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 October, La Réderie d'Amiens is a vast, sprawling market: over 2,000 hobby traders, car boot salesmen and locals from all over France - 700 of whom are professional antique dealers - display their wares along 8 miles of streets in the centre of Amiens. The Réderie d'Amiens is also a very popular event, attracting between 80,000 and 100,000 visitors. In fact, the Réderie is such a big deal that all the city's hotels are booked out a week before the event!
A spare part to complete an old clockwork? An old machine no longer in production? Some industrial tools from another age to decorate your home or garden? If it (once) existed, you could find it at the Réderie d'Amiens. Antique paintings, crockery, old furniture, vintage clothes, rare jewellery, silverware, old toys, ceiling lamps from the 50s to the 70s, old postcards, French linen, are just some of the many items you can discover at the Réderie.
All in all, la Réderie d'Amiens is a fantastic opportunity for flea market enthusiasts and antique lovers from France, Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Canada and (even!) Australia to discover great bargains at low prices, to pick up beautiful vintage & retro items in bulk, and to immerse themselves in an atmosphere that the North of France is famous for: warm, friendly and festive.
Olivier Dufour
30th April 2016 at 17:06Extraordinaire Braderie, qui n’a rien à envier à celle de Lille!!!
Derrick Strickland
21st May 2016 at 06:29The Réderie d’Amiens was as good as ever this year. Found some nice bargains! Well worth the trip from England!