Culture & Heritage

Ubud Art Market (Pasar Seni Ubud)

UbudBargain for Bali's handmade crafts

About

Right in the middle of Ubud, across the road from Puri Ubud, the Ubud Art Market is where most visitors go to shop for Balinese crafts. Lanes of small stalls overflow with rattan bags, carved masks, batik and sarongs, silver jewellery, wind chimes and canvases, and the sellers are ready to chat and haggle.

The market has two faces. Early in the morning the traditional side serves locals with produce and daily goods, then the craft stalls open up and the tourist rush builds through the late morning. It is busy, warm and a little chaotic, but it is also one of the easiest places in Ubud to see the range of local handicraft in one walk.

Treat it as a browse rather than a mission. Compare a few stalls, enjoy the bargaining as a friendly game, and then step out to the palace or a quiet cafe on Jalan Kajeng.

History & meaning

The market started as a trading place for food, cloth and everyday needs, and tourism slowly turned its upper floors toward crafts. After a fire in 2016, the building was revitalised from 2020 and reopened in 2023 as a themed tourism market, with a statue of Cokorda Gde Agung Sukawati, a key figure in Ubud’s arts history, as its icon.

On 17/08/2024 another fire, blamed on an electrical short circuit, damaged the east block. Much of the market kept trading, and the Bali government funded repairs to the east building through its 2025 budget, so you may still see some sections under works.

How to visit

Entry is free; stalls generally trade from around 09.00 to 17.00, with some opening earlier and a few staying open into the evening.
Go at 08.00-10.00 for cooler air and first pick before the midday tour groups.
Bring cash in small notes; some stalls take cards, but cash helps when bargaining.
Start by offering roughly half the asking price and settle somewhere around 50-70%; walk away politely if it does not feel right.
Ask for a bundle price if you are buying several pieces from one seller.
Park scooters in the market basement (around IDR 2.000) or use Ubud Central Parking for cars.

Etiquette & dress

Casual clothes are fine. Keep bargaining good-humoured, avoid haggling hard over very small amounts, and do not make an offer unless you are happy to buy at that price. Watch your step around offerings placed on the ground at stall fronts.

Combine it with

Ubud Palace (Puri Saren Agung) the royal palace directly across the road, with evening dance shows, 1 minute on foot.
Pura Taman Saraswati the lotus-pond water temple behind Cafe Lotus, about 5 minutes on foot.
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary forest temple complex at the end of Jalan Monkey Forest, about 10-15 minutes on foot.

Sources

Prices and opening hours checked on 02/11/2026 against the sources below. They can change without notice, so confirm on site before you go.

Good to Know

Rattan and woven bags, a market favourite
Carved wooden masks and statues
Batik, sarongs and scarves
Silver jewellery and small paintings
Friendly bargaining; compare before you buy
Palace and temples right next door

Know Before You Go

Basement scooter parkingUbud Central Parking nearby for carsCovered sectionsSnack stalls, with cafes and restaurants nearbySome stalls accept cards

Getting there

The market sits on Jalan Raya Ubud at the corner of Jalan Monkey Forest, opposite Ubud Palace, so it is walkable from most central Ubud stays. By car, allow roughly 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes from Seminyak or Canggu and about 1 hour from Sanur, longer in afternoon traffic. Parking in central Ubud is tight, so a driver drop-off or scooter is easiest.