If you're planning a trip this summer, why not add in a stop to one of these famous 'fleas' across the US! Here's a guide to some of the most famous antique and flea markets across the country.
1. Brooklyn Flea
Location: Brooklyn, New York
When: Saturdays from mid-April through Thanksgiving
Find this market amidst Brownstones in a school yard, and while it isn't the biggest, it has a wide appeal: artisan soaps, old books galore, typewriters, retro furniture and even a Rolls Royce wheel rim. But beware, if you aren't familiar with New York flea markets, they come with New York price tags!
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2. Alameda Point Antique Faire
Location: Alameda, California
When: First Sunday of every month
If you can brave the wind from the San Francisco Bay, this market guarantees to have something for everyone, at any price. Reminiscent of a Parisian flea market, Alameda hosts over 800 booths on the first Sunday of the month, and many await these Sundays with religious fervor!
Check out AT's tips to navigate this flea.
3. First Monday Trade Days
Location: Canton, Texas
When: One weekend each month
Fair food, Canton carts, and fields of thrifting, this market shows off Texas' trademark saying "everything's bigger in Texas!" Try to make it late spring or early summer because the August heat can really be a beating in Texas!
Read my guide to surviving Canton.
4. Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market
Location: Springfield, Ohio
When: One weekend each month
This market has become known as one of the best "buying" markets in the country. Specialty Shows and the Extravaganzas are for serious antique customers, come prepared to battle dealers from all over the world!
5. 127 Corridor Sale
Location: Hudson, Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama
When: First Thursday in August through first Sunday
Even though it isn't until August, the self-proclaimed "World's Longest Yard Sale" is worth planning for now.
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you forgot brimfield!
http://www.brimfieldshow.com/
wow..I'm SHOCKED Brimfield didn't make the list...
I just moved to Brooklyn from the SF Bay Area. I'm surprised Brooklyn Flea is on here. Alameda Point Antique Faire DOMINATES over that thing (the scale and selection aren't even comparable).... Took me like an hour to go through it all and even then like you said the price tags ;(. It would be cheaper to fly to California and just go to Alameda and ship your antiques back!
Hey, anyone in the midwest interested in this article might like to check out the Elk Horn, WI flea market. It's huge and wonderful. http://www.nlpromotionsllc.com/
Yeah, I go to the Brooklyn Flea for the food, not the furniture. Is there a real flea market in the NY metro area? I've heard there is great furniture to be found in northern NJ. Anyone know where?
I agree Brooklyn Flea, is a nice activity on a summer morning but Id never go there expecting to score a deal or walk away from it feeling like I got a unqiue piece. The only thing I buy there is food.
Does anyone know of any upstate/out of the city flea markets? I want a REAL flea market!
I don't see the Santa Monica market, or Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea .. hmm ;o)~
other than the lamberville one in NJ(which i didn't really like last time i went), i don't really know if there is a good flea market in northern NJ or NYC area.
Gosh must have an east coast and midwest bias.
Thanks for NOT mentioning Pasadena City College flea market (my favorite....) or The Long
Beach Veterans Memorial flea market (better than the Rose Bowl) or THE ROSE BOWL!
OOOooh I simply love Canton! I would go there every first Monday as a kid with my Girl Scout troop. So much stuff to find. I am envious of my friends still in Texas since I moved away. Especially since I now have the funds to decorate my apartment! I would have loved searching for great finds there.
Monica K - I completely agree with the lack of good markets in the NYC/Northern NJ area. I've been looking since I moved here three years ago and I haven't found anything worthwhile!
There is a wonderful flea market in Raleigh NC each Saturday and Sunday. It's indoors as well as outdoor. I've always enjoyed that one and there are a lot of antiques and used items for reasonable prices.
Couldn't we just LIST the ones we love and why, instead of complaining that YOUR fave didn't make the list? Sheesh.
Admittedly few folks would have a reason to go to Montgomery Alabama, however, the Eastbrook Antique Mall is by far the most AMAZING flea market / antique shop I have ever seen. Three full floors, stall-based, incredible midcentury finds and just about anything you can think of. Also, vendors are often open to bargaining down. FANTASTIC. I miss Eastbrook so much! (I now live in NC.)
There are also several smaller flea/junk/secondhand stores near Eastbrook as well. If you live in Georgia or Alabama or Mississippi, it's worth a look. Only an hour and a half from ATL ...
The Elephant's Trunk in New Milford, Connecticut (http://www.etflea.com/_/Home.html) and Stormville in the Hudson Valley of New York (http://www.stormvilleairportfleamarket.com/) are both GREAT!
A couple of good flea markets north of NYC ...
1. http://www.stormvilleairportfleamarket.com/ (don't be thrown off by all the new stuff at the front as there is a nice size area of ye olde).
2. http://www.etflea.com/_/Home.html
For more rural VA (SWVA), you can head to the Hillsville Flea Market. It is enormous. It is a weekend event. Wonderful.
http://www.vfw1115fleamarketgunshow.com/hillsvillevagunshow.aspx
What about flea markets in Los Angeles? Or anywhere in So Cal?
greater chicago area: http://www.kanecountyfleamarket.com/
I would have listed Brimfield, as well. I go every year, all three shows.
Also, any of the Renninger's shows, especially the one in Mt. Dora. http://www.renningers.com/
Flea markets are great places to make extraordinary deals on great finds. I wish I could discover yours but there's an ocean in between.
I went to Saint Ouen and Clignancourt flea markets (northen Paris) last month and will have to come back to prepare my move into my new appartment. I'm looking for a vintage chandelier, a pair of chairs and a mantelpiece.
There used to be a good flea in Chelsea but they knocked it down to put up a condo. The Brooklyn flea organizer runs the blogworld so whatever chance he gets to name drop he does. Don't get me wrong-- the flea has done wonders for the Brooklyn economy. I waitress on the weekends and love the foot traffic, but in terms of antique finds... it is a major miss.
Brooklyn Flea is ok. Every once in a while you will find something but it is really more for people-watching and food eating (of course only until the Red Hook Vendors come back in the summer)
Hello... Brimfield. I can't believe you left it off the list.
How about AT bloggers only post stuff they've actually done? How many of these markets has the writer attended? I'm guessing, um, one.
I used to live in Chattanooga, Tennessee, very near the World's Longest Yard Sale. I found a great midcentury side table during it one year for about $25 but most of the offerings were junky knick-knacks.