A midday break
Selected stores close between 12:30 and 1:30pm for Friday prayers. The centre stays open; individual shutters come down.
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Hours & directions
Core trading hours, how to get here, where to park, and how to find a shop once you're inside.
Right now
Trading hours
Checking hours- Monday – Thursday9am – 5pm
- Friday9am – 5pm
- Saturday9am – 3pm
- SundayClosed
- Public holidays9am – 3pm
Sundays are sometimes on
During Ramadan and the festive season, selected stores trade Sundays 9am to 3pm. See Events & seasonal hours for the confirmed 2026 dates.
Getting here
38 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Fordsburg
About a kilometre west of the Johannesburg CBD, on the edge of Fordsburg. If you're coming off the M1 or the M2, exit for the city centre and head west — the centre occupies a full block and is hard to miss.
Entrances
The Plaza has four entrances. Tap one for directions straight to that door.
Parking
Plenty of surface parking runs along all four sides of the complex, so there's always a bay close to whichever section you're headed for.
Security
Vision Tactical guards patrol the centre and its parking areas throughout the day, with armed backup on call. It's a safe, well looked-after place to park and to shop.
Public transport
Fordsburg is walkable from the city centre and served by minibus taxi routes and Rea Vaya stops nearby.
Accessibility
The North Mall is single-storey and flat. South Mall has an upper and a lower level, and the Grand Bazaar three; lifts are marked on the centre plan. Check with the management office on 011 838 6752 for lift access before you travel.
Watch our socials
Hours shift around Ramadan, the festive season and public holidays. Follow Instagram or Facebook for the latest events and confirmed trading times.
Once you're inside
The centre plan
Two open-air blocks with a three-storey circular building between them. Every trader will give you directions as a shop number, so it's worth knowing which letter you're standing in.
- N
North sectionSingle-storey, open to the sky. Curtaining, menswear, leather and bag shops cluster here.
- C
Grand BazaarThe three-storey circular building in the middle. Bridal, jewellery, crockery and kidswear.
- S
South sectionThe largest run of shops, over an upper and a lower level. Fabric, fashion, spice, footwear and most of the food.
- KIOSK
Walkway kiosksSmall freestanding stalls between the blocks — cellular, bedding, sweets.
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Every shop unit, floor by floor. Tap the plan to open it full size, or explore the 3D centre plan → to find any shop, entrance, lift or toilet.