About a 4km walk from the centre of old Phuket Town - a bit of a walk in humidity - a taxi is an alternative. We went to the market after an afternoon of investigating the old town. A must see experience in Phuket. The weekend market is open from about 4pm and once night time sets in, there is an extra atmosphere. Live entertainment, plenty of food stalls of all types imaginable and heaps of market goods. After a while, all the stalls can look the same but there are some real bargains to be had. Everyone was friendly and we never felt uncomfortable or threatened in any way - felt very safe. Designated taxi stands with defined costs available.

We loved our visit to this weekend night market. It's so fun (and affordable) to cruise up and down the rows of fresh food vendors and snack on different local and regional dishes. There is tons of shopping if you want reasonable souvenirs, knick knacks and clothes. They also sell pretty cheap beer (50 baht for a Singha, Chang or Leo). They have a lot of seating so you can sit down with a drink, food you've picked up from a vendor and enjoy one of their bands they have for free. We've been once since moving here and I'm sure we'll be again. Definitely worth it to check out if you're a visitor, local or expat.

Great experience. Been to the market many times over the past number of years, but it needs another mention. Last night that were fire assured specialist to really entertained of the crowd. The usual band with the teen girl with the incredible voice were playing, and it was a great night. I hope that the fire show is made a regular event, and the usual vendor‘s of all sorts of food, touristy bits, crafts, clothing et cetera are all there. It’s great to see this place has survived the pandemic, unless I’ll help her along. It’s great value. For three of us we had our dinner, and our beers, and some snacks for less than 800 baht. Great value