Shopping in Bern

Craft Fair
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
Arts and crafts stalls create a craft fair on the Münsterplattform every first Saturday of the month between March and December.

Flea Market
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
The flea market, held on Matte's Mühleplatz the third Saturday of the month from May to October, has the look and feel of an antiques-laden tag sale.

Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower Market
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
The main fruit, vegetable, and flower market fills Bundesplatz and Bärenplatz with fresh produce, herbs, and flowers (daily, during shopping hours on Bärenplatz between May and October).

Geranienmarkt
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
The effects of the colorful Geranienmarkt (Geranium Market),held on the Bundesplatz, Bärenplatz, and Waisenhausplatz from 7 AM to 3 PM on a Wednesday in mid-May, can quickly be seen on balconies throughout Bern.

Meat and Cheese Market
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
Münstergasse hosts a meat and cheese market.

Trader's Market
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
The trader's market on Waisenhausplatz adds late-night hours on Thursday between May and October and forms an awning-covered warren of handmade soaps, antique copper pots, silver jewelry, handmade hammocks, tie-dyed scarves, and incongruous objects like panama hats.

Weihnachtsmarkt
Christmas Market
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
Throughout December, hot mulled wine adds spice to the arts and crafts, evergreen, and seasonal produce stalls lining Münsterplatz and Waisenhausplatz during the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market),which keeps regular shop hours.

Zibelemärit
Onion Market
Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: Bern
Some say the best time to browse the annual Zibelemärit (Onion Market) is just after it opens at 4 AM on the fourth Monday in November, when stalls are candlelighted; you may be treated to a predawn dusting of snow, and confetti battles do not yet rage.