Flea markets and antique fairs in Île-de-France on 24–25 October 2026: Chars opens its streets from 4 a.m., Souppes-sur-Loing gathers antique toys and Montlhéry holds its Saturday flea market.
Sunday, four in the morning. In Chars, in the Val-d'Oise, the stallholders of the autumn flea market are already setting up in the village streets. Flea markets and antique fairs in Île-de-France on 24–25 October 2026: Chars opens its streets from 4 a.m., Souppes-sur-Loing gathers antique toys and Montlhéry holds its Saturday flea market.
The streets of Chars, from rue du Château Gaillard to the Gloriette
The annual flea market of Chars takes place on Sunday 25 October, and the Comité des Fêtes has run it for more than 30 years. Between 200 and 300 stallholders fill the village centre from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free for visitors.
The stalls follow rue du Château Gaillard, rue du Docteur Dubois, place des Fêtes, rue André Baleydier, rue de l'Église and the Gloriette. The village lies inside the Vexin français regional nature park, about twenty kilometres from Cergy-Pontoise.
On the night from Saturday to Sunday, France moves to winter time: at 3 a.m. it is 2 a.m. Early browsers gain an hour of sleep.
From Paris-Saint-Lazare, Transilien line J reaches Chars in about an hour. By car, the route from Cergy follows the A15, then the D14.
A pitch costs €6 per linear metre for individuals and €12 for professionals, with online registration through HelloAsso or by form with a cheque. No vehicle stays on the pitches.
Fairs, swap meets and flea markets outside Paris
The weekend starts on Saturday 24 October in the Yvelines. The cinema and video fair in Houdan holds its 2nd edition in the village hall, with posters, production stills, programmes, DVDs, VHS tapes and film magazines. Entry is free. The autumn-winter clothing fair in La Queue-les-Yvelines fills the Bonnette hall on Saturday and Sunday, with coats, jumpers and winter shoes brought in by residents, then sorted and arranged by size by the volunteers of the Foyer de loisirs de La Bonnette, with free entry.
In the Essonne, the Montlhéry flea market sets up on boulevard du Téméraire. It returns on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Stallholders book in advance at €10 per linear metre, with a minimum of 4 metres for a car and 6 for a van, and visitors get in for free.
On Sunday 25, collectors meet in Seine-et-Marne. In Souppes-sur-Loing, the 64th antique toy fair fills the Espace Culturel Victor Prudhomme with model trains, Dinky Toys, Solido cars and antique dolls, in a covered hall. Collectors and specialist dealers come from all over France, and entry is free. In Varreddes, the collectors' fair brings postcards, stamps, coins, old books, comics and vinyl records to the village hall, also with free entry.
