Weekly Fair - Buttala

What is your favorite place to buy fresh products and household items? Now there are so many places that serve the same purpose like; supermarkets, convenience stores, shops, fairs, etc. For us; it's always the city fair. Every Wendesday, the usually quiet streets of Buttala become chaotic and busy with the locals.

Usually, when I am at home, I accompanied my mom to get the daily household needs, and wholesale amount for our little shop. So, let me share my experience there, and small overview of the place.

Inside the fair

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The route

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There is a special place dedicated to the weekly fair. Around 5 years ago, the place was constructed properly with permanent roofing and concrete bases. It's within walking distance from the Buttala bus stand; precisely 550m away towards Monaragala.

As it's just near the main road, the roadside parking is prohibited for the safety. There are traffic officers to control the crowd most of the time. Anyway, there's a separate parking location has been allocated for free, and another paid private space.

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• Opening days and hours: Every Wednesday from 07.30 a.m to 06.30 p.m
• Type of place: City Fair
• Location on Google Maps, on Steem Atlas
• Time of Visit : 2nd of April, 2025

The general practice in my area is, the main cities have one permanent day in the week, for the fair and everyone around the neighborhood uses it to fulfill their requirements. Not only to buy, but it provides the perfect place for the local businessmen, and farmers to solidify their living.

The place is managed by Buttala Municipal Council, and anyone who wishes can pay rent and book a permanent place there. With the competition, now the place is almost filled.

We went there in the morning, but still it's crowded with the people. When comes near the fair you can hear the loud sounds of the sellers trying to attract people, negotiating with them etc. Beside the road you can see clothes shops espcially.

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Let me tell you the main reasons we like here. It has almost every day today needs, mainly from vegetable and fruits to, fish and dry fish, spices, kitchen tools, cleaning products, clothes, and even toys. It’s like a mini-mall. And we can buy them for affordable prices; haggale a bit even. And the most important is, we have fresh products, and can choose the best ones from them.

So, let's see what we have there to buy.

Vegetabels

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Our main reason for going to the fair was to buy fruits and vegetables. There are 100+ sellers even from outside cities, with all sorts of vegetable. The ones from local farmers, and also from Badulla, Welimada areas well. They are fresh, colorful, and much cheaper than in supermarkets.

Mostly the prices are same in every seller, so here are some images of the available items, and their prices.

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Item	Unit	Unit Price in LKR	Unit price in Steem (04/15)
Tomato	kg	400	9.92
Potata	kg	400	9.92
Green beans	kg	600	14.88
B-Onions	kg	160	3.97
Red Onions	kg	520	12.9
Chilli	kg	800	19.86
Cabbage	kg	300	7.44
Okra	kg	300	7.44
Long Beans	kg	320	7.94
Pumpkin	kg	200	4.96
Snake gourd	kg	360	8.93
Brinjal	kg	700	17.37
Carrot	kg	700	17.37

Well, the prices are a bit high these days, with the inflation, and high demand due to the festive season.

Fruits

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There are a few stalls containing fresh fruits as well, like Banana, water melon, pineapple, apples, and oranges etc.

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Item	Unit	Unit Price in LKR	Unit price in Steem (04/15)
Banana	kg	280	6.95
Pineapple	kg	500	12.4
Watermelon	kg	380	9.43
Apple & Oranges	no.	150	3.72

Well, it's not only about the fruits and vegetables, it's like a local market for everything.

Betel, Betel Nuts and Tobacco

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For our shop we buy betel and betel nuts in wholesale for a very reasonable prices. They are new in there are discounts for for bulk qunatities. There are a few specific sellars for these items.

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Item	Unit	Unit Price in LKR	Unit price in Steem (04/15)
Betel	no.	10	0.25
Betel nu	no.	8	0.2
Tobacco	no.	200	9.8

Fish and Dry Fish

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One end of the fair there are around 10 sellars with fresh fish. There are many varieties, and they directly take them from the beach. We can select as required, and they cut and wash them to the customers.

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Item	Unit	Unit Price in LKR	Unit price in Steem (04/15)
Kelawalla	kg	1500	37.1
Balaya	kg	1000	24.74
Hurulla	kg	1000	24.74
Dry Fish	kg	1500	37.1

Spices and other staple food

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Item	Unit	Unit Price in LKR	Unit price in Steem (04/15)
Sugar (White)	kg	240	6
Egg (White)	no.	35	0.9
Dried Chilli	kg	800	20
Red Dhal	kg	300	7.5
Kekulu (White and red)	kg	210	5.24

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Clothes and Shoes

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Toys, utensils, and clay pots

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So, as I said Weekly fair is a great place to satisfy your essential day to day need for an affordable price, and of high quality.

I think if you are around Buttala, now is the perfect time to check it out, and thank me later.

So, that's it for today!! Until the next time! Enjoy!

Thank you.
Best Regards!