New Nassau Straw Market Now Open in the Bahamas

The new Nassau Straw Market in the Bahamas is now open just in time for the busy Christmas shopping season.

The new state of the art Nassau Straw Market was built at a cost of $12 million and replaces the old market which was destroyed by fire in 2001.

The market boost some 37,000-square-foot ground level space and will accommodate over 400 regular vendor stalls, 34 specialty booths designed to showcase authentic Bahamian music, dance and fashion, public washrooms.

The opening of the new Nassau Straw Market restores the iconic and world famous Nassau Straw Market to its rightful place at the center of the Bahamian straw culture and finally giving some 500 straw vendors a much needed home.

Straw vendors who have been operating from makeshift and tent facilities since the market was originally destroyed by fire in 2001 and more recently by hurricane Irene.

The new market also means that visitors to Nassau will now be able to shop the Bahamian craft market without the inconveniences of the temporary facilities and disable friendly access.