Browsing in Avignon's most beautiful medieval street, along the Sorgue
On 31 May 2026, the famous Rue des Teinturiers hosts its annual vide-grenier in an exceptional setting of water wheels, cobblestones and open-air canal. Around 30 private sellers set up in this picturesque bohemian street for an extraordinary day of browsing. Medieval setting, centuries-old plane trees, café terraces: one of Vaucluse's most charming vide-greniers.
Browsing on Rue des Teinturiers is a unique experience. This medieval street, bordered by the open-air Sorgue canal and punctuated by still-turning water wheels, has been classified since 1932 as a 'natural, artistic, historic, legendary or picturesque' site. Today it is Avignon's bohemian heart, with café terraces, Off Festival theatres, independent bookshops and craft boutiques. Once a year, this iconic street becomes the setting for a small-scale vide-grenier run by around 30 private sellers.
From the 14th to 19th centuries, Rue des Teinturiers was the heart of Avignon's textile industry. Twenty-three water wheels once powered mills and silk factories. Four remain today, giving the street its nickname 'street of wheels'.
Unlike large brocantes, the Teinturiers vide-grenier stays deliberately small — around 30 exhibitors, all private. This intimacy is its charm.
The 2026 edition of the Teinturiers vide-grenier will take place on Sunday 31 May 2026 in Avignon's famous medieval street. Around thirty private sellers will set up their stalls along the Sorgue canal, under century-old plane trees and facing the water wheels. A small-scale vide-grenier in one of the most enchanting settings in Provence.
Sunday 31 May 2026, all day.
Rue des Teinturiers, Avignon's historic centre, 84000. Parking: Italiens, Halles or Gare Centre, then on foot (5-10 min).
Around 30 private sellers. Reservation via local organiser.
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Rue des Teinturiers
Rue des Teinturiers, 84000 Avignon