View from under the market's roofline across the blue and yellow shopfronts of Pineapple Craft Market, with the Caribbean Sea on the horizon

Main Street, Ocho Rios · est. 1978

130 shops. One family of makers.

Carvers, weavers, painters and jewellers who have worked this market for almost fifty years. Walk up from your hotel and buy it from the hands that made it.

Plan your visit Meet the makers
01

Made on the spot

The person who carved it, wove it or painted it is usually the one selling it to you.

02

Walk from your hotel

On Main Street, minutes from Sandals Ochi, Jamaica Inn, Shaw Park and Hermosa. No taxi needed.

03

Pay any way you like

Cash, card, Apple Pay, Zelle, PayPal or CashApp. Leave the cash worry at the hotel.

Our story

1978

Pineapple Craft Market started as a handful of stalls on Main Street. Almost fifty years on it is more than 130 shops, and many are run by the second and third generation of the same family.

The shops are painted blue and yellow, set on the hillside overlooking the azure Caribbean Sea. Located in Ocho Rios, it's a short walk from the hotels but secluded from the hustle and bustle of downtown traffic. You can take your time here, and the person selling you a carving is usually the person who carved it.

In 2025 the Sandals Foundation backed upgrades to the market's walkways and shade, along with a training programme for our vendors. What has not changed is who is behind the counter.

Shoppers browsing Jamaican flags, resort wear and canvas art at shop 103, painted blue with the stall number on the door frame
Shop 103, a busy morning
1978Trading since
130+Shops
9–5Open daily
4Resorts within walking distance
SHOPS

The makers

The person who sells it
usually made it.

A carver at his stall carving a wooden plaque by hand with a knife, wearing glasses and a Pineapple Craft Market polo shirt, surrounded by carved masks and plaques SHOP ##

The carver

Masks, plaques, bowls and signs, cut by hand from lignum vitae and blue mahoe. Most days you will find him working at the front of the shop.

A vendor crocheting a red, gold and green tam at her table, with finished crochet bags, tams and cushions spread out in front of her SHOP ##

The crochet table

Hats, tams and shoulder bags worked stitch by stitch between customers. Nothing on the table is the same twice.

A shopfront wall covered edge to edge with dozens of signed original canvas paintings of Jamaican beaches, dancers, animals and portraits SHOP ##

The painter

Original canvases, signed and dated. Sunsets, market scenes and portraits, painted here and hung on the shop wall to dry.

A carver seated outdoors beside a rock wall lined with dozens of finished wood mask carvings laid out to season in the sun SHOP ##

The yard

Behind the shopfronts, work in progress lies out to season and dry. Ask and you will get the whole story of a piece before you buy it.

GOODS

What you'll find

Take home something
with a maker behind it.

Carved wooden masks, hearts and 'One Love' plaques covering a yellow shopfront wall
Wood carvingMasks · bowls · figures
Hand-painted straw hats and woven baskets on display
Straw & crochetHats · tams · bags
Wall of beaded and wood earrings, keyrings and beaded bracelets and necklaces laid out on a table
Jewelry & keepsakesBeads · shell · magnets
Signed canvas paintings of parrots, a rooster and ackee fruit displayed outdoors
Original artSigned canvases
Shelves of glazed ceramic mugs and carved wooden vases
Ceramics & vasesGlazed · carved
Rack of colourful Jamaican-print dresses and resort wear
Resort wearTees · dresses · cover-ups

Culture day

An hour here is part of the trip, not an errand.

Drumming, dancing and food at the market on culture day. Come for the craft, stay because something is always happening.

VISIT

Plan your visit

Main Street, Ocho Rios.
Open every day.

  • AddressMain Street, Ocho Rios, St Ann, Jamaica
  • OpenDaily, 9:00am to 5:00pm
  • Walk fromSandals Ochi, Jamaica Inn, Shaw Park, Hermosa
  • PaymentCash (USD/JMD), debit/credit, Apple Pay, Zelle, PayPal, CashApp
  • Contact+1 876 432 4769

About Haggling - No Problem Mon!

Prices here are a conversation, not a trick. Ask what a piece costs, make a friendly offer, meet in the middle. If a price is fair, say so and take it. We are flexible but never forceful. Everyting irie Jamaican flag

For tour operators

Add a real craft stop to your itinerary.

Groups get upgraded walkways and shade, vendors trained in customer service through the 2025 Sandals Foundation programme, and carving demonstrations we can arrange in advance.

Contact the association

Ask about coach access, group rates and demonstration bookings.