Find your cheer at What Cheer Flea Market

by Corbin Crable | Apr 28, 2025 | Iowa, Mid-American

May 2025

Find your cheer at What Cheer Flea Market

Hailed as “one of the don’t miss flea markets in the Midwest,” the What Cheer Flea Market returns to the What Cheer Fairgrounds, May 1-4.

Fabulous flea finds at the market include antiques, military memorabilia, collectibles, old tools, primitives, postcards, glassware, stamps, coins, jewelry, furniture, baseball cards, and more.

The next flea market will run July 31-Aug. 3. For more information, call 319-404-4066 or visit www.whatcheerfleamarket.com

What Cheer Flea Market

The What Cheer Flea Market always features the colorful, fun, and fanciful. (Photo courtesy of Pinterest)

Find your next treasure at Brownville Spring Flea Market

by Corbin Crable | Apr 28, 2025 | Mid-American, Nebraska

May 2025

Find your next treasure at Brownville Spring Flea Market

Now in its 67th year, the Brownville Spring Flea Market will delight a new generation of antique enthusiasts when it returns to town May 24-26, at Main Street and the Historic Depot in Brownsville.

Up for grabs will be antiques, collectibles, crafts, and hand-made art from more than 250 vendors. Admission and parking are free, and there are plenty of nearby motels and campgrounds if you want to make an entire weekend of your visit.

The event is sponsored by the Brownville Historical Society. For more information, call 402-825-6001 or visit www.brownvillehistoricalsociety.org.

Brownville Spring Flea Market

Brownville is ready to welcome you to the 66^th annual Brownville Flea Market, coming up on Memorial Day weekend. Image courtesy of Facebook

Get crafty on the Square in Garnett

by Corbin Crable | Apr 28, 2025 | Kansas, Mid-American

May 2025

Get crafty on the Square in Garnett

Enjoy some small-town hospitality (and homemade crafts, of course) in downtown Garnett during the 2025 Square Fair on May 10. The annual event held on Mother’s Day weekend each year is sponsored by the local Business & Professional Women organization.

Vendors will be set up on the Anderson County Courthouse lawn, selling wares from across the state. Don’t forget to grab a bite at one of the many food vendors on site as well.

For more information, visit www.garnettbpw.com.

Garnett Square Fair

Small-town charm meets creativity-inspired crafts at the Garnett Square Fair, May 10 in Garnett. (Image courtesy of garnettbpw.com)

Hit the road for flea markets in early May

by Corbin Crable | Apr 28, 2025 | Kansas, Mid-American

May 2025

Hit the road for flea markets in early May

A duo of flea markets in small Kansas towns will provide the ideal opportunity to spruce up your home with collectibles, décor, and more for the summer months.

These longtime Flea markets in Sparks (east of Highland) and White Cloud are scheduled for May 1-4; both events take place twice each year as well. For the Sparks Flea Market, take North K-7 Highway to 240th Road; for more information, call 402-304-2285 or visit sparksantiquesandcollectibles.com.

The White Cloud Flea Market, meanwhile, will take place in the town’s downtown area. For information, call 785-741-2909.

Sparks Flea Market

Shoppers browse the tables at a previous flea market in Sparks. This summer’s flea market returns May 1-4. Image courtesy of Facebook

Summer flea markets begin at Jesse James & Rusty Chandelier

by Corbin Crable | Apr 28, 2025 | Mid-American, Missouri

May 2025

Summer flea markets begin at Jesse James & Rusty Chandelier

Jesse James Antique Mall and The Rusty Chandelier in St. Joseph are giving antique lovers the opportunity to work on their tan while doing a little shopping.

The stores will host their Vintage Garden Flea Market on May 10, as well as the first of their parking lot flea markets on June 21. More than 30 dealers will be on site, and shoppers can feed their hunger with food trucks on site.

For vendor information and reserve space, call 816-676-0662 or e-mail manager@rustychandelier.com

At the upcoming Vintage Garden Flea Market on May 10, you’ll find great deals inside and outside at Jesse James Antique Mall and Rusty Chandelier. The stores’ summer parking lot flea markets begin June 21. (Image courtesy of Facebook)