From the historic Saint-Michel flea market in Bordeaux to the region's biggest fair in Javerlhac, our pick of flea markets across Nouvelle-Aquitaine this weekend.
Flea markets and antique fairs in Nouvelle-Aquitaine this weekend, August 8-9, 2026
Flea markets and antique fairs across Nouvelle-Aquitaine keep their summer promise this weekend, August 8-9, 2026 (8–9/08), with well over a hundred events active between the Dordogne valley and the Basque coast. Our pick goes to the Saint-Michel flea market in Bordeaux, a Sunday institution, but the whole region is playing along: village car boot sales, professional antique fairs and urban flea markets all overlap this week. Is a big professional fair or a small village sale the better bet for a real find? Both work, if you know where to look — here are twelve stops covering every kind of hunt.
Saint-Michel flea market, Bordeaux: the Sunday fixture below the belfry
Every Sunday, Place Meynard turns into an open-air flea market at the foot of the Saint-Michel belfry. About a hundred professional and casual sellers set up stalls of antiques, second-hand books, vinyl records, vintage clothing and curiosities — one of the city's oldest and most closely identified flea markets. On Sunday August 9 the format stays the same as any other week: arrive early for the best pieces, though the market runs all day.
The Saint-Michel flea market remains a safe bet for anyone in Bordeaux for the weekend who wants a dense flea market within walking distance of downtown.
Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert: the biggest antique fair in the Périgord Vert
The Pré de Forgeneuve, a riverside nature site, has hosted the Javerlhac flea market and food fair for more than twenty years. Between 200 and 300 sellers, both professionals and locals, set up on Sunday August 9 — on paper, the largest single gathering in the Périgord Vert this weekend. The organising association pairs the antique fair with food stalls, turning a morning of hunting into an impromptu riverside picnic.
Foirail antique market, Pau: Sunday flea market under the castle windows
Every Sunday morning, Place du Foirail becomes an open-air antique market a few steps from the Château de Pau. Dozens of dealers and antique specialists lay out old furniture, trinkets, tableware and contemporary curiosities, blending popular flea-market fare with genuine finds. It's the weekly fixture for Béarn locals, and August 9 is no exception.
Unlike the region's big once-a-year summer fairs, the Foirail antique market has the advantage of regularity: whatever doesn't sell this Sunday comes back the following week.
La Rochelle flea market: professional hunting by the Gabut quarter
On Place du Commandant-de-la-Motte-Rouge, steps from the old harbour and the Gabut quarter, this flea market brings together dealers accredited by the town hall. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:30am to 7pm, it runs on Saturday August 8 exactly as any other Saturday. Small furniture, paintings, decorative items and trinkets dominate, in a calmer mood than a village car boot sale.
The La Rochelle flea market is an easy walk from the historic centre, good for combining a hunt with sightseeing.
La Courtine, on the Plateau de Millevaches: one of Creuse's biggest sales
About 200 sellers, professionals and locals alike, take over the Rue de l'Église and surrounding streets on Sunday August 9. Organised by Les Amis de la Brocante, the 32nd edition of the La Courtine flea market and car boot sale runs from 6am to 6pm, making it one of the busiest hunting days in Creuse this weekend. Spreading across several streets rather than a single square gives buyers more room to compare prices before committing.
Curemonte, among medieval castles: up to 220 stalls in a listed village
Curemonte is one of France's officially listed \"Most Beautiful Villages\", and its car boot sale on August 9 claims up to 220 stalls — a rare scale for a village this size. The local Foyer Rural sets stands between the medieval castles and stone houses of the bourg, in a setting few other sales in the region can match. It's the biggest single gathering in southern Corrèze this weekend, well ahead of the usual monthly fixtures.
Angoulême, near the comic-strip murals: the second-Saturday collectors' fair
Every second Saturday of the month, Place Saint-Martial and Champ de Mars host a fair dedicated to collectibles and antiques, run by the Échauguette association. This edition on August 8 gathers around fifty professional dealers a stone's throw from Rue Hergé, where the town's comic-strip murals are painted — a neat detour for anyone who likes to pair hunting with a bit of culture.
The Angoulême antiques and collectibles fair stands apart from the weekend's general car boot sales through its focus: this is a collectors' event, not a jumble sale.
Neuvic: the car boot sale that opens the Fête de la Bruyère
The Fête de la Bruyère, a Neuvic tradition every second weekend of August, opens on Sunday August 9 with a large car boot sale on Place Henri-Queuille. Run by the local Comité des Fêtes, it takes over the town centre all day from 8am, before the evening's festivities take the relay.
Unlike the weekend's purely commercial fairs, the Fête de la Bruyère car boot sale is part of a wider festive programme — the morning hunt becomes an excuse for a full day out.
Breuillet, in the Presqu'île d'Arvert: a village-scale car boot sale
Between 50 and 100 sellers, professionals and locals, gather on Sunday August 9 at the park near the community hall in Breuillet, in Charente-Maritime. Organised by the local CAFB committee, this car boot sale runs from 7am to 6pm, with a stall fee of €4 per linear metre. No professional pretensions here: a drinks stand and simple food are enough to make this a neighbourhood fixture, popular with both holidaymakers and year-round residents of the peninsula.
Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe, deep in Limousin countryside: the village's yearly sale
A few kilometres from Aixe-sur-Vienne, this village of 2,000 people holds its annual car boot sale on Sunday August 9, in the Vienne valley. Sellers come from the village and surrounding hamlets to offer bric-a-brac, clothing, tools and rural curiosities — no frills, free entry, far from the bustle of the weekend's bigger urban fairs.
For anyone after a countryside outing rather than a professional fair, the Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe car boot sale keeps things simple.
Also worth knowing about this weekend
- In Deux-Sèvres, the annual Chizé flea market brings dealers and locals together on the communal ground, with food and drinks on site.
- In Lot-et-Garonne, Lauzun's village festival comes with the big Gasconnades car boot sale, complete with a festive dinner and evening entertainment.
Looking for more this weekend
Twelve stops only scratch the surface of what's active across Nouvelle-Aquitaine this August 8-9, 2026 — the region counts well over a hundred flea markets and fairs over the period. For other regions or more dates, head to the this weekend's agenda.
