The Harvard Flea Market—featuring 170 booths of antiques, collectibles, and miscellanea—will take place Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Bromfield School. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 9. Admission is $3 for adults and seniors; $1 for children ages 6 to 12; and $5 for early birds (those arriving 7 to 9 a.m.)
Now in its 45th year, the Harvard Flea Market offers an eclectic array of goods, including vintage jewelry, artwork, handmade sweaters and baskets, glassware and china, sports memorabilia, toys, games, dolls, books, maps, comic books, musical and scientific instruments, Halloween costumes, oriental rugs, leather goods, video games, DVDs, and more.
A hand-painted wooden rooster is part of a boothful of American folk art at last year’s flea market. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)
The popular food court at the Flea Market boasts Thai and Spanish food, as well as the Harvard Lions Club’s hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, and famous hand-cut regular and sweet potato fries. For more dessert options, a quick trip to the Common will bring market-goers to the Harvard Congregational Church’s Apple Festival, featuring homemade apple pies fresh out of local ovens.
The Flea Market is hosted as a fundraiser by the Harvard Schools Trust and the League of Women Voters of Harvard. The Schools Trust was formed in 1989 and since then has awarded more than $750,000 in grants that have provided Hildreth Elementary School and the Bromfield School with curriculum support, equipment, extra-curricular experiences, and professional development. Harvard’s League was established in 1950 as a local branch of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. It is a nonpartisan, multi-issues organization whose mission is to encourage informed and active participation in all levels of government and to influence public policy through education.
For more information visit www.harvardfleamarket.com.
