Flea markets and antique fairs in France on 31 October–1 November 2026: in Saint-Amand-Montrond, 4,000 m² under cover open from 6.30 a.m. for the All Saints weekend, while Saint-Mihiel, Creil and Cannes set up too.
Saturday 31/10/2026, half past six, quai Pluviôse. At the Samexpo centre in Saint-Amand-Montrond, in the Cher, the first bargain hunters walk in. Flea markets and antique fairs in France on 31 October–1 November 2026: in Saint-Amand-Montrond, 4,000 m² under cover open from 6.30 a.m. for the All Saints weekend, while Saint-Mihiel, Creil and Cannes set up too.
Four thousand square metres under one roof in Saint-Amand-Montrond
The Grande Brocante Couverte fills the Samexpo centre, 20 quai Pluviôse, on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, from 6.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The association A.V.A.C.e organises it. Admission is free.
Four thousand square metres, fully covered, whatever the weather.
Between 50 and 100 exhibitors, trade dealers and enthusiastic private sellers, fill the aisles. The stalls line up old furniture, crockery, glassware, lamps, paintings, vintage jewellery, old books and decorative objects. The 1960s and 1970s get a corner of their own, with retro design and vintage decoration.
Samexpo is the main exhibition venue in Saint-Amand-Montrond, a sub-prefecture of the Cher that sits beside the Berry canal. A refreshment bar and food are on site, and parking is free.
From the Meuse to Corsica
Saint-Mihiel, in the Meuse, holds its indoor and outdoor flea market on both days, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Stalls spread through the streets and under the halls, with a refreshment bar and food on site. The town stands on the Meuse and keeps Ligier Richier's Sepulchre, a Renaissance masterpiece kept in the Saint-Étienne church. On Sunday 1 November, the Creil chestnut fair fills the town centre with traders, dealers and hot chestnut stands, with more than 800 years of history behind it. In Pontarlier, in the Haut-Doubs, place Saint-Pierre hosts the monthly car boot sale the same day: about 150 exhibitors, private sellers and professionals, from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., among clothes, toys, crockery, books and vinyl records. At 838 metres above sea level, the town draws bargain hunters from the Doubs, the Jura and neighbouring Switzerland.
Two professional markets, one on the Atlantic coast, the other in Anjou. On Saturday, the La Rochelle flea market spreads small furniture, paintings and old trinkets across place du Commandant de la Motte Rouge, from 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., with about forty dealers accredited by the city hall. On Sunday, rue Toussaint in Angers, at the foot of the medieval castle and a short walk from Saint-Maurice cathedral, hosts the Antiquités et Belle Brocante: about thirty professionals show old furniture, jewellery, prints, antique toys and 78 rpm records, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Three cities, three settings. The professional brocante on place des Abbesses, in Montmartre, sets out 1950s to 1970s furniture and antique lamps on Saturday and Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., beside the church of Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre and the Guimard metro entrance, with paintings, antique jewellery and posters too. The Allées de la Liberté in Cannes line up porcelain, crystal and old books on both days, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., under the plane trees, facing the Old Port and the Palais des Festivals. In Ajaccio, the boulevard Pascal Rossini flea market gathers about thirty exhibitors on Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., in front of the lycée and the municipal swimming pool.
In Saint-Amand-Montrond, exhibitors set up the day before from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., at €6 per linear metre for one day and €10 for both.
