Grand Palais Garage Sales in Challans
Major garage sale dates at the Grand Palais hall
About Grand Palais Challans
Challans's Grand Palais, major events venue in the Breton Vendée marsh capital, hosts several big garage sales in 2026: Sunday 14 June (APE Saint-Exupéry), Sunday 28 June (Pétanque Challandaise) and Sunday 27 September. Up to 400 sellers, free entry.
Grand Palais Challans garage sales
The Grand Palais is Challans's flagship events hall, marsh capital. At 13 boulevard Viaud-Grand Marais, it hosts the town's biggest events year-round: fairs, concerts, and major garage sales. 2026 dates: Sunday 14 June (APE Saint-Exupéry), Sunday 28 June (Pétanque Challandaise) and Sunday 27 September.
Format is big: up to 400 sellers fill inside and outside parking. Climate control in summer, good lighting, wide aisles, weather-proof — strengths that drive year-round attendance.
Diverse organisers and causes
- APE Saint-Exupéry (14 June): parents' association funds school trips and activities.
- Pétanque Challandaise (28 June): local boules club funds travel, events, kit.
- Autumn (27 September): another local group, seasonal goods (winter clothes, pre-Christmas toys).
What to find
- Challans area private sellers' bric-Ã -brac
- Clothes, shoes, baby gear
- Toys, games, books, comics
- Crockery, linen, small furniture
- Sports kit, bikes
- Vintage decor, retro, records
Challans, marsh capital
Vendée's third town (~22,000). Famed for poultry (Challans duck), marsh identity, grand market, halles, boudin vendéen. Grand Palais is key venue.
Around
Challans market (Tuesday), Rendez-vous d'Autrefois reenactment, halles, Breton marsh (Beauvoir-sur-Mer, Bouin, Sallertaine), Atlantic coast (Saint-Jean-de-Monts 20 min).
Practical information — Grand Palais Challans
Practical info
2026 dates & times
Sun 14 June (APE Saint-Exupéry), Sun 28 June (Pétanque Challandaise), Sun 27 September 2026. Usually 8am-5pm.
Venue
Grand Palais, 13 boulevard Viaud-Grand Marais, 85300 Challans.
Visitors
Free entry.
Exhibitors
Via organising association for each date. Contacts via challans.fr.
On site
Bar, food, toilets, free parking, air-conditioned hall.
Access
Via D948 and D753. Free parking.
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Where does it take place Grand Palais Challans
Salle du Grand Palais
13 boulevard Viaud-Grand Marais, 85300 Challans