One person’s discarded vintage camera could be your next conversation piece, and at the Long Beach Antique Market, thousands of such treasures await discovery in a sprawling asphalt wonderland that puts ordinary garage sales to shame.
The Long Beach Antique Market isn’t just a flea market—it’s a cultural institution where the thrill of the hunt meets the joy of unexpected discovery, all under the sometimes foggy, sometimes sunny Southern California sky.
Imagine acres of vintage furniture, classic cameras, mid-century modern treasures, and quirky collectibles spread across the vast parking lot of the Long Beach Veterans Stadium, creating a temporary city of curiosities that appears like a mirage on the third Sunday of each month.
You’ll find yourself wandering through row after row of blue canopies, each one sheltering its own miniature museum of the past—a past that you can actually take home with you…