Berlin flea markets can be more than just places for bargains: Stages of extravagance, hotspots for night owls, trendy meeting places and real treasure troves. Whether you're browsing through vintage fashion in Kreuzberg clubs while listening to DJ music, enjoying the sunset on car park decks or haggling over opera costumes with history - these twelve flea markets show Berlin's second-hand world from its extraordinary side.
Tip 1: At SO36, the night becomes a shopping day
Named after Berlin's former postal delivery district and located in the heart of Kreuzberg, SO36 is a magnet for music fans, culture vultures and bargain hunters. In addition to concerts, readings and the ever-popular roller disco, a night flea market is also held here once a month. This special stroll is a hot tip for all flea market fans who prefer to sleep in at the weekend instead of fighting over the best items in the early hours of the morning. At SO36, the action doesn't start until 8pm. And with a DJ, colourful club lights and a table football station, the atmosphere is a prime example of Kreuzberg relaxation.
When: Once a month as announced by the organisers
Where: Oranienstraße 190, Kreuzberg
Tip 2: Shop at the rooftop flea market until the sun goes down
Our next flea market tip is also aimed at the night owls among you. The rooftop flea market at Berlin's Gesundbrunnen Centre is dedicated to the principle of sustainability according to the motto one man's trash is another man's treasure. On the 5,000 square metre car park deck, you can browse through 200 market stalls to your heart's content while the sun slowlysets over the rooftops of the city. Whether it's preloved fashion, vinyl records, furniture, designer pieces, art, books or the odd curiosity - here you can enjoy a special shopping experience in the north of Berlin with delicious street food. Good for your wallet and the planet!
When: Next dates on Friday and Saturday, 22 and 23 August from 5 to 10 pm
Where: Car park deck C Gesundbrunnen-Center, Badstraße 4, Gesundbrunnen
Tip 3: Get your hands on unusual items at the Komische Oper costume sale
Tired of boring fast fashion and fed up with the standardised fashion? Then the Komische Oper's costume sale is the right place for you. From colourful tights and admiral uniforms to baroque dresses, fairy wings and corsair hats, everything that was previously seen on the stage of the theatre is available here - and at top prices of between 1 and 200 euros. Each piece has a special story to tell and is suitable for that little bit extra in streetwear as well as for dramatic productions in your own four walls. Clear the stage and get into the action!
When: Various dates to be announced by the organisers
Where: Bismarckstraße 110, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Costume sale of the Komische Oper
Tip 4: Criminally cheap treasures from the black market
The black market in the Moabiter Kulturfabrik sees itself as a non-commercial flea market of a special kind and proves this with its unique range. The focus is on items from the gothic, punk and metal scene. From clothing to vinyl, books and posters to jewellery, everything is on offer here. However, the second-hand range is far from exhausted with this aesthetic focus. Because beloved treasures from sellers outside the scene can also be snapped up here on 2,000 square metres in an urban underground ambience. You can look forward to an evening of post-punk music and everything that the heart of a traveller desires!
When: Various dates to be announced by the organisers
Where: Kulturfabrik Moabit, Lehrter Str. 35, Moabit
Tip 5: The friendliest flea market in town at Jules B-Part
There's always something going on in Park am Gleisdreieck - not least thanks to the Jules B-Part beer garden. Park visitors can enjoy ice-cold drinks and delicious snacks to the sound of relaxed music. Especially in combination with the Friendly Flea Market, this concept is making waves among Berlin's bargain hunters. From March to October, forty stalls are set up on the last Sunday of the month, offering a family-friendly programme and plenty of second-hand treasures. And as the cherry on the cake, DJs ensure a good mood and music that young and old can shake their hips to.
When: From March to October on the last Sunday of the month, 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Luckenwalder Str. 6b, Kreuzberg
Tip 6: Shop among velvet paws and tortoises at the Berlin animal shelter
For almost 150 years, the Berlin Animal Shelter has been a refuge for pets in need at various addresses. To further the mission of one of the largest animal shelters in Europe, your support is needed from time to time. What do you have to do? Simply go shopping. At the animal shelter's flea market and at really low prices. With coffee and cake, guided tours of the centre and visits to the animal residents, you can buy pet supplies, books and much more. The proceeds of the event will of course go directly to the animals!
When: Next dates on 11 and 12 October from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
Where: Hausvaterweg 39, Lichtenberg
Tip 7: Swap, haggle and sell your bike at the bike market
Our next flea market is all about bikes. They come in all shapes and colours at the Berlin bike market and there is even a free bike repair service on site. The models on offer here come from both private individuals and professional bike shops and range from runabouts to cargo bikes. A special highlight is the swap service for families: when the kids have outgrown their bikes, you can swap them with other parents for a new model as required. A place to dawdle, swap and cycle away!
When: Various dates to be announced by the organisers
Where: Various venues throughout Berlin
Tip 8: Marvel at the most beautiful antiques on the Suarezstraße antique mile
An impressive 25 antique shops are located on Suarezstraße in Charlottenburg. That's more than enough to celebrate a special kind of street market together - and this has been a tradition here for 24 years. Once a year, the Suarezstraße advertising and traders' association organises the antique mile of the same name and invites antique lovers, traders and the curious to take a stroll along the city's most beautiful antiques. Over 100 guest dealers are invited to join the local shops. On this special day of the year, they offer unique and collector's items for sale in a festive atmosphere with a culinary and musical programme.
When: Once a year, next event on 6 September from 12 noon to 8 pm
Where: Suarezstraße 2-67, Charlottenburg
Tip 9: Discover unique design and arts and crafts at the BeMarket
The BeMarket has neither a fixed location nor a fixed programme, but a fixed credo: exceptional art by talented local artists in a unique community. You can marvel at the fruits of this creative collaboration at ever-changing urban locations, for example at the night market in the Phillip Schaeffer Library, in the Vagabund Brewery or in the garden of the Hansa Brewery. Catering and live music are always provided, because without refreshments the experience would only be half as enjoyable. Look forward to screen prints, posters, ceramics, jewellery and fashion made by hand!
When: Various dates to be announced by the organisers
Where: Various venues throughout Berlin
Tip 10: Collect second-hand treasures for your four walls at the Design Börse
The Design Börse Berlin is a true paradise if you want to embellish your home with new vintage treasures. Because at this special Berlin vintage fair for furniture and product design, you will find everything that makes a good interior design: furniture, lamps, home accessories, ceramics, glass, metal and lots of collector's items with traces of life from the past 120 years. This year, the fair will take place in the 1,000 square metre grandstand hall of the Karlshorst harness racing track and will spoil you with furnishings from private collectors, including originals by style icons such as Mies van der Rohe.
When: Friday, 3 October from 2 to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 4 and 5 October from 10 am to 5 pm
Where: Karlshorst trotting track, Treskowallee 159, Karlshorst
Tip 11: The brand new Jordan flea market between Kreuzberg and Neukölln
As one of Europe's second-hand capitals, Berlin can't have too many flea markets. And so we are already looking forward to this very special new addition: the Jordan flea market at the Dreiländereck. Situated between Kreuzberg, Neukölln and Alt-Treptow and just a stone's throw from the Landwehr Canal, this new vintage gem will be attracting visitors every two weeks from July with market stalls, live music and international delicacies. Time to set off for new shores!
When: First date on Sunday, 20 July, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
Where: Lohmühlenstraße / corner of Jordanstraße, Kreuzberg
Jordan Flea Market
