Seattle Flea and Vintage Markets: Where to Dig for Good Finds

The city’s standing weekly treasure hunt runs every Sunday, rain or shine, with around 200 booths of vintage clothing, antiques, collectibles and local artists’ work, plus food trucks, DJs and buskers. The market calls itself neither a farmers market nor a flea market, and that’s fair: vintage sellers and antique dealers share the street with artisans and collectors. Leave time to walk the rest of Fremont afterward.

When

Sundays, year-round, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Good for

A slow Sunday browse, vintage clothing, gifts with a story, and visitors who want something more local than the waterfront.

Know before you go

The market moves with the seasons. From spring through October it sets up around 3401 Evanston Ave N; from November into March it shifts to a covered, heated site at 701 N Northlake Way near the Fremont Bridge. Check the site for the current location before you go.

PRFM began in September 2006 in a burnt-out Belltown basement as a fundraiser for the Low Income Housing Institute, and it still supports LIHI’s housing work. After years on the move, it has been based since 2024 at the Quality Flea Center, a former grocery store on 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill. Expect vintage clothing, handmade art, records, comic books, bike parts and jewelry, sold by a crowd as loud and colorful as the merchandise.

When

A few weekends a year, usually spring, fall and early winter, running Friday afternoon through Sunday.

Good for

Records and comics, band tees, one-of-a-kind art, and a cheap, lively afternoon.

Know before you go

Admission has been $1 since 2006, and it’s always all ages. Dates are announced on the market’s site.

Between Punk Rock Flea Markets, the Quality Flea Center fills up once a month for CHASM, an indoor swap meet with dozens of local sellers. The organizers promise “vintage, handmade and collectible weirdness.” Because it’s monthly and indoors, it’s the most dependable flea fix in the city outside of Fremont.

When

Third Saturdays, year-round, noon to 6 p.m.

Good for

A rainy Saturday, first-time sellers testing the waters, and digging without the crowds of a big annual sale.

Know before you go

Entry is by donation. Want to sell? Booth spaces are booked through the venue’s event page.

Since 2010, a lot on Airport Way South has been lined with vintage trailers that work as tiny storefronts for independent artists, designers and collectors. You’ll find vintage clothing, handmade jewelry, art and locally made treats, and the whole thing feels like Georgetown in miniature: a little rough around the edges and a lot of fun. In late November it hosts the Bizarre Bazaar, a holiday market with 30-plus curated vendors and DJs.

When

Saturdays and Sundays, February through December, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On second Saturdays it stays open 2 to 8 p.m. for the neighborhood’s Art Attack art walk.

Good for

Combining vintage shopping with an art walk, gifts, and a weekend afternoon south of downtown.

Know before you go

Closed in January, and on New Year’s, Fourth of July and Christmas weekends. Weather can change plans, so the mall posts updates on Instagram.

This antiques shop has held the same spot on the Central Waterfront, across from the Aquarium and the Great Wheel, since 1978. It’s packed floor to ceiling: mid-century furniture and lamps, old radios and typewriters, vintage clothing and costume jewelry from the 1930s to the ’90s, neon and advertising signs, records and turntables, and nautical pieces like ship’s wheels and portholes.

When

Year-round. Hours aren’t posted online, so call (206-623-6115) before a special trip.

Good for

Mid-century furniture hunting, quirky gifts, and an hour of browsing between Pike Place and the water.

Know before you go

There’s customer parking in front of the building. The shop also buys antiques and will look at photos by email.

If the vintage you’re after has a team logo on it, start here. Throwbacks NW stocks vintage jerseys, caps, tees and jackets, with a deep Seattle section covering the Sonics, Mariners, Seahawks, Huskies and Cougars, alongside Carhartt, Starter and Harley-Davidson pieces. It has been at it for close to two decades, and it buys vintage too.

When

Monday to Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.

Good for

Sonics nostalgia, game-day outfits, and gifts for the sports fan who has everything new.

A few blocks from the Sunday market, Jive Time is a crate-digger’s shop: thousands of used and new records across classic rock, punk, soul, jazz, hip-hop, country and more, with new arrivals put out every day. It buys, sells and trades, so bring the boxes from your parents’ basement. There’s also a vinyl clearance annex inside the Fremont Vintage Mall for bargain-bin hunting.

When

Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The clearance annex is open daily, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Good for

Record collectors, a stop on a Fremont Sunday, and selling or trading your own vinyl.

Sonic Boom opened in 1997 in a converted house in Fremont and now holds down NW Market Street in Ballard. Along with selling records, the shop buys used ones, and it’s a regular stop on the monthly Ballard ArtWalk.

When

Daily.

Good for

Record shopping, selling a few crates, and pairing a record run with a Ballard evening.

Looking for handmade rather than secondhand? Our makers and craft markets guide covers the big craft fairs, and the pop-ups and night markets guide has the seasonal holiday markets. For one-off sales and swaps, check our live events calendar.

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