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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Belgians love getting out of the house and enjoying a street market, and as the second largest city in the country, Antwerp has some fantastic offerings. BrocAntwerpen is one of the best flea markets in the city, setting up roughly six times each year in the Grote Markt square near the center of Antwerp. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 canal-ringed city of Delft might not be the most famous city in the Netherlands - often eclipsed by cities like Amsterdam, Utrecht, or its two larger neighbors Rotterdam and The Hague - but this does not mean that it is not worth a trip! Quite the contrary: every Saturday, the birthplace of the eponymous […]
Located in the Hampton Roads area of Smithfield, Virginia, the Smithfield Vintage Market events celebrate all things old and vintage. Smithfield currently presents two different market events. The first event is the Spring Vintage Market, which is held once a year in Windsor, Virginia. Visitors attending this market have the opportunity to browse more than […]
One of Canada's longest established clubs for lovers of all things antique and collectible is the First Canadian Collectors Club. The first meeting of the club was held in 1970 with ten original founding members, each a highly experienced collector and lover of antiques and nostalgia. The purpose of the group was to share the […]
Formerly known as Scotfairs Antique Vintage and Collectors Fairs, the Ayr Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair Fair is a highly anticipated event that features friendly and welcoming vendors selling an eclectic mix of home décor, vintage, small furniture, jewelry and silver and gold watches and antiques. The Ayr Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair is open […]
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 […]
The fantastic antique market, Mercatino dell’antiquariato I Portici di Medicina, is a fairly young antique market, as it was founded only in 2004. However, over a few short years since the very first stalls were set up, it is nowdays characterized as one of the most interesting antique markets in the province of Bologna and […]
Nestled in the heart of Indiana, the Tri-State Antique Market is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of bygone eras. As Indiana's largest antique and vintage-only market, it has garnered a reputation for being an essential hub for collectors, dealers, and decorators since its inception in 1986. The market, which proudly hosts over 200 vendors at […]
A fairly large open-air antique market with over 120 sellers operating from dawn to dusk inside the compound of the shrine, the Machida Tenmangu Antique Fair ((Machida Tenmangu Garakuta Kotto-ichi) is also a hearty bunch since the Fair is held rains or shines! Held every month (except in January), the fair hosts dealers from Tokyo's nearby suburbs, who come to […]
Pissignano, a hamlet of Campello sul Clitunno, in the province of Perugia and near Spoleto, is the home of the main Umbrian trade fair: Usato e collezionismo a Pissignano. This antiques, second-hand and collectibles market, has become famous in this area as a market well worth visiting. The area that hosts the Usato e collezionismo […]
One of the largest antique centers in western New York, Antique World and Flea Market is a one-stop-shop for all vintage and antique enthusiasts. The antique store is open almost every day, hosts a fantastic flea market every weekend, and through the finer months of the year Antique World and Flea Market is home to […]
The town of Belfort in France has a rich and varied history, with a mesh of different cultures forming the town that it is today. This kind of background makes it the perfect location for its monthly flea market, the Belfort flea market or Brocante de Belfort, which is now considered one of the best […]
Nestled in the south of Guelph in Canada, the Aberfoyle Antique Market is just an hour drive away from the bustling city of Toronto. This flea market has been home to regular traders and customers, many of them driving from Toronto, since the early 1960s. Hosting on a weekly basis more than 100 quality dealers […]
As home to the world’s largest collection of intact Mid century Modernist architecture, Palm Springs is the go-to for vintage shopping. No wonder why “Mod Mecca” is dubbed by many designers The Most Stylish Cities in America. Contemporary visitors can still experience Palm Springs' old-school atmosphere, forever frozen in time thanks to mindful architectural renovations, […]
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 PCC flea market is situated on the Pasadena City College campus. It takes places on the first Sunday of every month, bringing together over 400 professional vendors and customers from all over Los Angeles. Entry is completely free, which is fantastic considering so many flea markets charge for entry, especially larger markets. It costs […]
The Déballages Professionnels Marchands (Antique Trade Markets or Antique Fairs), also known as Journées Professionnelles Internationales de l’Antiquité et de la Brocante, are trade events exclusively reserved to professional antique dealers and flea market merchants from all over the world. These antique fairs take place all year long, at various locations around France: Avignon, Le […]
Noted as one of the “Top Ten Flea Markets in America,” the Santa Monica Airport Antique & Collectible Market is the monthly appointment of flea market enthusiasts and antiques lovers in Los Angeles. Merchants selling at the Santa Monica Airport flea market have a little bit of something for everyone, with items ranging from antique Victorian furniture […]
Every month since 2004, the AnticaMente ad Aviano has been bringing thousands of visitors to the town of Aviano. These keen antique lovers and flea market enthusiasts come from all over Italy to get a chance to browse through the unique selection of antiques that vendors bring to exhibit here. The town is stunning in […]
Upon entering the premises of the Alte Leipziger Messe, the first thing visitors notice is the oversized “Double M”, the emblem of the former Leipzig Exhibition Square back in the days of the German Democratic Republic. This pretty well sets the tones for this unusual venue. Directly pass this symbol belonging to a long-gone era […]
One Sunday every month, over 300 exhibitors from all over Italy flock to the Piazza Patrioti, via Roma, and via Cavour in the center of Cortemaggiore, to attend one of the city's most awaited event: the Cose d’altri tempi a Cortemaggiore antiques market. This monthly antique market, qualified and recognized nationally, is organized by the […]
Those that love antique and vintage vibes are a little spoiled for choice in Marseille. However, nowhere is the setting more charming than the Village des puces de Fifiturin. Also known as Marseilles Antiques - The Antiques Village, this quaint gathering of specialized stores in the Capelette district has made quite a name for itself […]
Longevity is usually a sign of good health for flea market and antique shows. And it is not unusual, particularly in Europe, to visit flea markets which have been in operation for ninety or a hundred years. The Grandi mercati di Cherasco is one of those flea markets. Inaugurated back in 1917, the Grandi mercati […]
Since 1992, the Sandton Antique Fair has been the best place in South Africa to find rare vintage and collectible items. It has grown steadily over the years, and its move of location in 2008 allowed it to really expand and better accommodate the larger crowds that attend. It takes place in Nelson Mandela Square, […]
The Wayne PAL Antiques and Collectibles Show is a highly anticipated antiques event held in the town of Wayne, New Jersey. Unlike many antique and flea markets that favor the summer season, this market takes place from late fall to early spring. It is a nice treat to have during the colder months, which is […]
With more than 350 cultural events each year, Islands Brygge Cultural Center (K-I-B) has something for everyone: young, old, and everyone in between. Open every day of the week, with two large halls, three meeting rooms and its own café, Islands Brygge is home to many different cultural events, including film, theater, music, comedy and […]
A relatively newcomer to the flea market scene in Copenhagen, Det Grønne loppemarked ("The Green Flea Market") has a mission to combat the use-and-tear culture by creating a green community in the heart of Nørrebro. The market is held up to eight times a year on the square between Jagtvej and Rantzausgade by the green […]
Mercantic Barcelona is a hub of antique and retro treasures in the Sant Cugat suburb. It first opened its doors in 1992 with the desire to become one of the most influential centers of reference for vintage-lovers in Spain. Located in a calm and rural area just 30 minutes from the center of Barcelona by […]
Up in the mountains north of Madrid, at the entry of "Valle de la Barranca" in the Sierra de Guadarrama, lies the municipality of Navacerrada. And once a month this charming town hosts the Rastro de Navacerrada (also known as Mercadillo de Antigüedades de Navacerrada), a flea market with some of the best antiques and […]
Copenhagen is a must-see for lovers of European architecture and inventive design. It is also home to an incredible number of markets dedicated to all and sundry, from food to […]
Situated in Copeland Gallery, Peckham Salvage Yard is home to over 50 handpicked vintage merchants, including vendors from established markets, such as Sunbury, Bermondsey, and Old Spitalfields. Head down to this bohemian part of London and sieve through stalls of forgotten treasures, eclectic curiosities, salvaged pieces, vinyl records, French homeware, bric-a-brac, retro clothes, and stylish home décor. The flea […]