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Seoul Folk Flea Market

Published Date : Jan 09, 2015 / Edited Date : May 26, 2023

Seoul Folk Flea Market is the largest flea market in Korea. The market sells typical Korean items, everyday goods, souvenirs, traditional goods and traditional food, allowing visitors to enjoy shopping and eating all under one roof. These days, the market has become one of the city's main attractions among local people as well as overseas visitors. Seoul Folk Flea Market is filled with Korean traditional goods and foods that reflect the simpler lifestyle of Koreans in times past. The market opened in April 2008 and is a place alive with typical Korean folk items, souvenirs, traditional food and everyday goods that reveal the lifestyle of Koreans in times past. The market holds performances of "Pungmulpae" (pungmul band, traditional Korean percussion band) all year round. Regional specialties and traditional and modern crafts are also bought and sold here. In this two-story building, everyday miscellaneous goods, antiques and clothing are found on the first floor, and restaurants are situated on the second floor.

Seoul Folk Flea Market is divided into seven zones; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, the colors of rainbow. The red zone is a food court. The orange zone is for regional specialties such as squid from Ulleungdo Island, traditional crafts like crockery, and bits and bobs such as smoking pipes etc. The yellow zone deals with secondhand vintage goods, such as typewriters, telephones etc. The green zone is for antiques, such as traditional antique furniture and art. The blue zone sells fashion accessories and the indigo zone sells clothing, paintings, calligraphy, hanji (traditional handmade Korean paper) and so on. Finally, the violet zone displays and sells miscellaneous goods, electronics, tools etc. The market has many rare goods that cannot easily be found elsewhere.

Phone: +82-2-2232-3367

Website: View Website

Website Language: KOR

Hours of Operation: Daily 10:00 - 19:00 KST *Closed Tuesdays*
Restaurant, Daily 10:00 - 22:00 KST *Closed Tuesdays*

Important: Check the event schedule and holidays for the Seoul Folk Flea Market on their website.

Address: 02586 21, Cheonho-daero 4-gil, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

Transportation: Subway Lines 1 & 2, Sinseoldong Station, Exit 9

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Traveler Rating Rating:3.5 (Based on 65 Traveler)

Latest 5 reviews of Seoul Folk Flea Market

Treasure Hunt Trip in Seoul

It is an amazing place when visit this place where you can encounter many vintages stuff or clothes, antique cameras, phones, musical instruments, ceramic, drawing etc house in one building while...

Dominic S 2024-07-27
Visit

Not suitable for tourists, in a very poor neighbourhood and simply bot worth your time Save it to a better place ………………..

reemyaj 2024-06-09
Lots of antiques here

This might come second nature to temperate country folks but to me it’s a lesson, and that is open air flea market are closed when it’s snowing. I had a full day planned for flea market and only this...

KYHENG 2023-07-18
No Real Antiques Just a Disappointing Big Used Clothes Shop.

Not as much fun or interesting as I remembered. Lots of used clothes (almost entire 2nd floor actually) and not enough interesting antiques and collectibles. Lots of junky brass statues made in...

Lenny650 2022-09-13
A large antique market

The market is well organized and plenty of old things to see. But it was a pity that there was no stationery market. I've been looking for my old school day memories such as old text books etc. But...

Gombung 2022-06-26
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