Meo Vac Sunday Market

Meo Vac Sunday Market is a large weekly ethnic market held every Sunday in Meo Vac Town, Meo Vac District, Tuyen Quang Province in far northern Vietnam. Located in the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, it serves Hmong, Tay, Lo Lo and other ethnic groups from surrounding mountains. Notable for its livestock section, colorful traditional costumes, handicrafts, local produce and street food, it functions as a major social and trading gathering for highland communities.

Visitors can expect a bustling open-air market spread across the center of Meo Vac Town from early morning until around noon on Sundays. The market is organized into sections for livestock including buffalo, cows and pigs, textiles and brocades, fresh agricultural produce, and cooked food stalls. Vendors and shoppers from surrounding villages, many in traditional ethnic dress, gather to trade, eat and socialize. The setting is surrounded by limestone karst mountains, with crowded alleys, livestock pens and vibrant displays of handicrafts and local goods.

Long-standing weekly trading center for highland communities in the Dong Van region, historically serving as the main exchange point for livestock, textiles and agricultural products for villages across the karst plateau and surrounding valleys.

Central social and cultural gathering for Hmong, Tay, Giay, Lo Lo and other ethnic groups, where traditional dress, languages, cuisine and handicraft traditions are maintained and where commerce is combined with community social interaction.