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Columbia Road Flower Market is open from 8am til 3(ish)pm, with the street’s shops following suit (check individual shops for specific opening times). Columbia Road is in the East End, sitting on the edge of the City, with Shoreditch to the west and Brick Lane and Spitalfields both nearby.

What’s on…

Columbia Road Christmas Wednesdays Update.

The shops on Columbia Road will be open from 5 – 9pm on the four Wednesdays before Christmas.

There will be no more carol singing on the 13th and 20th December 2023. The evening will solely be for supporting the independent retailers on the street.

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Columbia Road Christmas Wednesdays Update

Every Sunday, the street is transformed into a bustle of foliage and flowers. Everything from bedding plants to 10-foot banana trees are up for grabs. The air is intense with the scent of flowers and herbs,  and the sound of barrow boys chanting “Everthin’ a fiver”.  The stallholders either grow their own plants or import them from around the world.

Getting Here

Situated in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, the market is a leisurely walk or cycle ride from any of the surrounding boroughs – Islington, Hackney and The City of London.

Travel and parking information

Columbia Road flower market and shops are open on Sundays from 8am til 3(ish!). Columbia Road is in the East End, sitting at the edge of the City, with Shoreditch to the west and Brick Lane and Spitalfields also nearby.

Columbia Road Christmas Wednesdays Update

Columbia Road Christmas Wednesdays Update 13th Dec and 20th Dec 2023

The shops on Columbia Road will be open from 5 – 9pm on the four Wednesdays before Christmas. There will be no more carol singing on the 13th and 20th December 2023. The evening will solely be for supporting the independent retailers on the street. This is the chance to enjoy the wealth of creative…

Whats on…

The flower market takes place every Sunday but the shop keepers host a range of other events during the year.