The Olde Farmhouse Market is an event featuring antique, vintage and other collectible items for sale in the spring and late fall each year in Maple Ridge.
Last year the vintage Christmas market happened in mid-November (and it’ll likely happen around the same time in 2025). This year the spring market takes place in Maple Ridge on the weekend of May 31st and June 1st.
Visit theoldefarmhouse.ca or the market’s Facebook page for full details about the events.
This article contains information about the following topics:
When & Where | Admission Costs | What to Expect | Olde Farmhouse Video | Tips & Advice | Other Information
The Olde Farmhouse Market at the Albion Fairgrounds 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.
The market is run by Leah Faulkner who loves old farmhouse collectibles!
Click The Olde Farmhouse for the market’s official website.
When and Where
In 2025 the Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market happens on the Saturday and Sunday of May 31st and June 1st. 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 2025 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 last year cost $5 each day, and it’s the same again in May 2025. 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 thousands of collectible vintage items for sale, and shoppers with smiles on their faces and recently-purchased treasures in their arms are everywhere.
At the event you can find everything 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”).
Things to Consider Before You Go
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 some of the finest selection is at the beginning. That being said, vendors don’t put everything out all at once, and many keep some of their best things until the second day (so if you go back the next day you’ll likely find lots of wonderful new treasures). Things sell quickly, but there are lots of items, and as things sell, new ones appear.
TIP #5: If you hope to buy lots, take your own small wagon or cart. Shopping carts aren’t provided and some of the items are large.
TIP #6: 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. Also, as already mentioned, as things sell the vendors bring out more inventory. Don’t expect empty tables by the end. Far from it! There are still lots of fabulous items on the Sunday.
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.
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 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows.
For details about markets during the winter holiday season, see our article about Lower Mainland Christmas Craft Fairs. For information about markets that sell artisan products and fresh produce, see our article about Lower Mainland Farmers Markets.
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.
If you like flea market-style events check out the Cloverdale Flea Market and the Vancouver Flea Market.
For ideas on other things to do at other times of the year, click Vancouver Festivals & Events.
