Straw Market Bahamas

Straw Market Bahamas offers various straw products, from straw baskets, bags, dolls, hats, mats, and many more. The Straw Market in Nassau is one of the largest in the world and the largest in the Bahamas. The market is located near the Bay Street shopping center and George Street.

Straw Market originally began when Bahamian women want to search source income, thus they started plaiting and decorating dried palm to create bags, baskets and hats. Soon after World War II, many Americans began vacationing in the Bahamas and straw craft souvenirs grew in popularity. Straw vending is considered one of the country’s oldest industry with organized markets in Nassau, Cable Beach, and Paradise Island.

In 2001, Straw Market Bahamaswas destroyed by fire and has not been rebuilt like its former glory. Nowadays, the Bahamas Straw Market is hosted in tents. Despite that fire accident, the market still provides exciting chance to shop, with many variant of straw products.

The Straw Market of Nassau Bahamas is open 7 days a week, from about 8am to 5pm. Anyone wanting to avoid the crowds should try the early morning or late evening.

Shoppers should note that majority of Straw Market vendors are not fixed price, so don’t be afraid to try and talk the price down to something that seems a bit more reasonable. Bay Street is also popular for shoppers thanks to the many excellent restaurants located here and there between the shops. An afternoon stroll down the street is a shopper’s paradise.

Straw Market Bahamas
Open 8 am – 5 pm
Bay Street, Nassau
New Providence, The Bahamas

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