12 US Flea Markets You Absolutely Should Visit This Fall (2023 update)

The colors, the crisp air, and the pumpkin-flavored lattes can only mean one thing: autumn has arrived!

This special season flies by more quickly than you think, so do yourself a favor and check at least a few of these awesome “Autumn’s Special” flea markets! Autumn is a fantastic time of year to go flea market shopping, particularly since most merchants have taken advantage of the summer to renew their stock and find new gems to sell.

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From Michigan to Texas, we picked 12 of our favorite autumn flea markets in the US which will be taking place between 23rd September and 22nd December 2023. Scroll to the bottom of the page to discover our #1 favourite venue!

#12 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Junk In the Trunk Vintage Market

Junk In the Trunk Vintage Market is one of the most creative and engaging flea markets in the state of Arizona, welcoming over 35,000 shoppers. Boasting relationships with more than 200 vendors, Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market usually host three times a year their signature market at the 386 acre, 13,000 square foot WestWorld in the City of Scottsdale, Arizona.

Friday night 5PM-9PM $65 gets you in the door and a free alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink in your hand. Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market feature both indoor and outdoor booths and usually takes place in Scottsdale, Arizona. All tickets can be purchased at the gate.

Where: West World 16601 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 United StatesNext dates: Friday, September 15, 2023 – Sunday, September 17, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/junk-in-the-trunk-vintage-market/

#11 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Flat Rock Speedway Flea Market

Held at the Flat Rock Speedway, the semi-annual Flat Rock Speedway Flea Market takes place twice a year in May and October, rain or shine. Its 200 dealers deliver shopping thrills to over 10,000 thrifters each year, making it one of the most-attended flea markets in Michigan.

The merchandise selection of the Flat Rock Speedway Flea Market is diverse, with items including auto collectibles, glassware, vintage clothing, coins, paintings, advertising collectibles, and more. Pricing at the Flat Rock Speedway Flea Market is fair and most sellers will negotiate, so don’t be afraid to bargain over a piece you simply must have. Wagons or carts are encouraged to help you haul your buys easily to your car, and it will make it easier to travel up and down the racetrack seeing all of the merchants.

Where: Flat Rock Speedway, 14041 Telegraph Rd, Carleton, MI 48117, USANext dates: Sunday, October 1, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/flat-rock-speedway-flea-market/

#10 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: What Cheer Flea Market

Held three times a year in Spring, Summer and Falls, What Cheer Flea Market is a true collector’s paradise. It features +400 exhibitors from Iowa and several other states, and is considered one of the premiere antique and collectibles markets in the Midwest, gathering a huge crowd every year.

Now in its 42nd year, What Cheer flea market is a massive web of second hand merchant selling their wares in rows of pop-up stands, tents, RVs, tables, and the five or so show barns scattered across the grandstand area. Because what Cheer flea market is an affordable place to set up shop, it results in a juxtaposing mix of local amateurs and seasoned traveling professionals, hawking everything from furniture to action figures.

Where: 170th Street 13061, What Cheer, IA 50268 United StatesNext dates: Friday, October 6, 2023 – Sunday, October 8, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/what-cheer-flea-market/

#9 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival Davisburg

Held twice a year in Spring and Fall, Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival Davisburg fills five buildings hosting around 500 dealers with items ranging from beautifully preserved art deco pieces to old primitives, garden art, ‘shabby-chic’, and upcycled items.

The vendors at Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival truly run the gambit and the event tends to be organized in such a way that shoppers are able to head for the area and goods that most appeal to them – however, endlessly browsing with no clear direction is also a perfectly acceptable way of enjoying an excellent market!

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Where: 12451 Andersonville Rd, Davisburg, MI 48350 United States Next dates: Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Sunday, October 8, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/michigan-antique-collectible-festival-davisburg/

#8 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Scott Antique Market Atlanta

From April to October, Scott Antique Market holds a bi-monthly antique show at the Atlanta Expo Centers. Featuring over 3300 booths of antique finds Scott Antique Market bills its events as one of “America’s Favorite Treasure Hunt.”

Scott Antique Market Washington Court House showcases merchandises you would normally find in antique shops. Furniture from early American oak to paper Americana, jewelry, silverware, heirloom-quality oil paintings, upholstered furniture, French home décor, antique watches, vintage toys, kitchenware, jukeboxes, antique tools, vintage clothing, phonographs, antique cameras are some of the many items one can find at Scott Antique Market.

Where: 213 Fairview Ave, Washington Court House, OH 43160 United States Next dates: Thursday, September 7, 2023 – Sunday, September 10, 2023 | Thursday, October 12, 2023 – Sunday, October 15, 2023 Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/scott-antique-market-atlanta/

#7 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival Midland

Held three times a year since 1968, Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival Midland welcomes nearly 1,000 antique dealers carrying vintage goods, antiques, collectibles & much more. This event is held under dozens of marquees and 8 huge barns covering an 80 acres area, and is known as Michigan’s largest collection of antique and collectible dealers.

Besides its large selection of vintage goods, antiques, and collectibles, the Midland Antique Festival also features soft Shabby Chic pieces and heavy industrial items and hardware from across the Midwest, unique and high-end pieces and oddities, as well as coins, ephemera, Sports Memorabilia, Military and World War 2 items.

Where: 6905 Eastman Ave, Midland, MI 48642 United StatesNext dates: Saturday, September 23, 2023 – Sunday, September 24, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/michigan-antique-collectible-festival-midland/

#6 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market

Once a modest collection of around 50 dealers, the Elkhorn Antique Flea Market has grown nowadays to around 500 merchants selling a great and wide range of antiques and second-hand items.

The stall holders range from seasoned professionals to those that have literally just cleared out their basements, which explains the great and wide selection of merchandise sold at the Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Items include used to beautifully refurbished furniture, glassware to pottery, retro advertising to vintage linen, industrial & rustic design decor to Art Nouveau, antique chandeliers to old farming equipment, 1950s appliances to vintage toys, and everything else in between.

Elkhorn Antique Flea Market is a well attended event which takes place only four times a year. Therefore its opening days should certainly be marked in the diary so it won’t be missed.

Where: 411 E Court St, Elkhorn, WI 53121 United States Next dates: Sunday, September 24, 2023 Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/elkhorn-antique-flea-market/

#5 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Nashville Fairgrounds Flea Market

With over 1,700 indoor and outdoor booths and 1,200 dealers from 30 states, the Nashville Flea Market has more to show than what the average person can see in one day. This explains why the Nashville Flea Market is dubbed “one of the biggest flea markets in the U.S.”, and can only be mastered with multiple trips.

Every month, thousands of shoppers flock to this truly massive flea market, which has something for every type of flea market shopper who’s willing to take the time to look around: From bric-a-brac to antiques, refurbished & vintage furniture, dollar items, wholesaler stuff, crafts, jewellery, vintage clothes – you name it, the stalls at the Nashville Flea Market probably have it. And besides the excellent variety of booths, the vendors of the Nashville Flea Market are very friendly, excited to talk about what they are selling, and willing to haggle – especially if you can pay in cash. One couldn’t ask for more!

Where: 625 Smith Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 United States Next dates: Friday, September 22, 2023 – Sunday, September 24, 2023 | Friday, October 27, 2023 – Sunday, October 29, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/nashville-fairgrounds-flea-market/

#4 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: First Monday Trade Days

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Everything is 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, hosting up to 300,000 visitors admiring the wide variety of wares from over 6,000 vendors located over hundreds of acres.

For each market event a special guide is printed and visitors are well-advised to buy it; with 28 miles of paths and aisles to wander, this flea market is not for the faint-hearted, and can daunt even the hardest shoppers. It is an post-apocalyptic world of garage sales or, in other words, a flea market just gone mad! If you put together every flea market you have ever visited — Canton Flea Market is likely to still be bigger!

Where: 800 Flea Market Rd, Canton, TX 75103 United StatesNext dates: Thursday, August 31, 2023 – Sunday, September 3, 2023 | Thursday, September 28, 2023 – Sunday, October 1, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: Full review First Monday Trade Days at Canton flea market on Fleamapket

#3 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Brimfield Antique Show

Brimfield Antique Show is one of the largest flea markets in the US, hosting more than 5,000 vendors over 20 distinct locations three times a year during six consecutive days.

Nowadays, over 1 million visitors flock to the Brimfield Antique Show every year to shop the peerless selection of affordable New England collectibles like weather vanes, decoys, and Nantucket baskets, as well as maritime accoutrements (brass lamps and ships’ wheels).

Best shot at a bargain: The slower July and September markets yields better deals than the crowded May outing, which serves as the region’s antiquing-season opener.

Where: Route 20, Brimfield, MA, Brimfield, MA 01010 United States Next dates: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – Sunday, September 10, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/brimfield-flea-market/

#2 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market – Extravaganza Edition

One of America’s best flea markets, and a heartland’s go-to source for all things folky, retro and primitive. During each year’s three supersize Extravaganzas, the number of vendors swells to more than 2,500, some of them operating out of cattle barns and poultry houses.

Where: 4401 S Charleston Pike, Springfield, OH 45505 United StatesNext dates: Friday, September 15, 2023 – Sunday, September 17, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/springfield-antique-show-flea-market/

#1 Autumn Flea Markets in the US: Texas Antique Weekend

Several times a year, more than 100,000 people flock to rural Texas to shop at more than 60 antique, collector, decor and fashion shows in barns, halls, under tents and in fields that span over 30 acres along Highway 237, about mid-way between Houston and Austin.

Simply put: Texas Antique Weekend is not your regular flea market and it ranks among the top 20 flea markets in the United States. This epic event regroups dozens and dozens of show sites in and around the communities of Round Top and Warrenton, in Fayette County, Texas. Antique Weekend Shows are scattered in Carmine, Burton, Oldenburg, Shelby, Fayetteville and points in between.

Because of its massive size, diverse spread, and semi-annual schedule, there is no such thing as a casual visit to the Texas Antique Weekend, which hosts over 2,000 antique, collectible and craft vendors and dealers throughout several small communities.

Where: Fayette County TX 78940 United StatesNext dates: Thursday, October 12, 2023 – Sunday, October 29, 2023Read the full review on fleamapket: https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/texas-antique-weekend/

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