Shippy the Prospector Hunting for Treasure at the Midwest’s Largest Flea Market
Photo by Shipshewana Trading Place.

News Release

SHIPSHEWANA — Shipshewana Flea Market will host a special weekend Flea Market for shoppers on Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug. 3. The Saturday market will feature a special event trifecta that only takes place once a year!

Special Weekend Flea Market

Shipshewana Flea Market boasts 600 plus spaces of vendors selling their wares on 40 acres and will be open for a special weekend which is a wonderful addition to the 2024 season lineup.

The weekend will consist of Shipshewana Flea Market extended hours on Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday Aug. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. These two dates are their special “Mother/Daughter Days” with extra perks!

Contests/Door Prizes:

Two door prize drawing winners every hour both days instead of just one!

All Door Prize Drawing winners for Friday and Saturday will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a chance to win a free two-night stay for two at the Farmstead Inn (Classic Room).

Tag your Mother/Daughter photos in the market with #MotherDaughterDays and #ShipshewanaFleaMarket for a chance to be picked randomly to win Shipshewana Treasure Bucks ($5 tokens good for use at any Shipshewana Flea Market vendor booth!)

Food — On-site food courts and sit-down restaurant, fry pie station, smoothie booth, kettle corn, and many other festival-style food options are all available on site to feed your food and sweet cravings!

Door Prize Giveaways — Sign Up at the Information Booth (Gate 1) to win hourly door prizes including $20 market cash and overnight stays for the Farmstead Inn! Plus, you can sign up at the Antique Market for your chance to win market cash to spend on site. $1,000 in prizes will be given away during this special weekend of events.

Plus, while visiting Saturday, Aug. 3, be sure to check out the following additional special events:

• Antique & Vintage Market Shop an outdoor pavilion full of antique dealers selling a variety of antiques, collectibles, furniture, salvage, signs, glassware, toys, vintage items, jewelry and more. Open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
• Festival Style Food
• Cash Door Prizes

The Monthly Shipshewana Swap Meet features 120 plus vendors.

• Hunt for bargains and neat finds in an outdoor, open-air marketplace, held on the grounds at Shipshewana Auction.
• All kinds of fowl, poultry, small animals, pets, produce, baked goods, antiques, flowers, trees, shrubs, and food.
• There are lots of local vendors. Most vendors only accept cash.
• Open from daylight to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
• Local Festival Style Foods

Parking is$5 each day and gets you in to all three events on Saturday, Aug. 3, (Antique Market, Flea Market, and Swap Meet)

For more information, or to become a vendor at any of these events, call the Shipshewana Auction & Flea Market at (260) 768-4129.

Shipshewana Flea Market is located in Shipshewana, a small, yet popular tourist town of 750 people. The area attracts generations of families to take in the town’s Amish-based lifestyle. For more information on the flea market or auction, visit ShipshewanaFleaMarket.com or call (260) 768-4129 or at the Shipshewana Flea Market Facebook page.