Arthur Swallow Fairs are well known through the UK for the wonderful shows they hold featuring antiques, collectables, up-cycled junk and second hand, like for instance the now famous Lincolnshire International Antiques and Home Show. However, besides its Vintage Flea Market and its Antiques & Home Show, Arthur Swallow Fairs also hosts a series of five […]
Held at Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury Antiques Market is one of the real gems among English venues. Easily accessible by train from London, this sprawling, substantial flea market, showcases an astonishing variety of wares, fine and rustic, antique and vintage. Twice a month, Sunbury Antiques Market attracts well over 700 inside and outside stallholders throughout three indoor […]
The Shipshewana Auction & Flea Market is a do-not-miss Hoosier tradition. What started out as a home business in 1922 is now Midwest’s Largest Flea Market with nearly 900 booths in an open-air market covering 100 acres. Vendors attending the Shipshewana Auction & Flea Market, have a broad variety of products on offer: from vintage […]
Launched in 2009, LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has quickly become a leading international showcase for art and antiques and one of the most prestigious events in the London social calendar. Over 110 exhibitors will present works from a wide range of collectibles and historical periods, with prices ranging from £500 to £500,000 and above. […]
Renningers Adamstown Antiques Market is a weekly flea market hosting over 375 dealers indoors and up to 300 outdoors (weather permitting). It is quite the event in the area, and one of the largest regular antique markets in Pennsylvania. Locals are sure to be regular visitors, though the market attracts its fair share of those […]
One of the newest markets on the antique and collecting scene in London is the Wembley Park Antiques Market. This market first took place in 2021 and it brings together a diverse array of the country's best antique dealers. However, it is not just dealers from the UK that fill up the 700 spaces available […]
The Shipshewana Auction & Flea Market is a do-not-miss Hoosier tradition. What started out as a home business in 1922 is now Midwest’s Largest Flea Market with nearly 900 booths in an open-air market covering 100 acres. Vendors attending the Shipshewana Auction & Flea Market, have a broad variety of products on offer: from vintage […]
Everything’s bigger in Texas! This is certainly true when it comes to First Monday Trade Days at Canton Flea Market. The monthly four days event is truly more than just a flea market – it is the oldest and largest free flea market in the United States that hosts up to 300,000 visitors admiring the […]
The Northern Antiques Fair is a prestigious fine art show taking place in the UK. It is run by The Antiques Dealers Fairs Limited, which also runs two other UK-based fairs: the Mayfair Antiques and Fine Art Fair and the Petworth Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair. This show takes place just once a year in […]
Kawagoe Antique Market is a fairly large monthly flea market hosting around 110 stalls. Featuring everything from Japanese antique furniture to pottery and kimonos, Kawagoe Antique Market is one of Tokyo's expats favorite fair, and is worth every minute of the 80-minute train ride from central Tokyo. It is therefore generally advised to make a day of the trip to this […]
The Antique Fair at the Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in Fukagawa, Koto-ku, is held almost every weekend and features around 120 stalls. Twice a month, an antique market is held on the grounds of the shrine, while the flea market is held on two different days. The Antique Fair and Flea Market at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine […]
The origins of Junkstock Omaha could not be more grass-roots. Founded by one lady with an incredible passion for second-hand goods, Junkstock came into being due to a lack of local events for second-hand and thrift enthusiasts. This gap in the market was plugged first of all by a rented chicken coup, then by a […]
The Old Chicken Farm Vintage Barn Sale is the largest true vintage barn sale in Oklahoma, USA. Back in 2013, this barn sale started with just 14 vendors and in a short period of time, it has dramatically increased in size. This shows that a fantastic vintage flea market was just what was needed in […]
Three times a year the Renningers Kutztown Farmers and Antiques Market holds exceptional events dedicated to antiques. Known as the Renningers Kutztown Antique & Collectors Extravaganza, these two-day events are a real treat for collectors and the curious. Jewelry of all types, furniture, primitives, taxidermy, paintings, art, books, ceramics, garden items, reclaimed wood, toys, Christmas […]
For serious collectors throughout Europe, the Bustehrad collectors’ market has acquired a level of fame for being the market where the most sought-after collectible items can be found. Antique professionals and flea market enthusiasts from surrounding countries - and even further afield, travel twice a month to this market to see the new treasured goods […]
Located on the site of the Blue Ridge Drive-In Theater in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, the Blue Ridge Flea Market has been in operation since 1976. It was created by Caroline Mackes when a friend suggested the concept to her, and in those early days, there were just a handful of vendors that would regularly set up […]
Kane County, Illinois is a quaint township with rich historic value, a prime getaway for nature lovers with its preserves, hiking trails and national parks. With its vast open spaces and historical preservation, it is a prime location for the Kane County Flea Market. The fairgrounds are where bargain hunters, treasure seekers or those looking […]
The Brimfield flea market takes place during six consecutive days each in mid-May, July, and September. A local auctioneer, Gordon Reid, started the Brimfield outdoor market, now the country's largest, on a somewhat humbler stage back in 1959: his own backyard. Nowadays, more than 1 million visitors flock to Brimfield every year to shop the peerless […]
Nestled in the heart of Strasbourg, the "Marchés Européens de la Brocante et du Design du Broglie" offers a unique journey through time and history. Orchestrated by the Association des Brocanteurs et des Fripiers Non Sédentaires de Strasbourg (ABFNS), these markets have adorned Strasbourg's vibrant cityscape since 2005, adding a touch of vintage charm to […]
The ancient Tuscan city of Arezzo, with its Roman ruins, medieval walls, Renaissance architecture and incomparable murals, has always been a magnet for art lovers. But once a month, when its Piazza Grande is filled with a motley collection of old furniture, musty paintings and stained silverware, tarnished candlesticks and kitchen cabinets, chipped china and […]
Those who love to spend hours searching for second-hand items and couldn’t care less about crowds should add the Vlooienmarkt IJ-Hallen, one of Europe’s biggest flea markets, to their bucket list. The IJ-Hallen flea market takes its name from the massive halls it occupies, which was once a part of the NDSM shipyard. And this […]
Set in the exhibition center of Parma, in the north of Italy, Mercanteinfiera is the largest antique tradeshow in the country, and one of the most important in Europe. Just to put things into perspective and numbers: Mercanteinfiera hosts two exhibitions every year, has three dedicated pavilions with more than 1,000 stalls spread over 45,000 […]
Nestled in the foothills of the mountains surrounding the Lac d’Annecy - arguably the most spectacular natural lakes in France - the picturesque town of Annecy sits directly in the gateway to the Alps, and provides a truly stunning scenery to one of the city's most awaited attraction: the Annecy Vieux Quartier Flea Market, also […]
Mercadinho dos Clérigos is a quaint, eccentric, and bustling antique market found just around the corner from the Torre dos Clérigos in Porto, in one of the four districts within the UNESCO World Heritage Classified Zone of Porto. This market pops up just twice a month, so make sure you check out dates and be […]
The Weerselose Market is one of the most popular indoor and outdoor flea markets in the Netherlands. It is open for trading every Saturday and selects Sundays each month, and between 1500 and 5000 shoppers stop by to check out the wares every market day. More than 200 traders set up shop each time the […]
The Alameda Point Antiques Faire is the largest antiques show in Northern California. Held on the 1st Sunday of every month, the Faire boasts over 800 merchants booths. Because of its stringent vendor rules (all items for sale must be at least twenty years old), and the scarcity of quality antiques shows in the Bay […]
Flat Rock has several associations with the automobile industry and car lovers. Not only is the city home to a Ford Assembly Plant, but it also has the Flat Rock Speedway. The Speedway may see plenty of races, but it also delivers thrills of a different kind to thrifters, as the racetrack serves as the […]
Born in 1909 and institutionalized in the 1960s, the Réderie d’Amiens is the third largest event of its kind in France after La Grande Braderie de Lille and La Braderie du Canal Saint-Martin. Held twice a year in April and in October, La Réderie d’Amiens is a sprawling, massive market: over 2,000 casual traders, car booters, and locals […]
The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair is also known more simply as The Decorative Fair. It is a family-owned event that launched in 1985 to specifically unite the antiques and interior design trades. Three events are held throughout the year; one in winter, one in spring, and one in autumn. The fair takes place at […]
It is certainly an understatement to categorize the Lincolnshire International Antiques and Home Show as anything like a flea market. It is more accurate to call this event an antiquing extravaganza! Every other month, something like a village full of stalls is created in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, where vendors from around the world travel to in […]
The Antiques and Home Show held at the Lincoln Showground is a long-standing one-day showground event with shopping arcades, refreshments, and an indoor area hosting dealers from the UK and Europe. Established in 1995, this fair is an unmissable event for collectors, interior designers, independent retail buyers, set designers, prop buyers, landscape architects, restauranteurs, and […]
if Arles' colorful sun-baked houses evoke a sense of déjà vu, it is simply because you’ve probably seen them already on a Van Gogh canvas. Often overlooked by visitors to Provence, partly because it’s located quite far west (and isn’t close to the beaches and seaside), Arles is nonetheless a highly recommended stopover in a road trip. Famed […]
Astra Antiques Centre is one of the top independent antiquing stores in England and is striving to extend that title to one of the best in Europe. It is located in the perfect spot, in an area that is a veritable hub of antiquing activity at Hemswell, Lincolnshire. The store has been a staple for antique […]
The huge and longstanding Newark International Antiques and Collectors flea market enjoys the distinction of being included in the book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, and is considered the ultimate of treasure hunting grounds (the largest event of its kind in Europe). Held every other month at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground on […]
With over 200 booths set up three times a year, The Junk Ranch is now considered one of Arkansas largest flea markets. The down-home country venue that sits on 35 acres in Prairie Grove, has quickly grown since 2013 into a true celebration of thrift and flea shopping and shoppers. Make a note of the dates, and […]
For the past 30 years, “La Ville Rose” has been hosting a huge flea market with more than 120 professional merchants from across the south of France. Once set along the Avenue Jules Guesde, this monthly flea market was relocated back in 2011 along the Allées François Verdier, and is considered by many one of […]
Located in central Iowa, about 20 miles south of I-80, the What Cheer Flea Market is a true collector's paradise. Held three times a year in the spring, summer, and fall, this indoor/outdoor market features over 400 exhibitors from several states and is one of the premier antique and collectibles markets in the Midwest, drawing […]
The West Bottoms, an industrial area immediately to the west of downtown Kansas City (MO), is rapidly becoming a prime destination for bargain hunters searching for one-of-a-kind knickknacks and trinkets. This is largely due to the 'First Friday Festival' weekends, when antique sellers open their shop doors for the masses once a month and celebrate […]
Located in the West Bottoms District of Kansas City, Missouri, in the old John Deere building, Good JuJu is a place where you will find several floors filled with a mix of antiques and vintage items. It was one of the first stores to open in this area of Kansas City, and the building had […]
The origins of Junkstock Omaha could not be more grass-roots. Founded by one lady with an incredible passion for second-hand goods, Junkstock came into being due to a lack of local events for second-hand and thrift enthusiasts. This gap in the market was plugged first of all by a rented chicken coup, then by a […]
When it comes to fine and huge Flea Market & Antique Fair, then the town of Ciney in the Province of Namur becomes a must! Ciney hosts one of the largest flea market and antique fairs in Belgium with over 700 exhibitors from Belgium, France, Germany, Holland or even Italy and 15,000 visitors. The fair […]
Vintage Market Days South Central Texas is owned and operated by a local couple with a passion for historic items and simpler times. The Vintage Market is held in the fall each year and the promotion for it starts early, so for a chance at cheap tickets or BOGOF deals, it is a good idea […]
Known as Michigan’s largest Collection of Antique & Collectible Dealers, Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival have been providing a premier shopping opportunity for collectors of all kinds for more than 50 years. The popularity of the original antique festivals in Midland has grown to such a degree that a second location hosting more vendors has […]
Located in the historic Hudson Valley, halfway between Manhattan and Albany, Stormville Flea Market hosts 6 times a year over 600 vendors from more than eight states dealing in antiques, arts & crafts and new merchandise. With acres upon acres of stalls it is no surprise that regular visitors call it a bargain hunter’s delight. […]
Antiquing is a greatly popular past-time in Tuscany, and Pistoia Antique Market has grown and cemented its reputation over decades. Since the early 2000s this antique market has been in its present location: a spacious, indoor, recently renovated train factory warehouse with room for up 80 vendors. At Pistoia Antique Market, bargain hunting can be fully enjoyed […]
Located in the beautiful Danish countryside, 3 hours away from Copenhagen, somewhere between Vejle and Jelling, Haughus Manor is a local landmark which is worth the detour. Built in 1750, the estate houses nowadays a café, a private residence, a farm store selling home ware, handicrafts and furniture, as well as a weekly flea market […]
Thieves Market is a bit of an anomaly in the world of open markets. It is closed for Spring and Summer, and open for one weekend each month from October until April. The organizers of Thieves Market make sure all the antique-hunting needs of the general public are catered for when some markets are shut for […]
Since 1975, the Homburger Flohmarkt has been a hallmark of this city. It is the largest flea market of its kind in southwest Germany, and it really is huge! It welcomes up to 1500 vendors each month, and obviously thousands upon thousands of shoppers make their way through the wares on display. This is a […]
The Stichting Vlooienmarkt Bakkeveen is one of the largest open-air markets in the Northern Netherlands. By now, it is an integral part of the market scene of the Netherlands and welcomes more than 500 traders to set up stalls and sell their wares. When the weather is fine, this flea market sees 1000s of visitors […]
