With Maxwell at High Point this week, I started to think about market season and all the fun outdoor flea markets popping up across the country.
Of course, there are the year-round ones that tempt us with goodies every month (Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire in the Bay Area, Brooklyn Flea in NYC, LA's Rose Bowl, and Chicago Antique Market come to mind) but here are a few big and small ones I'd love to check out over the next month. For our coast-to-coast guide, visit our marketplace (make sure to bring a hat and cash if you go), and please share your local favorites with your AT friends below!
April 27 – 29 (this weekend!)
The Country Living Fair, from the editors of Country Living magazine
Austin, TX
Opens May 1 through October
Shipshewana Auction and Flea Market, the largest flea in the Midwest
Shipshewana, IN
May 4 – 6
LA Modernism Show & Sale, in case your tastes run more 20th century
Santa Monica, CA
May 8 – 13 (dates in July and Sept. too)
Brimfield Antique and Collectibles Show, the mother of all fleas
Brimfield, MA
May 18 – 20
Springfield Extravaganza Vintage Market, Martha-approved
Springfield, OH
May 25 – 26
Scout Handmade and Vintage Market, smaller with hand-crafted treasures too
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
(Image: Mat Sanders, The Wellfleet Flea Market)
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The Horseshoe Craft & Flea Market in Denver, CO is next Saturday!
http://horseshoemarket.com/
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~ Susan
Anyone know of any good ones in San Antonio?
Does anyone know of any DC area or Virginia flea markets? Thanks!
In the Chicago area stop by the best and biggest weekly outdoor market in the area; Wolff's Flea Market at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL
@LEMC1234, Eastern Market in DC is open every weekend and has a lot of painters selling their work.
@LEMC1234, Lucketts Antique Spring Market in Loudoun County Virginia is coming up on May 19-20. Lucketts, VA is only about 50 minutes drive from DC. There are tons of dealers- its awesome. http://luckettstore.com/events/50-spring-market
@Vintage Before Beauty, Thank You- that's exactly what I was looking for and Leesburg is always worth a trip to the Doner Bistro :-)
Probably nobody here in my area, but I like the Hollis/Silver Lake flea markets in NH every Sunday from April through November, weather permitting. The last Sunday of the month, however, is tricky, since just down the road is a HUGELY popular old car market, and the vintage autos and their fans clog up the roads for literally hours. (It took me an extra 40 minutes this past week to cover the distance, on top of the normal half hour drive.)