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Dummy textThe dates season market is on every day from Thursday 15 October to Saturday 24 October, from 4 pm. Expect busier roads around the market in the evening. Times and directions

Market · Wadi Al-Aqiq & Al-Qiblatayn

Madinah Dates Market

Where the city’s date trade happens: Ajwa, Safawi, Mabroom and dozens more varieties, sold loose or by the box.

Trays of dates under a striped awning

Getting there

12 min drive25 min by bus(approximate, from the Prophet’s Mosque)

Good to know

  • Family friendly

Events here

Part of

  • Experience2–3 hours

    Markets & Al-Awali

    Traditional crafts experience

    Blend your own perfume, shop the dates market and see palm-frond weaving on a farm.

    • Low cost
    • Family friendly
    • Morning

    4 stops · Traditional markets → An oud and perfume maker → Madinah Dates Market

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  • ExperienceHalf a day

    Al-Awali & the west

    Local food journey

    Dates on the farm, the dates market, a Madini lunch and Saudi coffee to finish.

    • Paid
    • Family friendly
    • Late morning

    4 stops · Palm and date farms → Madinah Dates Market → To’mah

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  • 1 day

    Local Madinah

    Breakfast, the dates market, a farm lunch and an evening on the walkway — the city residents know.

    5 stops · Madini breakfast → The dates market → Lunch near the farms

Nearby

Close to here

  • Business hub & coworking

    Wadi Al-Aqiq & Al-Qiblatayn

    Business Hub

    A startup hub supporting early-stage ventures from idea to launch.

    10 AM – 6 PM

    • Good for meetings

    13 min drive(approximate, from the Prophet’s Mosque)

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  • Green space

    Wadi Al-Aqiq & Al-Qiblatayn

    Wadi Al-Aqiq Walkway

    A lit, step-free walkway along the historic valley, with shaded seating and play areas — at its best on an evening out with family.

    Open daily

    • Family friendly
    • Free
    • Step-free

    14 min drive(approximate, from the Prophet’s Mosque)

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