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The Nashville Flea Market | The Fairgrounds Nashville 2020 Dates, Directions, Vendors
The market is a great place to find just about anything and should top your list of things to do in Nashville!
I shop the Nashville Flea Market as often as I can. It is a junker’s paradise and a great place to find new things too like, purses, jewelry, plants, etc.
The Nashville Flea Market 2020 Dates and Information
I’ve been going to the Nashville Flea Market for longer than I can remember. It’s a happening place! The shopping is endless and you can find just about anything your little homemaking heart desires at the market.
The vendors are friendly and helpful. Heck, some of them are like family now. I usually shop the same vendors every month because I’ve learned over the years which vendors have the good junk. And that’s what I shop for, things to upcycle.
A few of the vendors I met years ago have left the market for one reason or another and I miss them so I make it a point to stop and talk to as many vendors as I can on my shopping trips.
The Nashville Flea Market Questions Answered
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The dates, hours, a Google map, and directions are at the end of this post. In between I have some favorite photos from the market and other info you might want to know!
The Vendors
Debbie paints furniture and she rocks it. Jimbo creates metal yard art. The big guy in the middle was promoting haunted houses in the Nashville area in October.
Eric and Caleb live in Clarksville where I’m from and they have a shop called Oddly Amazing Antiques….and they do have some odd stuff. You can find them at the flea market every month.
The Butler’s pictured above sometimes set up at the market. Lately they are more focused on their shop in Hopkinsville, Ky, my favorite junk shop.
Nashville Flea Market Location 2020
The Nashville Flea Market is located at The Fairgrounds Nashville, 625 Smith Ave.
The flea market area consists of several large buildings, a bunch of open sheds, and a lot of paved outdoor space. Vendors are set up in all of these areas. There are food and drink vendors too. We don’t want to forget them.
Outdoor Booth Spaces at The Fairgrounds Nashville
Some vendors set up tents and other are just out in the open. If the weather is bad, shopping outside is not good. I have only known the market to close for the weekend one time….and that was January of this year.
Nashville had a blanket of snow and ice. For the safety of the vendors and customers the market closed for the month of January 2016.
Several vendors are talented painters. The furniture piece above is one of my favorites. A lot of work went into this piece. You can also find vintage furniture in perfect condition or furniture that needs refinishing or painting.
This is one of the enclosed sheds and the vendors here sell everything from personal products… to large rugs/carpets… to antiques.
Most of the fine antiques are in the buildings. Also in the buildings of the market you can find fine jewelry vendors and dealers selling gold and silver coins.
If you like fresh canned jam and jellies, fried pork skins, fresh baked bread……this is the place for you. Remember to put the flea market on your list of things to do in Nashville!
are vendors who will frame a print, vendors who monogram just about anything, and vendors who sell herbal supplements.
Unique Vendor Trailers
How about that for a business name. The name does say it all. I usually shop the vendors set up in the open areas outside and under the sheds. I find furniture to paint and junky, rusty stuff.
Since I’ve shopped the market for many years, I know which vendors are most likely to have what I’m looking for and also who has the best prices.
Most of the vendors will negotiate prices but please don’t embarrass yourself or them by making a low ball offer. They are trying to make a living just like we are.
Handmade And New
The prices are reasonable enough that I can buy things, remake or reinvent them, and sell them at my booth for a profit.
Things found at The Nashville Flea Market:
antiques, vintage furniture, new furniture, rusty junk, architectural findings, vintage advertising signs, reclaimed doors and windows, new clothes, new shoes, sunglasses, plants, flowers, fruits, vegetables, handcrafted items of all kinds……
…..food, vitamin supplements, handbags, new and vintage jewelry, gold and silver coins, custom embroidery, custom lawn games, metal yard art….etc., etc., etc..
Just look at all those goodies. From this single vendor there is everything from vintage screen doors to metal olive buckets to new metal items from Mexico.
Nashville Flea Market Video
Nashville Flea Market Video Tour
The crowds come every day of the market, shopping inside and out. If it rains some of the vendors leave early or cover everything up and wait out the rain. You might get a better deal on Sunday because the vendors won’t have as much stuff to pack up and haul home.
New Fairgrounds Location
The flea market opened in its new location in September 2019 at The Fairgrounds Nashville. The flea market was in it’s old location for 50 years.
The new location is down the hill from the old exhibit buildings, entry is from Wedgewood Avenue and from the Bransford/Benton Avenue side of the property.
The new space has three brick-and-metal air-conditioned buildings and a total of 130,000 square feet. There are two large sheds, space for vendors in the show arena and outdoor booth spaces under canopies.
There are additional areas on the perimeter of the property for vendors to set up their own tents.
The Nashville Flea Market is always open for shopping on the FOURTH weekend of every month. Every December, the Nashville Flea Market falls on the THIRD weekend of the month due to the Christmas Holiday.
The Nashville Flea Market DOES NOT open for business every weekend. Regular hours for the FLEA MARKET OFFICE are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| January 24-26, 2020 | Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| February 21-23, 2020 | Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| March 27-29, 2020 | Cancelled |
| April 24-26, 2020 | Cancelled |
| May 22-24, 2020 | Cancelled |
| June 26-28, 2020 | cancelled |
| July 24-26, 2020 | cancelled |
| August 21-23, 2020 | cancelled |
| September 25-27, 2020 | cancelled |
| October 23-25, 2020 | cancelled |
| November 27-29, 2020 | cancelled |
| December 18-20, 2020 | cancelled |
Nashville Flea Market
The Fairgrounds Nashville
625 Smith Ave.
Nashville, TN 37204
615-862-5016
Parking – $5.00
Free Admission to the Market
Pets not allowed
Nashville Flea Market also The Fairgrounds Nashville New Layout September 2020
The most popular market months are September-November and March-May. If there isn’t a full vendor line up one or more of the open sheds may not have any booths. May 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Nashville Flea Market
Nashville Flea Market Directions
Access is from Wedgewood Avenue and from the Bransford/Benton Avenue side of the property.
I post about the flea market at least once a month. I feature photos of my favorite things. You can see all of the prior flea market posts by clicking here.. ..Nashville Flea Market Shopping Trips.
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Your friends will love you for sharing this info with them. You can pin any or all photos to Pinterest and you can share this post on Facebook by using the social share icons when you hover over the photos. If you plan a trip to the market please let me know!
Want to see more of the good stuff from the market? Click these links…Architectural Salvage at the Flea Market. and Vintage At The Nashville Flea Market
I would love to hear from you if you have been to the Nashville Flea Market or if you are contemplating a trip. If I left out information or you have any specific questions please email me.
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Thanks for being here and have a great day, Kathy
Joe says
What are the space rentals for the different areas?(inside tables) covered & open?
Celeste says
Awesome Kathy! What a great review!
Kay says
Coming up from Hazel Green, AL on Saturday (2/27). It will be a little chilly, but hopefully the sun will shine!
carrie kuehl says
Do you have the contact info for renting vendor space, any info is appreciated.
Kathy Owen says
Yes, call the number listed in the post 615-862-5016.
donna says
Hi! How far is Nashville flea market from Music row. We are going in July for the weekend and flying in. I reaslze we would need to rent a car. But can’t figure out the distance between the two. Thanks.
Kathy Owen says
I’m not sure exactly Donna but not more than 3 or 4 miles. Hope you get the time to go. I think you would enjoy it!
Marylea Adams says
I’m going to Nashville in March! Thanks!
Ruth says
It is on my bucket list!!! I saw that sign about dead people’s things when I was at the 127 yard sale last year!
Tami T says
Thank you. I cant wait to go there.
London Serviced Apartment Lady says
Sadly I live nowhere near Nashville, otherwise I would be straight down there because it looks excellent!
Kelly Young says
You have me drooling and ready for a Junkin road trip!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
We are only around 4 hours away so as soon as school is out…Flea here we come!!!
Laurie Cape says
My boyfriend and I took a road trip from Kansas to the Nashville Flea last summer, it was huge! The biggest Flea I have ever been to 🙂
Kathy Owen says
It is huge and the prices are great! Such a variety of stuff too.
Sharon says
Thanks for sharing. I wanted to go this when passing through on my way home from a trip to Vermont. My visit will need to wait until a visit to TN instead of the entire east coast. I will visit. I love flea markets since my favorite one is in Canton, TX, just 20 minutes from my home. I prefer the smaller size. I do have a question. Do they negotiate during the market or just toward the end of the last day? Thanks again for the information.
Kathy Owen says
Most vendors will negotiate during the market. It’s true you will probably get the very best price on the last day….but then some of the best goodies may be gone!