Market square A market square (also known as a market place) is an urban square meant for trading, in which a market is held. It is an important feature of many towns and cities around the world. A market square is an open area where market stalls are tradit ...

commonly refers to a town or city location of open air market stalls. Market Square may also refer to:

Places

Europe

Finland

* Market Square, Hämeenlinna, Finland *

Market Square, Helsinki The Market Square (Finnish: ''Kauppatori'', Swedish: ''Salutorget'') is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east ...

, Finland * Market Square, Kuopio, Finland *

Market Square, Oulu The Oulu Market Square is the main market square of the city of Oulu, Finland. The market square is located in the city centre, in the Pokkinen Pokkinen is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Together with districts of Vaara a ...

, Finland *

Market Square, Turku The Market Square (, ) is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VI District, and is generally considered the city's central square. It hosts a lively market on weekdays, and there are several cafés and resta ...

, Finland

Ireland

* Market Square, Letterkenny, County Donegal

Ukraine

Market Square (Ivano-Frankivsk) Market Square in Ivano-Frankivsk, also known as Ploshcha Rynok (), is historically the central square of the city. It is the oldest square and traces its history to the city's establishment. The main feature of the square is the former city hal ...

* Market Square (Lutsk) *

Market Square (Lviv) Rynok Square (, , ) is a central square of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. According to archaeological data, the square was planned in the second half of the 13th century, during the reign of Prince Leo I of Galicia. However, there is a long tradi ...

United Kingdom

Old Market Square, Nottingham The Old Market Square (Slab Square) is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately , or about . It is one of the largest paved squares in the United Kingdom. ...

North America

Canada

* Market Square, Victoria, British Columbia * Old Market Autonomous Zone, Winnipeg, Manitoba

United States

* Market Square (Lake Forest, Illinois) *

Market Square Historic District (Newburyport, Massachusetts) The Market Square Historic District of Newburyport, Massachusetts encompasses an area of the city near the Merrimack River that was completely rebuilt after a major fire in 1811. Over the next twenty years the area was rebuilt under a buildin ...

* Market Square (High Point, North Carolina) *

Market Square (Miamisburg, Ohio) Market Square in Miamisburg, Ohio is a square located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Main Street. It is also the name of a historic district including the square and more, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places i ...

Market Square, Harrisburg Harrisburg's Market Square is located in Downtown Harrisburg at the intersection of 2nd and Market Streets. The square was created in 1785. Since then, it has traditionally been the navigational center of the city, and experienced a post-1980s rev ...

, Pennsylvania *

Market Square, Pittsburgh Market Square is a public space located in Downtown Pittsburgh at the intersection of Forbes Avenue (originally named Diamond Way in colonial times) and Market Street. The square was home to the first courthouse and first jail (both in 1795), an ...

, Pennsylvania * Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island * Market Square Commercial Historic District (Knoxville, Tennessee) * Market Square (Houston, Texas) *

Main Street/Market Square Historic District Main Street Market Square Historic District is a historic district in Houston, Texas that includes the Market Square Park. It includes buildings nearby, as well as the square itself. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places i ...

, Houston, Texas *

Market Square (San Antonio) Market Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops, and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. The "El Mercado" section has 32 specialty shops and the "Farmer's Marke ...

, Texas * Market Square (Alexandria, Virginia) *

Fredericksburg Town Hall and Market Square Fredericksburg Town Hall and Market Square, also known as the Fredericksburg Area Museum, is a historic town hall and public market space located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. History It was built between 1814 and 1816, and consists of a two-st ...

Centre Market Square Historic District Centre Market Square Historic District is a historic district in Wheeling, West Virginia, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes 181 contributing buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles dating ...

Market Square (San Francisco) Market Square (formerly the Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart, the San Francisco Mart, and, colloquially, the Twitter Building) is an Art Deco building in the Mid-Market, San Francisco, Mid-Market neighborhood of San Francisco, Ca ...

headquarters of

Twitter Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, image ...

Oceania

Australia

Market Square, Geelong Market Square was a town square located in the centre of Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Consisting of of land, the area was reserved by Governor Sir George Gipps as a town square during the initial surveying of Geelong. T ...

, a shopping centre in Victoria, Australia

New Zealand

Victoria Square, Christchurch Victoria Square is a public park located in central Christchurch, New Zealand. Originally known by European settlers as Market Place or Market Square, it was renamed to Victoria Square in 1903 in honour of Queen Victoria. It was one of the fou ...

(formerly named Market Square)

Other uses

Market Square Records Market Square Records was a music promotion and record label company, which operated between 1999 and 2020 based in Buckingham, England. It released the back catalogues of British folk artists and expanded into other genres such as rock, blue ...

, a record label