Dao Central Public Market

Overview

Dao Central Public Market is a traditional open-air market in Barangay Dao, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, listed in the provincial tourist-attraction inventory under the Shopping / Open Area Market / Traditional Market Area classification. Barangay Dao sits in the city’s north, near the domestic airport, which makes the market a workable stop before an early flight or just after landing.

A visitor account (Market Manila) describes it as “huge, airy and clean” — over 150 stalls trading fresh seafood, dried fish, vegetables, fruits, and dry goods, with the heaviest turnout on the Tuesday and Friday tabo (main market days).

[TO ENRICH: Exact current stall count, specialty produce beyond the categories noted above, and confirmation of current opening hours still require verification.]

Location

Barangay Dao, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Dao is the barangay surrounding Tagbilaran Airport, making this market convenient for early departures or arrivals.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City centre, take a tricycle or jeepney to Barangay Dao (approximately 10–15 minutes). The market is accessible from the main national road running through the barangay.

[FACT NEEDED: Specific street address or junction reference.]

Practical Info

• Market days (tabo): Tuesday and Friday (per visitor account).
• Stall count: Over 150 stalls (per visitor account).
• Goods sold: Fresh seafood, dried fish, vegetables, fruits, dry goods.

[TO ENRICH: Precise opening/closing hours and cooked-food stall availability not confirmed in source.]

What to Expect

A working neighbourhood market rather than a tourist stop: rows of stalls under open cover, the seafood section busiest early, produce sellers restocking through the morning. This is where northern Tagbilaran does its daily shopping, and it reads that way — no curated stalls, no signage aimed at visitors, just the ordinary churn of a Bohol market on a non-tabo day and the crowd surge on Tuesdays and Fridays.

[TO ENRICH: Specific specialty stalls and visitor-interest items beyond general seafood/produce categories not documented in source.]

Notes

Listed in BPTO Table 11 under tourism type “Shopping,” category “Open Area Market / Traditional Market Area.” Tagbilaran City also contains the Manga Public Market within its boundaries.

Tagbilaran Market, Bohol - Market Manila, accessed 2026-07-17.