Markets
Markets in Banburyshire
Two regular markets: Banbury's charter market twice a week, and a monthly farmers' market in Deddington. Thin choice, but a good pairing: go to Banbury for an ordinary town market, and to Deddington for the food.
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We list two regular markets, and they do different jobs. Banbury's is a working town market, there every week. Deddington's is a monthly food market, smaller in reach and better for a shopping bag. If you can only do one, go to Deddington for food, and to Banbury if the market is part of a day in town.
Banbury Charter Market
Banbury Charter Market runs every Thursday and Saturday in the Market Place, where a market is on record by 1138, before Henry II granted a Thursday market. Cherwell District Council runs it and it is free to walk round. The council lists fruit and vegetables, cards, bread, cheese, garden plants, and hot food and drink. Come in the morning if the market is the point of the trip, and bring a bag. Antiques stalls join on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, so those are the days for a browse.
It does not always run as usual. The Michaelmas Fair takes over the square for four days in October, and in at least one past year the Saturday market moved to Broad Street. Wind has stopped the stalls before. Cherwell publishes no Christmas dates, so ring if a market falls near the holidays.
Pair it with the rest of the town. A day in Banbury on foot is built around a market day, and takes in the Fine Lady, the Cross, Tooley's Boatyard and the free museum. For lunch, the Reine Deer is a short walk away on Parsons Street.
Deddington Farmers' Market
Deddington Farmers' Market fills the village's Market Place on the fourth Saturday of every month but December, when the date moves. There are more than 30 stalls of local food: beer, bread, eggs, fish, flowers, fruit, meat, preserves, vegetables and ready meals, with craft stalls in the church. A volunteer team runs it. It is free to come in, and the stalls begin to come down around the middle of the day, so do not leave it late.
Deddington makes a fine morning. Its castle banks are free to walk in daylight, Quince and Clover is on the square for coffee, and the Unicorn is there for a Saturday lunch. The stalls take over the parking in the square, so arrive early and look at the village page first. The S4 bus from Banbury stops here if you would rather not drive.
What is missing
We do not yet list the other markets in the area. Brackley has a Friday charter market, which is its best day to visit. Banbury BID runs a Winter Market around the Christmas lights at the end of November, and the instrument makers' market at the Early Music Festival in September is free and unusual. We have left out a Banbury farmers' market because we could not confirm one running in 2026. For farm food outside these days, you are on your own for now: no farm shop has made our list yet.
The markets, and the day around them
Two markets, and the places they fit with.
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Banbury Charter Market
Event · Market Place, Banbury ·
Banbury's market runs every Thursday and Saturday, 9am to 4pm, in the Market Place, with extra antiques stalls on the second and fourth Thursdays. Cherwell District Council runs it, and a market is on record here by 1138.
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Deddington Farmers' Market
Event · Market Place, Deddington ·
More than 30 stalls of local food in Deddington's Market Place on the fourth Saturday of every month but December, 9am to 12.20pm, with craft stalls in the church. The 2026 dates left are 28 November and 19 December.
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Banbury Market Place
Sight · Historic building · Banbury
The square at the centre of Banbury, where a Thursday market has run since before 1155. The charter market is on every Thursday and Saturday, 9am to 4pm (Cherwell District Council, 2026), among timber-framed houses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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Deddington Castle
Sight · Castle or ruin · Deddington
Grassy ramparts up to 15m high are what is left of Deddington's Norman castle, which belonged to William the Conqueror's half-brother. Now the village park and sports field, free in daylight, with English Heritage caring for the inner bailey. Earthworks only.
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Deddington
Market town · Cherwell valley
A large ironstone village south of Banbury that was once a borough, with a big market square, a monthly farmers' market, castle earthworks you can walk free of charge and a church whose tower fell in 1634. Parking is free.
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Brackley
Market town · South Northamptonshire
A market town of about 16,000 between Banbury and Silverstone, home to the Mercedes Formula One team, whose factory you cannot visit. Come on a Friday for the charter market, see the Town Hall and a medieval school chapel, and allow a morning.
Before you go
- Bring a bag
- Take your own to either market.
- Go early
- Deddington's stalls come down around midday. Banbury is best in the morning.
- Fair week
- The Michaelmas Fair takes over Banbury's Market Place in October, so check that week.
- Parking
- Parking in Deddington is free, the parish says, but the stalls take part of the Market Place on market day.
Market days, once a month
Dates that move, and new stalls worth the trip, about once a month.
Questions
What days is Banbury market?
Every Thursday and Saturday, in the Market Place. Antiques stalls join on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. The event page has the hours and any changes.
When is Deddington Farmers' Market?
On the fourth Saturday of every month but December, when the date moves. The event page has the next dates and the hours.
Is there a farmers' market in Banbury?
We could not confirm one running in 2026, so we do not list it. Deddington's, south of the town, is the one to go to, and the S4 bus reaches it.
Are dogs allowed at Deddington market?
The market's website says nothing about dogs, so ask the organisers before you bring one. The craft stalls are in the church, so ask there too.
Does Banbury market run at Christmas?
Cherwell District Council publishes no Christmas dates, so ring or email the council if a market day falls near the holidays. The Winter Market is a separate event, at the end of November.