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Bangkok’s best flea markets this June

Hit these four spots for your next room update or a wardrobe refresh

Kaweewat Siwanartwong
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What’s your weekend looking like? Club nights, bar-hopping or a slow wander through a flea market? 

If the latter sounds more your speed, you’re in luck. Three flea markets are on the horizon, each bringing its own mix of vintage finds, handmade pieces and low-key people-watching. Here’s the breakdown of what’s coming and where you’ll want to be.

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Bangkok’s vintage crowd has a date with Fazhcon V.3, which returns for its biggest edition yet. This time the gathering takes over Nic Factory on Charoenkrung 74, a former riverside tobacco warehouse that now serves as one of the neighbourhood’s more intriguing creative spaces overlooking the Chao Phraya. More than 300 carefully selected vendors set up shop across the venue, offering everything from hard-to-find second-hand gems and archive pieces to independent fashion labels and streetwear brought by sellers from Thailand and the US. New additions include the event’s first-ever fashion show, alongside live performances from four well-loved alternative music acts.

June 6-7. B200 at the door. Nic Factory. 5pm-midnight

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Set beside the Chao Phraya River, this slow-paced vintage market swaps frantic bargain hunting for long afternoons spent browsing carefully sourced fashion, handmade crafts, home décor and old-school collectibles. Every stall earns its place, so expect less clutter and more standout pieces with actual personality. 

Streetwear regulars arrive dressed for the occasion, traders happily explain the history behind their rarities and returning shoppers wander through searching for faded jackets, strange ornaments and forgotten treasures carrying just enough history to justify taking them home.

June 12-14. B100. Yodpiman Riverwalk. 3pm-11pm

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Fresh from its 19th edition earlier this year, the cult-favourite market returns for round 20 with a new indoor home at Pat Arena, the stomping ground of Port Futsal Club in Khlong Toei. Air-conditioning, tighter walkways and a more compact setup slightly change the energy, though regulars still come for the same reason: over 250 vendors selling vintage fashion, vinyl, handmade goods, books and wonderfully unnecessary things you absolutely do not need but somehow buy anyway. 

Food stalls keep everyone fed, DJs soundtrack the day and stylish regulars roam the venue with equally stylish dogs trotting beside them.

June 19-21. B160 at the door. Pat Arena. 1pm-11pm

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