The Seoul Folk Flea Market is a vibrant indoor flea market where you can find traditional and modern Korean folk items including clothes, tools, and food. Almost anything you can think of is sold here including new, old, rare, and vintage items that you many never find anywhere else.
Before being moved indoors into the current modern building, vendors and sellers gathered in the area around the Cheonggyecheon Stream to sell their items.
On the first floor shoppers can find vintage clothes, shoes, bags, sundry goods, tools, electronic items, traditional household items, hand crafted antiques, porcelain, and a food court.
On the second floor you will find such items and goods as sundry goods, clothing, souvenir shop, sporting goods and clothes, cameras, books, CDs, DVDs, and more food.
Musical performances can be watched every Saturday from May to early November from 15:00-17:00 at the stage at the main gate.
If you want to sell your own items here you can. Just meet at the parking lot at the main gate from 13:00-17:00 on any Saturday from March to October.
Seoul Folk Flea Market Information
Hours
Daily : 10:00-19:00
Food Court : 10:00-22:00
Closed on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
Admission
Free
How to Get Here
Take Subway Line 1 to Sinseol-dong Station (Exit 6).
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Last Updated on Mar 14, 2025