Thursday Good Market now open until 11 p.m.
View(s):Locally registered not-for-profit Good Market has extended the hours for its Thursday Good Market, which is held at Diyatha Unyana in Battaramulla, to 11 p.m.
Now open from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., the “Thursday Good Market includes more than 60 vendors with certified organic produce, natural food and snacks, eco-friendly home and garden products, handmade crafts, and more. It has a larger range of products than the Saturday Good Market at the Colombo Racecourse”, according to a statement.
Further, the statement also indicated that the extended hours were a “part of the Good Market second anniversary celebrations, and a special entertainment lineup is planned from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m… Free film screenings and night-time entertainment acts are planned for future weeks”.
Additionally, the statement also noted that the “Good Market is a curated event, which means all vendors go through an application and review process to ensure they meet Good Market standards and their products are ‘good for the planet, good for the country, and good for you’. The market began in December 2012 with 32 approved vendors. There are now more than 160 approved vendors and a Facebook following of more than 75,000… Saturday Good Market at the Colombo Racecourse will continue to be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Good Market organic and natural food shop is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. inside the Lakpahana grounds at 14 Philip Gunawardena Mawatha (Reid Avenue), Colombo 07″. (JH)