similarly short, fixed time windows across Donegal, alongside comparable markets in Buncrana and Carndonagh on the Inishowen peninsula.