The Allaire Village Flea Market Returns This Weekend
Hunt for bargains among vintage treasures, thrift items, books, artwork, handmade items, knick-knacks, and more! It’s the first outdoor flea market of the season, this Saturday, March 9th from 8 am until 2 pm, in the open lawn on the Village grounds, at 4263 Atlantic Avenue in Farmingdale.
According to the Allaire Village Facebook page, Admission is five dollars per person ages 10 years and up. All proceeds benefit the Historic Village at Allaire. Meanwhile, there are over 80 vendors scheduled, a food truck, an ATM, and of course the Allaire Bakery on site. So spread the word….flea markets are starting!! Rain date Sunday, March 10th. Check all of Allaire’s social media for weather updates.
About Historic Allaire Village.
The Historic Village at Allaire is a non-profit, living history museum, located in Farmingdale, New Jersey. Through the dedication of Allaire’s visitors, volunteers, and staff, whose goal is keeping history alive through events, fundraisers, reenactments, etc.
According to the Allaire Village website, the Historic Village at Allaire was once an iron-producing, factory town known as the Howell Iron Works, Co. The Village itself was a self-sufficient community containing a carpentry and pattern-making shop. There was also a blacksmith shop, a bakery, and a boarding house. Furthermore, the village had a blast furnace, mills to finish iron products, a school, a church, a general store with a post office, as well as workers’ homes.
Moreover, iron produced at the village was shipped to New York City by wagon and steamship. It was used to produce steam engine parts in a factory also owned by our proprietor, James P. Allaire. The Howell Iron Works speaks to the experiences of the economic and social changes of early Industrial America. Today the Historic Village at Allaire is an interactive museum where visitors can experience history directly through hands-on activities.
In fact, check out this video of one of the villagers demonstrating how iron was forged and used, along with wood, in carpentry.
If you are interested in becoming a vendor at this weekend’s Flea Market, or one of the others throughout the year, you can find vendor info here.
