Market partner programme
For market operators, owners, and teams who run UK food markets, car boots with food, and permanent food halls.
Having your market on Food Marketplace and claiming your page are free. We help venues get found with accurate hours, maps, and trader context before anything else. If we introduce optional paid partner tools later, we will say so clearly. They will not be a hidden fee for simply being listed or verified.
Who we are
Food Marketplace brings UK food markets and hungry visitors together in one directory: maps, opening signals, vendors, and guides. The market partner programme is how legitimate operators take ownership of that story — so what people see online matches how you really run the venue. Like our vendor track, we focus on helping you first; commercial layers can follow in the open.
Free listing, free claiming
Standard public market pages and the claim flow are free. After we approve your claim and confirm you represent the venue, you can work from your dashboard to keep details fresh. We are building trust with operators, not charging for the basics of appearing in the directory.
Who this is for
People who legitimately operate or represent a food market: weekly street-food pitches, seasonal fairs, indoor food halls, and similar venues. You might already see your market on our markets directory, or you may be planning to work with us to appear for the first time.
Market types we list (and where to browse them)
Every live venue on Food Marketplace is tagged with one or more types from our data model — the same list managers use when they create or edit a market. That keeps discovery consistent whether someone lands from search, the map, or a category hub. Below is each type with a link to its public browse page (or the main markets index for mixed "Other" formats).
Indoor Market
Covered halls, arcades, and year-round venues where traders and food sit under one roof.
Outdoor Market
Open-air pitches, squares, and seasonal outdoor trading with fresh air and street energy.
Street Food Market
Concentrated street-food scenes: trucks, stalls, and quick eats in one trading strip.
Farmers Market
Producer-led markets: local farms, growers, and artisan food sold direct to the public.
Craft & Artisan Market
Handmade goods and artisan food side by side — creative makers and specialist traders.
Vintage & Antiques Market
Retro, antiques, and collectibles markets where food often sits next to curio stalls.
Night Market
Evening and late-night trading: lights, street food, and a different pace after dark.
Pop-up / Seasonal Market
Temporary lines, festival weekends, and time-limited markets that appear for a season or event.
Christmas Market
Festive chalets, mulled drinks, gifts, and winter street food across the UK.
Festival Market
Trading tied to festivals, culture weeks, and big-weekend crowds.
Flea Market
Second-hand, bric-a-brac, and bargain hunting — often with street food woven through.
Fish Market
Seafood-focused wholesale and retail trading floors and harbourside sales.
Wholesale Market
Trade-facing and bulk supply hubs that also shape what diners see downstream.
Food Court
Shared seating with many counters: quick service and variety in malls and transport hubs.
Food Hall
Curated halls and market halls built around independent food traders and drink.
Other
Formats that do not fit a single box still appear on Food Marketplace — browse the full directory and filters.
Tip: if you run a venue that spans more than one format (for example a food hall inside an indoor market), your public page can carry multiple types. Claiming still happens once, from your market profile.
Think you are already listed? Find your market and claim it
Use Discover to search by the name visitors know, browse all markets, or open the interactive map. When you open your public market page, look at the top left of your cover image for the orange Claim button.
You need a Food Marketplace account before you can claim. If you do not have one yet, start with Sign up. If you already have an account, use Sign in first, then run the claim flow from your market page. After our team approves your claim, you are recognised as the authority for that listing and can use your dashboard to update hours, copy, imagery, and more so visitors and search engines see accurate information.
Example: verified market. Seven Dials Market shows how a Covent Garden indoor food hall appears with operator verification in place (you will see Verified when the listing is connected to an approved operator).
Example: live listing without verification yet. Southbank Centre Food Market is a full public profile with traders, hours, and map context — the same page type you claim when you represent the venue; verification appears after claim approval.
Your market is not on Food Marketplace yet?
New venues are added through our editorial and partnership process so quality stays high for diners and traders. If you operate a food market that should be listed, contact us at hello@foodmarketplace.co.uk with your venue name, location, and a short summary. Once a public page exists, use the same Claim steps above — including Sign in or Sign up — so we can hand dashboard control to the right team.
Explore Food Marketplace: maps, cities, and guides
Use these entry points the same way a reader would move through a long guide: pick a lens (city, map, open now, or story), then narrow down to your venue and claim when you are ready.
- Discover & searchMarkets, vendors, and dishes in one search.
- All marketsFull directory and filters.
- Interactive mapSee where venues sit geographically.
- Open nowMarkets trading right now.
- Browse by cityLondon, Manchester, and other UK hubs.
- Markets by locationRegional and place-based browsing.
- Market adventurePlan a day around markets and food.
- Food Marketplace blogStories, seasonal guides, and operator-focused pieces.
- Sign in · Sign upRequired before you complete a market claim.
- Profile examples: Seven Dials Market (verified), Southbank Centre Food Market (public listing).