In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, flea markets and antique fairs on September 19-20, 2026 run from the Salins market in Clermont-Ferrand to XXL fairs in Isère and Ardèche, plus village sales across the region.
Twelve departments, one weekend. On September 19-20, 2026 (19-20/09), the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region multiplies its flea market dates, from Clermont-Ferrand to Ardèche. The Salins flea market sits alongside XXL antique fairs in Isère and Ardèche, and village car boot sales across the region.
Ten thousand Sunday visitors at the Salins market
One neighbourhood, one Sunday ritual. Every Sunday, between 5,000 and 10,000 visitors pack the Salins flea market, on Place Gambetta, in this working-class district of Clermont-Ferrand. About 150 sellers set up each week, making it the biggest weekly flea market in the Auvergne.
The selection barely changes. Old furniture, crockery, trinkets, vintage clothes, vinyl records and books sit side by side, week after week.
No special edition, no break. The Salins market runs all year round, Sunday after Sunday, with no seasonal pause and no single annual date, which makes it more a habit than a one-off event for local hunters.
A fixture, not a fair. Unlike the region's big annual fairs, Salins has no numbered edition and no seasonal theme, just the steady rhythm of a weekly date, with no exceptions. No local committee here, just regulars.
Flea markets, fairs and car boot sales this weekend
Further east, the scale changes. Up to 350 professional and private sellers spread across the 4 hectares of the Mistral Nord stadium, in Guilherand-Granges, on the third Sunday of every month, from 6am to 1pm, free entry all day. Antiques, secondhand goods and car boot items all mix together. In the Vieux Lyon district, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, professional antique dealers sell old furniture, silverware, ceramics, rare books and art pieces, between the traboules and the coloured façades of the Renaissance quarter. A third register altogether, rooted in tradition. In Saint-Aupre, in northern Isère, the goat fair passes its 420th edition, with a large car boot sale, craft artisans and demonstrations of traditional trades, around a pen bringing together several goat breeds.
Elsewhere, back-to-school sets the calendar. In Bourg-en-Bresse, the September car boot sale gathers 100 to 200 sellers on the covered market car park, free entry and ample parking, the traditional back-to-school date for Ain's hunters. Schools have their own sale too. By Lake Annecy, the Saint-Jorioz school car boot sale brings together around 200 sellers on the village square, with proceeds going straight to school projects. In Haute-Loire, the scale climbs again. The Garnas flea market, between Lapte and Grazac, lines up around 230 sellers every Sunday from March to October, for 8 euros a 24-square-metre pitch, with a free hot drink on arrival.
Castle, lavender and secondhand goods meet here. In Grignan, the weekly Tuilière flea market sets up at the foot of the castle, among the lavender and olive trees of the estate, where old earthenware, trinkets and household linen mix with furniture. Further north, Allier keeps its habits. The Montluçon flea market returns to Square Fargin Fayolle, with around thirty sellers of curios and collectibles, at 3 euros per linear metre, with the option to keep your vehicle at the stall, as on every third Saturday of the month. On to Cantal, to finish. In this small mid-mountain village in the northern part of the department, the Lugarde flea market spreads its stalls from the church square to the station square, drawing hunters from across the department and beyond.
At Salins, the market returns every Sunday morning on place Gambetta.
