The Garage

112 West 25th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues,
New York City. Weekends year round 212/243-5343

Two floors indoors in a garage. Run by the same people as the Annex, so some dealers switch depending on the season. Lots of Americana from the offbeat to the highly collectable. Great selection of prints and flea market art ranging in price from $10 to $2500.

Brimfield Antique and Collectable Shows

Route 20, Brimfield, Massachusetts;
$3 three times a year call 413/245-9329 for dates

The most important and respected market for the truly obsessed hunter of treasures. A nine-day extravaganza.
Bring a van. Sell off some stock, bring cash. There are 20 fields, yes twenty, of possible treasure hunting! From china, art and furniture to antique tools.

The Rose Bowl Flea Market

Pasadena, California
Second Sunday of every month. $5; 213/587-5100 x44

Lots of star gazing. Massive. Wear a hat and shades. Bring a camera. Everything from antique jewelry, china and clothes to furniture; Deco to arts and crafts. If you want that California look in a hurry, this is the place to achieve it.

Renninger's Florida Twin Markets Extravaganza

Mt. Dora, Florida (30 minutes from Orlando).
Three times a year; next, January 17 to 19.
Friday, $10; Saturday, $3; Sunday, $2
904/383-8393

Southern dealers exhibit American Furniture from 1880 to 1920 including Shaker.

Kane County Flea Market

St. Charles, Illinois (35 miles west of Chicago)
Kane county fairgrounds on Randall Road.
First Sunday of the month and preceding Saturday
$3, 708/377-2252

Over 1200 dealers. Depression glass, great selection of furniture from the turn of the century through the 1950s.

You can also find great local collectables from the 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair.

Annex Antiques Fair and Flea Market

Five outdoor markets from 25th St. to 28th St. at Sixth Ave. New York City. Weekends year round. 212/243-5343

Four free markets with lots of junk and American collectables. Linens, pottery, furniture. Some inexpensive and some very collectable. One market costs a buck and is filled with very expensive treasure. A very large selection of collectables from jewelry, antique carpets, silver, Venetian glass to pre-Columbian art.

Forget the Hamptons. This is truly the place to be on the weekends. Great people watching!

Lambertville Antique Market

Rt. 29, River Road, Lambertville, New Jersey
weekends year round; 609/397-0456
Americana from the offbeat to the highly collectable.
Outdoors and indoors.

Renninger's Extravaganza

Noble street, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
$3 three times a year (call for dates) 717/385-0104

Very Amish. Antique quilts, folk art. Amish furniture.

The Pevely Flea Market

Highway 61-67, Barnabart, MI (In the old drive-in theatre)
Saturdays weather permitting

A little bit of everything, from old junk to valuable antiques.

Sandwich Antiques Market

Sandwich, Illinois (60 miles west of Chicago)
Fairgrounds, Route 34; May 17, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25 8am - 4:30pm; 312/227-4464
A dealer's paradise. Considered to be a yearly must see.
200 years of Americana. From china to furniture

Portobello Road, London

Begins at the Corner of Chepstow Villas and goes to Monroe Mews near Westbourne Grove (another market with over 50 dealers) Saturday mornings

England's most famous Outdoor Market (A bit pricy)

Alexandra Palace, London

(Ally Pally) The Lourdes of London
Sporadic weekends 44-81-365-2121

You can find great treasure here. Much better prices than Portobello or Westbourne Grove. Dealers sell from their boxes on line starting at 7am waiting to get in.

Porte de Cliganancourt, Paris

Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays year round; 7am - 6pm
33-14-010-1392

For serious collectors, very chic and full of treasure.

Porte de Vanses, Paris

Weekends year round

The best in cheap chic
great junk jewelry, vintage linens and books.

Marin City Flea Market

Marin City, California.
Highway 101 at the Marin City/Sausalito exit off the Golden Gate Bridge. Weekends to 4pm; 415/332-1441 Weekends; 415/331-6752.

Featuring 180 venders. Always fabulous, not to be missed.

First Monday Trade Days
Canton, Texas (60 miles east of Dallas).
The weekend before the first Monday of the month; $3
903/567-6556

4,000 dealers. Strong on Americana. Lots of furniture from arts and crafts to willow. Great selection of vintage clothes and linens. Art from folk to flea market. One of America's first flea markets.

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