Écriennes Collectors' Fair

Écriennes Collectors' Fair — Monthly on the 3rd Friday

The Écriennes Collectors' Fair is a rare event in the landscape of flea markets and swap meets in the Marne region: a monthly event, organized every 3rd Friday of the month in the village of Écriennes (51300). This monthly regularity makes it a reference meeting point for all collectors in the department and neighboring regions, who can count on it all year round to complete their collections, sell their duplicates, and meet their peers.

A monthly collectors' fair is a rare format, which requires solid organization and a loyal network of participants to be sustained over time. The Écriennes Collectors' Fair has, over the years, built a community of dedicated collectors who make the trip every month, regardless of the weather and season. This commitment to regularity is its main strength and its unique feature.

The collections represented at the Écriennes Fair cover a very wide spectrum: old postcards, stamps and postal documents, coins and banknotes, medals and decorations, champagne caps and wire cages, posters and lithographs, collectible toys and figurines, old cameras, pens and antique stationery, comic books and illustrated books, vinyl records and sheet music, playing cards, advertising metal tins... The diversity of collections represented ensures that every participant finds something they like and can regularly enrich their collection.

The monthly frequency on the 3rd Friday is also a specific timing: being held on a Friday rather than a Sunday changes the usual audience of flea markets. Participants are often people more available during the week — retirees, enthusiasts taking a day off, industry professionals — which creates a more intimate and specialized atmosphere than large Sunday flea markets. It is a connoisseurs' market, where every exchange is potentially rich in discoveries and passionate conversations.

Écriennes, a cultural hub of the Vitryat

Écriennes (51300) is a commune in the Vitryat region of the Marne, in the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François. Its castle, park, and dynamic associative life make it an active village in this sector of the Marne. The monthly Collectors' Fair, held on the 3rd Friday, adds a collector's meeting to Écriennes's cultural and heritage agenda, contributing to the village's renown well beyond its municipal borders.