Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street -- also called "the Oldie Day" walking street -- is a roughly 450-metre open-air night market straddling Thanon Chana in the heart of Songkhla's Old Town (Bo Yang). It runs only on Friday and Saturday evenings, roughly 17:00 to 22:00, and is the city's best-known recurring street market, distinct from any formal shopping mall (Songkhla town has none -- see Lotus's Songkhla for the city's hypermarket option).
Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street -- also called "the Oldie Day" walking street -- is a roughly 450-metre open-air night market straddling Thanon Chana in the heart of Songkhla's Old Town (Bo Yang). It runs only on Friday and Saturday evenings, roughly 17:00 to 22:00, and is the city's best-known recurring street market, distinct from any formal shopping mall (Songkhla town has none -- see Lotus's Songkhla for the city's hypermarket option).
The market has an unhurried, family-friendly character: alongside typical Thai night-market food and fashion stalls, it features live music, street performances and a handful of hand-made craft items not found at every Thai walking street. Its signature food item is a giant steamed bun, frequently singled out by visitors. Stalls sometimes spill into the Old Town's adjacent side streets when the market is busy.
As a community-rooted event tied to the Old Town's restoration since the late 2000s, Tae Raek Walking Street functions as both a shopping destination and a weekly showcase of Songkhla's heritage shophouse district, complementing daytime attractions like the Old Town's murals, Chinese temples and City Gate.
Address: Thanon Chana (Chana Road), Songkhla Old Town, Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla 90000. Also known locally as "the Oldie Day" walking street (thnn khn dein sngkhla tae raek). Location cross-confirmed via independent travel-guide and tourism listings.
Operator: Community/municipal street market -- not a single corporate developer; organised with Songkhla Municipality and Old Town community groups
Size: An open-air street market roughly 450 metres long, along Thanon Chana with stalls spilling into adjacent side streets
Food, snack and dessert stalls -- including the market's well-known giant steamed bunsFashion, trinket and hand-made craft stallsLive music and street performances at points along the route
Southern Thai and Sino-Thai street food stalls · Dessert and snack vendors, including the market's signature giant buns
Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street is on Thanon Chana (Chana Road), Old Town. Tae Raek Walking Street runs through Songkhla's Old Town along Thanon Chana, within easy walking distance of the City Gate and the rest of the Old Town's heritage shophouses. It's a pedestrian street market during opening hours -- no car needed once you're in the Old Town, though parking nearby can be tight on the Friday/Saturday evenings it runs.
Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street is generally open Fridays and Saturdays only, roughly 17:00-22:00 -- closed the rest of the week BAANLYY does not operate or receive payment from Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street — always confirm current hours directly: www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/songkla-old-town.
Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street is generally open Fridays and Saturdays only, roughly 17:00-22:00 -- closed the rest of the week Confirm current hours before visiting, since holiday hours can vary.
Songkhla Tae Raek Walking Street is on Thanon Chana (Chana Road), Old Town. Tae Raek Walking Street runs through Songkhla's Old Town along Thanon Chana, within easy walking distance of the City Gate and the rest of the Old Town's heritage shophouses. It's a pedestrian street market during opening hours -- no car needed once you're in the Old Town, though parking nearby can be tight on the Friday/Saturday evenings it runs.
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