Markets · Phuket Town, Thalang Road
Sunday Walking Street (Lard Yai)
Every Sunday, from about 4 to 10 pm, Thalang Road closes to traffic and becomes Lard Yai, the Old Town's walking street.
Access
By road
Time to allow
An evening
Best time
Sunday, 4 pm to walk, 7 pm for the atmosphere
Why go
If you are in Phuket on a Sunday, this is the evening to spend in the Old Town: street food from the south of Thailand, crafts and street performers, in the island's best-looking street.
Not for you if you dislike crowds: it gets very full between 6 and 9 pm. Come at 4 pm, before the peak.
What you will find
Stalls go up in the early afternoon along roughly 360 m of Thalang Road, spilling into Phang Nga Road. They sell southern Thai street food, crafts, prints, textiles and souvenirs, with music and performances along the way. Mee hokkien is the dish guides name here; most dishes cost about 30 to 80 baht, according to one guide.
In 2023, the Bangkok Post estimated some 20,000 people every Sunday in a street designed for about half that.
Getting there
In the Old Town of Phuket Town, by road from the west-coast beaches. Parking is the hard part: arrive before 5 pm and park outside the closed streets, for example at Wat Mongkol Nimit, a few minutes' walk away (paid, and it fills first), or at Limelight Avenue.
Before you go
It is on Sunday only. We found no source saying whether it pauses in the low season; it has run extra editions around the New Year in the past.
Do not confuse it with the Naka weekend market, south of Phuket Town, on Saturday and Sunday, or with Chillva Market, which is closed on Sunday.
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Common questions
What day is the Phuket Walking Street market?
Sunday only, on Thalang Road in the Old Town, from about 4 to 10 pm.
What time is it busiest?
Between 6 and 9 pm. Come at 4 pm to walk in comfort, at 7 pm for the atmosphere.
Where can I park for the Sunday market?
Outside the closed streets, before 5 pm: for example at Wat Mongkol Nimit (paid) or at Limelight Avenue.