Montlhéry's Flea Market and a Locals-Only Sale: Paris Region, July 25-26

This weekend, July 25 and 26, the Paris region runs two clocks at once. Some markets only open on specific Saturdays a few times a year, and this one happens to be their turn. Others run every single weekend, rain or shine. My pick this week leans into the rare dates first, then rounds out the picture with the steady regulars. Montlhéry gets its second Saturday of the month. The 5th arrondissement gets its locals-only car-boot sale. Montreuil, Aligre and Bobigny fill in the rest, open as they are every weekend of the year. Together, that makes for a mixed route between one-off finds and dependable stalls, from an almost private Saturday reserved for neighbours to a market that never really shuts its doors.

Rue Saint-Jacques Car-Boot Sale, a locals-only date in the 5th arrondissement

Saturday July 25, the association Heureux comme le 5 sets up its monthly car-boot sale on Rue Saint-Jacques, at Place Alphonse-Laveran, in the Val-de-Grâce neighbourhood. The event runs every fourth Saturday from April to November, and this month the date lands right on our weekend. Stalls line the square and the street from 9 am to 6 pm.

The catch: stalls are reserved for residents of the 5th arrondissement. No outside dealers, just neighbourhood families clearing out their cupboards. Linens, toys, mismatched crockery, books and clothes change hands between neighbours, in a block-party kind of mood. A small-scale format built for local life rather than serious hunting, worth a detour if you happen to be nearby that Saturday.

Montlhéry Flea Market, the Saturday that comes around twice a month

Saturday July 25, on Boulevard du Téméraire in Montlhéry, the Montlhéry flea market opens for its second date of the month: the event runs every second and fourth Saturday, and July brings two Saturdays that line up nicely for regulars.

Sellers pay 10 € per linear metre, with a 4-metre minimum by car or 6 metres for a van, booking required in advance. Entry stays free for visitors. Montlhéry, a town known for its medieval tower and historic race circuit, draws a steady crowd of collectors and regular hunters from across the southern Paris region for this well-established twice-monthly date. The following August dates keep the same second-and-fourth-Saturday rhythm, an easy pattern to plan around.

Porte de Montreuil Flea Market, three days of digging on the east side

Saturday 25, Sunday 26 (and Monday 27) July, the Porte de Montreuil flea market sets up its roughly 300 sellers on Avenue du Professeur-André-Lemierre, on the edge of the 20th arrondissement.

A Paris fixture since the 19th century, more down-to-earth and less touristy than Saint-Ouen, it remains the place for proper digging: bargain vintage clothing, bric-a-brac, second-hand tools, crockery and oddities pile up over three full days. It is the only market on this list open non-stop from Saturday through Monday, reached directly by metro line 9. If you like taking your time and turning over boxes rather than browsing neat displays, this weekend suits that pace. Prices tend to soften late in the day, once sellers would rather lighten their boxes than pack them up again.

Aligre Market, the brocante that never really closes

Tuesday through Sunday, so Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July included, the Aligre brocante occupies its usual half-square, next to the food market and the covered Beauvau hall, in the 12th arrondissement.

Open almost year-round, closed only on Mondays, this market has been running since 1779. Outdoors, you can dig through antiques, mismatched crockery, old books, vintage clothes and trinkets at low prices, against the backdrop of the neighbouring food stalls. Its modest size, a few dozen stands, favours a slow wander over a methodical raid. Stock shifts a little every day depending on deliveries, which is why some regulars swing by more than once during the week. An easy stop to pair with the weekend grocery run, no early alarm required like at the big suburban sales.

Amelior Resourcerie, Bobigny's Saturday car-boot sale with a cause

Saturday July 25, as every Saturday from 7 am to 6 pm, the Amelior Recyclerie resourcerie opens its big car-boot sale at 45 Rue de Paris, five minutes' walk from Bobigny-Pablo Picasso metro station.

Founded in 2012 by Samuel Le Coeur on a 2,500 square metre site granted by Syctom, the association has grown into one of France's largest resourceries. It campaigns for recognition of biffins, the informal street recyclers of French cities. Up to 150 sellers, both private individuals and biffins, offer clothes, shoes, leather goods, toys, electronics, books, crockery and bric-a-brac at freely negotiated prices. Prices stay deliberately low and open to haggling, in keeping with the association's community economy focus. A cause-driven address as much as a commercial one, for anyone hunting on a tight budget in Seine-Saint-Denis.

Also worth a look this weekend in the Paris region

• The Georges-Brassens book market, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July, 9 am to 6 pm, under the old listed metal-roofed horse hall in Parc Georges-Brassens (15th arrondissement): around sixty booksellers, antique volumes and prints.
• The Avenue de Saxe professional brocante, Sunday 26 July, 6 am to 7 pm, between the 7th and 15th arrondissements: dealers and period furniture near Les Invalides and the Champ-de-Mars.
• The Saint-Honoré / Les Halles weekly flea market, Sunday 26 July from 7:30 am, Rue du Pont-Neuf (1st arrondissement): dealers and antiques between the Louvre, Saint-Eustache church and the Bourse de Commerce.

To browse picks from other regions this weekend, head to our national agenda. Happy hunting around Paris this July 25-26, 2026.