What can you see and buy at Ubud Art Market?
Ubud Art Market (Pasar Seni, "art market") is right in the centre, on two floors, opposite the royal palace. It is really two markets in one. On the east side is the traditional market: from dawn, and especially between 5am and 9am, locals do their daily shopping across several levels (vegetables, fruit, tempeh, the day's offerings). On the west side is the art market, open roughly 8am to 6pm (hours are flexible). The surrounding streets act as extensions of the market, with much the same goods, namely:
- silk scarves, trousers and lightweight shirts;
- baskets, woven bags and hats;
- statuettes, kites and silver jewellery;
- batiks;
- souvenirs of every kind (key rings, magnets, costume bracelets...).
Entry is free and prices aren't displayed: you bargain. Depending on your haggling you can get a good deal or a very bad one. As a rule of thumb, half the price you are first quoted is generally the upper end of a fair price. Be aware that a good share of the goods are now imported: for genuinely local crafts you are better off going straight to the craft villages near Ubud. Film fans will note that this market appeared in the movie Eat Pray Love.
Tip: go in the morning on a weekday: it is quieter and prices are more flexible. At weekends the tour buses arrive and sellers budge less. And drop by the traditional market before 9am for the atmosphere.
Prices, hours and rules checked in October 2026. Confirm before you travel.