The best flea markets in NYC (2024)

The Brooklyn Flea is undoubtedly one of the most popularflea markets to hit in NYC if you're looking for the best selection of throwback wares and records, which you certainly wouldn’t find in just any vintage clothing store or record store in the city. The food selection is also top-notch since the creators also operate one of the city’s best food markets:Smorgasburg. The Brooklyn Flea DUMBO kicks off the weekend of April 1 and 2, 2023, from 10am-5pm. Brooklyn Flea also operates inChelsea year-round on Saturdays and Sundays, 8am-4pm.

Cooped up near the Cathedral of St. Sava, what was once The Antiques Garage, showcases 135 vendors selling mostly historic collectibles. If you love eclectic costume jewelry ($200–$2,000) and vintage press photos from the 1940s ($5–$800), you’ll spend hours combing for treasure here.

This Upper West Side year-round bazaar is one of NYC’s oldest and largest marketplaces that goes all out every Sunday. Buy vintage, antiques and more goodies from more than 100 local merchants, with photographers, jewelers and furniture designers selling their best. Meanwhile, an on-site food courtprovides an easy option for grabbing a bite between all the shopping. Check out Grand Bazaar’s 2022 event calendar here.

Set in the East Village backyard of the Church of Immaculate Conception on weekends between 8am and 6pm, this flea market is a good stop for knick-knacks, antiques and records, but get there early so it’s not picked over before you arrive!

Greenpoint Terminal Market features more than 100 creatives, food vendors and local shops spanning goods. It’s pet-friendly, so you can bring your best friend along and had incredible views of the Manhattan skyline. It’s open weekends through September 24 from11am to 6pm, on the East River at 2 Noble Street.

This popular shopping joint is open all year round and hosts live performances and 100 sellers every weekend. Make sure to snag some merch—vintage from Thriftwares ranging from the 1950s–1990s, downtown-cool jewels by SunPark NYC and beard oils by Real Bearded Men.

In 2003, Artists & Fleas first opened in Williamsburg, but thanks to owners Amy Abrams and Ronen Glimer, you can shop awesome vendors in Manhattan's Chelsea Market. Just like the original location, this version of Artists & Fleas features goods that run the gamut from art and design to fashion and vintage. There are more than 30 independent designers hawking their goods everyday, so stop by to check out our personal favorites such as menswear brand Curated Basics, baubles from Brooklyn Charm and new as well as used LPs from EAT Records.

It’s hard to get good food on the cheap, but for seven years, Queens Night Market has prided itself on offering the city’s best eats for just $5-6. StartingApril 15 and running on Saturday nights through the summer at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the night market is a great way to sample food from around the world. There is also be other items sale besides food, however, including vintage apparel, hand-poured candles, travel photography, crochet toys, stationery, small batch soap, henna, vintage brooches and ads, international handcrafts, NYC-themed apparel, gourmet dog treats, handmade jewelry, ceramics, and local art.