Discover the Festival Flea Market in Florida: A paradise for shopaholics

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Carousel horse at Festival Flea Market

The Festival Flea Market: Our tip for a rainy day in Fort Lauderdale

The weather gods obviously know our itinerary, because today is the perfect day for rain, as we had planned a visit to Fort Lauderdale's Festival Flea Market for that day. I love markets of all kinds - and flea markets are no exception, especially when they're as massive as the Festival Flea Market at 2900 Sample Street in Pompano Beach, a north suburb of Ft. Lauderdale. Apparently we're not the only ones who think so, because the parking lot in front of the huge hall where the flea market is located is already packed. And together with us, more and more visitors line up in the turning lane to the flea market. Americans love everything that is old - and it doesn't matter what it is. This is perhaps also the reason why this flea market is open every day.

 

Lamps of all kinds at the Festival Flea Market
Lamps of all kinds at the Festival Flea Market

 

History of the Festival Flea Market in Pompano Beach

It all started in 1986 as the Pompano Outlet Mall. However, just two years later the project ran into difficulties. The turning point came in 1991. Shooter Properties bought the site and turned it into a flea market. Since then it has been called the Festival Flea Market Mall. The market is on West Sample Road, just two miles west of I-95 at the Florida Turnpike.

The Festival Flea Market is now a private company. It employs between 50 and 99 people. The market itself stretches over a quarter of a mile and features more than 800 shops. Here you will find branded goods at outlet prices. But the market offers more than just shopping. It is a meeting point for people from all over the world. The merchants sell designer jewelry, electronics, clothing and shoes. Grocery, furniture, antiques and luggage can also be found here.

 

Jewelry
Jewelery discreet or strikingly large

 

Visit to Fort Lauderdale's Festival Flea Market

Jewelry

Auffallend sind die vielen Schmuckstände, die von Modeschmuck über Ketten aus echten Steinen bis hin zu altem Schmuck alles verkaufen. Als wir uns das Angebot in einem der Schmuckläden näher anschauen, kommt die Besitzerin gleich auf uns zu. Sie kündigt an, dass alles zum halben Preis zu haben sei – ein prächtiges Collier, das wunderbar auf einen dunkelblauen Pulli passt, für 70,– Dollar? Vielleicht kein schlechter Kauf? Und vielleicht können wir ja noch etwas herunterhandeln? Aber wir entscheiden uns schließlich doch gegen einen Kauf. Wann trage ich schon Schmuck?

 

Flip Flop Boulevard at Festival Flea Market
Slippers have their own street

 

The Flip Flop Boulevard

That Fort Lauderdale is a bathing paradise, can hardly be overlooked in the flea market. The Flip Flop Boulevard leads us directly to the right accessories and shoes for the beach. Bathing suits, pareos, sunglasses, beach towels and beach bags - all can be found on this shopping mile in the Festival Flea Market.

 

Hat fashion at Festival Flea Market
Huge selection for hat lovers

 

Hat creations - old and new

Wer Hüte mag, der findet auf dem Flohmarkt von Fort Lauderdale eine wahre Schatzgrube: elegante Hutkreationen, die sich sogar auf einem Event in höchsten Kreisen sehen lassen könnten, entdecken wir ebenso wie Tausende von Baseballcaps. Strohhüte in den schönsten Formen und sogar zum Knautschen für den Koffer gibt es. Und Cowboyhüte dürfen natürlich auch nicht fehlen. Schließlich sind wir in Amerika!

 

Souvenirs at Festival Flea Market
Souvenirs at Festival Flea Market

 

Souvenirs at the Hillsboro Antique Mall

Souvenir hunters should not miss the Hillsboro Antique Mall at the east end of the flea market halls. There are old American advertising signs, which are wonderful as a decor for the local walls, in many selections. Dishes, oil paintings, fine porcelain, we find - as well as a circus horse hanging over our heads. I would like that. But where to go and, above all, how can I get this almost life-size pony into the plane without paying huge sums for transportation? So continue with the search for a matching memento of our Floridareise.

This corner of the flea market is also popular with children. But there is still more to be done for Families with children in Fort Lauderdale.

 

Wooden airplane to play with
Wooden airplane to play with

 

Petar gefällt ein Spielzeugflugzeug aus Metall, das groß genug ist, dass er sich hineinsetzen kann. Das ist zwar niedlich, aber – wie das Zirkuspferd – einfach zu groß. Und so beschließen wir schweren Herzens, uns mit einem alten Werbeschild aus Blech zufriedenzugeben. Das passt wenigstens problemlos in den Koffer und ist auch noch so leicht, dass keine Gebühren für Übergepäck anfallen. Nach einigen amüsanten Stunden bei unserem Besuch im Flohmarkt, in denen wir in amerikanischen Memorabilias wühlten, machen wir uns wieder auf den Rückweg zu unserem Hotel. Und der Regen, der immer noch fällt, störte uns kein bisschen.

 

Valuable porcelain work
Valuable porcelain work

 

 

What you need to know to visit the Festival Flea Market in Fort Lauderdale

The Festival Flea Market in Fort Lauderdale is a special place to shop. It is located at 2900 West Sample Road, two miles west of I-95 at the Florida Turnpike. Flea Market is easy to get to whether you're coming from Fort Lauderdale or Miami.

The opening hours are customer-friendly. The market opens its doors daily. You can shop from Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. On weekends, the doors are open from 9:30 a.m. to 18:00 p.m. So you have enough time to explore everything in peace.

The products offered are diverse. Here you will find over 800 shops with branded goods at outlet prices. Whether designer jewellery, electronics, clothing or shoes, the selection is large. Grocery, furniture, antiques and luggage can also be found here. There is something for every taste. A Overview of the shops you can get one at the Festival Flea Market Mall here.

But the Festival Flea Market offers more than just products. The services are just as varied. There are boutiques, kiosks, push carts and food court restaurants. The dealers are friendly and happy to help you. They make shopping an experience.

 

Table decoration
Table decoration

 

Warst du schon einmal auf dem Festival Flea Market?

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Discover the Festival Flea Market in Florida: A paradise for shopaholics

Monika Fuchs

Monika Fuchs and Petar Fuchs are the authors and publishers of the Slow Travel and Enjoyment travel blog TravelWorldOnline Traveller. You have been publishing this blog since 2005. TravelWorldOnline has been online since 2001. Your topics are Trips to Savor and wine tourism worldwide and Slow Travel. During her studies, Monika Fuchs spent some time in North America, where she traveled to the USA and Canada - sometimes together with Petar Fuchs - and spent a research year in British Columbia. This strengthened her thirst for knowledge, which she pursued for 6 years Adventure Guide for Rotel Tours and then for 11 years as Study tour guide for Studiosus Reisen tried to breastfeed all over the world. She constantly expanded her travel regions, but curiosity still gnawed at her: “What is beyond the horizon? What else is there to discover in this city? Which people are interesting here? What do you eat in this region?” These are the questions she is now trying to answer as a freelance travel journalist (her articles have appeared in DIE ZEIT, 360° Canada, 360° USA, etc.), among others. travel writer and travel blogger answers in many countries around the world. Petar Fuchs produces the videos on this blog as well as on YouTube. Monika Fuchs from TravelWorldOnline is below Germany's top 50 bloggers in 2021 Other Information about Monika and Petar Fuchs. Recommendations on LinkedIn from tourism experts Further recommendations from cooperation partners and tourism experts Professional experience Monika

4 thoughts too "Discover the Festival Flea Market in Florida: A paradise for shopaholics"

    1. We have come home with souvenirs :). It was just - unfortunately - not the great horse. But the market is just great for a job!

  1. The horse looked like a unicorn at first. I'm sorry. But anyway: I would like to browse something like that! Can not you let that shipple to Germany? Saves the luggage load ... but probably also costs money again.

    I push the Dsumen for more / again sun!

    Greetings ausm Krümelschnee
    Claudi

    1. Only where at home - when I put that in our apartment, which is full ;-). But you can dream, right?

      Meanwhile, it has stopped raining again. And so at least I had the opportunity to write a first post about the journey ...

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