Brimfield Flea Market: Crowds attend May antique show as one field reopens a year after COVID-19 pandemic shut down popular event
Updated May 12, 2021;
Shoppers returned to Brimfield on Wednesday for the first day of the Brimfield Flea Market since before the coronavirus pandemic.
The May show lasts from May 12 through May 15. Only one field, Brimfield Auction Acres, decided to reopen for the spring show. The Brimfield Barn is also open.
The rest of the fields plan to reopen for the July and September shows later this year.
Customers were able to find unique pieces, including records, furniture, silver and more.
Brimfield Flea Market: With only one field planned to reopen for in-person shopping in May, online show continues with virtual booths
Updated May 12, 2021;
The Brimfield Flea Market is set to open for in-person shopping this week for the first time since 2019. But the virtual option will continue.
“Shop till you drop from your couch,” Klia Ververidis, spokesperson for the Brimfield Show Promoters Association, said on a Facebook Live.
The in-person show starts May 12 but only one field is opening, Brimfield Auction Acres. The Brimfield Barn will also be open.
The virtual options allows for even more booths, which lasts until Sunday.
Smaller, abbreviated Brimfield Antique Flea Market returns Wednesday
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It might not be quite the same, but the Brimfield Antique Flea Market returns to Route 20 on Wednesday for an abbreviated four-day run.
Brimfield Auction Acres will be the only field open during the May show, as majority of the field operators are waiting until the July show to reopen. The Brimfield Barn will also be open, although running slightly different than usual.
“It only makes sense that the authentic field that started it all will be the one to kick off the 2021 season,” owner Kate Corriveau said in a statement on the Brimfield Auction Acres website.
Brimfield Flea Market: Brimfield Auction Acres only field to open in May, all other fields commit to reopen in July, September
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Typically, Brimfield Flea Market is busiest in May. This year, however, there will only be one field open.
The Brimfield Auction Acres, also sometimes known as J&J, will be the only field to open during the show on May 11 through the 16, MassLive previously reported. The Brimfield Barn will also be open, although will operate differently than a normal show.
In a press release from the Brimfield Show Promoters Association, 18 other field operators said they will not be opening in May. However, all field operators said they will be opening for the July and September shows.
Brimfield Flea Market’s promoters association, field operators say proposed bylaws will be ‘detrimental’ to businesses
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
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Those involved in the Brimfield Flea Market and the town’s Board of Selectmen have been clashing over proposed bylaw changes for months, which include specific fines ranging from $25 to $200 and possibly causing field operators to lose their license.
“Can you throw any more bull at a bunch of small business owners after the year that we’ve had?” Cara Marcoux, owner of Juniper Vintage, previously told MassLive. “Maybe wait a little bit longer. Maybe don’t try to push anything through without input because we need someone to throw us a bone.”