The Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market

The Olde Farmhouse Market is an event featuring antique, vintage and other collectible items for sale in the spring and late fall each year.

The vintage Christmas market happens on November 16th and 17th in 2024 in Maple Ridge. Last year the spring market happened in a different community in May.

Visit theoldefarmhouse.ca for full details about the events.

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The Olde Farmhouse Market in Maple Ridge

The Olde Farmhouse Market is an amazing market featuring all kinds of antiques, knickknacks, “collectible junk” and things your parents or grandparents might have had in their homes. It’s an impressive event and fun to see. It’s also a perfect place to find gifts for friends and treasures for yourself.

Click The Olde Farmhouse for the market’s official website.

When and Where

In 2024 the Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market happens on the Saturday and Sunday of November 16th and 17th. Saturday hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday hours are from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market has taken place at a number of different venues over the past few years including at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford and Cloverdale Agriplex in Surrey. In November 2024 it happens at the Albion Fairgrounds in Maple Ridge. The venue’s address is 23448 105 Avenue (where the road is also known as Jim Robson Way).

Admission Costs

Admission to the event in November 2024 costs $5 each day. Children under the age of 13 are free. Parking at the Albion Fairgrounds is also free.

What to Expect

You can expect to see dozens of vendors at the market. There are typically thousands of collectible vintage items are on sale, and shoppers with smiles on their faces and recently-purchased treasures are everywhere.

At the event you can find anything that could conceivably come from an old farmhouse. There are metal lanterns, wooden snowshoes, fine china teacups, vintage kitchen containers, garden decorations, restored wood products and antique furniture. There are usually also cute signs, collectible model cars, old-fashioned toys, sports memorabilia and sometimes even sets of antlers.

Olde Farmhouse Market Video

To give you an idea of what to expect, below is a short video of scenes of vendor displays at the Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market from a few years ago (when it took place at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford). As you’ll see there are all kinds of wonderful items for sale. There are vintage toys, fine china, silverware, furniture, vintage sporting goods, antique tools, crystal dinnerware and more!

Tips & Advice

Below are some tips and advice to help you make the most of your Olde Farmhouse experience.

What to Expect

TIP #1: If you like collectibles and high-quality second-hand shopping, this is an event you won’t want to miss! If you like antiques and historical museums, you’ll like this place too. And if you’re an older person you might even get nostalgic when you see some of the stuff!

TIP #2: This is not a “flea market.” You will find flea market and yard sale-style things here, but mostly only the very best and most premium of garage sale type treasures. Most of the items are pretty cool, and some are quite valuable. There are great deals available, but there isn’t “junk” (although you’ll likely find a sign at the entrance saying “junkers welcome”).

To Consider in Advance

TIP #3: Bring cash. Some vendors can accept credit and debit cards, but many don’t. There is an ATM on-site, although fees might apply.

TIP #4: If you’re serious about getting the very best stuff, arrive early on the first day. The place will be busy, but the finest selection is at the beginning. Things sell quickly (but there are lots of them and they don’t all get put out at once).

TIP #5: If you want extra good deals, go on the second day. There is more selection on the first day, and the best stuff will go fast. There is still lots of great items on the Sunday, however, but on the next day some vendors might be more willing to bargain.

TIP #6: If you hope to buy lots, take your own small wagon or cart. Shopping carts aren’t normally provided and some of the items are large.

TIP #7: Take your own reusable shopping bags, and your friends and family. Shopping for this kind of stuff can be fun with others, and extra hands can help carry things back to the car.

Other Things to Keep in Mind

TIP #8: Stay towards the end of the second day if you’re looking for exceptionally good deals. That’s when vendors are most likely to bargain more (because if they don’t sell what’s left they’ll have to pack the stuff up and take it home). Remember though, most of the vendors do this for a living. If they don’t sell things now they will sell them later.

TIP #9: Anyone can apply to be a vendor. However, many of the booths you’ll see are run by professional, semi-professional and otherwise “serious” junk collectors. To apply to be a vendor, contact event coordinator Leah Faulkner via the Olde Farmhouse Market website.

Olde Farmhouse Market Coordinator — Leah Faulkner at Tradex in Abbotsford

Other Information

For more information about the event, see the Olde Farmhouse Market‘s website.

To learn more about the area, see our articles about Surrey or the Fraser Valley.

For details about markets during the winter holiday season, see our article about Lower Mainland Christmas Craft Fairs.

If you like old stuff, the Lower Mainland has many other places that could interest you. Attractions you might like include Roedde House Museum in Vancouver, Burnaby Village in Burnaby, Mackin House in Coquitlam, London Farm and Britannia Heritage Shipyard in Richmond, Fort Langley in Langley, Stewart Farm in Surrey and Britannia Mine in the Sea to Sky region.