Waldo Farmers and Flea Market

Cool place to walk around and look at the eclectic wares on display. Everything is here, fruit and vegetables to pots and pans. Junk to treasure!

Meh it’s fun once in a while to check out a flea market and you’ll occasionally find something worth dropping home but this place has a lot of absolute garbage outdated bathrooms and very little food.
The farmers market section is very small and doesn’t seem to be a real deal.

I grew up walking the aisles at this flea market. Lots of good finds and treasures as well as fresh veggies and fruit! Something for everyone!

I always wondered where Waldo was. There isn’t a lot of excitement here but you can get fresh, decent produce. The tools were reasonably priced. Honorable mention to the Avon booth. If you register by 2:45pm, you can enter a free raffle drawing. Must be present to win.

It’s a flea market, so I’m surprised to see the reviews where people didn’t expect to see a lot of junk. Yes, most of the stuff here is barely fit for a garage sale, but there are «diamond in the rough» items to find, and it is fun to try to find them. Got some time to kill and nothing better to do? This isn’t a bad option.

Well, I wouldn’t just stop to buy things if you were in need of something «nice.» There is a lot of junk here… and overpriced goods. It’s a lot of hit and miss. The only thing good here is the livestock and that is a little bit overpriced. I wasn’t really impressed with the overall merchants or value of goods out there to be sold… Sadly, we left with nothing. :(The food, was good, though. I like the reviews on the food. There were a lot of old things. Antiques… I doubt it… but really old, yes.

It’s a flea market — there are some good deals and some over priced items. It’s no different than any other shopping center. We purchased several items that were priced well below retail. The produce was excellent and had great prices! I was impressed that there wasn’t a ton of t-​shirt dealers like I’ve found in other flea markets lately. We will definitely go back.

Omg the ANTIQUES in this place!!!
There’s no admission and free parking when you come here. There’s a lot of nooks and crannies in this place so try to see it all or you can miss something great! I’m glad I didn’t bring too much money or I would’ve been one broke woman!
There’s this little donut place callled Donuts N More that have the little powdered sugar donuts. OMG *drool* so good!!! The women who worked there were so sweet and gave us a little more than the bakers dozen for $ 2.50 because they were gonna be closing down soon — score!
This is actually my favorite flea market as opposed to Ramona and Pecan Park. I loved every booth so it took forever to get through it… and it was hot, but definitely so cool :) GO!

I am a fan of any flea market really, and this one was right on spot! I think the weather helped because it was a perfect day to stroll without sweating. Lots of people junk, which is the best! They have an antique store that I could have stayed in all day! I think that was my favorite part.
I only wished my sweet boy was with me, as he loves a good flea market just as much as his gramma does!

We werent dissapointed. While we did find the normal cheap chinese dollar junk… heck, whats a flea market without them?! There were several tool vendors that seemed like regulars, the stuff was standard quality with very fair prices. We strolled about enjoying the sites and boiled peanut smells. Loved the antique mall. We will go back with mo’ money next time!

I like it, all sorts of cheap junk off to the side which you can find some really cool stuff mixed in for a dollar or less.
Also found a good amount of silver coins, food, heck even farm animals.
This is the only flea market I really think is good.

Good deals can be found here just as at any flea market. BEWARE: if you’re bothered by cigarette smoke, AVOID this place. Keep in mind this in a very rural Florida, and it is a flea market; you do the math.

We visited on 2÷3÷13, and found this to be a solid, real flea market.
The aisles weren’t crammed with dollar Chinese plastic, although it WAS there.
Old dishes? We scored a vintage ‘50s tomato salt and pepper set for $ 2.00.
Boiled peanuts? You betcha.
Cheap socks, purses, tools and knives were everywhere.
A well stocked fishing tackle store is a permanent vendor.
Someone was even selling lumber!
Pet vaccinations were there that day, at chump change prices.
Speaking of animals, if you’re looking for a couple of chickens for the back yard (you should) this is a good place to get them. Also geese, quail, guinea fowl, rabbits, and other little furry friends. We even saw a cute little black baby pig.
(Mmmmm, bacon.)
We liked the market, and we will be back.
Note: Like most Florida flea markets, a visit during the winter months will probably find more vendors and better merchandise than you’ll see in the hot, wet summer months.
Its really four stars, but I gave ‘em five because unlike some people, I’m not so clueless as to wear flip flops to a freakin’ flea market and expect my feet to stay clean. LOL

Every now and again, we jump in the car and take the ride up Normandy Blvd to 301 and head down to Waldo for the flea market. Sometimes the ride is worth the trip and other times, it just really isn’t. This flea market is very hit or miss.
The flea market itself is pretty big with an array of sellers. Some are permanent while others just have a booth for the weekend. If you are looking for produce, there aren’t many produce sellers here, but of the few there are, prices are pretty reasonable. As I buy most of my produce at flea markets, I won’t buy cucumbers unless they are 3 for $ 1 or grape tomatoes unless they are 2 quarts for $ 3. These produce sellers had both.
When you go to a flea market, you don’t expect things to be organized, but you do expect it to be clean and not too trashy. Unfortunately, there are some parts of this flea market that look like a dump. It seems like people have just left their stuff out to rot in the elements and it is a horrid eyesore. Not to mention that if you are a flip flop wearer, like I am usually, don’t wear them here. Your feet will be filthy by the end. My niece learned this the hard way as she was the only flip flop wearer in our group on this particular occasion. As for the rest, there really is a lot of junk here, but if you look, you can find something that may surprise you.
On this particular visit, it was a hoe down type atmosphere. They had a group of cloggers dancing in old time farmer’s dresses. My niece even got in the swing of things are started dancing near our table. One thing that Waldo has going for it is the hot and ready food that is offered. There are all sorts of different smells from boiled and roasted peanuts to corn on the cob. It is all decently priced too.
In the end, if you are riding down from Jacksonville, don’t get your hopes up for this flea market. I’d make some other type of plans if you are heading this way and not make your trip solely to visit the Waldo Flea Market.

I have been going to Waldo since 2004. This flea market is AWESOME!!! Of course you can’t wear open-​toe shoes or your feet will be black… of course there is the redneck walking a pit bull with her teats dragging the floor (i’ll let you figure out which one)… and of COURSE there are aisles of JUNK, but all this aside, there are some real gems in there!!!
The sweet tea is AMAZING.
The boiled peanuts are AMAZING.
The produce is CHEAP, LOCAL, and DELISH!
When I was a student at UF from 2004 – 2006, my friends and I would pile in the car 2 times a month and shop our little hearts out. We would load up on veggies to make soups, stir fry, and enjoy whichever fruit was in season. Whenever mom would come visit she would accompany us and buy us kitchen stuff from the store in the front and load up on boiled peanuts for her ride back (the cajun and the garlic are the best)!
Recently she has even found cheap kcups in the grocer section (I probably wouldn’t trust much on that side, but how can you go wrong with a kcup?!)
My friend collects brass animals and I could always find her a cute, cheap, and unusual one at Waldo.
We happened to be at Waldo a few months before our wedding and saw some really pretty hand painted river rocks with palm trees and a beach scene, along with a cute story about how it was a rock that protected your home from hurricanes blah blah blah. I thought they were adorable and jokingly asked her if she’d make 150 for our wedding… she said yes!!! My friend picked them up for me the next month and everyone was raving about them.
There are the storefronts that have the asian cheap stuff, but it has not taken over like so many other markets. If you are local there is a great guy who makes wooden porch furniture. Also, there are plants for sale, with very knowledgeable people to help you out with them.
There are also other food booths with specialty stuff like honey, peanuts, and jellies. Some are good, some are overpriced, you pick out what you like.
**Bring CASH!!! The ATM is a rip off.

I have been to the Waldo flea Market in the past as a shopper and as a seller. The staff that used to be there made me feel like total crap for wanting to get arid of my stuff. I have recently been out to try to get a booth and try again. WOW what a difference! The staff was helpful and made it much easier for me (old employee was a real B***H). I went out and enjoyed looking around. You never know what your going to find. I found some great plants for my yard, and yummy honey for my biscuits! So I would suggest them! Give them a try again, they are defiantly trying to change things around…

Where else can you find a high dollar red ostrich leather woman’s jacket and matching kid leather gloves for under $ 50 hanging among rusty, greasy, old car and farm parts? That was wife Dollie’s best deal at the flea market. As for me, a few evergreen bushes that are doing great after 5 or 6 years growing here in NW Florida sand. Don’t know if it’s still there, but we also had custom Tee-​shirts made with our own pictures on them. Cool!!! The few times we went there, we had a good time just looking, whether buying anything or not. As at any flea market, no matter what you’re looking for, you will find something you can’t live without. We miss the custom car shows!!!

I received a Cease and Desist Order on Unilocal over my negative review of the Waldo Flea Market from the Vice President. 1. This violates the entire format of Unilocal.I give a negative review and I’m being forced to be silent? 2. I think this says enough about the company. I’ll remove my initial review, but I’ll sure as hell tell everyone why!
My original review simply talked about how all you could find at this joint was arm floaties and inbred animals. Neither of these things are false. Crazy flea market, why so angry?

I was the first to review this business back in february, and it was a negative review.
On tuesday, 4÷5÷2011 I got an email from the owner Steve Blakewood, saying to «cease and desist», to remove my post or he would sue me. I took it down because I didnt want him to keep harassing me. I am going to repost it. Because I am not going to let this man bully me. There is nothing in my review that is defamatory, its Unilocal «real people, real reviews» and i stick by my original review.
2÷15÷2011
would review it a zero, but Unilocal doesnt have that option.
Flea markets arent supposed to be upscale, they arent even supposed to be on the same plane as an antique shop, or even a thrift store. They are an entity to themselves and they can either be really amazing, sorta okay, or in the case of Waldo Farmers and Flea Market a dust infested dirty unorganized pile of junk that should be thrown away.
I have been to many many flea markets, open aired, and covered. I have even been to the antique mall right next to this place and loved it. The minute you walk into the main entrance of this place, you know you are heading right into crapville. cardboard boxes filled to the brim with $ 1 items that are encrusted with dust. further on and its kitchen items so overpriced and cheap you wonder how they justify being in that duality.
Further on there are covered buildings with booths, 80% empty, and the 10% that are full have the same boxes of dollar items, toy guns, VHS tapes (i wondered where those went too) or items that no one would ever want, pay that much for, or dare to pick up in the first place. There are some outside «booth» that look like a junkyard gone terribly to a slasher film kinda place. I was scared to go in them.
You can get local produce, but I didnt want to even touch it for fear it would disintigrate before my eyes. There are huge tents of tools, boiled peanuts and cages here and there with a sickly chicken or two.
We couldnt get the heck out of there fast enough! Dont get me wrong, I had fun looking at the locals, and stepping over mud puddles full of peanut shells, but you will not catch me there ever again.

Well folks, it’s a flea market, so you’re not going to find a super-​refined or organized place here nor should you even expect it. However, if you’re looking for certain things, you may in fact find a bargin or two. People who collect vintage signs, certain antiques and the like, people who need things like a box of all manner of strange screws or other hardware, people who are looking for cheap tools. .. these are the folks who will be happy with the flea market. Yes, there’s a lot of junk, but if you enjoy flea markets or have specific needs, it works its magic. If you need special drawer-​pulls for a chest of drawers from 1930 you just may find those here in a box or bin too. .. which isn’t trivial or funny if you’ve got drawers without drawer-​pulls!
I’ve seen better flea markets, but it’s close to Gainesville and legit for what it is. My very first trip here in high school I found a live album by Barbara Mandrell from way back in 1980 or something – you’re not gonna find that on iTunes!
By the way, my main attraction to Waldo is the Waldo Motorsports complex near the flew market – it’s one of the finest motorcross tracks in the state, so check it out if you’re into mx.