On September 19-20, 2026, flea markets and antique fairs across Île-de-France close out summer: the 93rd Arpajon Bean Fair draws 150,000 visitors, 800 sellers take over Bezons, and eight more events fill the region.
One hundred fifty thousand people, three days, one single town.
Arpajon holds its fair from the 18th to the 20th of September.
On September 19-20, 2026, flea markets and antique fairs across Île-de-France close out summer: the 93rd Arpajon Bean Fair draws 150,000 visitors, 800 sellers take over Bezons, and eight more events fill the region.
The 93rd Arpajon Bean Fair
The fair dates back to the 17th century, one of the oldest in the region. The 93rd edition draws one hundred fifty thousand visitors over the three days, a figure that ranks it among the busiest back-to-school events in Essonne. Three days, one whole town centre.
Three identities, one single event. It remains one of the most iconic popular gatherings in southern Île-de-France, a meeting point for bargain hunters, food lovers and fairground fans.
Local producers, professional dealers and fairground operators share the same stretch of town centre over the three days of the event. None of the three worlds takes precedence over the other two, which sets this fair apart from an ordinary street sale. Rides and shows also run through the three days, alongside the stalls.
The three-day format sets the fair apart from most other events of the weekend across Île-de-France, which usually run for a single day. One single weekend, three formats.
A monthly flea market also runs in the same town, unrelated to the September fair, on the second Sunday of each month.
Nine more events of the weekend
Three fairs pass the two-hundred-seller mark. In Bezons, some 800 sellers, private and professional alike, fill Rue Édouard-Vaillant and the surrounding streets for a day of car boot sales, antiques and entertainment run by the town council. In Bry-sur-Marne, more than 300 sellers line up over a full kilometre between the Hôtel de Ville and Place Carnot. In Boulogne-Billancourt, the Reine-Silly autumn flea market, run by Blesle Brocante Organisation with support from the town, gathers around 300 sellers on Route de la Reine and Rue de Silly. Three fairs, three different moods.
Three events run by local associations. In Villeneuve-la-Garenne, the Lions Club sets up 240 sellers in Parc du Maréchal-Leclerc, on three-by-three-metre pitches, after more than ten editions. It ranks among the largest second-hand events north of the Seine. In Soisy-sous-Montmorency, the 38th annual flea market takes over the Enghien-Soisy racecourse with more than 200 sellers and activities for children. In Enghien-les-Bains, the Lions Club sale runs over two days: clothes and baby gear on Saturday, antiques and collectables on Sunday, with more than 70 sellers. Two days, two themes.
Three more low-key events close the list. In Meaux, the 19th edition of the flea market gathers dealers and private sellers from 7am under the covered market hall, in the Brie's episcopal town. Almost two decades of history have made it a reference point for local collectors. In Auvers-Saint-Georges, the rural antique fair gathers 60 to 80 sellers around farm tools and rustic furniture. In Amponville, the flea market marks its twentieth edition around the gourmet lunch that has become its trademark, in the centre of this Gâtinais village, on a day locals look forward to. Twenty editions, one loyal tradition.
