Memphis Flea Market

This is not a traditional «flea market» so don’t let the name confuse you. This is a «craft fair» with organized vendors selling clothes, soaps, handmade items, food, etc in an indoor venue (at the Agricenter) with an admission price of $ 3 per adult.
There are a few traditional vendors with nice antiques and «yard sale» items, but I would not recommend going if you’re expecting that. I give this 2 stars because the «Memphis Flea Market» is not an appropriate title, it should be called the Memphis Craft Fair. No disrespect to the vendors that are there, because many of their handcrafted items are very nice. However, this is not the place to go if you are a picker, looking to find a diamond in the rough, or looking to sift though someone’s «junk» to find an item that fits your lifestyle.

This is a great flea market for locals, but not worth a trip just for that. Its large, however most of the stuff there is similar to any other flea markets except for the FEW antiques booth and one or two others. Drove up for the weekend and was rather disappointed with most of it. Did make out with some cool finds from the antique vendors.

This is the flea market to end all flea markets. Although it only happens once a month– the third Saturday and Sunday of every month to be exact– it is well worth the wait. Their website claims they have over 500 vendors, and I didn’t take count, but it sure as heck seemed like a whole hell of a lot of vendors. So many that by the end of the day, I had consumed enough caffeine to feed a small country and was still so tired I felt like a 5 year old who just had her first Disney World experience.
What can you find here? What can’t you find here is more like the question. I bought jewelry, makeup, knock off designer bags, clothes and some fabulous vases to adorn my new loft. My favorite find of the day– the toy vendors. We were able to pick up some new guests to add to our ever growing Christmas nativity set– a California Raisin riding a skateboard, Hulk Hogan, Buzz Lightyear and Big Boy will all be attending the birth of our Lord Baby Jesus in our household this Christmas 2010.
It only costs a mere $ 2 bucks to get inside their doors and they offer up a concession stand menu so you don’t have to worry about leaving. Instead you can shove a hot dog and funnel cake down your throat in record time– you know so that lady doesn’t scoop up the last of those porcelain clown figurines you had your eye on.
This place is a hoarder’s dream– there seriously is so many things you don’t need, never knew you wanted, but have to have. Go with a sock full o’ cash and a couple dozen energy drinks and I’ll see you at the next one on September 18^th and 19^th. But if you try to buy any of our future nativity guests, I will knock you out with my purse full of energy shots.