Market days at the Brenner
On the 5th and 20th of every month there is a market on the large square at the south end of the Brenner. The Marktbar is right on the market square.
The next market days
- 5November 2026 Thursday
- 20November 2026 Friday
- 5December 2026 Saturday
- 19December 2026 Saturday moved from 20 December (Sunday)
- 5January 2027 Tuesday
- 20January 2027 Wednesday
If the 5th or 20th falls on a Sunday or public holiday, the market is held the day before. The website calculates these dates using this rule and the public holidays in Italy and South Tyrol. If the day before is also a Sunday or holiday, the working day before that applies.
Where is the market?
On the large square at the south end of the Brenner. The Marktbar is right on the market square, with free parking outside.
Marktbar · Café RestaurantSt. Valentin Str. 55
39041 Brenner/Brennero (BZ)
Before or after the market: a break at the Marktbar
Breakfast, coffee and homemade cakes, dumplings, pasta and daily specials – with hot food all day during opening hours.
Opening hours: Wed–Sun 08:00–18:00
Always open on market days (5th and 20th): 07:00–18:00, also Mon/Tue.
How the market began
Over the last 60 years the Brenner market has become a fixture of trade in this border village. It has existed since as far back as 1950. Since the very beginning it has been held on the 5th and 20th of every month; if one of these days falls on a Sunday or public holiday, the market is held on the day before. The Brenner market came about when, one day in 1950, a few market women from Bolzano ended up at the Brenner because they forgot to get off at Sterzing, where they had actually meant to go. Once at the Brenner, they set up their stalls and, lo and behold, business went surprisingly well, so they kept coming back to the Brenner to sell their goods.
Text from our menu (translated).
