Markets across South Africa
Craft, food and night markets, with the dates and the stalls in one place — and your ticket on your phone instead of in a queue.
A market on Noques is a real, physical market — craft, food, night, farmers — listed with its own page. The page carries when it runs, where it is, which traders have a stall, and whether entry is free or ticketed. You get your ticket in the app and hold it as a QR code at the gate.
What a market page gives you
Before you go, and while you are there.
Know what is on before you go
A market's page carries its real dates and times, where it is, and which traders have a stall there — so you find out on a Thursday that it is on, not by driving there on a Saturday.
Your ticket lives on your phone
Where a market charges for entry, you buy the ticket in the app and hold a QR code at the gate. Where entry is free you can still take one. Either way there is no queue at a table with a cash box.
See who is trading, and order ahead
Every approved stall links through to that trader's storefront. If they sell online too, you can order before you arrive and collect it at the stall.
From finding it to walking in
No account needed until you want a ticket.
Find a market
Browse by city or look at what is near you on the map. You do not need an account to look.
Get your ticket
Free or paid, depending on the market. Paid tickets are by card, in the app — there is no paying at the gate through Noques.
Show the QR code at the gate
Somebody scans it on their phone and you are in. A ticket works once, and only within the dates it was issued for.
Browse the stalls
Traders who sell on Noques have a storefront you can look at before you go, and buy from while you are there.
Order ahead and skip the line
Pay in the app, collect at the stall. Which is the whole point of the name.
Three kinds of market, and what that changes
Mostly it decides what your ticket is valid for.
| Schedule | If you are going | If you are trading |
|---|---|---|
| Runs regularly | Same days each week or month. A ticket covers the day you bought it. | Apply once; the organiser tells you which dates you have. |
| A one-off or seasonal event | Set dates. Your ticket is for that event, and a market with no upcoming dates will not sell you one. | Applications usually close well before the date. |
| Open permanently | Always trading. A ticket, if one is needed, is a day pass. | A stall is a standing arrangement rather than a booking. |
Which one are you?
Markets work for three different people, and the next step is different for each.
You are going to one
Browse what is on, get your ticket, and see who is trading before you arrive.
You want a stall
Apply to a market, pay the stall fee in the app, and trade where the people already are.
You run one
List your market, take vendor applications, and hand out entry tickets that scan at the gate.
Questions about markets
Tickets, stalls, and the two answers that are no.
What is a market on Noques?
A real, physical market — a craft market, a food market, a night market — with a page of its own on Noques. It shows when the market runs, where it is, which traders have a stall there, and whether you need a ticket to get in. The market is run by its own organiser; Noques lists it and handles the applications and the gate.
Do I need a ticket to get in?
It depends on the market. Some charge for entry and some are free, and the market's page says which before you travel. A free market may still issue you a ticket so the organiser can count who came — it just costs nothing.
How does a ticket work?
You get it in the app and it lives on your phone as a QR code. Somebody at the gate scans it and you go in. How long it is valid for comes from the market's own schedule: a market that runs on set dates gives you a ticket for that event, and one that is open regularly gives you a pass for the day you bought it.
Can I pay at the gate instead?
Not through Noques. A ticket is bought in the app, by card, before you arrive. Whether the market also takes cash at the door is between you and the organiser — Noques does not handle it and cannot promise it.
Can I get a refund on a ticket?
Not in the app. There is no self-service ticket refund, so if you cannot make it, contact us and we will take it up with the organiser. Worth knowing before you buy rather than after.
Can I buy tickets for other people?
Not yet. It is one ticket per person per market, bought on their own account, and a ticket cannot be transferred. Everybody coming with you needs their own.
Can I use my cashback balance on a ticket?
No. Cashback is redeemable against an order from a vendor, not against a market entry ticket. A ticket is paid for by card, or it is free.
How do I get a stall at a market?
Apply through the app. You send your stall name, what you will be selling and the categories you trade in, and you pay the stall fee by card when you apply. The organiser then accepts or declines. Once a market has filled its stalls it stops taking applications, so a full market tells you it is full instead of taking your money.
What does a stall cost?
Whatever the market charges — the fee is set per market by its organiser and you see it before you apply. Noques does not set it and does not add anything on top of it.
What happens if my stall application is declined?
The organiser can attach a reason, and you will see it. On the money: there is no automatic refund for a stall fee yet, so a declined application is refunded by arrangement through us rather than landing back on your card on its own.
Find a market near you
Browsing needs no account. You only need one when you want a ticket or a stall.