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Fagatogo Market

The main produce market of American Samoa, on the harbour front at Fagatogo.

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Typemarket
WhereTutuila
Nearest cityPago Pago
Best seasonYear round
Time to allowAn hour
Getting thereOn the harbour front at Fagatogo, in central Pago Pago
EntryFree

The market at Fagatogo is a covered hall on the harbour front where taro, breadfruit, bananas, coconuts and fish are sold, mostly by growers from the villages, and it functions as the territory's main produce market and a gathering point. Buses stop outside. It is busiest very early in the morning and on Saturdays, and it winds down through the day. Craft and clothing stalls occupy part of the space.

What you actually see

  • The produce stalls - taro, breadfruit and bananas brought in from the villages.
  • The fish - the catch sold from the slabs early in the day.
  • The bus stop - the transport hub immediately outside the hall.
  • The craft section - the clothing and handicraft stalls inside.

When to go

Early morning and Saturdays are when the market is fullest. It winds down by early afternoon. Sundays it is closed.

Honest expectations

It is small by the standards of most markets and half an hour covers it. Everything is over by early afternoon. It is a working market with nothing aimed at visitors.

Nearby

Utulei Beach is nearby, and the Jean P. Haydon Museum is a short walk away.

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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.

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