Cicada Market Hua Hin is a vibrant outdoor exhibition space that celebrates the performing arts, crafts, and local artistry. It’s a hub where talented artists and performers come together to showcase their skills and creativity in a lively, open-air setting.
This weekend’s contemporary art market is perfect for shopping for unique handmade crafts.
The Artisan Night Market is a community space for designers, artists, creators, performers, students, and tourists.
The products on display integrate culture, arts, and lifestyles seamlessly.
Cicada Market is one of the top 5 places to go to Hua Hin.
What to Expect at Cicada Market?
Cicada Market is an imaginative art space that serves as a community space for art students, artists, creators, designers, and tourists to come together.
The open-style night market has an extensive collection of handmade crafts, decorative items, clothes, secondhand items, and innovative SME products on display.
As you enter the Cicada Market, you are greeted by a beautiful garden setting with many tall trees.
The general ambiance is well-lit, with sparkling decorations.
There is a food court in the center.
A well-planned walkway has street stalls on both sides. There are other small buildings housing shopping outlets and eateries.
At one of the night markets, there is a venue for live performances and art exhibitions.
The area has one of the best hygiene encounters in the night market.
The atmosphere is very relaxed, with vast, comfortable walking space.
We could walk freely without feeling hemmed in.
You will love this if the Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok is not your cup of Chā ชา!
Cicada Market Hua Hin Layout
We found the Cicada Market’s food area and stalls to be the cleanest, well-laid out, and a pleasure to browse.
Cicada Market has four sections or venues
- Art À la mode
- Cicada Art Factory
- Amphitheatre, and
- Cicada Cuisine.
What to Buy Art À la mode?
Art À la mode is a place for young Thai entrepreneurs, artists, and students to gather to showcase their products.
Art and craft vendors have their stalls on both sides of the walkway.
The common theme is art and crafts.
Some vendors may be professionals or even amateurs in the various fields of the arts.
There are fashion clothing, handmade bags, accessories, trinkets.
There are many handmade decorative items sold in open-style stalls.
Some stalls sell crafts, souvenirs, paper products, and even pre-loved items.
Young Hipster Vendors man the stalls
Most of the vendors here are young people from art colleges.
There are local vendors and some vendors from Bangkok.
The community is one artist supporting artists with the help of the local community and tourists.
Some young people we spoke to are designers who make a little extra income over the weekend.
Young Thai entrepreneurs are very creative in displaying and choosing attractive products.
They separate their creations and other items bought from the more significant wholesale markets.
The design here appears more unique.
Some items are simply irresistible and very cute or even practical.
The prices are reasonable; the sellers are friendly and nice.
You will find T-shirts with unique graphic designs—bedazzled iPhone cases.
We bought exciting and quirky trinkets, pretty bracelets, cute earrings, and crochet animal fridge magnets!
Cicada Market Stalls at Night. Photo: Doris Lim
Colourful stools. Photo: Doris Lim
Crochet coin purses. Photo: Doris Lim
Cute crochet key chains. Photo: Doris Lim
Handmade crafts. Photo: Doris Lim
Handicraft items. Photo: Doris Lim
Cicada Art Factory
Cicada Art Factory is a venue for art exhibitions, and it houses the center’s two white buildings.
The exhibitions feature young artists with distinct styles.
The Art Factory concept encourages young artists to help generate revenue with their original artworks.
The artists rotated regularly to show content, including sculptures, photographs, illustrations, paintings, and portraits.
Get a portrait painted at Cicada Market.
You can get a quick lifelike caricature of yourself starting at 300THB, depending on the portrait’s size.
Help a starving artist.
What to Eat at Cicada Cuisine – Cicada Market Food?
Cicada Cuisine (Food Zone) has many local and international cuisines.
These include Thai noodles, rice dishes, and seafood stalls.
The setup is very professional and clean.
If you’re on a budget, skip the seafood and head to the Tamarind Market next door for local-style food.
For our dinner, we ordered
- Pad Thai, Som Tam (Thai papaya salad),
- Fried Mussels Thai Style, and
- Thai Style Grilled Pork
We ordered the must-have dessert, Thai mango sticky rice.
If you prefer international cuisine, there’s Korean B.B.Q, American and Italian pasta, and Chinese Stir-Fry dishes.
There is a good variety of desserts, and they serve many choices of drinks.
You can buy food tokens from white booths dotted around the site.
You use these to buy a wide choice of foods and drinks.
There is a wine bar here.
You get to sit at proper tables and chairs to enjoy your dinner.
You can return unused food tokens for a full refund before 11 pm.
Food stalls. Photo: Doris Lim
Cicada Market Hua Hin Promotes Performing Arts
At the amphitheater-style venue, the performing arts take center stage to entertain, educate, and even amuse visitors.
We enjoyed some traditional dances and a rock concert with Thai ballads.
The performances rotated regularly to promote the works of talented artists in the performing arts.
The creative activities include workshops, fine arts exhibitions, dance performances, music from the university, community theatre, and various local artists.
Cicada Market is open to vendors of handicrafts and proposals from artists, musicians, and performers looking for a venue.
- FREE admission to Cicada Market.
- Performances or exhibitions taking place are FREE of charge.
Entrance to Weekend performances. Photo: Doris Lim
Live Performances. Photo: Doris Lim
Blue Tiger. Photo: Doris Lim
Where is the Cicada Market?
The setting and location are within easy reach of downtown Hua Hin,
Transportation via tuk-tuks is easy from any hotel.
What are the Opening Hours?
It opens every Friday and Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Check Cicada Market Hua Hin website for updates and promotions.
How long do I need to spend there?
Cicada Market is clean and well-organized.
The area is big, and you must spend a whole evening here to enjoy all the exhibits and performances, have dinner, and shop.
If you go to Hua Hin, this is a must-visit place.
Visiting as a couple, a group, or a family is enjoyable.
Suggested duration: 2-3 hours
Are there any Entrance Fees?
Cicada Market has no admission charge; performances or exhibitions are free.
Cicada Market Hua Hin
Address: 83 159 ซอย หัวถนน 21 Nong Kae, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand
Phone: +66 99 669 7161
