Friendship Flea Market

Start: Saturday, June 14, 2025 9:00AM
End: Sunday, June 22, 2025 5:00PM

Indiana's most unique flea market and antique show welcoming visitors since 1968. Almost 500 vendor spaces selling a wide array of merchandise and speciality food. All blacktopped roads provide easy access for baby buggies and wheelchairs. Horse drawn trolley rides to and from town. Campfire with live music on Friday and Saturday night. www.friendshipfleamarket.com. Camping available, Parking $3.00, Admission Free Friendship Flea Market celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2017. The first show was held in August 1968 with 14 booths. By spring 1969 it boasted 47 vendors and by fall 148 set-ups and now hosts almost 500 vendor spaces. The show always starts on Saturday of the second full weekend through the third full weekend of June and September, 9 full days. The market opens daily at 9 a.m. and the attendance swells to heavy on the weekend. During the week, it is easier to move around and browse the displays. Most vendors stay open until 7 p.m. Everything imaginable can be found at the flea market. Look for treasures including furniture, knives, guns, antiques, jewelry, clothes, toys, tools and lots of leather. Also, an excellent place to find many handcrafted items and related items to the more primitive. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and plan to stay the day and take in everything. You won’t go hungry. Food booths serve quesadillas, sausages, ribeye and philly beef sandwiches, corndogs, cajun food, Chinese dishes, pizza and a yummy favorite. kettle corn. Dessert booths feature creamy whip, ice cream nachos, fried oreos and funnel cakes with any topping your heart desires. Don’t miss the kettle corn and roasted nuts with a variety of flavors, both good items to eat there or take home. Horse drawn trolley rides are available to take you to and from town allowing you to visit the NMLRA and more market spaces near downtown Friendship. The fun doesn’t end early. Stay late on the weekends and enjoy the campfire and live music on Friday and Saturday nights 8 p.m. to midnight. Bring your chair and cooler and wear your dancing shoes. Don’t forget that campsites are available so you can stay awhile, relax and see everything.