Friday Market (Souq al-Jum'a)
Friday Market (Souq al-Jum'a)
- Address
- S of 4th Ring Rd & west of Airport Rd Shuwaikh
- Hours
- 08:00-16:00 Fri
Lonely Planet review for Friday Market (Souq al-Jum'a)
For a plastic pot plant, a second-hand dress, an Afghan coat or a smuggled antique from Iran, this enormous open-air, weekly market is more than a shopping extravaganza - it offers an insight into contemporary Kuwaiti culture and cross-border relations.
Five minutes sitting in the shade of sun-fading textiles and sipping on the good-natured coffee of a friendly vendor delivers more in the way of insight into the complex web of Kuwaiti affairs, domestic and international, than one could absorb in a month of lectures on Arabic culture. Bring a hat and water in summer.
