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First Monday Trade Days is a monthly flea market held in Canton, Texas. The market is actually held on the Thursday through Sunday preceding the first Monday of each month. It purports to be the largest and oldest continually operated flea market in the United States, and is a highly popular event in the area. Depending on the time of year, up to 500,000 shoppers can and will frequent the fair in a weekend.
First Monday Trade Days currently operates over 100 acres (0.4 km2) and provides places for 6,000 vendors. There are various buildings and areas, each designated by name, among them the Original Pavilions, Old Mill Marketplace, The Village, The Mountain, The Arbors and The Dog Alley. There is also an area adjacent to the First Monday Trade Days facility (the one operated by the city) known as 'the Lewis side'. In 2009 Henry Lewis, owner of 'the Lewis side' purchased the Arbors.
By the way, parking as of early 2011 is $4/car almost everywhere. No free parking on city streets is available, but some places have FREE parking vouchers that you can get from this website here.
Looking for lodging and accommodation in Canton, Texas?
In addition world class hotel and Motels, Canton offers a variety of other accommodations based around private and personal Bed and Breakfast and home grown lodging. On any given month you can find great lodging here from magical places in the peaceful wooded country side to the town home style dwellings in a down town environment. If you like the western scene, then check out the Mountain which is another part of the First Monday madness. The mountain is home to over 80 Bed & Rest facilities. Some of the places are small and have shared bathrooms while others large and luxurious with antique claw foot bath tubs. The western rooms have names like The Buffalo Bill Suite or Amber Lodge and takes you back in time to days of the west.
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What ever you decide in a place to stay, just remember that you can never see all of First Monday in one day. You will need to stay over some place to recuperate from the acres and acres of sales, food and entertainment.
Remember Canton First Monday Trade Days are always held each month on the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday preceding the first Monday of the month. Please make sure you check our online calendar for the next Trade Days and make sure you book your lodging well in advance.