Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit Flax Festival Flea Market
Community flea market during the famous Flax Festival
Edition 2026 — event currently on hold
There is no edition scheduled in 2026 for this event. This page remains accessible to archive the history of the manifestation and will be updated if a new edition is announced.
About Flax Festival Flea Market
The Flax Festival, living heritage
Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit is known for its Flax Festival, an emblematic summer event reviving the flax-growing traditions of this Vendée corner. Festival on 21 July 2026, with scutching demonstrations, costume parades, artisan market with weavers and flax producers, heritage exhibition.
A flea market within the festival
Mostly private sellers: clothes, toys, crockery, knick-knacks, books, furniture. Local textile artisans (weavers, linen craft) may join — a rare mix of bargain-hunting and ancestral know-how.
A village of character
About 700 inhabitants, northern Vendée bocage, near Palluau and Saint-Étienne-du-Bois. Flax shaped local economic history until mid-20th century.
Typical programme
- Scutching and spinning demos
- Costume parades
- Craft market (weaving, embroidery, linen)
- Flea market
- Heritage exhibitions
- Country-style food
- Kids activities
Nearby
Palluau castle, Challans market, Saint-Jean-de-Monts coast (40 min).
Flax Festival Flea Market — edition 2026
ℹ️ 2026 Edition not confirmed. At the time of our editorial verification (June 2026), we found no public source (organizer, town hall, aggregator, local press) announcing a 2026 edition of the Fête du Lin de Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit flea market on July 21. The only public record of this date ("Sunday, July 21") refers to a past edition: in 2026, July 21 falls on a Tuesday. If you are the organizer and this flea market is indeed taking place, please report it via the event modification form.
The Fête du Lin de Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit, in the Nord-Vendée bocage (85670), is a heritage event traditionally organized in mid-July by the Fête du Lin association, featuring flax scutching, traditional costume parades, a craft market, and a community flea market open to individuals.
For the 2026 edition, we have not been able to confirm either the holding or the date of the Fête du Lin flea market. The date of July 21 previously listed on the event page comes from a previous edition (a Sunday, July 21, which does not correspond to 2026). Bargain hunters and exhibitors interested in a flea market in Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit are invited to check with the town hall or the organizing association before traveling.
Prices Flax Festival Flea Market 2026
Practical information — Flax Festival Flea Market
Practical information
Date
Tuesday 21 July 2026 (confirm with association).
Venue
Village centre of Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit, 85670.
Hours
Usually 9am to 7pm.
Organiser
Flax Festival association.
Entry
Free.
Stalls
Booking via association.
Programme
Flea market, scutching, parades, craft market, exhibitions, food.
Access
20 min Challans, 40 min Saint-Jean-de-Monts.
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Where does it take place Flax Festival Flea Market
Bourg de Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit
Bourg de Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit, 85670 Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit