Flea markets and antique fairs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on October 24 and 25: in Sarras, early browsers crowd the flea market from 5:30am, while Varces-Allières-et-Risset sets up on Saturday at the École des Poussous.
Sunday morning, from 5:30am, in the Ay valley. In Sarras, in the Ardèche, the autumn flea market lays out its first stalls on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Flea markets and antique fairs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on October 24 and 25: in Sarras, early browsers crowd the flea market from 5:30am, while Varces-Allières-et-Risset sets up on Saturday at the École des Poussous.
The Sarras flea market on rue des Écoles Publiques
The Sarras flea market takes over the grounds around the sports complex and the Ay river on Sunday. The association Loisirs et Culture runs it outdoors: professional dealers and private sellers keep their stalls side by side, with a buffet and refreshments on site.
From 5:30am, the first exhibitors set up and the earliest browsers rush in to grab the bargains before the crowd. The market runs until the middle of the day. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, France moves to winter time: early risers get an extra hour of sleep.
A pitch costs 2.50 euros per linear metre, for professionals and private sellers alike. No booking is needed, but exhibitors show an ID. Entry is free for visitors.
Facilities are available for visitors with reduced mobility and for the hard of hearing. The village has about 2,200 inhabitants, 30 km north of Valence.
Saturday on the Saône and in Risset, Sunday from the Allier to the Drôme
On Saturday, October 24 (24/10), the Autumn Market of Montmerle-sur-Saône holds its annual flea market on the banks of the Saône, between Beaujolais and the Dombes, on the fourth Saturday of October. Brocante, old objects and crafts set a different mood from summer car boot sales. Parking in the centre is free.
The same day in Risset, part of Varces-Allières-et-Risset, the flea market, collectibles and crafts fair gathers up to 100 exhibitors outdoors at the École des Poussous, from 7am to 5pm. Europucier runs it twice a year, in spring and autumn. Free entry, refreshments and food on site.
On Sunday, the baby gear and toy sale in Pont-de-Chéruy fills the Espace Pontois: about 120 exhibitors, from 8am to 6pm, with baby and children's clothes, toys, books and pushchair gear, under cover in a covered hall. Tables are not provided. A pitch is 3 euros per linear metre, by booking. In Vézeronce-Curtin, the flea market lines up more than 400 regular exhibitors in its large car park on the RD 1075, from 6am to noon, with free entry and free pitches.
Mézel, a village of the Limagne south of Cournon-d'Auvergne, holds its car boot sale on place du Cognet. It runs twice a year, in June and October, and the October one falls on the 25th.
In the Allier, the Bourbon-l'Archambault brocante, run by Radio Qui Qu'en Grogne, gathers up to 500 exhibitors on boulevard Jean Bignon, from 6am to 6:30pm, with a vintage car show and traditional bread baking in a wood-fired oven. Free entry.
In the Ardèche, at La Voulte-sur-Rhône, where the Rhône meets the Eyrieux, the association ORCAVOU brings together about 150 exhibitors at the Puces de La Voulte every fourth Sunday of the month: furniture, knick-knacks, crockery, books, clothes and collectibles, free entry.
In Valence, the car boot sale on avenue de la Condamine opens at 5am opposite Leroy Merlin, at the Valence Sud multimodal park, and closes at 1pm. The Association des collectionneurs de Crussol runs it on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the month. Free entry, no booking for exhibitors.
