Sagada Weekend Market

One of the places I like to visit whenever I travel to another place is their local market because local cultures and tradition can best be observed there. It was a good thing that our visit to Sagada included Saturday because we were able to witness the Weekend Market therein. Makeshift stalls lined-up the streets from the Town Plaza all the way-up to the entrance of Saint Mary's Church. Just almost everything is offered for sale in this Saturday Market. Freshly harvested produce from local farmers dominate one area in the market where hospitable lady sellers will give you a real bargain and would even let you sample their local fruits including the famously large Sagada Oranges. Lots of delicacies are also offered like local-version of corn-in-a cob, sticky rice cakes, sesame balls, boiled peanuts and the interesting halo-halo with macaroni.

Further, wandering in the market, you will see wag-wag clothes, groceries like canned goods and various condiments, kitchen utensils, dvd and cd, poultry products, school supplies and a lot more. Definitely, with a make-shift market such as this, there is no more need for Sagada residents to go to Bontoc or other main towns of the Mountain Province to do their shopping because just about anything and everything is available at the Sagada Saturday Market.


Fresh Produce - Carrots and Potatoes

Soaps and Detergents For Sale


Various Grains and Salted Fish


Onions and Garlics in a Row


Native Noodles compete with Branded Ones


Posters, CDs, DVDs and Books


Old Sagadan Woman out to Market

For more information about Sagada, you may want to check out Visit Sagada maintained by Benj. I will wind-up this Sagada series with the picturesque Sagada Church on my next post.