Visiting Savalalo Flea Market, Apia, Upolu

Savalalo Flea Market is one of Apia, Upolu's most-visited markets. This guide pairs the place with the stays nearby and the tours that include it on their itinerary, so you can plan a trip without bouncing between five tabs.

About this guide

Apia's main handicrafts-and-food market, rebuilt on its original Savalalo waterfront site and reopened on 16 March 2026, nearly a decade after the old market was destroyed by fire in 2016. The indoor hall is lined with booths selling Samoan handicrafts — carved wooden ornaments, woven pandanus fine mats, printed lavalava, island shirts, traditional and contemporary jewellery, siapo cloth and kilikiti bats. A dedicated food court serves local fast food and Samoan dishes (oka, sapasui, palusami, umu plates) with a children's playground alongside. It is Samoa's first solar-powered government building. Right behind it on the waterfront sits the Savalalo bus station — where you can catch Samoa's colourful wooden buses — with the Apia Fish Market opposite.

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Practical info

Before you fly, skim our Samoa travel info page — visa rules, ferry to Savai'i, driving on the left, village fees, and cultural protocols. For event timing, the Samoa events calendar covers festivals, public holidays, and what's on while you're there.